ลักษณนาม
lák-sà-nà-naamMeaning
classifier; measure word
a grammatical classifier used with numbers and nouns to count or specify items (e.g., คนคนkon1person; human2classifier: people, ตัวตัวdtuua1character; figure2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3body; self; person (colloq.), เล่มเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2classifier: knives, swords, candles, carts); the measure word used in Thai grammar
Examples
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Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ลักษณนาม said ลัก-สะ-หนะ-นาม?
lák-sà-nà-naam
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
4 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
lák
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |