Khmer Dictionary: ផល្គុន
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ត្រស្តិ
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[trɑh]
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royal ceremony held at the end of the lunar year during the last four days of the waning moon of the month of ផល្គុន (ceremonies feature prayers, the firing of canons in the four cardinal directions, and the riding of elephants to drive away evil spirits)
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ផល្គុន
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[pʰɑlkun]
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Phalgun (fourth month of the Cambodian lunar calendar corresponding to mid-February - mid-March)
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ផគ្គុណ
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បញ្ជាន់ត្រិស្ត
[bɑɲcoan -----]
royal ceremony held on the 14th night of the waning moon of the month of ផល្គុន (During this ceremony monks are invited to pray, cannons are fired in the four cardinal directions, and elephants are ridden around to chase away evil spirits)
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សិវរាត្រី
[seʔvaʔ rietrəy]
day of celebration in honor of Shiva in India (it is held on the 14th day of the waning moon of the 4th month ( ផល្គុន ) of the lunar calendar) (Brahman)
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អន្តរដ្ឋកា
[ʔɑntaʔ~ʔɑn roat~roattʰaʔ kaa]
the eight nights -- 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th nights of the waning moon and the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th nights of the waxing moon of the lunar month of ផល្គុន -- which are generally believed to be the coolest nights of the season (according to Buddhist teachings, the Buddha went outside at this time to test the warmth of his robe; after trying from one to four robes, he granted permission for the monks to wear multilayered robes)