เปรอ

Thai

Alternative forms

• บำเรอ (bam-rəə)

Etymology

Borrowed from Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer ប្រេ (pre, “to apply; to use; to make use of; to employ; etc”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ប្រើ (praə).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เปรอ e p r ɒ
Phonemic		เปฺรอ e p ̥ r ɒ
Romanization	Paiboon	bprəə
	Royal Institute	proe
(standard) IPA(key)		/prɤː˧/(R)

Verb

เปรอ • (bprəə) (abstract noun การเปรอ)

1. (now chiefly in combination) to attend, minister, or serve in order to please, content, or comfort; to please, content, or comfort with attention, ministration, or service.
2. (somewhat archaic) to adore; to worship.

Derived terms

• ปรนเปรอ