44 Thai Consonants Flashcards

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ก ไก่

[k] [k̚] mid

chicken

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ข ไข่

[kʰ] [k̚] high

egg

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ฃ ขวด–ฃ kho khuat is obsolete and replaced by ข kho khai, which has identical phonetic values.

[kʰ] [k̚] high

bottle (obsolete)

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ค ควาย

[kʰ] [k̚] low

water buffalo

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ฅ คน–ฅ kho khon is obsolete and replaced by ค kho khwai, which has identical phonetic values.

[kʰ] [k̚] low

person (obsolete)

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ฆ ระฆัง

[kʰ] [k̚] low

bell

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ง งู

[ŋ] [ŋ] low

snake

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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จ จาน

[tɕ] [t̚] mid

plate

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ฉ ฉิ่ง

[tɕʰ] – high

cymbals

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ช ช้าง

[t͡ɕʰ], [ʃ] [t̚] low

elephant

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ซ โซ่

[s] [t̚] low

chain

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ฌ เฌอ

[t͡ɕʰ] – low

tree

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ญ หญิง–The lower curves of the letter ญ are removed when certain letters are written below them, such as ญ + the mark phinthu (lower dot) = ญฺ, etc.

[j] [n] low

woman

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ฎ ชฎา

[d] [t̚] mid

headdress

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ฏ ปฏัก

[t] [t̚] mid

goad/javelin... or any long cylindrical shape with two converging lines at the end

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ฐ ฐาน–The lower curves of the letter ฐ are removed when certain letters are written below them, such as ฐ + the vowel mark ุ = ฐุ, etc.

[tʰ] [t̚] high

pedestal

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ฑ มณโฑ

[tʰ] or [d] [t̚] low

Montho, character from Ramayana, (I think it's an old Sanskrit play)

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ฒ ผู้เฒ่า

[tʰ] [t̚] low

elder

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ณ เณร

[n] [n] low

samanera (a novice male munk)

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ด เด็ก

[d] [t̚] mid

child

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ต เต่า

[t] [t̚] mid

turtle

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ถ ถุง

[tʰ] [t̚] high

sack

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ท ทหาร

[tʰ] [t̚] low

soldier

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ธ ธง

[tʰ] [t̚] low

flag

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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น หนู

[n] [n] low

mouse

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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บ ใบไม้

[b] [p̚] mid

leaf

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ป ปลา

[p] [p̚] mid

fish

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ผ ผึ้ง

[pʰ] – high

bee

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ฝ ฝา

[f] – high

lid

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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พ พาน

[pʰ] [p̚] low

pan (artistically decorated tray)

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ฟ ฟัน

[f] [p̚] low

tooth

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ภ สำเภา

[pʰ] [p̚] low

junk (a type of Chinese sailing ship)

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ม ม้า

[m] [m] low

horse

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ย ยักษ์

[j] –or [n] low

giant, yaksha (a broad class of nature spirits)

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ร เรือ

[r] [n] low

boat

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ล ลิง

[l] [n] low

monkey

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ว แหวน

[w] – low

ring

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ศ ศาลา

[s] [t̚] high

pavillion

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ษ ฤๅษี

[s] [t̚] high

hermit

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ส เสือ

[s] [t̚] high

tiger

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ห หีบ

[h] – high

chest, box

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ฬ จุฬา

[l] [n] low

kite (a specific one)

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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อ อ่าง

[ʔ] – mid

basin

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class

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ฮ นกฮูก

[h] – low

owl

*The first set of brackets is the IPA when it’s an initial consonoant, the second is for when it’s a final consonant, the last piece is the consonant’s class