Khmer vowels 14: sra ai














The fourteenth Khmer dependent vowel is called 'sra ai' and it is placed to the left of the consonant that it is attached to. It is officially romanised as 'ai' after an A-series consonant or 'ey' after an O-series consonant.

It is found in many common words such as ដៃ (dai - hand) and ថ្លៃ (thlai - expensive).


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