8.6: The Diacritics ​​​“ ៊” and ​​“ ៉”

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    This symbol “ ៊” is called dtrey-sap. When it is placed above the first series consonants, it converts the first series consonants ហ ស ប​ អ​ into the second series consonants:

    Compare:

    • ហាន “haan” and ហ៊ាន “hian”​​
    • សូ​ “soo” and ស៊ូ “suu”

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    This symbol ​“ ៉” is called tmenh kɔn-dao. It means “rat’s teeth” and it does the opposite of the symbol​ “ ៊” that is mentioned above. When placed above the second series consonants, it converts the second consonants យ​ ម​​ រ វ ង ញ into the first series consonants.

    Compare:

    • យា “yia” and យ៉ា “yaa”
    • មា “mia” and ម៉ា “maa”

    However, when it is placed above the first series consonant ប, the sound of the consonant changes from “b” to “bp”.

    Compare:

    • បះ “bah” and ប៉ះ “bpah”
    • បុ “bo” and ប៉ុ “bpo”

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