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หอ นำ haawR namM |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | หอ-นำ |
IPA | hɔ̌ː nam |
Royal Thai General System | ho nam |
[noun] | |||
definition | in Thai grammar, the name of the special function of the consonant ห in which it causes a subsequent low-class, sonorant consonant (ง, ณ, ญ, น, ม, ย, ร, ล, or ว) to determine its tone as if it were a high-class consonant. In this way, the syllable can obtain—depending on the vowel, final consonant type, and tone mark—a low, rising, or falling tone. | ||
notes | Examples of หอ นำ: หมา , หลอด , บุหรี่ , หน่วง , หนวก , หญิง , หน่อย , หนู , หมด , หมวก , ไหม, ไหม้ , เหงา, etc. | ||
categories | |||
components | หอ | haawR | [pronunciation of the 41st letter of the Thai alphabet] |
นำ | namM | [is] leading | |