ฎ

dɔɔ

Meanings

1NounA1

the 14th Thai consonant

the fourteenth consonant of the Thai alphabet, called 'do cha-da'

Examples

ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureฎdorฎdor1the 14th Thai consonant2abbreviation for ฎีกา; petition or final appealออกเสียงòk sĭiangออกเสียงòk sĭiang1[to] pronounce2[to] vote; cast a voteเหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureดd
The letter ฎ is pronounced like the letter ด.
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นี่nîiคือkʉʉพยัญชนะpá-yan-chá-náฎdɔɔชฎาchá-daa
This is the consonant ฎ cha-da.
พยัญชนะpá-yan-chá-náตัวdtuuaที่tîiสิบสี่sìp-sìiของkɔ̌ɔngภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiคือkʉʉฎdɔɔ
The fourteenth consonant of the Thai language is ฎ.
คำว่าkam-wâaกฎหมายgòt-mǎaiเขียนkǐianด้วยdûuaiตัวdtuuaฎdɔɔชฎาchá-daa
The word 'law' (kot-mai) is written with the letter ฎ cha-da.
2NounB2

abbreviation for ฎีกาฎีกาdii-gaa1royal petition; petition to the king2appeal to the Supreme Court3to appeal to the Supreme Court4disbursement voucher; payment request; petition or final appeal

an abbreviation for ฎีกาฎีกาdii-gaa1royal petition; petition to the king2appeal to the Supreme Court3to appeal to the Supreme Court4disbursement voucher; payment request, meaning a formal petition or an appeal to the Supreme Court

Examples

คดีká-deeคดีká-deelegal case; lawsuitนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)โจทก์jòhtโจทก์jòht1plaintiff2prosecution (in criminal case)ได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerยื่นyêunยื่นyêun1[to] hold out; offer (by hand)2[to] extend; protrude3[to] submit; file (form/request)ฎ.dไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เดือนที่แล้วdeuan têe láewเดือนที่แล้วdeuan têe láewlast month
In this case, the plaintiff filed a Supreme Court appeal (ฎ.) last month.
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ทนายความกำลังเตรียมเอกสารเพื่อยื่น ฎ. ในคดีนี้
The lawyer is preparing documents to file a Supreme Court appeal (ฎ.) in this case.
อ้างอิงจากคำพิพากษา ฎ. ที่ 1234/2560 จำเลยไม่มีความผิด
Based on Supreme Court decision (ฎ.) 1234/2560, the defendant is not guilty.
นักศึกษากฎหมายต้องศึกษาคำพิพากษา ฎ. หลายคดีเพื่อทำความเข้าใจข้อกฎหมายที่ซับซ้อน
Law students must study many Supreme Court (ฎ.) decisions to understand complex legal points.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is ฎ said ดอ?

dɔɔ

  • Hidden vowelฎ has no written vowel, so it takes a short “o” (อ).Same-sounding letterฎ sounds just like ด, so the reading uses ด.

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

dɔɔ

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——