Cancer (constellation)
→
July
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Khmer | |
| lexeme | kakkədaa (កក្កដា) | |
| meaning 1 | Cancer (constellation) | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | July | |
| reference | SEAlang Khmer | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Motivation | |
| language | Thai | |
| lexeme 1 | gɔɔ-rá-gòt (กรกฎ) | |
| lexeme 2 | gà-rá-gà-daa-kom (กรกฎาคม) | |
| meaning 1 | Cancer (constellation) | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | July | |
| reference | SEAlang Thai | |
| comment | literally "arrival of the crab (Cancer)"; 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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