มกร

Thai
makara carrying the god Varuṇa in Indian art, 17th century
makara at Banteay Srei, Cambodia, 10th century
makara at Forbidden City, China
makara at Wat Suthat, Bangkok, 18–19th century

Etymology

From Sanskrit मकर (makara, “alligator; crocodile; dolphin”); probably via Old Khmer makara (“Capricorn”). Compare Modern Khmer មករ (môkâr).

Pronunciation
Orthographicมกร
m k r
Phonemicมะ-กอน
m a – k ɒ n		[bound form]
มะ-กอ-ระ-
m a – k ɒ – r a –		[bound form]
มะ-กะ-ระ-
m a – k a – r a –
RomanizationPaiboonmá-gɔɔnmá-gɔɔ-rá-má-gà-rá-
Royal Institutema-konma-ko-ra-ma-ka-ra-
(standard) IPA(key)/ma˦˥.kɔːn˧//ma˦˥.kɔː˧.ra˦˥.//ma˦˥.ka˨˩.ra˦˥./

Noun

มกร • (má-gɔɔn)

  1. (mythology) makara.
  2. (mythology and obsolete) dragon; nāga; serpent.

Synonyms
snake — see งู (nguu)
nāga; dragon — see นาค (nâak)

Proper noun

มกร • (má-gɔɔn)

  1. (ราศี~) (astrology, astronomy) Capricorn.

Derived terms
Derived terms

Descendants
Descendants

See also

(Solar zodiac signs) ราศี (raa-sǐi); เมษ (mêet), พฤษภ (prʉ́-sòp), เมถุน (mee-tǔn), กรกฎ (gɔɔ-rá-gòt), สิงห์ (sǐng), กันย์ (gan), ตุล (dtun), พิจิก (pí-jìk), ธนู (tá-nuu), มกร (má-gɔɔn), กุมภ์ (gum), มีน (miin) (Category: th:Solar zodiac signs)

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