Lao cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ສິບ (sip)
    Ordinal : ທີ່ສິບ (thī sip)

Etymology

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From Middle Chinese (MC dzyip, “ten”). Cognate with Thai สิบ (sìp), Northern Thai ᩈᩥ᩠ᨷ, ᦉᦲᧇ (ṡiib), Tai Dam ꪎꪲꪚ, Shan သိပ်း (síp), Tai Nüa ᥔᥤᥙᥴ (síp), Ahom 𑜏𑜢𑜆𑜫 (sip), Bouyei xib, Zhuang cib, Saek ซิ̄บ.

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [sip̚˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [sip̚˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ສິບ
  • Rhymes: -ip̚

Numeral

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ສິບ (sip)

  1. ten

Coordinate terms

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See also

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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)