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บริเวณ

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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).

From Wiktionary

1
n.

circuit; compass; circumference; region; area; precincts; environs; surroundings

2
n. · (historical)

administrative division of Siam, being a cluster of provinces, governed by a commissioner called ข้าหลวงบริเวณ

3
prep.

around; about