ᦷᦠᧅ

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    Cardinal : ᦷᦠᧅ (ḣok)

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰrok (“six”), from Proto-Tai *krokᴰ (“six”), from Old Chinese 六 (OC *ruɡ, “six”).[1] Cognate with Thai หก (hòk), Northern Thai ᩉᩫ᩠ᨠ, Lao ຫົກ (hok), Tai Dam ꪶꪬ꪿ꪀ, Shan ႁူၵ်း (húuk), Tai Nüa ᥞᥨᥐᥱ (hok3), Ahom 𑜍𑜤𑜀𑜫 (ruk), Zhuang roek or loeg.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hok̚˧˥/

Numeral

ᦷᦠᧅ (ḣok)

  1. six

References
  1. Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014), “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, ISSN 0859-9920, pages 47–68.
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