นปช.

no-bpo-chor

Meaning

1Proper nounB2

UDD (Red Shirts)

An acronym for the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), a political pressure group in Thailand, also known as the "Red Shirts".

Examples

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Tones

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

Why is นปช. said นอ-ปอ-ชอ?

no-bpo-chor

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

3 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

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

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

no

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Low 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——
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