Capricorn
→
January
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Khmer | |
| lexeme | meaʔkaʔraa (មករា) | |
| meaning 1 | Capricorn | meaʔkaʔraʔniʔvoat (មករនិវត្តន៍) |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | January | |
| reference | SEAlang Khmer | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Motivation | |
| language | Thai | |
| lexeme 1 | má-gɔɔn (มกร) | |
| lexeme 2 | má-gà-raa-kom (มกราคม) | |
| meaning 1 | Capricorn | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | January | |
| reference | SEAlang Thai | |
| comment | From má-gɔɔn 'makara, a sea monster; (astrology) Capricorn' + aa-kom 'arrival'; literally 'arrival of the makara (Capricorn)'; 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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