เมมส์
meemMeaning
1NounB1
memes
humorous images, videos, or pieces of text that spread rapidly on the internet (loanword, variant of มีมส์)
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เมมส์ said เมม?
meem
- Silent letterมส์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
meem
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
มส์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |