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    Origin

    The Khmer script was adapted from the Pallava script, used in southern India and Southeast Asia during the 5th and 6th … See more

    Consonants

    There are 35 Khmer consonant symbols, although modern Khmer only uses 33, two having become obsolete. Each consonant has an inherent vowel: â /ɑː/ or ô /ɔː/; equivalently, each consonant is said to belong to t… See more

    Dependent vowels

    Most Khmer vowel sounds are written using dependent, or diacritical, vowel symbols, known in Khmer as ស្រៈនិស្ស័យ srăk nĭssăy or ស្រៈផ្សំ srăk phsâm ("connecting vowel"). These can only be written in combination with a cons… See more

    Independent vowels

    Independent vowels are non-diacritical vowel characters that stand alone (i.e. without being attached to a consonant symbol). In Khmer they are called ស្រៈពេញតួ sră pénh tuŏ, which means "complete vowels". Th… See more

    Dictionary order

    For the purpose of dictionary ordering of words, main consonants, subscript consonants and dependent vowels are all significant; and when they appear in combination, they are considered in the order in whi… See more

    Numerals

    The numerals of the Khmer script, similar to that used by other civilizations in Southeast Asia, are also derived from the southern Indian script. Western-style Arabic numerals are also used, but to a lesser extent.
    In large nu… See more

    Spacing and punctuation

    Spaces are not used between all words in written Khmer. Spaces are used within sentences in roughly the same places as commas might be in English, although they may also serve to set off certain items such as number… See more

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