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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit ऋतु ( ṛtú ) . Doublet of रुत ( rut ) , a tadbhava.
Pronunciation
Noun
ऋतु • (ŕtu ) f (Urdu spelling رتو )
season
Synonyms: मौसम ( mausam ) , रुत ( rut )
पपीहा वर्षा ऋतु में सदा गाता है ।papīhā varṣā ŕtu mẽ sadā gātā hai. The cuckoo always sings during the rainy season .
भारत में छह ऋतुएँ होती हैं ।bhārat mẽ chah ŕtuẽ hotī ha͠i. There are six seasons in India.
Declension
Declension of ऋतु (fem u-stem)
singular
plural
direct
ऋतु ŕtu
ऋतुएँ ŕtuẽ
oblique
ऋतु ŕtu
ऋतुओं ŕtuõ
vocative
ऋतु ŕtu
ऋतुओ ŕtuo
See also
References
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993 ) “ऋतु ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary , London: Oxford University Press
Platts, John T. (1884 ) “ऋतु ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English , London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
ঋতু ( Assamese script ) ᬋᬢᬸ ( Balinese script ) ঋতু ( Bengali script ) 𑰆𑰝𑰲 ( Bhaiksuki script ) 𑀋𑀢𑀼 ( Brahmi script ) ၒတု ( Burmese script ) ઋતુ ( Gujarati script ) ਰਤੁ ( Gurmukhi script ) 𑌋𑌤𑍁 ( Grantha script ) ꦉꦠꦸ ( Javanese script ) 𑂩𑂱𑂞𑂳 ( Kaithi script ) ಋತು ( Kannada script ) ឫតុ ( Khmer script ) ຣິຕຸ ( Lao script ) ഋതു ( Malayalam script ) ᡵᡳᢠᡠ ( Manchu script ) 𑘆𑘝𑘳 ( Modi script ) ᠷᠢᢐᠤ ( Mongolian script ) 𑦦𑦽𑧔 ( Nandinagari script ) 𑐆𑐟𑐸 ( Newa script ) ଋତୁ ( Odia script ) ꢈꢡꢸ ( Saurashtra script ) 𑆉𑆠𑆶 ( Sharada script ) 𑖆𑖝𑖲 ( Siddham script ) ඍතු ( Sinhalese script ) 𑩐𑩙𑩫𑩒 ( Soyombo script ) 𑚙𑚰 ( Takri script ) ரிது ( Tamil script ) ఋతు ( Telugu script ) ฤตุ ( Thai script ) རྀ་ཏུ ( Tibetan script ) 𑒇𑒞𑒳 ( Tirhuta script ) 𑨫𑨉𑨙𑨃 ( Zanabazar Square script )
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥túš ( “ fixed period of time, season ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥-tú-s , from *h₂er- ( “ to fit, fix ” ) .
Cognate with Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬙𐬎 ( ratu , “ period of time ” ) , Ancient Greek ἀρτύς ( artús , “ bond ” ) , Old Armenian արդ ( ard ) , Latin artus ( “ joint ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
ऋतु • (ṛtú ) stem , m
any settled point of time , fixed time, time appointed for any action (especially for sacrifices and other regular worship), right or fit time
an epoch , period (especially a division or part of the year), season
c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE ,
Ṛgveda 4.53.7 :
आग॑न्दे॒व ऋ॒तुभि॒र् वर्ध॑तु॒ क्षयं॒ दधा॑तु नः सवि॒ता सु॑प्र॒जामिष॑म्। स नः॑ क्ष॒पाभि॒रह॑भिश्च जिन्वतु प्र॒जाव॑न्तं र॒यिम॒स्मे समि॑न्वतु॥ ā́gandevá ṛtúbhir várdhatu kṣáyaṃ dádhātu naḥ savitā́ suprajā́míṣam. sá naḥ kṣapā́bhiráhabhiśca jinvatu prajā́vantaṃ rayímasmé sáminvatu. With the year's seasons hath Savitar, God, come nigh: may he prosper our home, give food and noble sons. May he invigorate us through the days and nights, and may he send us opulence with progeny.
fixed order, order , rule
the menstrual discharge (in women), the time after the courses (favourable for procreation; according to Bhāvaprakāśa sixteen days after their appearance)
sexual union at the above time
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀉𑀉 ( uu )
Paisaci Prakrit:
Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਰੁੱਤ ( rutta )
Shahmukhi script: رُت ( rutta )
Pali: utu
Borrowed terms
→ Assamese: ঋতু ( ritu )
→ Bengali: ঋতু ( ritu )
→ Gujarati: ઋતુ ( ŕtu )
→ Hindi: ऋतु ( ŕtu ) , रितु ( ritu ) , रुत ( rut )
→ Khmer: រដូវ ( rɔdəw )
→ Lao: ລະດູ ( la dū )
→ Marathi: ऋतू ( rutū ) , रुतू ( rutū )
→ Old Marathi: 𑘨𑘳𑘝𑘳 ( rutu )
→ Sinhalese: ඍතුව ( r̥tuwa )
→ Telugu: ఋతువు ( r̥tuvu )
→ Thai: ฤดู ( rʉ́-duu )
→ Urdu: رتو ( ritu )
See also
References
^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992 ) “ṛtú- ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 257
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