seiq

Zhuang

**Zhuang cardinal numbers**
< 3	4	5 >
Cardinal : seiq

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *siːᴮ (“four”), from Middle Chinese 四 (MC siɪ^H, “four”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-ləj (“four”). Cognate with Thai สี่ (sìi), Northern Thai ᩈᩦ᩵, Lao ສີ່ (sī), Lü ᦉᦲᧈ (ṡii¹), Tai Dam ꪎꪲ꪿, Shan သီႇ (sìi), Tai Nüa ᥔᥤᥱ (si³), Ahom 𑜏𑜣 (sii).

Pronunciation

(Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /θei˧˥/

Tone numbers: sei⁵

Hyphenation: seiq

Numeral

seiq (old orthography seiƽ)

four