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Thai
Etymology
Probably from Old Khmer ឯង (eṅa), ឯង៑ (eṅ, “self; oneself; own; personally”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ឯង (ʼaeng, “you; self, oneself; etc”), Lao ເອງ (ʼēng). Doublet of เอ็ง (eng).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
เอง • (eeng)
- oneself.
See also
Thai personal pronouns
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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m
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ผม (pǒm)
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เรา (rao)
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f
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ดิฉัน (dì-chǎn)
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f or neutral (colloquial)
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ฉัน (chǎn)
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2nd person
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คุณ (kun)
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3rd person
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m and f
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เขา (kǎo)
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n
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มัน (man)
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Adverb
เอง • (eeng)
- by oneself, alone.
- only, just.