Thai

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit ऋतु (ṛtu, season). Cognate with Isan ละดู, Lao ລຶດູ (lư dū) or ລະດູ (la dū), Old Khmer rtu, Khmer រដូវ (rɔdəw).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicฤดู
ṛ ɗ ū
Phonemic
รึ-ดู
r ụ – ɗ ū
RomanizationPaiboonrʉ́-duu
Royal Instituterue-du
(standard) IPA(key)/rɯ˦˥.duː˧/(R)

Noun

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ฤดู (rʉ́-duu)

  1. moment; occasion; opportunity; period season; time.

Derived terms

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See also

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Seasons in Thai · ฤดู (rʉ́-duu) (layout · text) · category
ใบไม้ผลิ (bai-máai-plì, spring) ร้อน (rɔ́ɔn, summer) ใบไม้ร่วง (bai-máai-rûuang, autumn) หนาว (nǎao, winter)