From Pali pavara (“best; excellent”); probably via Old Khmer pavara (“best; excellent; distinguished; superb”). Cognate with Modern Khmer បវរ (bâvôr); Lao ບໍວອນ (bǭ wǭn). Compare Sanskrit प्रवर (pravara).
Orthographic | บวร ɓ w r | |||
Phonemic | บอ-วอน ɓ ɒ – w ɒ n | บอ-วอน- ɓ ɒ – w ɒ n – | บอ-วอ-ระ- ɓ ɒ – w ɒ – r a – | |
Romanization | Paiboon | bɔɔ-wɔɔn | bɔɔ-wɔɔn- | bɔɔ-wɔɔ-rá- |
Royal Institute | bo-won | bo-won- | bo-wo-ra- | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /bɔː˧.wɔːn˧/(R) | /bɔː˧.wɔːn˧./ | /bɔː˧.wɔː˧.ra˦˥./ |
บวร • (bɔɔ-wɔɔn)