ประเพณี

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Thai

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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 ប្រពៃណី (prɑpɨynii), Lao ປະເພນີ (pa phē nī). Compare Pali paveṇi, from which Thai ปเวณี is derived. Doublet of ประเวณี (bprà-wee-nii).

Pronunciation

Orthographicประเพณี
p r a e b ɳ ī
Phonemic
ปฺระ-เพ-นี
p ̥ r a – e b – n ī
RomanizationPaiboonbprà-pee-nii
Royal Institutepra-phe-ni
(standard) IPA(key)/pra˨˩.pʰeː˧.niː˧/(R)

Noun

ประเพณี (bprà-pee-nii)

  1. custom; tradition; convention; practice.
  2. (elegant) succession (as to the throne, to power, etc).

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