ສີ່

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See also: ສໍ, ສູ່, , and ສີ

Lao

Lao cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ສີ່ ()
    Ordinal : ທີ່ສີ່ (thī sī)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Numeral

ສີ່ ()

  1. four

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See also

Playing cards in Lao · ໄພ້ (phai) (layout · text)
ແອສ (ʼǣt) ຫຼື

ໜຶ່ງ (nưng), (1)

ສອງ (sǭng), (2) ສາມ (sām), (3) ສີ່ (), (4) ຫ້າ (), (5) ຫົກ (hok), (6) ເຈັດ (chet), (7)
ແປດ (pǣt), (8) ເກົ້າ (kao), (9) ສິບ (sip), ໑໐ (10) ແຈັກ (chæk) ຄວີນ (kha wīn) ຄິງ (khing) ໂຈກເກີ (chōk kœ̄), ໂຈກ (chōk)

Further reading

  • Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary, Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.