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| โท tho:hM |  |
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| 1. | โท | tho:hM | used to say the digit "two" when speaking a telephone number |
| 1b. | โท | tho:hM | [Pali numeral] two; [usually used as a prefix] second; double |
| 2a. | โท | tho:hM | [ranks] second-grade; lieutenant; sergeant; lieutenant colonel |
| 3a. | โท | tho:hM | [colloquial for] a Master's Degree |
| 4. | โท | tho:hM | [of Thai Tone] falling |
| 4b. | ไม้โท | maaiH tho:hM | the second Thai Tone Marker; the Falling Tone Marker (อ้) |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | โท |
| IPA | tʰoː |
| Royal Thai General System | tho |
| 1. [noun] | |||
| definition | used to say the digit "two" when speaking a telephone number | ||
| examples | |||
| sample sentences | |||
| 1b. [adjective, loanword, Pali] | |||
| definition | [Pali numeral] two; [usually used as a prefix] second; double | ||
| categories | |||
| examples | ปริญญาโท  | bpaL rinM yaaM tho:hM | Master's degree |
| พลอากาศโท | phohnM aaM gaatL tho:hM | Air Marshal; Air Force officer of second-highest rank | |
| พลเรือโท | phohnM reuuaM tho:hM | Vice Admiral | |
| ร้อยโท | raawyH tho:hM | Lieutenant | |
| นาวาโท | naaM waaM tho:hM | Navy Commander | |
| โทศก | tho:hM sohkL | second year of the decade | |
| สิบตำรวจโท | sipL dtamM ruaatL tho:hM | Police Corporal | |
| ร้อยตำรวจโท | raawyH dtamM ruaatL tho:hM | Police Lieutenant | |
| จ่าสิบโท | jaaL sipL tho:hM | Sergeant Major 2nd Class | |
| พันโท | phanM tho:hM | Lieutenant Colonel | |
| จ่าโท | jaaL tho:hM | Petty Officer 2nd Class | |
| พันจ่าโท | phanM jaaL tho:hM | Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class | |
| จ่าอากาศโท | jaaL aaM gaatL tho:hM | Air Force Corporal | |
| พันจ่าอากาศโท | phanM jaaL aaM gaatL tho:hM | Flight Sergeant Second Class | |
| เรืออากาศโท | reuuaM aaM gaatL tho:hM | Flying Officer | |
| นาวาอากาศโท | naaM waaM aaM gaatL tho:hM | Wing Commander | |
| 2a. [adjective, formal, loanword, Pali] | |||
| definition | [ranks] second-grade; lieutenant; sergeant; lieutenant colonel | ||
| examples | พลตำรวจโท | phohnM dtamM ruaatL tho:hM | Police Lieutenant General; 2nd-ranking police officer |
| พลโท | phohnM tho:hM | Lieutenant General; three-star general | |
| สิบโท | sipL tho:hM | Corporal | |
| พัน...โท | phanM tho:hM | Lieutenant Colonel | |
| พันตำรวจโท | phanM dtamM ruaatL tho:hM | Police Lieutenant Colonel | |
| เรือโท | reuuaM tho:hM | Navy Lieutenant Junior Grade second lieutenant | |
| 3a. [noun, colloquial] | |||
| definition | [colloquial for] a Master's Degree | ||
| sample sentence | |||
| 4. [noun, formal] | |||
| definition | [of Thai Tone] falling | ||
| categories | |||
| related words | จัตวา | jatL dtaL waaM | [of Thai Tone] rising |
| ตรี | dtreeM | [of Thai Tone] high | |
| สามัญ | saaR manM | [of Thai Tone] middle; plain | |
| เอก | aehkL | [of Thai Tone] low | |
| examples | คำโท | khamM tho:hM | [any word using the second Thai tone mark, ไม้โท ] |
| เสียงโท | siiangR tho:hM | [Thai phonology] falling tone | |
| 4b. ไม้โท maaiH tho:hM [noun, formal] | |||
| definition | the second Thai Tone Marker; the Falling Tone Marker (อ้) | ||
| categories | |||
| related words | ไม้จัตวา | maaiH jatL dtaL waaM | the fourth Thai Tone Marker; the Rising Tone Marker (อ๋) |
| ไม้ตรี | maaiH dtreeM | the third Thai Tone Marker; the High Tone Marker (อ๊) | |
| ไม้เอก | maaiH aehkL | the first Thai Tone Marker; the Low Tone Marker (อ่) | |
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