Thai

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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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

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มณโฑ (mon-too)

  1. Mandodarī, a character in Rāmāyaṇa.

Usage notes

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