ซาว

Isan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *zaːwᴬ⁴ (twenty).[1]

Cognate with Thai ซาว (saao), Northern Thai ᨪᩣ᩠ᩅ, Lao ຊາວ (sāo), ᦌᦱᧁ (saaw), Shan သၢဝ်း (sáao), Tai Nüa ᥔᥣᥝᥰ (säaw), Tai Laing ꩬၢဝ်း, Aiton ꩬွ် (saw), Phake ꩬွ် (saw), Ahom 𑜏𑜧 (saw).

Numeral

ซาว (transliteration needed)

  1. twenty.

References

  1. ^ Jonsson, Nanna L. (1991) Proto Southwestern Tai (Doctoral dissertation), Department of Linguistics, State University of New York at Albany

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicซาว
z ā w
RomanizationPaiboonsaao
Royal Institutesao
(standard) IPA(key)/saːw˧/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *zaːwᴬ (to wash).[1]

Cognate with Lao ຊາວ (sāo), Zhuang sauz.

Compare Middle Chinese (MC tsawX).

Verb

ซาว • (saao) (abstract noun การซาว)

  1. to wash (rice, beans, etc.)
Derived terms
  • ซาวเสียง

Etymology 2

Thai numbers (edit)
 ←  10  ←  19 ๒๐
20
21  → [a], [b], [c] 30  → 
2
    Cardinal: ยี่สิบ (yîi-sìp), (dialectal) ซาว (saao)
    Ordinal: ที่ยี่สิบ (tîi-yîi-sìp)
    Multiplier: ยี่สิบเท่า

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *zaːwᴬ⁴ (twenty).[2]

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨪᩣ᩠ᩅ, Isan ซาว, Lao ຊາວ (sāo), ᦌᦱᧁ (saaw), Tai Dam ꪏꪱꪫ (ꞌsáo), Shan သၢဝ်း (sáao), Tai Nüa ᥔᥣᥝᥰ (säaw), Tai Laing ꩬၢဝ်း, Aiton ꩬွ် (saw), Phake ꩬွ် (saw), Ahom 𑜏𑜧 (saw).

Numeral

ซาว • (saao)

  1. (Sukhothai, northern, northeastern) twenty

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 356
  2. ^ Jonsson, Nanna L. (1991) Proto Southwestern Tai (Doctoral dissertation), Department of Linguistics, State University of New York at Albany

Further reading

  • ซาว” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.