| ព្យញ្ជនៈ
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| IPA |
ថៃ |
Lao |
សមមូលខ្មែរ
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| b
|
บ |
ບ |
ប, ប៉
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| d
|
ฎ,ด |
ດ |
ដ, ត
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| f
|
ฝ,ฟ |
ຝ,ຟ |
ផ្វ, ភ្វ
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| h
|
ห,ฮ |
ຫ,ຮ |
ហ៎, ហ
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| j
|
ญ,ย,อย,หย |
ຢ |
យ
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| k
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ก |
ກ |
ក
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| kʰ
|
ข,ฃ,ค,ฅ,ฆ |
ຂ,ຄ |
ខ
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| l
|
ล,ฬ,หล |
ລ,ຫຼ |
ល, ឡ
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| m
|
ม,หม |
ມ,ໝ |
ម, ម៉
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| n
|
ณ,น,หน |
ນ,ໜ |
ន,ណ
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| ŋ
|
ง,หง |
ງ,ຫງ |
ង
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| ɲ
|
— |
ຍ,ຫຍ |
ញ (Lao only)
|
| p
|
ป |
ປ |
ប៉
|
| pʰ
|
ผ,พ,ภ |
ຜ,ພ |
ផ, ភ
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| r
|
ร,หร |
ຣ,ຫຼ ,ຫຣ |
trilled រ
|
| s
|
ซ,ศ,ษ,ส |
ສ,ຊ |
ស
|
| t
|
ฏ,ต |
ຕ |
stable
|
| tʰ
|
ฐ,ฑ,ฒ,ถ,ท,ธ |
ຖ,ທ |
table
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| tɕ
|
จ |
ຈ |
ច
|
| tɕʰ
|
ฉ, ช, ฌ |
— |
ឆ (thai only)
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| w
|
ว,หว |
ວ,ຫວ |
វ quick
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| ʔ
|
อ, ะ |
ອ |
the catch in uh-oh
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| Tone
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| IPA |
Description
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| aː = āː
|
mid [aː˧]
|
| àː
|
low [aː˨˩]
|
| âː
|
falling [aː˥˩] (Thai), high falling [aː˥˧] (Lao)
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| a̭ː
|
low falling [aː˧˩] (Lao only)
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| áː
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high [aː˦˥]
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| ǎː
|
mid rising [aː˨˦]
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| Vowels
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| IPA |
Thai[១] |
Lao |
English equivalent
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| Short vowels
|
| a
|
◌ะ, ◌ั◌ |
◌ະ, ◌ັ◌ |
far
|
| e
|
เ◌ะ, เ◌็◌ |
ເ◌ະ, ເ◌ັ◌ |
let
|
| ɛ
|
แ◌ะ, แ◌็◌ |
ແ◌ະ, ແ◌ັ◌ |
mat
|
| i
|
◌ิ, ◌ิ◌ |
◌ິ |
feet
|
| o
|
โ◌ะ, ◌◌ |
ໂ◌ະ, ◌ົ◌ |
boat
|
| ɔ
|
เ◌าะ, ◌็อ◌ |
◌ໍ |
lot
|
| u
|
◌ุ, ◌ุ◌ |
◌ຸ |
book
|
| ɯ
|
◌ึ, ◌ึ◌ |
◌ຶ |
luck
|
| ɤ
|
เ◌อะ |
ເ◌ິະ, ເ◌ິ◌ |
hut
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| Long vowels
|
| aː
|
◌า, ◌า◌ |
◌າ |
bra
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| eː
|
เ◌, เ◌◌ |
ເ◌ |
plain
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| ɛː
|
แ◌, แ◌◌ |
ແ◌ |
pan
|
| iː
|
◌ี, ◌ี◌ |
◌ີ |
green
|
| oː
|
โ◌, โ◌◌ |
ໂ◌ |
home
|
| ɔː
|
◌อ, ◌อ◌ |
◌ໍ, ◌ອ |
lawn
|
| uː
|
◌ู, ◌ู, |
◌ູ |
moon
|
| ɯː
|
◌ือ, ◌ื◌ |
◌ື |
lure
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| ɤː
|
เ◌อ, เ◌ิ◌ |
ເ◌ີ |
fur
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| Diphthongs[២][៣]
|
| iaʔ, iəʔ
|
เ◌ียะ |
ເ◌ັຽະ |
|
| ia, iə
|
เ◌ีย, เ◌ีย◌ |
ເ◌ັຽ |
beer
|
| uaʔ, uəʔ
|
◌ัวะ |
◌ົວະ |
|
| ua, uə
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◌ัว, ◌ว◌ |
◌ົວ |
poor
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| ɯaʔ, ɯəʔ
|
เ◌ือะ |
ເ◌ຶອະ |
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| ɯa, ɯə
|
เ◌ือ, เ◌ือ◌ |
ເ◌ຶອ |
pure
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