Thai

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Etymology

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From Old Khmer roṅ, roṅa (dragon (zodiac)). The first syllable, , is interpolated. Cognate with Modern Khmer រោង (roong). Compare Chinese (OC *b·roŋ, *mroːŋ, “dragon”).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicมะโรง
m a o r ŋ
Phonemic
มะ-โรง
m a – o r ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonmá-roong
Royal Institutema-rong
(standard) IPA(key)/ma˦˥.roːŋ˧/(R)

Noun

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มะโรง (má-roong)

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

Synonyms

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Proper noun

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มะโรง (má-roong)

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

See also

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