ເອັດ

Lao

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 一 (MC 'jit, “one”). Cognate with Thai เอ็ด (èt), Shan ဢဵတ်း (ʼáet), Ahom 𑜒𑜢𑜄𑜫 (ʼit), Bouyei idt, Zhuang it.

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

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

• ໜຶ່ງ (nưng)