อ

See also: อี, อึ, and อ.

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic		อ ɒ
Phonemic		ออ ɒ ɒ	ออ อ่าง ɒ ɒ    ɒ ˋ ā ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	ɔɔ	ɔɔ àang
	Royal Institute	o	o ang
(standard) IPA(key)		/ʔɔː˧/(R)	/ʔɔː˧.ʔaːŋ˨˩/(R)
Homophones edit		อ. ออ ออร์

Letter

อ • (ɔɔ)

1. ɔɔ àang (อ อ่าง), the 43rd consonant letter of the Thai alphabet

Usage notes

• This letter belongs to the Thai mid-consonant class
• อ is a special case in that at the beginning of a word it is used as a silent initial for syllables that start with a vowel (all vowels are written relative to a consonant). The same symbol is used as a vowel in non-initial position.