Lao cardinal numbers
 <  ໑໙ ໒໐ ໒໑  > 
    Cardinal : ຊາວ (sāo)
    Ordinal : ທີຊາວ (thī sāo)

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [saːw˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [saːw˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຊາວ
  • Rhymes: -aːw

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *zaːwᴬ⁴ (twenty) (Jonsson, 1991). Cognate with Isan ซาว, Northern Thai ᨪᩣ᩠ᩅ, ᦌᦱᧁ (saaw), Shan သၢဝ်း (sáao), Tai Nüa ᥔᥣᥝᥰ (säaw), Ahom 𑜏𑜧 (saw).

Numeral

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ຊາວ (sāo)

  1. twenty
Coordinate terms
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Etymology 2

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Cognate with Thai ชาว (chaao), Northern Thai ᨩᩣ᩠ᩅ, ᦋᦱᧁ (tsaaw), Shan ၸၢဝ်း (tsáao).

Noun

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ຊາວ (sāo)

  1. inhabitant, native; person
  2. (colloquial) tribe, group

Etymology 3

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From Proto-Tai *zaːwᴬ (to wash). Cognate with Thai ซาว (saao).

Verb

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ຊາວ (sāo) (abstract noun ການຊາວ)

  1. to wash in water with hands