Leo (constellation)
→
August
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Lao | |
| Lexeme 1 | sĭŋ (ສິງ) | |
| Lexeme 2 | sĭŋ hăː (ສິງຫາ) | |
| Meaning 1 | lion, Leo (constellation) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | August | |
| Reference | SEAlang Lao | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Thai | |
| Lexeme 1 | sǐng (สิงห) | |
| Lexeme 2 | sǐng-hǎa-kom (สิงหาคม) | |
| Meaning 1 | Leo (constellation) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | August | |
| Reference | SEAlang Thai | |
| Comment | From สิงห 'lion' + aa-kom อาคม 'arrival'; literally 'arrival of the lion (Leo)'; 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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