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==== Clusters ==== In Thai, each syllable in a word is articulated independently, so consonants from adjacent syllables (i.e. heterosyllabic) show no sign of articulation as a cluster. Thai has specific [[Phonotactics|phonotactical patterns]] that describe its syllable structure, including tautosyllabic [[consonant cluster]]s, and vowel sequences. In core Thai words (i.e. excluding loanwords), only clusters of two consonants occur, of which there are 11 combinations: * {{IPA|/kr/}} (กร), {{IPA|/kl/}} (กล), {{IPA|/kw/}} (กว) * {{IPA|/kʰr/}} (ขร, คร), {{IPA|/kʰl/}} (ขล, คล), {{IPA|/kʰw/}} (ขว, คว) * {{IPA|/pr/}} (ปร), {{IPA|/pl/}} (ปล) * {{IPA|/pʰr/}} (พร), {{IPA|/pʰl/}} (ผล, พล) * {{IPA|/tr/}} (ตร) The number of clusters increases in loanwords such as {{IPA|/tʰr/}} (ทร) in {{Wikt-lang|th|อินทรา}} ({{IPA|/ʔīn.tʰrāː/}}, from Sanskrit ''indrā'') or {{IPA|/fr/}} (ฟร) in {{Wikt-lang|th|ฟรี}} ({{IPA|/frīː/}}, from English ''free''); however, these usually only occur in initial position, with either {{IPA|/r/}}, {{IPA|/l/}}, or {{IPA|/w/}} as the second consonant sound and not more than two sounds at a time. In addition, ก may be Romanized as "g" and ป as "b" in those specific clusters to distinguish them from the corresponded aspirated stops.
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