သၢမ်

Shan

Shan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : သၢမ် (sǎam)     Ordinal : တီႈသၢမ် (tīi sǎam)

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *saːm (“three”), from Middle Chinese 三 (MC sam, “three”). Cognate with Thai สาม (sǎam), Northern Thai ᩈᩣ᩠ᨾ, Lao ສາມ (sām), Lü ᦉᦱᧄ (ṡaam), Tai Dam ꪎꪱꪣ, Tai Nüa ᥔᥣᥛᥴ (sáam), Ahom 𑜏𑜪 (saṃ), Bouyei saaml, Zhuang sam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʰaːm˨˦/
• Rhymes: -aːm

Numeral

သၢမ် • (sǎam)

1. three