ndeu
Zhuang
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *ɗiəwᴬ (“single; only one”).[1] Cognate with Thai เดียว (diao), 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).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /ɗeːu˨˦/
- Tone numbers: ndeu1
- Hyphenation: ndeu
Numeral
ndeu (Sawndip forms 了 or 刁 or 吊 or 𠲢 or 尞 or 𠮩, 1957–1982 spelling ƌeu)
- one
- boux vunz ndeu
- a person
Usage notes
- Used with song rather than ngeih.
- To indicate an amount of one, ndeu is placed after the classifier–noun construction.