พินทุ
pin-túMeaning
1NounC1
Thai diacritic dot ( ฺ )
the Thai dot mark (ฺ) written under a consonant to show there is no vowel after it; used especially in Pali/Sanskrit spellings.
Examples
คุณครูkun-kruuคุณครูkun-kruu1teacher (polite/honorific)2Teacher (respectful title or address)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)เครื่องหมายkrʉ̂ʉang-mǎaiเครื่องหมายkrʉ̂ʉang-mǎaimark; sign; symbolจุดjùtจุดjùt1dot; spot; speck2point (location/time)3[to] light; ignite4full stop; period5point (argument/aspect)6decimal point7point (classifier for small dots/points)ใต้dtâaiใต้dtâai1under; beneath; below2south (direction)3southern region; the South4south; southern5under; subject to (authority/rules)พยัญชนะpá-yan-chá-náพยัญชนะpá-yan-chá-náconsonant (sound or letter)ที่เรียกว่าtîi-rîiak-wâaที่เรียกว่าtîi-rîiak-wâacalled; known asพินทุpin-túพินทุpin-túThai diacritic dot ( ฺ )ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderทำอะไรtam-à-raiทำอะไรtam-à-raiwhat are you doing?ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
Teacher, what is the dot mark under a consonant called a “phinthu” used for?
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คำkamที่tîiมาจากmaa-jàakภาษาบาลีสันสกฤตpaa-sǎa-baa-lii-sǎn-sà-grìtมักmákใช้cháiพินทุpin-túเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกำกับgam-gàpพยัญชนะท้ายpá-yan-chá-ná-táaiที่tîiไม่mâiออกเสียงɔ̀ɔk-sǐiangสระsà
Words derived from Pali and Sanskrit often use the phinthu to mark a final consonant that is not pronounced with a vowel.
ในnaiทางภาษาศาสตร์taang-paa-sǎa-sàatพินทุpin-túทำtamหน้าที่สำคัญnâa-tîi-sǎm-kanในnaiการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngกลุ่มglùmเสียงsǐiangพยัญชนะควบกล้ำpá-yan-chá-ná-kûuap-glâmท้ายtáaiพยางค์pá-yaangในnaiการgaanถอดtɔ̀ɔtอักษรàk-sɔ̌ɔnจากjàakภาษาต่างประเทศpaa-sǎa-dtàang-bprà-têet
Linguistically, the phinthu serves the crucial function of indicating final consonant clusters in transliterations from foreign languages.
การสะกดคำgaan sà-gòt kamว่าwâaเกษตรศาสตร์gà-sèt-dtà-sàatแต่เดิมdtàe dermมีmeeพินทุpin-tùอยู่ใต้yòo dtâiตัวdtuuaรrเพื่อpêuuaบ่งชี้bòng chéeว่าwâaเป็นbpenตัวสะกดdtuua sà-gòtไม่ใช่mâi châiพยัญชนะต้นpá-yan-chá-ná dtônของkŏngพยางค์pá-yaangถัดไปtàt bpai
The original spelling of the word “Kasetsart” had a phinthu under the “R” to indicate it was a final consonant, not the initial consonant of the next syllable.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
pin
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ทุtúทุtú1bad; wrong; difficult (prefix)2[to] pierce; break through (rare)bad; wrong; difficult (prefix)Part 2
พินทุpin-túพินทุpin-túThai diacritic dot ( ฺ )Thai diacritic dot ( ฺ )Word