หนึ่ง

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See also: หนัง

Thai

Thai numbers (edit)
10
 ←  0
1
2  →  10  → 
    Cardinal: หนึ่ง (nʉ̀ng)
    Ordinal: ที่หนึ่ง (tîi-nʉ̀ng), แรก (rɛ̂ɛk)
    Multiplier: หนึ่งเท่า

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *nɯːŋᴮ (one).

In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Northern Thai ᨶᩧ᩠᩵ᨦ, Lao ໜຶ່ງ (nưng) or ນຶ່ງ (nưng), ᦓᦹᧂᧈ (nueng¹), Shan ၼိုင်ႈ (nūeng), Aiton လိုင် (lüṅ), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (lüṅ).

In other Tai, cognate with Zuojiang Zhuang nwengq (Ningming dialect) or nwengh (Longzhou and Daxin dialects) or nwngh (Longzhou and Daxin dialect) or nwng (Longzhou dialect).

Pronunciation

Orthographicหนึ่ง
h n ụ ˋ ŋ
Phonemic
หฺนึ่ง
h ̥ n ụ ˋ ŋ

นึง
n ụ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonnʉ̀ngnʉng
Royal Institutenuengnueng
(standard) IPA(key)/nɯŋ˨˩/(R)/nɯŋ˧/(R)

Numeral

หนึ่ง

  1. 1 (Thai numeral: ).

Usage notes

Noun

หนึ่ง

  1. one.

Adjective

หนึ่ง

  1. one; whole.
  2. only; single; sole.
  3. (colloquial) some; certain.
  4. best; excellent; top.

Adverb

หนึ่ง

  1. (often used to introduce a list) first; firstly.
  2. (figurative) a bit; a mite; a trifle.

Conjunction

หนึ่ง

  1. as; as if; like.

Preposition

หนึ่ง

  1. as; like; resembling.

Derived terms

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎, Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 358
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Zhang, Junru (张 均如); et al. (1999) 壮语方言研究 (in Chinese), Chengdu: Sichuan Ethnic Publishing House (四川民族出版社), page 787