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

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