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ผ

ผึ้ง bee

pɔ̌ɔ pʉ̂ng

Class
high
Sound
p / —
Correct answers
—

Answers in practice

This letter hasn't come up in practice yet.

How it reads

Letter name
pɔ̌ɔ pʉ̂ng
At the start of a syllable
“p”
At the end of a syllable
doesn't occur

How it looks in different fonts

In a book, a notebook or on a sign this character can look different. The classic style has a loop (หัว) where you start writing. Sign fonts often drop it, and handwriting makes the lines smoother. You can choose the app's font in settings.

ผ

classic

books

ผ

handwritten

by hand

ผ

modern

signs

Which tones it gives

A live syllable with no mark gets the rising tone, a dead one the low tone. Marks: ◌่ → low, ◌้ → falling.

Kai says

ผ is named after ผึ้ง, pʉ̂ng, bee. That's why honey in Thai is น้ำผึ้ง, bee water.

Words with this letter