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Lao cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : ແປດ (pǣt)
    Ordinal : ທີ່ແປດ (thī pǣt)

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *peːtᴰ (eight), from Middle Chinese (MC peat, “eight”). Cognate with Thai แปด (bpɛ̀ɛt), Tai Dam ꪵꪜꪒ, ᦶᦔᧆᧈ (ṗaed¹), Shan ပႅတ်ႇ (pèt), Tai Nüa ᥙᥦᥖᥱ (pǎet), Ahom 𑜆𑜢𑜄𑜫 (pit), Bouyei beedt, Zhuang bet, Northern Thai ᨸᩯ᩠ᨯ.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pɛːt̚˧˩]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pɛːt̚˥˥˨]
  • Hyphenation: ແປດ
  • Rhymes: -ɛːt̚

Numeral edit

ແປດ (pǣt)

  1. eight

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)