มะโรง
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Khmer roṅ, roṅa (“dragon (zodiac)”). The first syllable, má, is interpolated. Cognate with Modern Khmer រោង (roong). Compare Chinese 龍 (OC *b·roŋ, *mroːŋ, “dragon”).
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | มะโรง m a o r ŋ | |
| Phonemic | มะ-โรง m a – o r ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | má-roong |
| Royal Institute | ma-rong | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ma˦˥.roːŋ˧/(R) | |
Noun
[edit]มะโรง • (má-roong)
- (astrology) (ปี~, ~ศก) Year of the Dragon, the fifth year in the cycle of twelve years under the lunar calendar.
Synonyms
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]มะโรง • (má-roong)
- (astrology) Dragon, one of the twelve zodiac signs under the lunar calendar.