กทม
go-to-moMeanings
Bangkok (city)
An abbreviation for กรุงเทพมหานครกรุงเทพมหานครgrung-têep-má-hǎa-ná-kɔɔn1Bangkok2Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (Krung Thep Maha Nakhon), referring to Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand.
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Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)
An abbreviation for กรุงเทพมหานครกรุงเทพมหานครgrung-têep-má-hǎa-ná-kɔɔn1Bangkok2Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (Krung Thep Maha Nakhon), referring to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), the governing body of Bangkok.
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Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กทม said ทก-มะ?
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The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |