สาม

See also: สามี

Thai

Thai cardinal numbers
 <  ๒ ๓ ๔  > 
    Cardinal : สาม (sǎam)
    Ordinal : ที่สาม (tîi-sǎam)

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *saːm (“three”), from Middle Chinese 三 (MC sɑm, “three”). Cognate with Tai Dam sam, Lao ສາມ (sām), Lü ᦉᦱᧄ (ṡaam), Shan သၢမ် (sǎam), Tai Nüa ᥔᥣᥛᥴ (saam1), Zhuang sam.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicสาม
s ā m
RomanizationPaiboonsǎam
Royal Institutesam
(standard) IPA(key)/saːm˩˩˦/

Numeral

สาม • (sǎam)

  1. (cardinal) 3 (Thai numeral: ๓ (3))

Noun

สาม • (sǎam)

  1. three.
  2. (archaic) third son.

Derived terms

See also

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