เอง

See also: เอ็ง

Thai

Etymology

Probably from Old Khmer ឯង (eṅa), ឯង៑ (eṅ, “self; oneself; own; personally”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ឯង (ʼaeng, “you; self, oneself; etc”), Lao ເອງ (ʼēng). Doublet of เอ็ง (eng).

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicเอง
e ɒ ŋ
RomanizationPaibooneeng
Royal Instituteeng
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔeːŋ˧/(R)

Pronoun

เอง • (eeng)

  1. oneself.

See also
Thai personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person m ผม (pǒm) เรา (rao)
f ดิฉัน (dì-chǎn)
f or neutral (colloquial) ฉัน (chǎn)
2nd person คุณ (kun)
3rd person m and f เขา (kǎo)
n มัน (man)

Adverb

เอง • (eeng)

  1. by oneself, alone.
  2. only, just.
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