មាឃ

Khmer

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit माघ (māgha), Pali Māgha.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic មាឃ
māgʰ
WT romanisation miək
(standard) IPA(key) /miəʔ/

Proper noun

មាឃ • (miək)

  1. Magha, the third month of the traditional Cambodian lunar calendar (corresponding to mid-January to mid-February)

See also

lunar months: ខែចន្ទគតិ (khaecntɔɔkteʼ)edit

Old Khmer

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maːk/

Noun

មាឃ (māgha)

  1. the month Magha
    • 900-1100 AD; copied later, Arlo Griffiths, Kunthea Chhom, “A problematic inscription (K.1237)”, in Udaya: Journal of Khmer Studies[1], volume 14 (PDF), Yosothor, published 2019, halshs-02168837, page 9:
      ᪥៕៧៧៩ឝកឯកាទឝីរោច៑មាឃ
      ⁕॥ 779 śaka ʼekādaś(ī) roc· māgha
      779 śaka, eleventh tithi of the waning fortnight of Magha.

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

មាឃ m

  1. Khmer script form of māgha (“the month Magha”)

Declension