ชวดศก

Thai

Etymology

From ชวด (chûuat, “rat”) +‎ ศก (sòk, “era; year”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ชวดศก d͡ʑ w ɗ ɕ k
Phonemic		ชวด-สก d͡ʑ w ɗ – s k
Romanization	Paiboon	chûuat-sòk
	Royal Institute	chuat-sok
(standard) IPA(key)		/t͡ɕʰua̯t̚˥˩.sok̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

ชวดศก • (chûuat-sòk)

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

     ศักราช ๗๓๔ ชวดศก เสด็จไปเอาเมืองนครพังค่าแลเมืองแสงเชรา

     sàk-gà-ràat jèt rɔ́ɔi sǎm-sìp sìi chûuat-sòk sà-dèt bpai ao mʉʉang ná-kɔɔn pang kâa lɛɛ mʉʉang sɛ̌ɛng chao

     In the year 734, the Year of the Rat, His Majesty went to take Nakhon Phang Kha Town and Saeng Chao Town.

Synonyms

• See synonyms at ชวด (chûuat)