Tonal Composition of Thai Syllables |
lexical tone | | initial
consonant
type | syllable type | tone
mark | example |
L | | | mid | + | dead | | | |
| | mid | + | live (1.) | + | อ่ | |
| | high | + | dead | | | |
| | high | + | live | + | อ่ | |
อ | + | sonorant | + | dead | | | |
อ | + | sonorant | + | live | + | อ่ | |
ห | + | sonorant | + | dead | | | |
ห | + | sonorant | + | live | + | อ่ | |
M | | | low | + | live | | | |
| | mid | + | live | | | |
H | | | low | + | open, short | | | |
| | low | + | closed dead, short | | | |
| | low | + | any (2.) | + | อ้ | |
| | mid | + | any (3.) | + | อ๊ | |
R | | | high | + | live | | | |
| | mid | + | any (4.) | + | อ๋ | |
ห | + | sonorant | + | live | | | |
F | | | low | + | closed dead, long | | | |
| | low | + | any (4.) | + | อ่ | |
ห | + | sonorant | + | live | + | อ้ | |
| | mid | + | any (5.) | + | อ้ | |
| | high | + | any (4.) | + | อ้ | |