เงิน

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Thai

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋɯənᴬ⁴ (“silver”), from Old Chinese 銀 (OC *ŋrɯn), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋul ~ (d-)ŋur. Cognate with Lao ເງິນ (ngœn), Northern Thai ᨦᩮᩥ᩠ᨶ, Lü ᦇᦹᧃ (nguen), Tai Dam ꪹꪉꪷꪙ, Shan ငိုၼ်း (ngúen), Tai Nüa ᥒᥫᥢᥰ (ngöen), Phake ငိုꩫ် (ṅün), Ahom 𑜂𑜢𑜤𑜃𑜫 (ṅün), Bouyei nganz, Zhuang ngaenz, Saek แญ๊น.

Pronunciation

Orthographicเงิน
e ŋ i n
Phonemic
{Unorthographical; Short}
เงิ็น
e ŋ i ˘ n
RomanizationPaiboonngən
Royal Institutengoen
(standard) IPA(key)/ŋɤn˧/(R)

Noun

เงิน • (ngən)

  1. silver (metal).
  2. (สี~) silver (color).
  3. money.
    มีเงินเท่าไร
    mii ngən tâo-rai
    How much money do you have?

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