ช่าง

Sounds like: 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
First consonant
ช
Consonant class
Low-class
Tone mark
Mai Ek (่)
Syllable type
live
Tone Rule
Low-class consonant + mai ek (◌่) = falling tone
Why falling tone?

A low-class consonant with mai ek gives a falling tone. Mid-class and high-class consonants with mai ek give a low tone.

What is a live syllable?

A live syllable ends in a long vowel, or in an m, n, ng, y or w sound.

About Low-class consonants

Every Thai consonant belongs to one of three groups, called classes: high, mid and low. 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.