Tone Marks, Education Degrees and Military Ranks
The alternate set of numerals used to name tonal marks (ไม้, mai), educational degrees (ปริญญา, parinya), and military rankings derive from names of Sanskrit numerals.
| Number | Tonal Mark | Educational Degree | Military Ranking in the Royal Thai Army | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thai | RTGS | Value | Mark | Thai | RTGS | Tone | Thai | RTGS | Degree | Thai | RTGS | Meaning | |
| เอก | ek | first | -่ | ไม้เอก | mai ek | first tone | ปริญญาเอก | parinya ek | doctor's | พลเอก | phon ek | General | |
| พันเอก | phan ek | Colonel | |||||||||||
| ร้อยเอก | roi ek | Captain | |||||||||||
| จ่าสิบเอก | cha sip ek | Master Sgt. 1st Class | |||||||||||
| สิบเอก | sip ek | Sergeant (Sgt.) | |||||||||||
| โท | tho | second | -้ | ไม้โท | mai tho | second tone | ปริญญาโท | parinya tho | master's | พลโท | phon tho | Lieutenant General | |
| พันโท | phan tho | Lieutenant Colonel | |||||||||||
| ร้อยโท | roi tho | Lieutenant | |||||||||||
| จ่าสิบโท | cha sip tho | Master Sgt. 2nd Class | |||||||||||
| สิบโท | sip tho | Corporal | |||||||||||
| ตรี | tri | third | -๊ | ไม้ตรี | mai tri | third tone | ปริญญาตรี | parinya tri | bachelor's | พลตรี | phon tri | Major general | |
| พันตรี | phan tri | Major | |||||||||||
| ร้อยตรี | roi tri | Sub Lieutenant | |||||||||||
| จ่าสิบตรี | cha sip tri | Master Sgt. 3rd Class | |||||||||||
| สิบตรี | sip tri | Lance Corporal | |||||||||||
| จัตวา | chattawa | fourth | -๋ | ไม้จัตวา | mai chattawa | fourth tone | พลจัตวา | phon chattawa | Brigadier General (Honorary) | ||||
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