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”)