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The following is a list of the most common numeral auxiliaries, arranged alphabetically, with the classes of things to which they are applied:—
| Numeral Auxiliaries. | Classes of Things. |
| အကောင်, a brute animal. | Brute animals, as မျောက်တကောင်, one monkey. |
| အကြောင်း, a line. | Things extended in a line, as ခရီးနှစ်ကြောင်း, two roads. |
| အကွင်း, a circle or ring. | Rings, nooses, and such like, as လက်စွပ်သံးကွင်း, three rings.
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| အခု, an individual thing. | Things which admit no other word more descriptive, as ခတင်လေးခု, four bedsteads, ကုလားထိုင်ငါးခု, five chairs. Frequently used also instead of a more appropriate numeral auxiliary.
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| အချပ်, what is flat. | Things flat and thin, as ဖျာချောက်ချပ်, six mats. |
အချောင်း, a bar or long piece.
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Things long and straight, or nearly so, as အပ်ခုနှစ်ချောင်း, seven needles.
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