สิบ

See also: สบู่, สับ, and สูบ

Thai
Thai cardinal numbers
 <  ๙ ๑๐ ๑๑  > 
    Cardinal : สิบ (sìp)
    Ordinal : ที่สิบ (tîi-sìp)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 十 (MC d͡ʑiɪp̚, “ten”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩈᩥ᩠ᨷ, Lao ສິບ (sip), Lü ᦉᦲᧇ (ṡiib), Tai Dam ꪎꪲꪚ, Shan သိပ်း (síp), Tai Nüa ᥔᥤᥙᥴ (sip1), Ahom 𑜏𑜢𑜆𑜫 (sip), Zhuang cib, Saek ซิ̄บ.

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicสิบ
s i ɓ
RomanizationPaiboonsìp
Royal Institutesip
(standard) IPA(key)/sip̚˨˩/

Numeral

สิบ • (sìp)

  1. 10 (Thai numeral: ๑๐ (10))

Noun

สิบ • (sìp)

  1. ten.

Usage notes

When "one" is at the position of tens, use only สิบ; do not use หนึ่งสิบ.

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