ฏ
dtɔɔMeaning
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15th Thai consonant
the 15th consonant of the Thai alphabet, called 'to patak'
Examples
ตัว ฏ อ่านว่า ตอ ปฏัก
The letter ฏ is read as To Patak.
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The word "prakot" (to appear) is written with the letter ฏ.
เด็กๆdèk dèkมักจะmák jàสับสนsàp-sŏnระหว่างrá-wàangตัวdtuuaฏdtorกับgàpตัวdtuuaฎdorเมื่อmêuuaเรียนriianเขียนkĭianภาษาไทยpaa-săa tai
Children often confuse the letter ฏ with the letter ฎ when learning to write Thai.
ครูสอนkruu sŏnให้hâiเน้นnénรอยหยักroi yàkที่têeหางhăangของkŏngตัวdtuuaฏdtorเพื่อให้pêuua hâiต่างจากdtàang jàakตัวdtuuaฎdor
The teacher taught us to emphasize the zigzag at the tail of the letter ฏ to make it different from the letter ฎ.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ฏ said ตอ?
dtɔɔ
- Hidden vowelฏ has no written vowel, so it takes a short “o” (อ).Same-sounding letterฏ sounds just like ต, so the reading uses ต.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dtɔɔ
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 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 | — | — |