ร้อน

ron · RTGS: ron

gain heat or get hot, used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

adjective verb

มีความรู้สึกตามผิวหนังเหมือนถูกไฟเป็นต้น; มีอุณหภูมิสูง; กระวนกระวาย

high
Tone
Initial
Class
Low-class
Mark
Mai Tho (้)
Syllable
live
Tone Rule
Low + Mai Tho = High
Why high tone?

For low-class consonants, Mai Tho produces High tone (opposite of 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.