ជម្រាបមកលោក Kenneth,
ខ្ញុំបានឃើញរឿងរ៉ាវ កំណើត "លេខ សូន្យ"
ក្នុងសីលាចារឹកខ្មែរពីមុននេះមានចុះក្នុងទស្សនាវដ្តី Mon-Khmer
Studiesរួចម្តងមកហើយ ដោយ linguist បរទេសម្នាក់
ដូចដែលលោកបានរៀបរាប់មក។សម្រាប់ខ្ញុំ, អ្នកបង្កើតជាខ្មែរឬជាជនជាតិណាមួយ
នោះខ្ញុំមិនមានយោបល់ច្រើនទេ តែបញ្ហាគឺថិតនៅត្រង់រូបរាង (form)ដែលសញ្ញាសូន្យនោះ
វាគ្រាន់តែជាចំណុច (.) -ជា dot មិនមែនមានទំហំធំ ដូចលេខឯទៀតៗ ។ -នេះជាបញ្ហាមួយដែល
ខ្មែរឯទៀតៗពិបាកនឹងចាប់អារម្មណ៍ ។ ក្នុងសម័យខ្មែរក្រហម
ពេលមួយដែលខ្ញុំធ្វើការផ្នែកជំនាងឈើ(ពិសេសពេលសង់ផ្ទះ) មេជាងគេអោយខ្ញុំដៅឬក្រិត
"សូន្យ"មួយ នៅចុងសសរ ។ ខ្ញុំមិនបានដឹងថា ពាក្យ "សូន្យ" ដែលគេប្រើ - គេនិយាយនោះ
វាគ្រាន់តែជាចំណុច តូចមួយទេខ្ញុំបែរជាសរសេរលេខសូន្យ (๐) ដូចសព្វថ្ងៃនេះទៅវិញ
។គេថាមិនត្រូវទេ តែគេអោយខ្ញុំ គូសខ្វែង X (ជើងក្អែក)នោះទើបវាទៀងទាត់ជាង ។ ដូចនេះ
សូន្យ ខ្មែរកើតឡើងដោយជំនួប នៃខ្សែបន្ទាត់ពីរ ។ក្នុងភាសាធរណីមាត្រសាស្ត្រ វាជាចំណុច
(a point) ។ តើពីមុននោះមក ក្នុងការប្រើពាក្យថាសូន្យ(zero) -
គេមានពាក្យអ្វីមួយទៀតដើម្បីសម្គាល់ number zero នេះទេ ដែរ? នេះវាជាបញ្ហាមួយទៀត!
ក្នុង Arabic numeral គេយក number មួយៗមកសរសេរដោយតំណាងទៅលើចំនួនមុម (number of
angle) ។• Number One (1) លេខមួយ (១) គឺមានចំនួនមុមតែមួយ (១) ទេ ។ គេគូសសញ្ញា
ជាបន្ទាត់ឈរត្រង់ ហើយ គូសចុងខាងលើចុះបន្តិច បង្កើតជាមុមមួយ (១) ។• Number Two
(Z) លេខពីរ (2) ជាបែបអក្សរ Z ដែលក្លាយជា 2 ដូចសព្វថ្ងៃ ។ វាមានមុមពីរ ។• Number
Three (∑ រូបនេះត្រឡប់ឆ្វេង) កើតបានជាលេខ 3 - មានមុមបី ។ល។ រីឯ• Number Zero (O)
វិញ យើងមិនអាចបង្កើត មុមណាមួយបានទេ ក្នុង circle នោះ លុះណាតែមានជាបន្ទាត់
មួយឬពីរវាមកកាត់ជួបគ្នា ។ ដូច្នេះ Zero (O) គឺគ្មានមុមទេ ។
ចំណែកឯក្នុងភាសាខ្មែរវិញ "សូន្យ" គឹមានន័យថា "គ្មាន - អស់ - អត់ - ទទេ - រលីង"
។ល។ ចុះបើ "គ្មាន - អស់ - អត់ - ទទេ - រលីង" ហើយ - តើវាមានលេខមកពីណា ?
