Low class · อักษรต่ำ
ฒ
ผู้เฒ่า elder
tɔɔ pûu-tâo
- Class
- low
- Sound
- t / t
- Correct answers
- —
Answers in practice
This letter hasn't come up in practice yet.
How it reads
- Letter name
- tɔɔ pûu-tâo
- At the start of a syllable
- “t”
- At the end of a syllable
- “t”
- Class
- low (อักษรต่ำ)
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.
ฒ
classic
books
ฒ
handwritten
by hand
ฒ
modern
signs
Which tones it gives
A live syllable with no mark gets the mid tone. A dead one gets the high tone with a short vowel and the falling tone with a long one. Marks: ◌่ → falling, ◌้ → high.
Kai says
ฒ is named after ผู้เฒ่า, pûu-tâo, an elder. It's a respectful way to talk about an old person.