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 |
Letter
อ • (ɔɔ)
- 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.