သီႇ

Shan
Shan cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : သီႇ (sìi)
    Ordinal : တီႈသီႇ (tīi sìi)

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *siːᴮ (“four”), from Middle Chinese 四 (MC siɪH, “four”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-ləj (“four”). Cognate with Thai สี่ (sìi), Northern Thai ᩈᩦ᩵, Lao ສີ່ (sī), Lü ᦉᦲᧈ (ṡii1), Tai Dam ꪎꪲ꪿, Tai Nüa ᥔᥤᥱ (si3), Ahom 𑜏𑜣 (sii), Zhuang seiq.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sʰiː˩/

Numeral

သီႇ • (sìi)

  1. four
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