Royal Thai General System of Transcription
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The Royal Thai General System of Transcription (RTGS) is the official[1][2] system for rendering Thai words in the Latin alphabet. It was published by the Royal Institute of Thailand in early 1917, when Thailand was called Siam.[3][4]
Thai romanization system
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| Royal Thai General System of Transcription RTGS | |
|---|---|
| Script type | Abugida
romanisation |
| Creator | Royal Institute of Thailand |
| Created | 1932 |
Time period | current |
| Languages | Thai |
| This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. | |
It is used in road signs[5][6] and government publications and is the closest method to a standard of transcription for Thai, but its use, even by the government, is inconsistent. The system is almost identical to the one that is defined by ISO 11940-2.