ᦉᦱᧄ

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    Cardinal : ᦉᦱᧄ (ṡaam)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saːm˥/

Etymology 1

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

Numeral

ᦉᦱᧄ • (ṡaam)

  1. three
Derived terms
  • ᦷᦟᧆᦉᦱᧄᦟᦸᧉ (lodṡaamloa², “tricycle”)

Etymology 2

Verb

ᦉᦱᧄ • (ṡaam) (abstract noun ᦂᦱᧃᦉᦱᧄ)

  1. synonym of ᦈᦱᧄ (ṫsaam, “to sneeze”)

References

  • Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦉᦱᧄ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International
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