ၵဝ်ႈ

Shan

Shan cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ၵဝ်ႈ (kāw)
    Ordinal : တီႈၵဝ်ႈ (tīi kāw)

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *kɤwᶜ (“nine”), from Middle Chinese 九 (MC kɨuX, “nine”), from Old Chinese 九 (OC *kuʔ), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d/s-kəw. Cognate with Ahom 𑜀𑜧 (kaw), Lao ເກົ້າ (kao), Lü ᦂᧁᧉ (k̇aw2), Thai เก้า (gâao), Zhuang gouj, .

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaw˧˧˨/

Numeral

ၵဝ်ႈ • (kāw)

  1. (cardinal) nine
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