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Etymology of Ritu

c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 日土 (Rìtǔ).

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Source etymology 1

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name

Synonym of Rutog; a place in Tibet, China: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 日土 (Rìtǔ).

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Borrowed-form mention日土cmn

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Source etymology 2

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name

A female given name.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Sanskrit ऋतु (ṛtu).

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These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentionऋतुsa

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