ขาล
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Thai[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Angkorian Old Khmer ខាល៑ (khāl), ខាល (khāla, “tiger (zodiac)”) (possibly corrupted from ខ្លា (khlā, “tiger”)). Cognate with Modern Khmer ខាល (khaal).
Pronunciation[edit]
Orthographic | ขาล kʰ ā l | |
Phonemic | ขาน kʰ ā n | |
Romanization | Paiboon | kǎan |
Royal Institute | khan | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /kʰaːn˩˩˦/(R) | |
Homophones | ขาน |
Noun[edit]
ขาล • (kǎan)
- (astrology) (ปี~, ~ศก) Year of the Tiger, the third year in the cycle of twelve years under the lunar calendar.
Synonyms[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
ขาล • (kǎan)
- (astrology) Tiger, one of the twelve zodiac signs under the lunar calendar.