Thai

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Etymology

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From Old Khmer chlū, chlu, chlūva (ox (zodiac)); Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer clau, clauhv, clov (idem); Angkorian Old Khmer chlū, chlu (idem); or Old Mon jlow (idem). Cognate with Modern Khmer ឆ្លូវ (chləw).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicฉลู
t͡ɕʰ l ū
Phonemic
ฉะ-หฺลู
t͡ɕʰ a – h ̥ l ū
RomanizationPaiboonchà-lǔu
Royal Institutecha-lu
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰa˨˩.luː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

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ฉลู (chà-lǔu)

  1. (astrology) (ปี~, ~ศก) Year of the Ox, the second year in the cycle of twelve years under the lunar calendar.

Synonyms

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Proper noun

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ฉลู (chà-lǔu)

  1. (astrology) Ox, one of the twelve zodiac signs under the lunar calendar.

See also

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