ประเวณี

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Thai

Etymology

From Sanskrit प्रवेणी (praveṇī, braid of hair worn by widows or by wives in the absence of their husbands); probably via Old Khmer °praveṇī, pravaiṇi, pravaini (tradition, custom; succession, lineage). Cognate with Modern Khmer ប្រវេណី (prɑveenii), Lao ປະເວນີ (pa wē nī). Compare Pali paveṇi, from which Thai ปเวณี is derived. Doublet of ประเพณี (bprà-pee-nii).

Pronunciation

Orthographicประเวณี
p r a e w ɳ ī
Phonemic
ปฺระ-เว-นี
p ̥ r a – e w – n ī
RomanizationPaiboonbprà-wee-nii
Royal Institutepra-we-ni
(standard) IPA(key)/pra˨˩.weː˧.niː˧/(R)

Noun

ประเวณี (bprà-wee-nii)

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of ประเพณี (bprà-pee-nii)
  2. (formal) sex; sexual intercourse; sexual activity.

Derived terms