อินทรธนู

Thai

Etymology

From Sanskrit इन्द्रधनु (indradhanu, “rainbow”, literally “Indra's arrow; Indra's bow”), from इन्द्र (indra, “Indra”) + धनु (dhanu, “arrow; bow”), equivalent to Thai อินทร +‎ ธนู (tá-nuu). Compare Pali indadhanu, from which Modern Khmer ឥន្ទធនួ (’ĕntôthônuŏ) was derived.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		อินทรธนู ɒ i n d r dʰ n ū
Phonemic		อิน-ทะ-นู ɒ i n – d a – n ū
Romanization	Paiboon	in-tá-nuu
	Royal Institute	in-tha-nu
(standard) IPA^(key)		/ʔin˧.tʰa˦˥.nuː˧/

Noun

อินทรธนู • (in-tá-nuu)

(elegant) rainbow.
epaulet.
a type of กระหนก (grà-nòk), a pattern in the traditional art of Thailand.

Synonyms

rainbow

รุ้ง (rúng)

shoulder mark

บั้ง (bâng)