The Letter ວ

Consonant Class

Low

Sounds Like

[v] in "van" or [w] in "want"

Transliteration

V or W

Other

Sonorant Final Consonant

Tones

This letter is in the Low Consonant Class, and a syllable that starts with this consonant follows these tone rules*:

+ long vowel, or ends with sonorant (ງ ນ ມ ຍ ວ)
+ long vowel and ends with unreleased stop (ກ ດ ບ)
+ short vowel, or short vowel and ends with unreleased stop (ກ ດ ບ)
◌່
◌້
high
high-falling
mid
mid
high-falling

*Based on the Vientiane dialect.

Word Examples

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