သၢမ်

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Shan[edit]

Shan cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : သၢမ် (sǎam)
    Ordinal : တီႈသၢမ် (tīi sǎam)

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sʰaːm˨˦/
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  • Rhymes: -aːm

Numeral[edit]

သၢမ် (sǎam)

  1. three