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