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A mark silencing a letter.
Also known as: Khmer killer mark
The Khmer mark showing that the consonant beneath it is written but not pronounced.
Marks the consonant beneath it as silent.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Cognate in both name and function with the Thai thanthakhat, both descending from the same Pali term, which is direct evidence of a shared scribal tradition across the two languages.
Contexts: Language and transcription
A short mark set above the letter it silences, at the same height as the vowel signs.
The two marks share a Pali name and the same silencing function across the two scripts.