ၼိုင်ႈ

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