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A small mark above a letter, silencing it.
Also known as: Karan, Thai silencing mark, Silent letter mark, Mark above a silent letter
The thanthakhat silences a letter, and it is what allows Thai to preserve the spelling of Sanskrit and Pali loanwords whose consonants are no longer pronounced. The letter is written and read as absent — a visible mark for something not said.
Denotes that a Thai letter is silent and not to be pronounced.
Contexts: Software
Preserves the original spelling of Sanskrit, Pali and English loanwords whose final consonants are not pronounced in Thai.
Contexts: Software
Is placed above the silenced letter, and may silence a cluster rather than a single character.
Contexts: Software
A small curved mark resembling a tilted numeral or a hook, placed directly above a Thai consonant.