กุนศก

Thai

Etymology

From กุน (gun, “pig”) +‎ ศก (sòk, “era; year”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		กุนศก k u n ɕ k
Phonemic		กุน-สก k u n – s k
Romanization	Paiboon	gun-sòk
	Royal Institute	kun-sok
(standard) IPA(key)		/kun˧.sok̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

กุนศก • (gun-sòk)

1. (astrology) a year of the Pig, the twelfth year under the twelve-year lunar cycle.
   • 1681, Luang Prasoet Chronicle of Ayutthaya:

     ศักราช ๗๓๓ กุนศก สมเด็จพระบรมราชาธีราชเจ้าเสด็จไปเอาเมืองเหนือ

     sàk-gà-ràat jèt rɔ́ɔi sǎm-sìp sǎm gun-sòk sǒm-dèt-prá bɔ-rom-raa-chaa-tí-râat jâao sà-dèt bpai ao mʉʉang nʉ̌ʉa

     In the year 733, the Year of the Pig, His Divine Majesty Boromrachathirat, the Master, went to take northern towns.

Synonyms

• See synonyms at กุน (gun)