Sagittarius December 2 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Khmer
lexeme thnuu (ធ្នូ)
meaning 1 Sagittarius
direction
meaning 2 December
reference SEAlang Khmer
comment

From Pali dhanu 'bow'

ACCEPTED Realization 2
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