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
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?
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.