See also: เอ็ง

Thai

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Etymology

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Probably from Old Khmer ឯង (eṅa), ឯង៑ (eṅ, self; oneself; own; personally). Cognate with Modern Khmer ឯង (ʼaeng, you; self, oneself; etc), Lao ເອງ (ʼēng). Doublet of เอ็ง (eng).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicเอง
e ɒ ŋ
RomanizationPaibooneeng
Royal Instituteeng
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔeːŋ˧/(R)

Pronoun

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เอง (eeng)

  1. oneself.

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Adverb

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เอง (eeng)

  1. by oneself, alone.
  2. only, just.