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| ไผท phaL thaiM | ![]() |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ผะ-ไท |
| IPA | pʰà tʰaj |
| Royal Thai General System | phathai |
| [noun, loanword, Pali] | |||
| definition | land | ||
| special note |
This word contains an initial consonant cluster which does not follow the general clustered consonant tone rule,
either because the second consonant in the cluster is a mid- or high-class consonant, a non-sonorant low-class consonant, or because it
is an unaccounted exception to the rule. Consequently, as shown in the phonemic transcription result, the tone of the syllable as a whole is determined by the consonant class of the second consonant in the cluster, not the first. For more details, please check the following resources:
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