พยัญชนะต้น(pá-yan-chá-ná dtôn)
Meanings
1NounC1
initial consonant (sound/onset)
the consonant sound (onset) at the beginning of a syllable
Examples
คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverกับgàpกับgàp1to; toward (recipient/target)2and (informal)3with; together with4classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)5side dish; accompaniment6against; versusไคร้kráiไคร้kráiwater willowถึงจะtĕung jàถึงจะtĕung jà1even if; even though; although (often with ก็)2only if; only when; not untilเขียนkĭianเขียนkĭian1[to] fill out; write in2[to] compose; author3[to] draw; sketch4[to] write5[to] write (data); burn (a disc)ต่างกันdtàang ganต่างกันdtàang gan[to] differ; be different (from each other)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2from; since (starting point)3only; just (restriction)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3well; after all (emphasis/justification)4topic/resumption marker5conditional marker (if… then…)มีmeeมีmee1[to] experience; undergo2[to] have; possess3there is/are; existเสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1voice2tone; timbre3sound; noise4vote5phonetic toneพยัญชนะต้นpá-yan-chá-ná dtônพยัญชนะต้นpá-yan-chá-ná dtôn1initial consonant (sound/onset)2initial consonant letter(s)เหมือนกันmĕuuan ganเหมือนกันmĕuuan gan1the same; alike2same here; me too3too; also; as well; likewise
Even though the words 'ใคร' (khrai) and 'ไคร้' (khrai) are written differently, they have the same initial consonant sound.
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ภาษาไทยpaa-săa taiมีmeeเสียงsĭiangพยัญชนะต้นpá-yan-chá-ná dtônหลายlăaiเสียงsĭiangที่têeไม่มีmâi meeในnaiภาษาอังกฤษpaa-săa ang-grìtเช่นchênเสียงsĭiangงngในnaiคำว่าkam wâaงานngaan
The Thai language has several initial consonant sounds that do not exist in English, for example the /ng/ sound in the word 'งาน' (ngaan).
ปรากฏการณ์bpraa-gòt-gaanที่têeเสียงsĭiangพยัญชนะต้นpá-yan-chá-ná dtônท้ายtáaiพยางค์pá-yaangหน้าnâaไปbpaiควบkûuapกับgàpสระsàของkŏngพยางค์pá-yaangถัดtàtไปเป็นbpai bpenสิ่งที่sìng têeพบpópได้dâiยากyâakในnaiภาษาไทยpaa-săa tai
The phenomenon where the final consonant sound of a preceding syllable links to the vowel of the following syllable is rarely found in the Thai language.
ความแตกต่างkwaam dtàek dtàangระหว่างrá-wàangเสียงsĭiangพยัญชนะต้นpá-yan-chá-ná dtônแบบbàepพ่นลมpôn lomและláeไม่mâiพ่นลมpôn lomเช่นchênpʰกับgàpPเป็นbpenหัวใจสำคัญhŭua jai săm-kanของkŏngการออกเสียงgaan òk sĭiangภาษาไทยpaa-săa taiให้hâiถูกต้องtòok dtông
The distinction between aspirated and unaspirated initial consonant sounds, such as /pʰ/ and /p/, is crucial for correct Thai pronunciation.
2NounC1
initial consonant letter(s)
the consonant letter or consonant cluster written at the beginning of a syllable
Examples
คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)เรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] take (a course/subject)3[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)มีmeeมีmee1[to] experience; undergo2[to] have; possess3there is/are; existรrเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1[to] know how; be able to (skill)2[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)3to be (identity/category/state)4to becomeพยัญชนะต้นpá-yan-chá-ná dtônพยัญชนะต้นpá-yan-chá-ná dtôn1initial consonant (sound/onset)2initial consonant letter(s)
The word 'rian' (to study) has 'r' as its initial consonant letter.
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ในnaiภาษาไทยpaa-săa taiคำkamบางคำbaang kamมีmeeพยัญชนะต้นpá-yan-chá-ná dtônเป็นbpenพยัญชนะควบกล้ำpá-yan-chá-ná kûuap glâmเช่นchênกล้วยglûuaiมีmeeกลgonเป็นbpenพยัญชนะต้นpá-yan-chá-ná dtôn
In Thai, some words have a consonant cluster as the initial consonant, for example, 'kluai' (banana) has 'kl' as its initial consonant cluster.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaคำว่าkam wâaจริงjingจะjàออกเสียงòk sĭiangจjaแต่dtàeพยัญชนะต้นpá-yan-chá-ná dtônที่têeเขียนkĭianคือkeuจรjonซึ่งsêungจัดเป็นjàt bpenพยัญชนะpá-yan-chá-náควบkûuapไม่mâiแท้táe
Although the word 'jing' (true) is pronounced with a 'j' sound, the initial consonant that is written is 'jr', which is classified as a false consonant cluster.
การวิเคราะห์gaan wí-krórโครงสร้างkrohng sâangพยางค์pá-yaangในnaiศิลาจารึกsì-laa jaa-réukต้องdtôngอาศัยaa-săiความเข้าใจkwaam kâo jaiเรื่องrêuuangระบบrá-bòpการเขียนgaan kĭianพยัญชนะต้นpá-yan-chá-ná dtônในnaiสมัยsà-măiสุโขทัยsù-kŏh-tai
Analyzing the syllable structure in stone inscriptions requires an understanding of the writing system for initial consonants during the Sukhothai period.
Word Breakdown
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พยัญชนะต้นpá-yan-chá-ná dtônพยัญชนะต้นpá-yan-chá-ná dtôninitial consonant (sound/onset)