เฮด

hêet

Meanings

1NounA2

head (loanword; casual)

the head; the human head (informal Thai loan from English “head”)

Examples

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2NounB1

chief; leader (loanword; casual)

a chief or the person in charge of a unit, department, or group (informal loan from English “head”)

3NounB1

header; title (IT/print; loanword)

the header area of a page, document, or web page; a title line (loan from English “header/head”, used in IT/printing)

Examples

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Tones

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

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

hêet

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling

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——