រកា

Khmer

Etymology

From Angkorian Old Khmer រ្កា (rkā) or រកា (rakā), from Old Khmer រកា (rakā), រ្កា (rkā, rkā°), or រកាហ (rakāha, “rooster (zodiac)”), from Vietic. Compare Thai ระกา (rá-gaa) and Vietnamese gà.

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic រកា rkā WT romanisation rɔkaa (standard) IPA(key) /rɔ.ˈkaː/

Noun

រកា • (rɔkaa)

1. (astrology) the Rooster, one of the twelve lunar zodiac signs.

See also

• (Chinese zodiac signs) រាសីចក្រ (riəsəycak); (ឆ្នាំ~) ជូត (cuut), ឆ្លូវ (chləw), ខាល (khaal), ថោះ (thɑh), រោង (roong), ម្សាញ់ (msañ), មមី (mɔmii), មមែ (mɔmɛɛ), វក (vɔɔk), រកា (rɔkaa), ច (cɑɑ), កុរ (kol) ^{(Category: km:Chinese zodiac signs)}