ສີ່

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

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [siː˧]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [siː˧˨]
  • Hyphenation: ສີ່
  • Rhymes: -iː
  • Homophone: ຊີ່ ()

Numeral

ສີ່ • ()

  1. four

Coordinate terms

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