สอง
ThaiEdit
< ๑ | ๒ | ๓ > |
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Cardinal : สอง (sɔ̌ɔng) Ordinal : ที่สอง (tîi-sɔ̌ɔng) | ||
Alternative formsEdit
- (archaic): โสง (sǒong)
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Tai *soːŋᴬ, from Middle Chinese 雙 (MC ʃˠʌŋ, “two”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈᩬᨦ, Lao ສອງ (sǭng), Lü ᦉᦸᧂ (ṡoang), Tai Dam ꪎꪮꪉ, Shan သွင် (sǎung), Tai Nüa ᥔᥩᥒᥴ (sóang), Ahom 𑜏𑜨𑜂𑜫 (soṅ), Bouyei soongl, Zhuang song.
PronunciationEdit
Orthographic/Phonemic | สอง s ɒ ŋ | |
Romanization | Paiboon | sɔ̌ɔng |
Royal Institute | song | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /sɔːŋ˩˩˦/(R) |
NumeralEdit
สอง
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