Table 3.

The clusters in Thai.

Cluster	Characteristic	Example with IPA
1	Word started with “การ” /kaːn/ or “กะ” /kàʔ/ or “กระ” /kràʔ/	“การเรียน” /kaːn riːan/ “to learn”, “กระต่าย” /kràʔ tàːj/ “rabbit”, “กระโดด” /kràʔ dòːt/ “to jump”
2	Consonant blends	“กลวง” /kluːaŋ/ “hollow”, “กราบ” /kràːp/ “to pay respects”, “กวาด” /kwàːt/ “to sweep”
3	Homonym	“ก้าว” /kâːw/ “to step”, “เก้า” /kâːw/ “nine”
4	Word with only 1 syllable and others	“เกิด” /kə̀ət/ “born”, “แก่” /kɛ̀ɛ/ “old”, “เก็บ” /kèp/ “to store”

IPA, International Phonetic Alphabet.