สอง

ThaiEdit

Thai cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : สอง (sɔ̌ɔng)
    Ordinal : ที่สอง (tîi-sɔ̌ɔng)

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Tai *soːŋᴬ, from Middle Chinese (MC ʃˠʌŋ, “two”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈᩬᨦ, Lao ສອງ (sǭng), ᦉᦸᧂ (ṡoang), Tai Dam ꪎꪮꪉ, Shan သွင် (sǎung), Tai Nüa ᥔᥩᥒᥴ (sóang), Ahom 𑜏𑜨𑜂𑜫 (soṅ), Bouyei soongl, Zhuang song.

PronunciationEdit

Orthographic/Phonemicสอง
s ɒ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonsɔ̌ɔng
Royal Institutesong
(standard) IPA(key)/sɔːŋ˩˩˦/(R)

NumeralEdit

สอง

  1. 2 (Thai numeral: (2))

Usage notesEdit

When "two" is at the position of tens, use ยี่ (yîi) as ยี่สิบ (yîi-sìp) instead. There was suggestion to read "two" in a phone number as โท (too), to distinguish from สาม (sǎam), due to dated low-quality voicing technology.

SynonymsEdit

Synonyms

See alsoEdit

See also