สงกรานต์

Thai

Etymology

From Sanskrit सङ्क्रान्ति (saṅkrānti, “the passage of a planet from one position to another”). Compare Khmer សង្ក្រាន្ត (sɑngkraan); Khün ᩈᩘᨠᩕᩣ᩠ᨶ; Lü ᦉᧂᦃᦱᧃ (ṡangẋaan).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		สงกรานต์ s ŋ k r ā n t ʻ
Phonemic		สง-กฺราน s ŋ – k ̥ r ā n
Romanization	Paiboon	sǒng-graan
	Royal Institute	song-kran
(standard) IPA^(key)		/soŋ˩˩˦.kraːn˧/^(R)

Noun

สงกรานต์ • (sǒng-graan)

(archaic) the passage of a planet from one position to another.
(zoology) any of various sea worms that reproduce around the Songkran festival, such as those of the family Phyllodocidae.

Proper noun

สงกรานต์ • (sǒng-graan)

Songkran, the New Year festival under the lunar calendar, observed in some Asian countries. In Thailand, the festival lasts three days: 13 April, called วันมหาสงกรานต์ (wan-má-hǎa-sǒng-graan), 14 April, called วันเนา (wan-nao), and 15 April, called วันเถลิงศก (wan-tà-lə̌əng-sòk), on which the new year commences.

See also

ปีใหม่ (bpii-mài)
ตรุษ (dtrùt)

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