Thai

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Etymology

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From Middle Chinese (MC 'jit, “one”). Cognate with Lao ເອັດ (ʼet), Shan ဢဵတ်း (ʼáet), Ahom 𑜒𑜢𑜄𑜫 (ʼit), Bouyei idt, Zhuang it, Tai Nüa ᥟᥥᥖᥱ (ʼět).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicเอ็ด
e ɒ ˘ ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonèt
Royal Instituteet
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔet̚˨˩/(R)

Numeral

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เอ็ด (èt)

  1. one (when used as part of another numeral – eleven, twenty-one, etc.)
    สิบเอ็ด
    sìp èt
    eleven
    ยี่สิบเอ็ด
    yîi sìp èt
    twenty-one

See also

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