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Lao cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ສອງ (sǭng)
    Ordinal : ທີ່ສອງ (thī sǭng)

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [sɔːŋ˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [sɔːŋ˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ສອງ
  • Rhymes: -ɔːŋ

Numeral edit

ສອງ (sǭng)

  1. two

Coordinate terms edit

See also edit

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)