ขา
kha · RTGS: kha
a support resembling a pedal extremity, a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg, one of the supports for a piece of furniture, a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle, the limb of an animal used for food
อวัยวะของมนุษย์หรือสัตว์ที่ยื่นจากขาหนีบถึงข้อเท้า; บุคคล, คน (ใช้คู่กับคำชี้เฉพาะ เช่น ขานี้ ขานั้น); บุคคลที่สามสองคน, เขาสองคน
Why rising tone?
High-class consonants in live syllables without a tone mark produce Rising tone. This is the default for high-class consonants.
What is a live syllable?
Live syllable (ends with a vowel or sonorant consonant like m, n, ng)
About High-class consonants
High-class consonants include ข, ฃ, ฉ, ฐ, ถ, ผ, ฝ, ศ, ษ, ส, and ห. In live syllables without a tone mark, they produce a rising tone. With mai ek (่), they produce a low tone.