เดียว

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɗiəwᴬ (“single; only one”).[1] Cognate with Isan เดียว (diaw⁴), Lao ດຽວ (diāu), Northern Thai ᨯ᩠ᨿᩅ (diaw⁴), Khün ᨯ᩠ᨿᩴ (deew⁴), Lü ᦵᦡᧁ (ḋew), Tai Dam ꪒꪸꪫ (điêu), Tai Dón ꪒꪸꪫ, Shan လဵဝ် (lǎeo), Tai Nüa ᥘᥥᥝ (lew), Ahom 𑜃𑜢𑜈𑜫 (niw), Zhuang ndeu.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicเดียว
e ɗ ī y w
RomanizationPaiboondiao
Royal Institutediao
(standard) IPA(key)/dia̯w˧/(R)

Adjective

เดียว • (diao)

  1. only one; sole; single; alone.
    ฉันอยู่คนค่ะ
    chǎn yùu kon diao kâ
    I live alone. (female speaker)

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai‎[1], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 358
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