Dictionary entry

เพียง

piiang

only; merely

#263 most common1 syllable

Meanings

every sense kept, sourced — never invented

1adv.

only; merely; justwiktionary

2adv.

up to; as much as; as far aswiktionary

3adv.

like; as ifwiktionary

Borrowed from Middle Chinese 平 (MC bjien|bjaeng). Compare Lao ພຽງ (phīang), Northern Thai ᨻ᩠ᨿᨦ, Khün ᨻ᩠ᨿᨦ, Lü ᦵᦗᧂ (peng), Shan ပဵင်း (páeng).

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