ខាល

Khmer

Etymology

From Old Khmer ខាល៑ (khāl), ខាល (khāla, “tiger (zodiac)”), from Vietic. Compare Vietnamese khái and Thai ขาล (kǎan).

Doublet of ខ្លា (khlaa), the inherited reflex of the Austroasiatic root.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ខាល kʰāl WT romanisation khaal (standard) IPA(key) /kʰaːl/

Noun

ខាល • (khaal)

1. (astrology) the Tiger, one of the twelve lunar zodiac signs.

See also

• (Chinese zodiac signs) រាសីចក្រ (riəsəycak); (ឆ្នាំ~) ជូត (cuut), ឆ្លូវ (chləw), ខាល (khaal), ថោះ (thɑh), រោង (roong), ម្សាញ់ (msañ), មមី (mɔmii), មមែ (mɔmɛɛ), វក (vɔɔk), រកា (rɔkaa), ច (cɑɑ), កុរ (kol) ^{(Category: km:Chinese zodiac signs)}