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)