"sam" meaning in Zhuang

See sam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Numeral

IPA: /θaːm˨˦/ [Standard-Zhuang], /ɬaːm˨˦/ (note: Zuojiang Zhuang), /ɬaːm˧˧/ (note: Longzhou)
Etymology: From Proto-Tai *saːm (“three”), from Middle Chinese 三 (MC sam, “three”). Cognate with Thai สาม (sǎam), Northern Thai ᩈᩣ᩠ᨾ, Lao ສາມ (sām), Lü ᦉᦱᧄ (ṡaam), Tai Dam ꪎꪱꪣ, Shan သၢမ် (sǎam), Tai Nüa ᥔᥣᥛᥴ (sáam), Ahom 𑜏𑜪 (saṃ), Bouyei saaml, Nùng slam. Etymology templates: {{inh|za|tai-pro|*saːm||three}} Proto-Tai *saːm (“three”), {{der|za|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|三|three|id=1}} 三 (MC sam, “three”), {{cog|th|สาม}} Thai สาม (sǎam), {{cog|nod|ᩈᩣ᩠ᨾ}} Northern Thai ᩈᩣ᩠ᨾ, {{cog|lo|ສາມ}} Lao ສາມ (sām), {{cog|khb|ᦉᦱᧄ}} Lü ᦉᦱᧄ (ṡaam), {{cog|blt|ꪎꪱꪣ}} Tai Dam ꪎꪱꪣ, {{cog|shn|သၢမ်}} Shan သၢမ် (sǎam), {{cog|tdd|ᥔᥣᥛᥴ}} Tai Nüa ᥔᥣᥛᥴ (sáam), {{cog|aho|𑜏𑜪}} Ahom 𑜏𑜪 (saṃ), {{cog|pcc|saaml}} Bouyei saaml, {{cog|nut|slam}} Nùng slam Head templates: {{head|za|numeral|||or||||or||or||or||or||or||or||or||or||or||or||or||or||or||or||or||or||or||or||or||or||or||or||or||or||or||or||or||or||1957–1982 spelling|sam|cat2=terms without Sawndip form|cat3=|cat4=|f32accel-form=1957 spelling|head=}} sam (1957–1982 spelling sam), {{za-head|numeral}} sam (1957–1982 spelling sam)
  1. three
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      "三",
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    ],
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      "สาม",
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    ],
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      "ᩈᩣ᩠ᨾ",
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      "ສາມ",
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    ],
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      "ᦉᦱᧄ",
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    ],
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      "ꪎꪱꪣ",
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    ],
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      "သၢမ်",
      "သၢမ်#Shan"
    ],
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      "ᥔᥣᥛᥴ",
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    ],
    [
      "𑜏𑜪",
      "𑜏𑜪#Ahom"
    ],
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      "saaml",
      "saaml#Bouyei"
    ],
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      "slam",
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    ]
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    },
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    },
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      },
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      },
      "expansion": "Thai สาม (sǎam)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nod",
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      },
      "expansion": "Northern Thai ᩈᩣ᩠ᨾ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lo",
        "2": "ສາມ"
      },
      "expansion": "Lao ສາມ (sām)",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "khb",
        "2": "ᦉᦱᧄ"
      },
      "expansion": "Lü ᦉᦱᧄ (ṡaam)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "blt",
        "2": "ꪎꪱꪣ"
      },
      "expansion": "Tai Dam ꪎꪱꪣ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "shn",
        "2": "သၢမ်"
      },
      "expansion": "Shan သၢမ် (sǎam)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tdd",
        "2": "ᥔᥣᥛᥴ"
      },
      "expansion": "Tai Nüa ᥔᥣᥛᥴ (sáam)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aho",
        "2": "𑜏𑜪"
      },
      "expansion": "Ahom 𑜏𑜪 (saṃ)",
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    },
    {
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        "1": "pcc",
        "2": "saaml"
      },
      "expansion": "Bouyei saaml",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "nut",
        "2": "slam"
      },
      "expansion": "Nùng slam",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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        "22": "",
        "23": "or",
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        "25": "or",
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        "58": "",
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        },
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      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ɬaːm˨˦/",
      "note": "Zuojiang Zhuang"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬaːm˧˧/",
      "note": "Longzhou"
    }
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}
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Tai/saːm"
    ],
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      "三",
      "三#Chinese"
    ],
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      "สาม",
      "สาม#Thai"
    ],
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    ],
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      "ꪎꪱꪣ",
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    ],
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      "သၢမ်",
      "သၢမ်#Shan"
    ],
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      "ᥔᥣᥛᥴ",
      "ᥔᥣᥛᥴ#Tai_Nüa"
    ],
    [
      "𑜏𑜪",
      "𑜏𑜪#Ahom"
    ],
    [
      "saaml",
      "saaml#Bouyei"
    ],
    [
      "slam",
      "slam#Nùng"
    ]
  ],
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    },
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      },
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      },
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    },
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        "2": "ᩈᩣ᩠ᨾ"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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        "1": "lo",
        "2": "ສາມ"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "khb",
        "2": "ᦉᦱᧄ"
      },
      "expansion": "Lü ᦉᦱᧄ (ṡaam)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "blt",
        "2": "ꪎꪱꪣ"
      },
      "expansion": "Tai Dam ꪎꪱꪣ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "shn",
        "2": "သၢမ်"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tdd",
        "2": "ᥔᥣᥛᥴ"
      },
      "expansion": "Tai Nüa ᥔᥣᥛᥴ (sáam)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "𑜏𑜪"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pcc",
        "2": "saaml"
      },
      "expansion": "Bouyei saaml",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "nut",
        "2": "slam"
      },
      "expansion": "Nùng slam",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ɬaːm˨˦/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬaːm˧˧/",
      "note": "Longzhou"
    }
  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for sam meaning in Zhuang (3.8kB)

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: 1957–1982 spelling sam",
  "path": [
    "sam"
  ],
  "section": "Zhuang",
  "subsection": "numeral",
  "title": "sam",
  "trace": ""
}

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