Please see the illustration above to learn how to write the Thai letter Lo Ling (ล). It’s the 36th letter of the Thai alphabet. Commonly used in everyday words, e.g., “ลิง” (monkey).

Writing tips:
Start at the bottom left. Draw a small clockwise loop inward, then a medium hump to the bottom right. Continue with a large hump curving back toward the top left.

Letter type:

Consonant

Consonant tone class:

Each Thai consonant belongs to a tone class - low, mid, or high - which helps determine the tone of syllables it starts.

Low

Spoken pronunciation:

lo ling 

Named after:

Each Thai consonant's name is acrophonic - it comes from a word starting with the same sound, in this case “ลิง” meaning “monkey”.

ลิง (monkey) 

Related characters:

• So Suea (ส)
• Ro Ruea (ร)