Thai Tone Lookup

Q: What tone is ม้า in Thai?

ม้า (pronounced ma) is pronounced with a high tone. Rule: Low + Mai Tho = High. For low-class consonants, Mai Tho produces High tone (opposite of mid/high class!).

Q: What does ม้า mean in Thai?

ม้า (ma) means solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times, a compact breed of harness horse, a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs, a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa).

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ม้า

high Tone

Meaning: solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times, a compact breed of harness horse, a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs, a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)

Initial

ม

Class

Low-class

Tone Mark

Mai Tho (้)

Syllable

live

Tone Rule

Low + Mai Tho = High

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)

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