บริเวณ

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali pariveṇa (“monastery grounds; space around a building”).

Cognate with Khmer បរិវេណ (bɑɑrevein), Lao ບໍຣິເວນ (bǭ ri wēn).

Compare Northern Thai ᨷᩁᩥᩅᩮ᩠ᨱ, Sinhalese පිරිවෙන (piriwena).

Pronunciation

Orthographicบริเวณ
ɓ r i e w ɳ
Phonemic
บอ-ริ-เวน
ɓ ɒ – r i – e w n
RomanizationPaiboonbɔɔ-rí-ween
Royal Institutebo-ri-wen
(standard) IPA(key)/bɔː˧.ri˦˥.weːn˧/(R)

Noun

บริเวณ • (bɔɔ-rí-ween)

  1. circuit; compass; circumference; region; area; precincts; environs; surroundings
  2. (historical) administrative division of Siam, being a cluster of provinces, governed by a commissioner called ข้าหลวงบริเวณ

Preposition

บริเวณ • (bɔɔ-rí-ween)

  1. around; about

Derived terms

  • กักบริเวณ
  • อาณาบริเวณ
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