သီႇ

Shan

Shan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : သီႇ (sìi)     Ordinal : တီႈသီႇ (tīi sìi)

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *siːᴮ (“four”), from Middle Chinese 四 (MC sijH, “four”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-ləj (“four”). Cognate with Thai สี่ (sìi), Northern Thai ᩈᩦ᩵, Lao ສີ່ (sī), Lü ᦉᦲᧈ (ṡii¹), Tai Dam ꪎꪲ꪿, Tai Nüa ᥔᥤᥱ (sǐ), Ahom 𑜏𑜣 (sī), Bouyei sis, Zhuang seiq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʰiː˩/
• Rhymes: -iː

Numeral

သီႇ • (sìi)

1. four