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| พินทุ phinM thooH |  |
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| 1. | drop; mark; small circle |
| 2. | phinthu; [name of] the sign (อฺ) indicating the first consonant of a initial-consonant cluster (double consonant) |
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| Phonemic Thai | พิน-ทุ |
| IPA | pʰin tʰúʔ |
| Royal Thai General System | phinthu |
| 1. [noun] | |||
| definition | drop; mark; small circle | ||
| 2. [noun] | |||
| definition | phinthu; [name of] the sign (อฺ) indicating the first consonant of a initial-consonant cluster (double consonant) | ||
| notes | Chiefly used in dictionaries to show pronunciation. Also used for writing Sanskrit and Pali. Kedmanee keyboard position [shift+B] | ||
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| related word | อักษรนำ  | akL saawnR namM | [Thai linguistics] the leading consonant of an initial-consonant cluster (double consonant), such as silent 'ห' (หอ นำ) in the word แหน , silent 'อ' (ออ นำ) in the word  อยู่ , or the leading mid- or high-class consonant in words that follow the clustered consonant tone rule |
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