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 (MC sam, “three”). Cognate with Thai สาม (sǎam), Northern Thai ᩈᩣ᩠ᨾ, 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

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)
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