วรรณยุกต์โท(wan-ná-yúk toh)

Meanings

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second Thai tone mark; mai tho

the second Thai tone mark (ไม้โท), which typically indicates a falling or high tone depending on the consonant class

Examples

คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightเขียนkĭianเขียนkĭian1[to] write2[to] compose; author3[to] fill out; write in4[to] draw; sketchด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toรูปrôopรูปrôop1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4Buddha image; statue5grammatical formวรรณยุกต์โทwan-ná-yúk tohวรรณยุกต์โทwan-ná-yúk tohsecond Thai tone mark; mai thoเสมอsà-mĕrเสมอsà-mĕr1always; invariably2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4[to] draw; [to] tie
The word "baan" must always be written with the second tone mark.

Word Breakdown

วรรณยุกต์wan-ná-yúkวรรณยุกต์wan-ná-yúk1tone mark (Thai script)2diacritic (for tone)Part 1
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โทtohโทtoh1second; secondary2master’s degree level; graduate (M.A./M.S.)3B; second class; second rank; grade B4Thai tone name (falling tone)Part 2
วรรณยุกต์โทwan-ná-yúk tohวรรณยุกต์โทwan-ná-yúk tohsecond Thai tone mark; mai tho