khmer pronunciation10

1.	Word		vt5	Buddha temple	4.	Word	s?buRt	letter
2.	Word		Tg'C=y	flag	5.	Word	CiH	to ride
3.	Word	)	PUmi	village	6.	Word	mhavifI	boulevard

1. Word vt5 ( Buddha temple )

Noun (vt5 ) is a mono syllable. Consonant (t ) could take sub-consonants ( 5 ) but it remains silent. This word derive from Sankrit and the pronunciation of this word is display as shown in the table below.

Correct Spelling	Pronunciation	IPA
vt5	vat'	wo(et

Note:

(vt5 ), (vat' )and (v=F ) have the same pronunciation, but the different in spelling give different meaning.

	(vt5 ) means buddha temple
	(vat' ) means to hit or beat with a stick or to kick.
	(v=F ) means to attack with hone of animals.

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2. Word Tg'C=y ( flag )

Word (Tg'C=y ) has two syllables. Diacritic Sanyok Sanha ( = ) is used in a certain loaned words from Pali or Sanskrit. The syllable (C=y ), the diacritic has the same value as vowel (- ; ) when it follow by consonant (y ).

Correct Spelling	Pronunciation	IPA
Tg'C=y	Tg' ;C	tuN- cay

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3. Word PUmi (village)

Word (PUmi ) is a mono syllable. Vowel ( i ) is not pronounced.

Correct Spelling	Pronunciation	IPA
PUmi	PUm	phuum

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4. Word s?buRt ( letter )

Noun (s?buRt ) has two syllables. Consonant (t ) could take sub-consonants (R ) but it remains silent. This word derive from Sankrit and the pronunciation of this word is display as shown in the table below.

Correct Spelling	Pronunciation	IPA
s?buRt	s? but	som bot

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5. Word CiH ( to ride )

The mono syllable word (CiH ) is a combination of consonant (C ) and diphthong vowel ( iH ).

Correct Spelling	Pronunciation	IPA
CiH	CiH	cih

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6. Word mhavifI ( boulevard )

All Khmer consonant, there is an inherent vowel. The inherent vowel for the first series consonant is /AA/ and second series consonant is /OO/. The first series consonant (m ) has an inherent vowel /OO/, therefore the pronunciation of this syllable is (mOO).

Correct Spelling	Pronunciation	IPA
mhavifI	m ha vi fI	mOO haa-withey

Note:

The two syllables (mha ) is known as prefix which means huge, a lot, supperior.

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