មួយ

Khmer

Khmer cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : មួយ (muəy)     Ordinal : ទីមួយ (tii muəy)

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic មួយ muay WT romanisation muəy (standard) IPA(key) /muəj/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Austroasiatic *muəjʔ. Compare Vietnamese một.

Numeral

មួយ • (muəy)

1. one

Proper noun

មួយ • (muəy)

1. Muoy, a surname

Etymology 2

Derived from Chinese 妹 (mèi).

Pronoun

មួយ • (muəy)

1. you, your (when addressing Chinese or Sino-Khmer girls)

   អាមួយ  ―  ʼaa muəy  ―  you (for close female Sino-Khmer friends, or to express endearment)