ឆ្លូវ

Khmer

Etymology

From Angkorian Old Khmer chlū, chlu, from Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer clau, clauhv, clov, from Old Khmer chlū, chlu, or chlūva (“ox (zodiac)”), from Vietic. Compare Old Mon jlow (“ox”) and Vietnamese trâu (“water buffalo”), which are true cognates. Thai ฉลู (chà-lǔu) was borrowed from Khmer (Ferlus, 2013).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ឆ្លូវ c̥ʰlūv WT romanisation chləw (standard) IPA(key) /cʰləw/

Noun

ឆ្លូវ • (chləw)

1. (astrology) the Ox, 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)}