ລະດູ
Lao
Alternative forms
- ລຶດູ (lư dū)
- ຣະດູ (ra dū) – dated
Etymology
Sanskrit ऋतु (ṛtu, “season”). Cognate with Thai ฤดู (rʉ́-duu), Isan ละดู, Old Khmer rtu, Khmer រដូវ (rɔdəw).
Pronunciation
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [la(ʔ˧).duː˩(˧)]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [la(ʔ˧˨).duː˩˨]
- Hyphenation: ລະ-ດູ
- Rhymes: -uː
Noun
ລະດູ • (la dū)
- season, time of year
- (physiology) menstrual period