2 Thai words sound like “chang”. We show ช่าง first; the others are listed below.
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
ผู้ชำนาญในการฝีมือหรือศิลปกรรมอย่างใดอย่างหนึ่ง; มีนิสัยชอบในทางใดทางหนึ่ง; มีลักษณะโน้มไปในทางนั้น ๆ
Same Sound, Different Tones
Multiple Thai words share this romanization but differ in tone and meaning.
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
five-toed pachyderm, the symbol of the Republican Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
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.