Thai Tone Lookup

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

ไหม้

falling Tone
Initial
ห
Class
High-class
Tone Mark
Mai Tho (้)
Syllable
live
Tone Rule
High + Mai Tho = Falling

High-class consonants with Mai Tho produce Falling tone. This mark creates a sharp falling contour.

What is a live syllable?

Live syllable (ends with a vowel or sonorant consonant like m, n, ng)

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