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คู่

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Thai

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Thai numbers (edit)

2
    Cardinal: สอง (sɔ̌ɔng)
    Ordinal: ที่สอง (tîi-sɔ̌ɔng), รอง (rɔɔng)
    Multiplier: สองเท่า
    Collective: คู่ (kûu)
    Fractional: ครึ่ง (krʉ̂ng), ซีก (sîik)

Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ɡuːᴮ (pair). Cognate with Lao ຄູ່ (khū), ᦅᦴᧈ (kuu¹), Shan ၵူႈ (kūu). Compare Old Chinese (OC *ŋoːʔ, *ŋoːs, “pair”), Middle Chinese (MC nguwX|nguwH, “pair”).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicคู่
g ū ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonkûu
Royal Institutekhu
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰuː˥˩/(R)

Noun

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คู่ (kûu)

  1. pair.
  2. even number.
  3. couple; partner.

Classifier

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คู่ (kûu)

  1. Classifier for pairs of items (people, things).all nouns using this classifier