วอลล์

wɔɔn

Meanings

1NounA2

wall (social media)

a user's profile page or timeline on a social media platform (loanword from English 'wall')

2NounA2

Wall's ice cream brand

Wall's, a brand of ice cream; often used in Thai to refer to ice cream from this brand

Examples

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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is วอลล์ said วอน?

wɔɔn

  • Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ล is said like น (n).Silent letterล์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ล, a sonorant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

wɔɔn

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

ล์ is silent here.

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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