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 sɑm, “three”). Cognate with Thai สาม (sǎam), Tai Dam sam, ᦉᦱᧄ (ṡaam), Shan သၢမ် (sʰaam1) and Zhuang sam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saːm˩˧/

Numeral

ສາມ (sām)

  1. three

Coordinate terms

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