ช่าง

chang · RTGS: chang

people who perform a particular kind of skilled work, a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft, a person who makes things, someone who works at something specified, someone known for high skill in some intellectual or artistic technique

noun

ผู้ชำนาญในการฝีมือหรือศิลปกรรมอย่างใดอย่างหนึ่ง; มีนิสัยชอบในทางใดทางหนึ่ง; มีลักษณะโน้มไปในทางนั้น ๆ

falling
Tone
Initial
Class
Low-class
Mark
Mai Ek (่)
Syllable
live
Tone Rule
Low + Mai Ek = Falling
Why falling tone?

For low-class consonants, Mai Ek produces Falling tone (different from mid/high class!).

What is a live syllable?

Live syllable (ends with a vowel or sonorant consonant like m, n, ng)

About Low-class consonants

Low-class consonants include ค, ฅ, ฆ, ง, ช, ซ, ฌ, ญ, ฑ, ฒ, ณ, ท, ธ, น, พ, ฟ, ภ, ม, ย, ร, ล, ว, ฬ, and ฮ. In live syllables without a tone mark, they produce a mid tone. They behave differently with tone marks compared to mid and high-class consonants.