Re: Thai character names

[Chookij Vanatham]

] Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2002 17:20:15 +0200 (CEST)

Hi,

] 
] Dear list,
] 
] 
] the Thai character names look like this:
] 
]   0E01    THAI CHARACTER KO KAI
]   0E02    THAI CHARACTER KHO KHAI
]   0E03    THAI CHARACTER KHO KHUAT
] 
] I wonder what the `ko' and `kho' parts actually mean, since the `kai',
] `khai', etc. final parts already define an unambiguous name for the
] particular character.
] 
] How do Thai people alphabetize a word?  Do they say `ko kai', `kho
] khai', ... or do they say `kai', `khai', ...?

We do say 'ko kai', 'kho khai' , .... since the 1st day we learn Thai
language in school.... ;)

Chookij V.

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