Thai Tone Lookup

Enter any Thai word to discover its tone and learn the orthographic rules that determine it.

ม่า

falling Tone
Initial
Class
Low-class
Tone Mark
Mai Ek (่)
Syllable
live
Tone Rule
Low + Mai Ek = Falling

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)

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