ອາທິດ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ອາທິຕຍ໌ (ʼā thit nya) — obsolete

Etymology

From Sanskrit आदित्य (āditya, “belonging to or coming from Aditi; offspring of Aditi”). Compare Thai อาทิตย์ (aa-tít).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˩(˧).tʰit̚˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˩˨.tʰit̚˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ອາ-ທິດ
• Rhymes: -it̚

Noun

ອາທິດ • (ʼā thit)

1. week
2. sun; Sunday

   Synonym: ຕາເວັນ (tā wen)

See also

• (units of time) ໜ່ວຍເວລາ (nuāiwē lā); ປີ (pī, “year”), ເດືອນ (dư̄an, “month”), ສັບປະດາ (sap pa dā, “week”) / ອາທິດ (ʼā thit, “week”), ມື້ (mư̄, “day”) / ວັນ (wan, “day”), ຊົ່ວໂມງ (sūa mōng, “hour”), ນາທີ (nā thī, “minute”), ວິນາທີ (wi nā thī, “second”)