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Thai
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Etymology
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋɯənᴬ⁴ (“silver”), from Old Chinese 銀 (OC *ŋrɯn), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋul ~ (d-)ŋur. Cognate with Lao ເງິນ (ngœn), Northern Thai ᨦᩮᩥ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦇᦹᧃ (nguen), Tai Dam ꪹꪉꪷꪙ, Shan ငိုၼ်း (ngúen), Tai Nüa ᥒᥫᥢᥰ (ngöen), Phake ငိုꩫ် (ṅün), Ahom 𑜂𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (ṅün), Bouyei nganz, Zhuang ngaenz, Saek แญ๊น.
Pronunciation
Noun
เงิน • (ngən)
- silver (metal).
- (สี~) silver (color).
- money.
- มีเงินเท่าไร
- mii ngən tâo-rai
- How much money do you have?
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