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/nɯ̀ŋ/ · nʉ̀ngnumeraltonelow tonelow
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Meanings

every sense kept, sourced — never invented
1num.

one; the number 1, written ๑ in Thai numeralscurated

2adj.

one; wholewiktionary

3adj.

only; single; solewiktionary

4adj.

some; certainwiktionary

5adv.

first; firstlywiktionary

6adv.

a bit; a mite; a triflewiktionary

7n.

onewiktionary

Less common senses (2)
8adj.

best; excellent; topwiktionary

9

as; as if; like; resemblingwiktionary

In the readings

real sentences, spoken by real voices

แต่เกรงใจก็มีอีกด้านหนึ่ง

But kreng jai has another side.

Pudzon · พระนครศรีอยุธยาfrom เกรงใจ →

Built from

From Proto-Tai *nɯːŋᴮ (“one”). In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Northern Thai ᨶᩧ᩠᩵ᨦ, Lao ໜຶ່ງ (nưng) or ນຶ່ງ (nưng), Lü ᦓᦹᧂᧈ (nueng¹), Shan ၼိုင်ႈ (nūeng), Aiton လ︀ိုင︀် (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).