ญ - Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic ɲ
Phonemic
ยอ y ɒ
ยอ หฺยิง y ɒ    h ̥ y i ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonyɔɔyɔɔ yǐng
Royal Instituteyoyo ying
(standard) IPA/jɔː˧/(R)/jɔː˧.jiŋ˩˩˦/(R)
Homophones
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Letter

(yɔɔ)

  1. yɔɔ yǐng (หญิง), the 13th consonant letter of the Thai alphabet

Usage notes

  • This letter belongs to the Thai low consonant class
  • In the final position letter ญ is pronounced as "n", not "y" [j], e.g. บุญ (bun) /bun˧/
  • When it has a below vowel, its below mark disappears. It occurs automatically in computer system.
Meaning and Definition of ญ
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