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). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨶᩧ᩠᩵ᨦ, Lao ໜຶ່ງ (nưng) or ນຶ່ງ (nưng), ᦓᦹᧂᧈ (nueng¹), Shan ၼိုင်ႈ (nūeng), Aiton လိုင် (lüṅ), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (lüṅ), Zuojiang Zhuang nwngq.

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

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