How to Write "Yo Ying" (ญ) in Thai
Please see the illustration above to learn how to write the Thai letter Yo Ying (ญ).
The 13th consonant letter in the Thai alphabet and the first with the "Y" sound. It can be found in words like ใหญ่ (big), หญิง (girl/woman) and ญี่ปุ่น (Japan).
- 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:
- yo ying
- Named after:
Each Thai consonant's name is acrophonic - it comes from a word starting with the same sound, in this case “หญิง” meaning “woman”.
หญิง (woman)
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