คู่
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Thai
[edit]| ๒ 2 |
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| Cardinal: สอง (sɔ̌ɔng) Ordinal: ที่สอง (tîi-sɔ̌ɔng), รอง (rɔɔng) Multiplier: สองเท่า Collective: คู่ (kûu) Fractional: ครึ่ง (krʉ̂ng), ซีก (sîik) | ||
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Tai *ɡuːᴮ (“pair”). Cognate with Lao ຄູ່ (khū), Lü ᦅᦴᧈ (kuu¹), Shan ၵူႈ (kūu). Compare Old Chinese 偶 (OC *ŋoːʔ, *ŋoːs, “pair”), Middle Chinese 偶 (MC nguwX|nguwH, “pair”).
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic/Phonemic | คู่ g ū ˋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | kûu |
| Royal Institute | khu | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kʰuː˥˩/(R) | |
Noun
[edit]คู่ • (kûu)
- pair.
- even number.
- couple; partner.
Classifier
[edit]คู่ • (kûu)
- Classifier for pairs of items (people, things). ⇒ all nouns using this classifier