See also: ສໍ, ສູ່, , and ສີ
Lao cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ສີ່ ()
    Ordinal : ທີ່ສີ່ (thī sī)

Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *siːᴮ (four), from Middle Chinese (MC sijH, “four”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-ləj (four). Cognate with Thai สี่ (sìi), Northern Thai ᩈᩦ᩵, ᦉᦲᧈ (ṡii¹), Tai Dam ꪎꪲ꪿, Shan သီႇ (sìi), Tai Nüa ᥔᥤᥱ (), Ahom 𑜏𑜣 (), Bouyei sis, Zhuang seiq.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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ສີ່ ()

  1. four

Coordinate terms

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Derived 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)

Further reading

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  • Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.