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ឆ្លូវ

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Khmer

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Etymology

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From Angkorian Old Khmer chlū, chlu, from Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer clau, clauhv, clov, from Old Khmer chlū, chlu, or chlūva (ox (zodiac)), from Vietic. Compare Old Mon jlow (ox) and Vietnamese trâu (water buffalo), which are true cognates. Thai ฉลู (chà-lǔu) was borrowed from Khmer (Ferlus, 2013).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ឆ្លូវ
c̥ʰlūv
WT romanisation chləw
(standard) IPA(key) /cʰləw/

Noun

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ឆ្លូវ (chləw)

  1. (astrology) the Ox, one of the twelve lunar zodiac signs.

See also

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