ฮิกส์

hík

Meanings

1Proper nounB2

Higgs (surname)

a family name; in science contexts often referring to the physicist Peter Higgs

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2NounC2

Higgs boson (shorthand)

informal shorthand for the Higgs boson; sometimes also used to mean the Higgs field or mechanism

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Tones

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

Why is ฮิกส์ said ฮิก?

hík

  • Silent letterส์ 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 endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

hík

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High

ส์ 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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