Thai consonant 16 of 44
ฐ – Tho Than (tǎw tǎan): the Thai letter T
- Class
- High class
- Start sound
- t
- End sound
- t
- Keyword
- pedestal
ฐ ฐอ ฐาน tǎw tǎan
In short
ฐ (ฐอ ฐานtǎw tǎan) is the 16th letter of the Thai alphabet and a high-class consonant. At the start of a syllable it sounds like t, and at the end of a syllable like t. Its name means "ฐ as in ฐาน, pedestal".
How to say ฐ
t with a puff of air (rare letter)
The keyword ฐานtǎan means pedestal. Say the letter as ฐอ ฐานtǎw tǎan.
Same "t" sound, different letter: ฑ Tho Montho, ฒ Tho Phuthao, ถ Tho Thung, ท Tho Thahan, ธ Tho Thong. The class is what tells them apart.
Thai words with ฐ
Tap the speaker to hear each word. Can you spot ฐ in each one?
- ฐานะ tǎa-ná
(financial or social) status
- อธิษฐาน à-tít-tǎan
to make a wish (silently, like a prayer)
- รัฐบาล rát-tà-baan
government
Don't mix it up with
Letters that look similar. Compare the loops, tails and notches.
- ฐอ ฐาน tǎw tǎan
Tones with high-class letters
ฐ is one of the 11 high-class consonants. With no tone mark:
- Live syllableRising tone
- Dead syllableLow tone
Two tone marks: ◌่ low, ◌้ falling.
The full tone rules chart