สาม

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See also: สามี

Thai

Thai cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : สาม (sǎam)
    Ordinal : ที่สาม (tîi-sǎam)

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *saːm (three), from Middle Chinese (MC sam, “three”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈᩣ᩠ᨾ, Lao ສາມ (sām), ᦉᦱᧄ (ṡaam), Tai Dam ꪎꪱꪣ, Shan သၢမ် (sǎam), Tai Nüa ᥔᥣᥛᥴ (sáam), Ahom 𑜏𑜪 (saṃ), Bouyei saaml, Zhuang sam.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicสาม
s ā m
RomanizationPaiboonsǎam
Royal Institutesam
(standard) IPA(key)/saːm˩˩˦/(R)

Numeral

สาม

  1. 3 (Thai numeral: (3))

Noun

สาม (sǎam)

  1. three.
  2. (archaic) third son.

Derived terms

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See also