Thai consonant 42 of 44
ฬ – Lo Chula (law jù-laa): the Thai letter L
- Class
- Low class
- Start sound
- l
- End sound
- n
- Keyword
- star-shaped kite
ฬ ฬอ จุฬา law jù-laa
In short
ฬ (ฬอ จุฬาlaw jù-laa) is the 42nd letter of the Thai alphabet and a low-class consonant. At the start of a syllable it sounds like l, and at the end of a syllable like n. Its name means "ฬ as in จุฬา, star-shaped kite".
How to say ฬ
l (rare letter)
The keyword จุฬาjù-laa means star-shaped kite. Say the letter as ฬอ จุฬาlaw jù-laa.
Same "l" sound, different letter: ล Lo Ling. The class is what tells them apart.
Thai words with ฬ
Tap the speaker to hear each word. Can you spot ฬ in each one?
- กีฬา gii-laa
sport
- นาฬิกา naa-lí-gaa
clock, watch; o'clock (24-hour time)
- จุฬา jù-laa
star-shaped kite; short for Chulalongkorn (University)
- เจ็ด jètนาฬิกา naa-lí-gaa
07:00
- สิบสอง sìp-sǎwngนาฬิกา naa-lí-gaa
12:00
- สิบสาม sìp-sǎamนาฬิกา naa-lí-gaa
13:00
- สิบแปด sìp-bpàetนาฬิกา naa-lí-gaa
18:00
- ศูนย์ sǔunนาฬิกา naa-lí-gaa
00:00
Don't mix it up with
Letters that look similar. Compare the loops, tails and notches.
- ฬอ จุฬา law jù-laa
Tones with low-class letters
ฬ 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