In neighbouring Thailand the number three is thought to bring good luck.

Some authors may alternatively mark as the pronunciation for the word two, and either or for the word three.

For details of the various alternative romanization systems, see Romanization of Khmer.

With the exception of the number 0, which stems from Sanskrit, the etymology of the Khmer numbers from 1 to 5 is of proto-Austroasiatic origin.īefore a classifier, is reduced to in regular speech. The spoken names of modern Khmer numbers represent a biquinary system, with both base 5 and base 10 in use. This inconsistency with its decimal system suggests that spoken Angkorian Khmer used a vigesimal system.Īs both Thai and Lao scripts are derived from Old Khmer, their modern forms still bear many resemblances to the latter, demonstrated in the following table: Įach multiple of 20 or 100 would require an additional stroke over the character, so the number 47 was constructed using the 20 symbol with an additional upper stroke, followed by the symbol for number 7.

Old Khmer, or Angkorian Khmer, also possessed separate symbols for the numbers 10, 20, and 100. It is the script with the first extant material evidence of zero as a numerical figure, dating its use back to the seventh century, two centuries before its certain use in India. Having been derived from the Hindu numerals, modern Khmer numerals also represent a decimal positional notation system. The earliest known material use of zero as a decimal figure. The number 605 in Khmer numerals, from the Sambor inscriptions in 683 AD.

Angka 1 sampai 100