A Khmer writing activity

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New word: ខ្ញុំ — I.

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ខ្ញុំ

MeaningI

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A note about these pieces

Pieces are meaningful writing units, not a spelling test. Subscript tiles keep coeng plus consonant together; a vowel group can use more than one sign. Storage order and visible placement may differ, and attached shapes can adapt to context.

Word source

Vocabulary adapted from Kaikki / Wiktionary contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0. Meanings shortened; writing units annotated here. Khmer writing reference

  1. BaseBase consonant · kha — The main consonant that supports the attached forms.
  2. SubscriptSubscript · nyo — The small nyo form attached below the base.
  3. Vowel groupDependent vowel group · om — One vowel group stored using two signs: u and nikahit.