Lao edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Chinese (MC 'jit, “one”). Cognate with Thai เอ็ด (èt), Shan ဢဵတ်း (ʼáet), Ahom 𑜒𑜢𑜄𑜫 (ʼit), Bouyei idt, Zhuang it.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ʔet̚˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ʔet̚˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ເອັດ
  • Rhymes: -et̚

Numeral edit

ເອັດ (ʼet)

  1. one (when used as part of another numeral – eleven, twenty-one, etc.)
    ສິບເອັດ (sip ʼet) eleven
    ສາມສິບເອັດ (sām sip ʼet) thirty-one

See also edit