ndeu

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɗiəwᴬ (“single; only one”). Cognate with Thai เดียว (diao), Isan เดียว (diaw⁴), Lao ດຽວ (diāu), Northern Thai ᨯ᩠ᨿᩅ (diaw⁴), Khün ᨯ᩠ᨿᩴ (deew⁴), Lü ᦵᦡᧁ (ḋew), Tai Dam ꪒꪸꪫ (điêu), Tai Dón ꪒꪸꪫ, Shan လဵဝ် (lǎeo), Tai Nüa ᥘᥥᥝ (lew), Ahom 𑜃𑜢𑜈𑜫 (niw).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ɗeːu˨˦/
• Tone numbers: ndeu¹
• Hyphenation: ndeu

Numeral

ndeu (Sawndip forms 了 or 刁 or 吊 or 𠲢 or 尞 or 𠮩 or 𬺴 or 𰀌, 1957–1982 spelling ƌeu)

1. one

   boux vunz ndeu

   a person

Usage notes

• Used with song rather than ngeih.
• To indicate an amount of one, ndeu is placed after the classifier–noun construction.
• To indicate one after the tens place in numbers like 11 and 21, ndeu cannot be used. In these cases, it is used instead.

Synonyms

• it