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Where does “เมถุน” come from?

เมถุน (Thai) comes from Pali methuna, from Sanskrit मैथुन — sex, sexual intercourse; copulation.

เมถุน (Thai): copulation; sexual intercourse; pair; couple

Definitions

  1. copulation; sexual intercourse; pair; couple

Ancestry of “เมถุน”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palimethunacoupling; copulation
2Sanskritमैथुनsex, sexual intercourse; copulation
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