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A mark suppressing a Khmer consonant's vowel.
Also known as: Khmer vowel killer, Khmer virama
In Khmer the viriam suppresses a consonant's inherent vowel, though Khmer more usually forms clusters with subscript consonant forms written beneath the base letter.
Suppresses the inherent vowel of the Khmer consonant it modifies.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Is used less than the subscript consonant forms, which stack beneath the base letter and are the ordinary way Khmer writes a cluster.
Contexts: Language and transcription
A small mark placed above the Khmer consonant letter whose vowel it suppresses.