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Thai
Etymology
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
Noun
มะโรง • (má-roong)
- (astrology) (ปี~, ~ศก) Year of the Dragon, the fifth year in the cycle of twelve years under the lunar calendar.
Synonyms
Proper noun
มะโรง • (má-roong)
- (astrology) Dragon, one of the twelve zodiac signs under the lunar calendar.
See also
- (Chinese zodiac signs) ปีนักษัตร; (ปี~, ~ศก) ชวด (chûuat), ฉลู (chà-lǔu), ขาล (kǎan), เถาะ (tɔ̀), มะโรง (má-roong), มะเส็ง (má-sěng), มะเมีย (má-miia), มะแม (má-mɛɛ), วอก (wɔ̂ɔk), ระกา (rá-gaa), จอ (jɔɔ), กุน (gun) (Category: th:Chinese zodiac signs)