พอ

pho · RTGS: pho

give up or retire from a position

verb

เท่าที่ต้องการ, ควรแก่ความต้องการ, เต็มเท่าที่จำเป็น, เต็มตามต้องการ; เหมาะ, เพียงทำได้, ควร; ถูก, ชอบ

mid
Tone
Initial
พ
Class
Low-class
Mark
None
Syllable
live
Tone Rule
Low + Live (no mark) = Mid

Same Sound, Different Tones

Multiple Thai words share this romanization but differ in tone and meaning.

พอ

give up or retire from a position

mid พ่อ

a boy or man, an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk, a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father), an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously

falling
Why mid tone?

Low-class consonants in live syllables without a tone mark produce Mid tone, same as mid-class consonants.

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.

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