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)

  1. season, time of year
  2. (physiology) menstrual period

See also
Seasons in Lao · ລະດູ (la dū) (layout · text) · category
ລະດູບານໃໝ່ (la dū bān mai, “spring”) ລະດູຮ້ອນ (la dū hǭn, “summer”) ລະດູໃບໄມ້ຫຼົ່ນ (la dū bai mai lon),
ລະດູໃບໄມ້ຫລົ່ນ (la dū bai mai lon, “autumn”)		 ລະດູໜາວ (la dū nāo, “winter”)
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