Thai word
หมา
mǎa
狗
How to pronounce หมา
Rising tone
Starts low, rises to high
หมา is written mǎa and carries the rising tone. Listen first, then copy the pitch — in Thai the pitch belongs to the word the way a vowel does.
Same syllable, five tones
Thai uses pitch to tell words apart. Below is the same syllable on each of the five tones — nothing changes but the pitch. Say your word (highlighted) on one of the other four and a Thai listener hears a different word, or none at all.
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maa
Mid tone
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màa
Low tone
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mâa
Falling tone
- หมา
mǎa
Rising tone
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máa
High tone
What does หมา mean?
Translation
狗
หมา (mǎa) means "狗" in Thai.
Example sentences
หมามา
mǎa maa
狗来了。
หมาตัวนั้นน่ารัก
mǎa tua nán nâa rák
那只 mǎa 很 nâa rák。
Test yourself
One word from the same tone group. Its meaning is not on this page — see whether it stuck.
What does this word mean?
หู
hǔu
Related words
More words with the rising tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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