เอ็ง

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Thai

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from Old Khmer ឯង (eṅa), ឯង៑ (eṅ, self; oneself; own; personally). Cognate with Modern Khmer ឯង (ʼaeng, you; self, oneself; etc). Doublet of เอง (eeng). Compare Proto-Vietic *ʔɛːŋ; Vietnamese anh (you).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicเอ็ง
e ɒ ˘ ŋ
RomanizationPaibooneng
Royal Instituteeng
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔeŋ˧/(R)

Pronoun

เอ็ง (eng)

  1. (vulgar, dated, can be considered offensive) a second person pronoun used to address a person of equal or lower status or used to address a familiar person: you.

Usage notes

  • Often used together with the first person pronoun ข้า (kâa).

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