U+0E18, ธ
THAI CHARACTER THO THONG

[U+0E17]
Thai
[U+0E19]

Thai

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Orthographic
Phonemic
ทอ
d ɒ
ทอ ทง
d ɒ    d ŋ
RomanizationPaiboontɔɔtɔɔ tong
Royal Institutethotho thong
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰɔː˧/(R)/tʰɔː˧.tʰoŋ˧/(R)
Homophones
 

Letter

• (tɔɔ)

  1. tɔɔ tong (ธง), the twenty-fourth consonant letter of the Thai alphabet.
Usage notes

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “The "dh-" consonant suggests a loanword from an Indic language, though comparanda appear lacking.”)

Pronunciation

Orthographic
Phonemic
ทะ
d a
RomanizationPaiboon
Royal Institutetha
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰaʔ˦˥/(R)

Pronoun

• ()

  1. (chiefly poetic) a third person pronoun, often used to refer to a person in authority.

Further reading

  • ” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.