See also: ຫາ and ຫຼາ
Lao cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ຫ້າ ()
    Ordinal : ທີ່ຫ້າ (thī hā)

Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *haːꟲ (five), from Old Chinese (OC *ŋaːʔ, “five”). Cognate with Thai ห้า (hâa), Northern Thai ᩉ᩶ᩣ, ᦠᦱᧉ (ḣaa²), Tai Dam ꪬ꫁ꪱ, Shan ႁႃႈ (hāa), Tai Nüa ᥞᥣᥲ (hàa), Ahom 𑜑𑜡 (), Bouyei hac, Zhuang haj.

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [haː˧˩]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [haː˥˥˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຫ້າ
  • Rhymes: -aː

Numeral

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ຫ້າ ()

  1. five

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)