หนึ่งในตองอู
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Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From หนึ่ง (nʉ̀ng, “the one”) + ใน (nai, “in”) + ตองอู (dtɔɔng-uu, “Taungoo”); from a quote in the 1932 novel Phu Chana Sip Thit ("Conqueror of the Ten Directions") by Jacob (1907–1956), referring to King Bayinnaung of Toungoo Empire.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Orthographic | หนึ่งในตองอู h n ụ ˋ ŋ au n t ɒ ŋ ɒ ū | |
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Phonemic | หฺนึ่ง-ไน-ตอง-อู h ̥ n ụ ˋ ŋ – ai n – t ɒ ŋ – ɒ ū | |
Romanization | Paiboon | nʉ̀ng-nai-dtɔɔng-uu |
Royal Institute | nueng-nai-tong-u | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /nɯŋ˨˩.naj˧.tɔːŋ˧.ʔuː˧/(R) |
Noun
[edit]หนึ่งในตองอู • (nʉ̀ng-nai-dtɔɔng-uu)
- (idiomatic) exceptional person; the smartest person; the one of a kind; the one and only.