What ភ means
Choose the Khmer keyboard key assigned to ភ (pho). To form ្ភ, type coeng (the encoded subscript marker) before the letter.
Digital Khmer text follows Unicode/OpenType font-layout rules: the coeng marker belongs before the following consonant. Incorrect order can leave a dotted-circle placeholder or put the mark over another letter.
What sound does ភ make in Khmer?
It marks an aspirated p, with a small puff of air. ភ belongs to the second Khmer consonant series, or group. Khmer consonants carry an inherent vowel, and the series helps determine how a vowel sign sounds; the surrounding letters and signs complete the syllable.
Romanization—writing Khmer with Latin letters—varies: some systems use bh, while learner guides give the name phoo. These are different Latin spellings for the same Khmer letter.
The Khmer script descends from Brahmi, an early South Indian script; its earliest inscriptions resemble Pallava, another South Indian script. An inscription at Angkor Borei dated 611 CE records offerings to temple gods, including local and Shiva-related deities.
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Questions people ask
2Why does ភ look broken?
Usually, the character order is wrong. Khmer text-shaping software, which positions letters and marks, expects a subscript marker before the consonant; wrong order can leave a dotted circle or put the mark over another letter.
Why is ភ written as bh?
It is a romanization convention: some systems use bh for this Khmer letter, while learner guides give its name as phoo. Neither spelling changes the character.
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How to type or find ភ
- Also called
- pho · phoo
- Search it as
- bh · coeng · subscript pho · Khmer keyboard
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
ភ\1797Codes and encoding1 code points
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