ມັງກອນ

Lao

Etymology

From Sanskrit मकर (makara, “alligator; crocodile; dolphin”); probably via Old Khmer makara (“Capricorn”). Compare Modern Khmer មករ (môkâr), Thai มังกร (mang-gɔɔn), Thai มกร (má-gɔɔn).

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [maŋ˧˥.kɔːn˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [maŋ˩˨.kɔːn˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ມັງ-ກອນ
  • Rhymes: -ɔːn

Proper noun

ມັງກອນ • (mang kǭn)

  1. (ເດືອນ~) January.
  2. (astrology, astronomy) (ລາສີ~) Capricorn.

Noun

ມັງກອນ • (mang kǭn)

  1. dragon.

See also
Zodiac signs in Lao · ລາສີ, ຣາສີ (lā sī, rā sī) (layout · text)
ເມກ (mēk) ງົວ (ngūa) ເມຖຸນ (mē thun)
ມິຖຸນາ (mi thu nā)		 ກົດ (kot)
ກໍລະກົດ (kǭ la kot)
ກໍຣະກົດ (kǭ ra kot)
ສິງ (sing) ກັນ (kan)
ກັນຍາ (kan nyā)		 ຕຸລາ (tu lā) ພະຈິກ (pha chik)
ທະນູ (tha nū) ມັງກອນ (mang kǭn)
ມະກະຣະ (ma ka ra)		 ກຸມ (kum)
ກຸມພາ (kum phā)		 ມິນ (min)
ມິນາ (mi nā)
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