Thai consonant 6 of 44
ฆ – Kho Rakhang (kaw rá-kang): the Thai letter K
- Class
- Low class
- Start sound
- k
- End sound
- k
- Keyword
- temple bell
ฆ ฆอ ระฆัง kaw rá-kang
In short
ฆ (ฆอ ระฆังkaw rá-kang) is the 6th letter of the Thai alphabet and a low-class consonant. At the start of a syllable it sounds like k, and at the end of a syllable like k. Its name means "ฆ as in ระฆัง, temple bell".
How to say ฆ
k with a puff of air
The keyword ระฆังrá-kang means temple bell. Say the letter as ฆอ ระฆังkaw rá-kang.
Same "k" sound, different letter: ข Kho Khai, ฃ Kho Khuat, ค Kho Khwai, ฅ Kho Khon. The class is what tells them apart.
Thai words with ฆ
Tap the speaker to hear each word. Can you spot ฆ in each one?
- ฆ่า kâa
kill
- ระฆัง rá-kang
temple bell
- เมฆ mêek
cloud
- โฆษณา kôot-sà-naa
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Don't mix it up with
Letters that look similar. Compare the loops, tails and notches.
- ฆอ ระฆัง kaw rá-kang
Tones with low-class letters
ฆ 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