Thai consonant 17 of 44
ฑ – Tho Montho (taw mon-too): the Thai letter T
- Class
- Low class
- Start sound
- t
- End sound
- t
- Keyword
- Montho (a queen in the Ramakien)
ฑ ฑอ มณโฑ taw mon-too
In short
ฑ (ฑอ มณโฑtaw mon-too) is the 17th letter of the Thai alphabet and a low-class consonant. At the start of a syllable it sounds like t, and at the end of a syllable like t. Its name means "ฑ as in มณโฑ, Montho (a queen in the Ramakien)".
How to say ฑ
t with a puff of air; d in a few words
The keyword มณโฑmon-too means Montho (a queen in the Ramakien). Say the letter as ฑอ มณโฑtaw mon-too.
Same "t" sound, different letter: ฐ Tho Than, ฒ Tho Phuthao, ถ Tho Thung, ท Tho Thahan, ธ Tho Thong. The class is what tells them apart.
Thai words with ฑ
Tap the speaker to hear each word. Can you spot ฑ in each one?
- ครุฑ krút
Garuda (the national emblem)
- บัณฑิต ban-dìt
(university) graduate
Don't mix it up with
Letters that look similar. Compare the loops, tails and notches.
- ฑอ มณโฑ taw mon-too
Tones with low-class letters
ฑ 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