ฉลูศก

Thai

Etymology

From ฉลู (chà-lǔu, “ox”) +‎ ศก (sòk, “era; year”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ฉลูศก t͡ɕʰ l ū ɕ k
Phonemic		ฉะ-หฺลู-สก t͡ɕʰ a – h ̥ l ū – s k
Romanization	Paiboon	chà-lǔu-sòk
	Royal Institute	cha-lu-sok
(standard) IPA(key)		/t͡ɕʰa˨˩.luː˩˩˦.sok̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

ฉลูศก • (chà-lǔu-sòk)

1. (astrology) a year of the Ox, the second year under the twelve-year lunar cycle.
   • 1681, Luang Prasoet Chronicle of Ayutthaya:

     ศักราช ๗๓๕ ฉลูศก เสด็จไปเมืองชากังราว

     sàk-gà-ràat jèt rɔ́ɔi sǎm-sìp hâa chà-lǔu-sòk sà-dèt bpai mʉʉang chaa-gang-raao

     In the year 735, the Year of the Ox, His Majesty went to Chakangrao Town.

Synonyms

• See synonyms at ฉลู (chà-lǔu)