ประเวณี

Thai

Etymology

From Sanskrit प्रवेणि (praveṇi, “braid of hair worn by widows or by wives in the absence of their husbands”). Compare Pali paveṇi (“braid of hair; mat, cover; custom, tradition; succession, lineage, race”). Cognate with Khmer បវេណី (paʾveinii, “custom; family relations; household”), Khmer ប្រពៃណី (prɑpɨynii, “custom, tradition”), Lao ປະເວນີ (pa wē nī, “usage, custom, tradition; lineage”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ประเวณี p r a e w ɳ ī
Phonemic		ปฺระ-เว-นี p ̥ r a – e w – n ī
Romanization	Paiboon	bprà-wee-nii
	Royal Institute	pra-we-ni
(standard) IPA^(key)		/pra˨˩.weː˧.niː˧/

Verb

ประเวณี • (bprà-wee-nii) (abstract noun การประเวณี)

to have sex.

Noun

ประเวณี • (bprà-wee-nii)

(archaic) Alternative form of ประเพณี (bprà-pee-nii)