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THE THAI ALPHABET AND SYSTEM OF TRANSLITERATION
B. The Vowels

Thai
Our
McFarland
Thai
Our
McFarland
Vowel
System
System
Vowel
System
System
-ว
oo-a

-ู
oo
oo
-วย
oo-ay
oo-ie
เ-
ay
a
-อ
or
au, aw
เ-็
e

-อย
oy
au-ie, aw-ie
เ-ย
er-y
ur-ie
-ะ
a
a, u
เ-ว
ayw
a-ah, ay-ah
-ั
u
a, u
เ-อ
er
er, ur
-ัย
y
ai
เ-า
ow
ow
-ัว
oo-a
oo-ah
เ-ิ
er
er, ur
-า
ah
a, ah
เ-ีย
ee-a
e-ah
-าย
ai
ai
เ-ียว
ee-o
ee-oh
-าว
aou
auw, aw
เ-ือ
eu-a
ur-ah
-ำ
um
am, um
เ-ือย
eu-ay
er-ie
-ิ
i
i
แ-
aa
a, aa
-ิว
iw
ue
แ-ว
aaw
aa-oh
-ี
ee
e
โ-
o
o
-ึ
eu
u, ur
โ-ย
oy
oh-ie
-ื
eu
u, ur
ใ-
y
ai
-ุ
oo
oo
ไ-
y
ai
-ุย
oo-y
oo-ie
ไ-ย
ai

Inherent Vowels
a
a
a, u
o
o
o
or
or
au, aw

Combined Consonants and Vowels

ri
ri

reu
ru, rur

rer
rer, rur
ฤๅ
reu
rur-ah

leu
lu, lur
ฦๅ
leu
lu, lur

Notes.

  1. With the exception of เ-็ vowel forms shortened by the sign -็ have not been shown as they are not distinguished in the transliteration. (See Lesson 3.B.3.)
  2. Vowel forms shortened by the addition -ะ have not been shown as they as they are not distinguished in the transliteration from the normal form. (See Lesson 8.B.4.)
  3. In the dictionary the combined consonant and vowel forms ฤ ฤๅ come after ร and ฦ ฦๅ come after ล.


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