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ÍÑ¡ÉùÓ

akL saawnR nahmM
pronunciation guide
Phonemic ThaiÍÑ¡-Ê͹-¹Ó
IPAʔàksɔ̌ːn nɑm
Royal Thai General Systemakson nam

 [noun]
definition
[Thai linguistics] the leading consonant of an initial-consonant cluster (double consonant), such as silent 'Ë' (ËÍ ¹Ó) in the word á˹, silent 'Í' (ÍÍ ¹Ó) in the word ÍÂÙè , or the leading mid- or high-class consonant in words that follow the irregular tone rule described here

notesExplicitly marking ÍÑ¡ÉÃ¹Ó is one use of the orthographic figure ¾Ô¹·Ø
categoriesÀÒÉÒáÅÐÇÃó¤´Õ » ¤ÓÈѾ·ì੾ÒÐà¡ÕèÂǡѺÀÒÉÒLanguage - Literature » Terminology
componentsÍÑ¡ÉàakL saawnR[of the alphabet] letter; character; alphabet; word; sound; vowels; consonants
¹Ó nahmMleading
related word¾Ô¹·ØphinM thooHphinthu; [name of] the sign (ÍÚ) indicating the first consonant of a initial-consonant cluster (double consonant)
example
ÍÑ¡ÉäǺ·ÕèãªéÍÑ¡ÉùÓ
akL saawnR khuaapF theeF chaiH akL saawnR nahmM
[Thai grammar] 'leading consonant' consonant cluster; consonant cluster which uses a leading consonant

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