Thai edit

Alternative forms edit

Alternative forms

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit राशि (rāśi, cluster; heap; pile; zodiac sign); probably via Old Khmer rāśi, raśi (zodiac sign). Compare Modern Khmer រាសី (riəsəy).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicราศี
r ā ɕ ī
Phonemic
รา-สี
r ā – s ī
RomanizationPaiboonraa-sǐi
Royal Institutera-si
(standard) IPA(key)/raː˧.siː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun edit

ราศี (raa-sǐi)

  1. (elegant) sum; mass; assemblage; aggregate; accumulation.
  2. beauty, excellence, or goodness of form, manner, conduct, motion, or action.
  3. favorable sign; propitious circumstance.
  4. (astrology)
    1. any of the twelve divisions of the ecliptic under the solar system of astrology, each divided into 30 degrees and represented by a constellation.
    2. any of the twelve solar zodiac signs, named after the said twelve constellations.

Derived terms edit

See also edit

Zodiac signs in Thai · ราศี (raa-sǐi) (layout · text)
       
เมษ (mêet) พฤษภ (prʉ́-sòp) เมถุน (mee-tǔn) กรกฎ (gɔɔ-rá-gòt)
       
สิงห์ (sǐng) กันย์ (gan) ตุลย์ (dtun)
ตุล (dtun)
พิจิก (pí-jìk)
       
ธนู (tá-nuu) มังกร (mang-gɔɔn)
มกร (má-gɔɔn)
กุมภ์ (gum) มีน (miin)