Tone name
Names assigned to tone types in tonal languages From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Names assigned to tone types in tonal languages From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In tonal languages, tone names are the names given to the tones these languages use.
Tone | Thai | Example | Phonemic | Phonetic | Example meaning in English |
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mid | สามัญ | นา | /nāː/ | [näː˧] | paddy field |
low | เอก | หน่า | /nàː/ | [näː˩] or [näː˨˩] | (a nickname) |
falling | โท | หน้า | /nâː/ | [näː˦˩] | face, front |
high | ตรี | น้า | /náː/ | [näː˦˥] or [näː˥] | maternal aunt or uncle younger than one's mother |
rising | จัตวา | หนา | /nǎː/ | [näː˨˩˦] or [näː˨˦] | thick |