ສາມ

See also: ສ້າມ

Lao

Lao cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ສາມ (sām)
    Ordinal : ທີ່ສາມ (thī sām)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [saːm˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [saːm˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ສາມ
  • Rhymes: -aːm

Numeral

ສາມ • (sām)

  1. three

Coordinate terms

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