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 sam, “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

See also

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

ໜຶ່ງ (nưng), ໑ (1)

ສອງ (sǭng), ໒ (2) ສາມ (sām), ໓ (3) ສີ່ (sī), ໔ (4) ຫ້າ (hā), ໕ (5) ຫົກ (hok), ໖ (6) ເຈັດ (chet), ໗ (7)
ແປດ (pǣt), ໘ (8) ເກົ້າ (kao), ໙ (9) ສິບ (sip), ໑໐ (10) ແຈັກ (chæk) ຄວີນ (kha wīn) ຄິງ (khing) ໂຈກເກີ (chōk kœ̄), ໂຈກ (chōk)
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