โสเภณี
Thai
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
Etymology
From clipping of นครโสเภณี (literally “beautiful woman of the city”).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | โสเภณี o s e bʰ ɳ ī | |
| Phonemic | โส-เพ-นี o s – e b – n ī | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | sǒo-pee-nii |
| Royal Institute | so-phe-ni | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /soː˩˩˦.pʰeː˧.niː˧/(R) | |
Noun
โสเภณี • (sǒo-pee-nii)
- (นาง~, หญิง~) prostitute.