เวร

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Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

เวร m

  1. Thai script form of vera (hatred)

Declension

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographicเวร
e w r
Phonemic
เวน
e w n

เวน-
e w n –

เว-ระ-
e w – r a –
RomanizationPaiboonweenween-wee-rá-
Royal Institutewenwen-we-ra-
(standard) IPA(key)/weːn˧/(R)/weːn˧.//weː˧.ra˦˥./
Homophonesเวน

Etymology 1

From Pali vera (hate; hatred); perhaps via Old Khmer vera, verā (hostility, ill will; vengeance, revenge; evil deed; retribution; etc). Cognate with ᦵᦞᧃ (ven), Modern Khmer វេរ (vei), វេរា (veiriə). Compare Sanskrit वैर (vaira); Old Khmer biara; Modern Khmer ពៀរ (piə).

Alternative forms

Noun

เวร (ween)

  1. hostility; malice; ill will; grudge.
  2. vengeance; revenge.
  3. sin; bad deed; evil deed; immoral deed.
  4. ill result of a sin; unfavourable event or misfortune ascribed to a past bad deed; retribution.
  5. (slang, vulgar, offensive, also used as a modifier) (อี~, ไอ้~) annoying person; troublemaker; disagreeable person.

Interjection

เวร (ween)

  1. (slang) an exclamation of annoyance, disappointment, anger, discontent, or contempt.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer ver, *ve, hvera, or Angkorian Old Khmer vera (to turn, to revolve, to spin, to rotate, to wheel; to shift, to take turns, to rotate, to alternate; to be on duty, at work, or in service; turn, tour of duty, shift, relay; duty, work, service; etc). Cognate with Modern Khmer វេរ (vei).

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

Noun

เวร (ween)

  1. shift, turn, tour, tour of duty, bout, relay; duty, work, service.
Derived terms