Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit मन्दो (mando), shortened from मन्दोदरी (mandodarī).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicมณโฑ
m ɳ o ɖ
Phonemic
มน-โท
m n – o d
RomanizationPaiboonmon-too
Royal Institutemon-tho
(standard) IPA(key)/mon˧.tʰoː˧/(R)

Proper noun edit

มณโฑ (mon-too)

  1. Mandodarī, a character in Rāmāyaṇa.

Usage notes edit

This only name is used to call the letter (ฑ มณโฑ or ฑ นางมณโฑ).