See also: ແປ໊ດ
Lao numbers (edit)
80
 ←  7
8
9  → 
    Cardinal: ແປດ (pǣt)
    Ordinal: ທີ່ແປດ (thī pǣt)

Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *peːtᴰ (eight), from Middle Chinese (MC peat, “eight”). Cognate with Thai แปด (bpɛ̀ɛt), Tai Dam ꪵꪜꪒ, ᦶᦔᧆᧈ (ṗaed¹), Shan ပႅတ်ႇ (pèt), Tai Nüa ᥙᥦᥖᥱ (pǎet), Ahom 𑜆𑜢𑜄𑜫 (pit), Bouyei beedt, Zhuang bet, Northern Thai ᨸᩯ᩠ᨯ.

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pɛːt̚˧˩]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pɛːt̚˥˥˨]
  • Hyphenation: ແປດ
  • Rhymes: -ɛːt̚

Numeral

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ແປດ (pǣt)

  1. eight

Coordinate terms

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See also

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

ໜຶ່ງ (nưng), (1)

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

Further reading

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  • Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.