นาฬิกา
naa-lí-gaaMeanings
clock; watch
a device that shows the time, such as a clock or wristwatch
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o'clock; time of day
used to state the hour of the day (e.g., 5 นาฬิกานาฬิกาnaa-lí-gaa1clock; watch2o'clock; time of day3classifier: เรือน = five o'clock)
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classifier: เรือนเรือนrʉʉan1house; dwelling (traditional/wooden); hull/body (of sth)2classifier: houses; clocks; watches3body; figure (formal/lit.)
The classifier used when counting clocks and watches is เรือนเรือนrʉʉan1house; dwelling (traditional/wooden); hull/body (of sth)2classifier: houses; clocks; watches3body; figure (formal/lit.).
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Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is นาฬิกา said นา-ลิ-กา?
naa-lí-gaa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
naa
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 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 | — | — |