Aries
→
April
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Borrowing | |
| Language 1 | Sanskrit | |
| Language 2 | Khmer | |
| Lexeme 1 | meṣá (मेष) | |
| Lexeme 2 | meisaa (មេសា) | |
| Meaning 1 | ram, Aries | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | April | |
| Reference | SEAlang Khmer | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Thai | |
| Lexeme 1 | mêet (เมษ) | |
| Lexeme 2 | mee-sǎa-yon (เมษายน) | |
| Meaning 1 | ram, sheep, Aries | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | April | |
| Reference | English Wiktionary SEAlang Thai | |
| Comment | From mêet + อายน 'arrival'; literally 'arrival of the ram (Aries)'; 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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