September 30th, 2008 
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Although Khmer uses base-10 numbers, the numbers for 1-9 are effectively spoken as base-5. Thus, six (bpram mouy) literally means five (bpram), one (mouy); whereas sixteen (dop bpram mouy) is ten (dop), five (bprum), one (mouy).
In practice, the word ‘seb’ is often omitted from the numbers for 30-90. However, it is generally considered more proper to include the word.
Basic numbers |
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| 1 | Mouy | 11 | Dob Mouy |
| 2 | Pi | 12 | Dob Pi |
| 3 | Bei | 13 | Dob Bei |
| 4 | Boun | 14 | Dob Boun |
| 5 | Bram | 15 | Dob Bram |
| 6 | Bram Mouy (5 + 1) | 16 | Dob Bram Mouy |
| 7 | Bram Pi | 17 | Dob Bram Pi |
| 8 | Bram Bei | 18 | Dob Bram Bei |
| 9 | Bram Boun | 19 | Dob Bram Boun |
| 10 | Dob | 20 | Moh Phei |
More numbers |
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| 30 | Sam sup | 1,000 | Mouy poine |
| 40 | Saire sup | 10,000 | Mouy murn |
| 50 | Hare sup | 100,000 | Mouy Saine |
| 60 | Hok sup | 1,000,000 | Mouy Lian |
| 70 | Cet sup | ||
| 80 | Perp sup | ||
| 90 | Kao sup | ||
| 100 | Mouy rooy | ||
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