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Etymology
From Proto-Tai *ɗiəwᴬ (“single; only one”)[1]. Cognate with Thai เดียว (diao), Isan เดียว (diaw⁴), Lao ດຽວ (diāu), Northern Thai ᨯ᩠ᨿᩅ (diaw⁴), Khün ᨯ᩠ᨿᩴ (deew⁴), Lü ᦵᦡᧁ (ḋew), Tai Dam ꪒꪸꪫ (điêu), Tai Dón ꪒꪸꪫ, Shan လဵဝ် (lǎeo), Tai Nüa ᥘᥥᥝ (lew), Ahom 𑜃𑜢𑜈𑜫 (niw).
Pronunciation
Numeral
ndeu (Sawndip forms 了 or 刁 or 吊 or 𠲢 or 尞 or 𠮩, 1957–1982 spelling ƌeu)
- one
Usage notes
- Used with song rather than ngeih.
- To indicate an amount of one, ndeu is placed after the classifier–noun construction.
Synonyms
References
- ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai, Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 358