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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 မျောက်​တ​ကောင်, one monkey.
အကြောင်း, a line. Things extended in a line, as ခ​ရီး​နှစ်​ကြောင်း, two roads.
အကွင်း, a circle or ring.
Rings, nooses, and such like, as လက်​စွပ်​သံး​ကွင်း, three rings.
အခု, an individual thing.
Things which admit no other word more descriptive, as ခ​တင်​လေး​ခု, four bedsteads, ကု​လား​ထိုင်​ငါး​ခု, five chairs. Frequently used also instead of a more appropriate numeral auxiliary.
အချပ်, what is flat. Things flat and thin, as ဖျာ​ချောက်​ချပ်, six mats.
အချောင်း, a bar or long piece.
Things long and straight, or nearly so, as အပ်​ခု​နှစ်​ချောင်း, seven needles.