Lao edit

Etymology edit

From Pali eka, from Sanskrit एक (éka).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ʔeːk̚˧˩]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ʔeːk̚˥˥˨]
  • Hyphenation: ເອກ
  • Rhymes: -eːk̚

Noun edit

ເອກ (ʼēk)

  1. one

Adjective edit

ເອກ (ʼēk)

  1. first (mainly in compounds)
  2. only, sole, isolated
  3. particular; special
  4. main, senior
  5. unusual
  6. independent

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Numeral edit

ເອກ (eka)

  1. Lao script form of eka (“one”)

Declension edit

Sanskrit edit