តើវាតំណាងអ្វីទៅវិញ ? តើពាក្យ"សូន្យ" សម្គាល់ numberzero សរសេរតាមបែបបាលីក្លាយនេះ
ឬមួយ សរសេរបែបណាមួយវិញ ? - នេះជាបញ្ហាមួយដែរ ! ។ក្នុងការប្រើចំណុច (dot)
រវាងអ្នកនៅស្រុកខ្មែរនិងនៅបរទេស (អាមេរិក) សព្វថ្ងៃមានការច្រឡំ -
ខ្វែងគំនិតគ្នាខ្លះៗ ។ ឧទាហរណ៍ : $ 3,000 (អាមេរិក) - ឯខ្មែរវិញ ៣.000 ដុល្លារ៍
។បើដាក់តាមសីលាចារឹក "៣... ដុល្លារ៍" តើបែបនេះបានទេឬ "?ជម្រាបលា!Happy
Thanksgiving !Papillon11/23/2014------
On Sunday, November 23, 2014 12:56 PM, Kenneth So
<[email protected]> wrote:
Since I sentthe link of the Smithsonian Magazine article about the number Zero
(http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/origin-number-zero-180953392/?no-ist), I
received comments from a couple ofKhmers and a Vietnamese doubting that Khmers
were the inventor of the numberZero. Prior to 1930,most people such as the
British scholar G. R. Kaye believed that Zero wasinvented by either the Arabs
or the Europeans. In his Euro-centric’s bias, Kayerefuted the claim that Indian
was the first inventor of Zero. During that time,the oldest Zero was discovered
at the temple of Chatur-bujha in Gwalior, amajor historical city in Madhya
Pradesh in India, dating to the mid-9thcentury. Because that period of time
coincided with the Islamic leadershipcentered around the Caliph, Kaye with his
bias and without proof theorized thatZero was invented by the European and then
reached India through trades from Arabmerchants. Now, with therediscovery of
the K.127 stele (the numeration was given by George Coedes afterhe discovered
the stele in 1931) by Amir Aczel showing clearly the date 605Sakarach etched on
the stone, which corresponded to 683 AD or 684 AD dependingon the month that
the inscription was etched, some Khmer people (and justrecently also a
Vietnamese) refused to believe that our ancestors could createsuch an important
invention. Why people canaccept that Europeans, Indians, or Arabs invented
Zero but they cannot acceptthat Khmers could achieve such a feat also? Have
they forgotten that ancient Khmershad built temples and monuments as grandiose
and complicated as the European,Arab, and Indian? Building such monuments
required engineering knowledge. Theproof is in the pudding, but people still
doubt us. It seems some of us haveforgotten our roots. Untilarchaeologists
and/or scholars can come up with a new and indisputable proof ofZero invented
by other people, for the moment Khmers can bathe in reflectedglory of our
ancestors’ achievement. Kenneth So
Kenneth So
Aryasatya (Sanskrit)
Chattari Ariyasachchani (Pali)
Chatuk Arei Sachak (Khmer)
The Four Noble Truths (English)
In Steps with Khmer Soul & Khmer Conscience
On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 8:38 AM, Kenneth So <[email protected]> wrote:
Dear All,
I wish to bring to your attention the publication of the Origin of the Number
Zero in the Smithsonian Magazine in the December 2015 issue. Attached is the
link to read the article:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/origin-number-zero-180953392/?no-ist
The publication of the Origin of the Number Zero in this first-rated magazine
is very important for us, Khmer, and for our nation. Until there is another
finding predating the number zero inscribed in the K-127 stele, we can claim
that the number Zero was invented by Khmer. We should be very proud of our
ingenuity and I propose to our government to set a specific date to celebrate
the invention of the number Zero every year to remind our people and the world
of this great Khmer invention.
Besides George Coedes who was the first person who discovered the K-127 stele
and deciphered the date and the number Zero, Mr. Amir Aczel who had read about
Coedes' discovery should also be hailed as a hero. If it were not for his
dedication and pursuit of the truth, the world would have forgotten about this
extremely important invention and the number Zero would still have been
attributed to the work done by either the Arab or the Indian. As of now, we can
claim without a shadow of a doubt that Khmer was the first who invented the
number Zero. Another person that should be given credit and also hailed as a
hero is Mr. HabTouch, the Director General of the Ministry of Culture and Fine
Arts. If it were not for Mr. Touch directing Mr. Aczel to look at the Angkor
Conservation site and also giving him permission to enter the site, the K-127
stele may have been sitting among the piles of steles scattered in the area and
still undiscovered to this date.
It seems that fate has favored our nation to be recognized as the inventor of
the number Zero, which could be argued as the most important invention in human
history. Without the number Zero, the world would not have been able to
progress as it is. The modern world cannot function without using the number
Zero.
The K-127 could have disappeared and/or changed hands many times. If it were
not for the French to reclaim Siem Reap for us from Thailand, the Thais would
have claimed that they were the inventors of the number Zero. The Khmer Rouge,
with their stupidity and ignorance of anything of importance, could have
destroyed the K-127 stele. Yet, this stele had beat all the odds as if it
awaits to be rediscovered and to be reclaimed by its true owner, the Khmer.
Thank You,
Kenneth So
Kenneth So
Aryasatya (Sanskrit)
Chattari Ariyasachchani (Pali)
Chatuk Arei Sachak (Khmer)
The Four Noble Truths (English)
In Steps with Khmer Soul & Khmer Conscience
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