သၢ

S'gaw Karen

S'gaw Karen cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : သၢ (thuh)

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *səmᴬ (“three”) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *səm⁴ (“idem”) (Burling, 1969), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-sum (“three”). Cognate with Pa'o Karen သွံ, Western Pwo ၥၧၫ့, Eastern Pwo သိုင့် (θə̂ɴ), Western Kayah ꤞꤛꤣ꤭ (thūeoe), Burmese သုံး (sum:).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θɛ́j/
• (Kayin State) IPA^(key): /θə³³/
• (Chiang Rai) IPA^(key): /sə³³/

Numeral

သၢ • (thuh)

1. three