ᦂᧁᧉ

Lü

Lü cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : ᦂᧁᧉ (k̇aw²)

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *kɤwꟲ (“nine”), from Middle Chinese 九 (MC kjuwX, “nine”), from Old Chinese 九 (OC *kuʔ), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d/s-kəw. Cognate with Thai เก้า (gâao), Northern Thai ᨠᩮᩢ᩶ᩣ, Lao ເກົ້າ (kao), Tai Dam ꪹꪀ꫁ꪱ, Shan ၵဝ်ႈ (kāo), Tai Nüa ᥐᥝᥲ (kàw), Ahom 𑜀𑜧 (kaw), Bouyei guz, Zhuang gouj, Saek กู̂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaw˩˧/

Numeral

ᦂᧁᧉ • (k̇aw²)

1. nine