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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