Sagittarius
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December
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Khmer | |
| Lexeme | thnuu (ធ្នូ) | |
| Meaning 1 | Sagittarius | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | December | |
| Reference | SEAlang Khmer | |
| Comment | From Pali dhanu 'bow' |
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| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
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| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Thai | |
| Lexeme 1 | tá-nuu (ธนู) | |
| Lexeme 2 | tan-waa-kom (ธันวาคม) | |
| Meaning 1 | Sagittarius | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | December | |
| Reference | SEAlang Thai | |
| Comment | literally "arrival of the bow (Sagittarius)"; believed to have been coined by Thewawong Waropakan (1858–1923) together with Phraya Si Sunthon Wohan (Noi Acharayangkun) (1822–1891); first used officially in the edict of Rama V dated 1 April 1890 |
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