What ꨒ means
It marks a “y” sound at an Eastern Cham syllable’s start.
In the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), this sound is written /j/: the first sound in English “yes,” not the “j” in “jam.” A Cham consonant belongs to a syllable; its vowel may be built into the letter or written with a vowel mark.
Where does Cham writing come from?
Cham writing developed from Pallava, an Indian script.
Cham developed as Indian religions spread through Southeast Asia around 200 CE. The earliest known inscription is catalogued as C.174; the broader inscription record spans about 500–1500 CE. The script first served bureaucratic communication, then appeared in everyday writing and manuscripts.
Eastern Cham is used by Cham communities in southern Vietnam. Western Cham communities in Cambodia developed a different written history, with Arabic-based Jawi becoming common. By the mid-19th century, most Cambodian Muslims had shifted toward Jawi. In 2019, a minority still maintained akhar srak, the Cham-script manuscript tradition.
A Cham consonant read within an Eastern Cham syllable, not as a standalone word.
Do not replace ꨒ with ꨢ just because both can mark the same sound.
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Questions people ask
1Why does ꨒ show as a box?
A box means the font or app cannot display this Cham letter. Selecting an installed font with Cham coverage can make the glyph appear; the character itself has not changed.
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How to type or find ꨒ
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- cham nhja · eastern cham letter · cham script letter · cham alphabet · cham keyboard · cham consonant
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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Codes and encoding1 code points
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