Thai consonant 44 of 44
ฮ – Ho Nokhuk (haw nók-hûuk): the Thai letter H
- Class
- Low class
- Start sound
- h
- End sound
- not used
- Keyword
- owl
ฮ ฮอ นกฮูก haw nók-hûuk
In short
ฮ (ฮอ นกฮูกhaw nók-hûuk) is the 44th letter of the Thai alphabet and a low-class consonant. At the start of a syllable it sounds like h; it is never used as a final consonant. Its name means "ฮ as in นกฮูก, owl".
How to say ฮ
h as in 'hat'
The keyword นกฮูกnók-hûuk means owl. Say the letter as ฮอ นกฮูกhaw nók-hûuk.
Same "h" sound, different letter: ห Ho Hip. The class is what tells them apart.
Thai words with ฮ
Tap the speaker to hear each word. Can you spot ฮ in each one?
- ฮัก hák
to love; love (Isan)
- คิดฮอด kít-hâwt
to miss someone (Isan)
- เฮา hao
we, us (Isan)
- เฮีย hia
big brother (Thai-Chinese)
Don't mix it up with
Letters that look similar. Compare the loops, tails and notches.
- ฮอ นกฮูก haw nók-hûuk
Tones with low-class letters
ฮ is one of the 24 low-class consonants. With no tone mark:
- Live syllableMid tone
- Dead syllableHigh (short vowel) or falling (long vowel) tone
Two tone marks: ◌่ falling, ◌้ high.
The full tone rules chart