ᦌᦱᧁ

Lü

Lü cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : ᦌᦱᧁ (saaw)     Ordinal : ᦒᦲᦌᦱᧁ (thiisaaw)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *zaːwᴬ⁴ (“twenty”) (Jonsson, 1991). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨪᩣ᩠ᩅ, Isan ซาว, Lao ຊາວ (sāo), Shan သၢဝ်း (sáao), Ahom 𑜏𑜧 (saw).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saːw˥˩/

Numeral

ᦌᦱᧁ • (saaw) (Tai Tham spelling ᨪᩣ᩠ᩅ)

1. twenty