ຊາວ

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Lao

Lao cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ຊາວ (sāo)
    Ordinal : ທີຊາວ (thī sāo)

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *zaːwᴬ⁴ (twenty) (Jonsson, 1991). Cognate with Isan ซาว, Northern Thai ᨪᩣ᩠ᩅ, ᦌᦱᧁ (saaw), Shan သၢဝ်း (sáao), Tai Nüa ᥔᥣᥝᥰ (säaw), Ahom 𑜏𑜧 (saw).

Numeral

ຊາວ (sāo)

  1. twenty
Coordinate terms

Etymology 2

Cognate with Thai ชาว (chaao), Northern Thai ᨩᩣ᩠ᩅ, ᦋᦱᧁ (tsaaw), Shan ၸၢဝ်း (tsáao).

Noun

ຊາວ (sāo)

  1. inhabitant, native; person
  2. (colloquial) tribe, group

Etymology 3

From Proto-Tai *zaːwᴬ (to wash). Cognate with Thai ซาว (saao).

Verb

ຊາວ (sāo) (abstract noun ການຊາວ)

  1. to wash in water with hands