ຊາວສາມ

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    Cardinal : ຊາວສາມ (sāo sām)

Etymology

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Compounded from ຊາວ (sāo) +‎ ສາມ (sām). Cognates include ᦌᦱᧁᦉᦱᧄ (saawṡaam) and Shan သၢဝ်းသၢမ် (sáao sǎam).

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

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ຊາວສາມ (sāo sām)

  1. twenty-three

Coordinate terms

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