ၼိုင်ႈ

Shan

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nɯŋ˧˧˨/

Etymology 1
Shan cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ၼိုင်ႈ (nūeng)
    Ordinal : တီႈၼိုင်ႈ (tīi nūeng)

From Proto-Tai *nɯːŋᴮ (“one”). Cognate with Thai หนึ่ง (nʉ̀ng), Northern Thai ᨶᩧ᩠᩵ᨦ, Lao ໜຶ່ງ (nưng) or ນຶ່ງ (nưng), Lü ᦓᦹᧂᧈ (nueng1), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫 (lueng).

Numeral

ၼိုင်ႈ • (nūeng)

  1. one

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *ʰnɯŋᶜ (“to steam”). Cognate with Thai นึ่ง (nʉ̂ng), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩧ᩶ᨦ, Lao ໜຶ້ງ (nưng), Lü ᦐᦹᧂᧉ (ṅueng2).

Verb

ၼိုင်ႈ • (nūeng)

  1. to steam
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