อินทรธนู

Thai

Etymology

From Sanskrit इन्द्रधनु (indradhanu, “rainbow”, literally “Indra's arrow; Indra's bow”), from इन्द्र (indra, “Indra”) + धनु (dhanu, “arrow; bow”), equivalent to Thai อินทร +‎ ธนู (tá-nuu). Compare Pali indadhanu, from which Modern Khmer ឥន្ទធនួ (’ĕntôthônuŏ) was derived.

Pronunciation
Orthographicอินทรธนู
ɒ i n d r dʰ n ū
Phonemicอิน-ทะ-นู
ɒ i n – d a – n ū
RomanizationPaiboonin-tá-nuu
Royal Institutein-tha-nu
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔin˧.tʰa˦˥.nuː˧/

Noun

อินทรธนู • (in-tá-nuu)

  1. (elegant) rainbow.
  2. epaulet.
  3. a type of กระหนก (grà-nòk), a pattern in the traditional art of Thailand.

Synonyms
rainbow
shoulder mark
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