อเวจี

Thai

Alternative forms

• อวิจี, อวีจิ

Etymology

From Sanskrit अवीचि (avīci, literally “waveless: having no waves, without waves”). Cognate with Old Khmer *ʼavīci, ʼavici, ʼavaci, °ʼaviciya°; Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer ʼavīci°, ʼavicī°; Angkorian Old Khmer ʼavīci, ʼavicīya; Modern Khmer អវីចី (ʼaʼviicəy), Lü ᦀᦞᦲᦈᦲ (˙ʼviiṫsii).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		อเวจี ɒ e w t͡ɕ ī
Phonemic		อะ-เว-จี ɒ a – e w – t͡ɕ ī
Romanization	Paiboon	à-wee-jii
	Royal Institute	a-we-chi
(standard) IPA(key)		/ʔa˨˩.weː˧.t͡ɕiː˧/(R)

Proper noun

อเวจี • (à-wee-jii)

1. (Buddhism) (นรก~, ~นรก, ~มหานรก) one of the eight regions of the hell, being the lowest region to which the most sinful beings are sent for punishment.

See also

• (eight regions of hell): สัญชีพ, กาฬสุต, สังฆาฏ, โรรุวะ, มหาโรรุวะ, ตาปะ, มหาตาปะ, อเวจี (à-wee-jii)