ขาล
Thai edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Angkorian Old Khmer ខាល៑ (khāl), ខាល (khāla, “tiger (zodiac)”) (possibly corrupted from ខ្លា (khlā, “tiger”)). Cognate with Modern Khmer ខាល (khaal).
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | ขาล kʰ ā l | |
| Phonemic | ขาน kʰ ā n | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | kǎan |
| Royal Institute | khan | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kʰaːn˩˩˦/(R) | |
| Homophones | ขาน | |
Noun edit
ขาล • (kǎan)
- (astrology) (ปี~, ~ศก) Year of the Tiger, the third year in the cycle of twelve years under the lunar calendar.
Synonyms edit
Proper noun edit
ขาล • (kǎan)
- (astrology) Tiger, one of the twelve zodiac signs under the lunar calendar.