ᨩ

ᨩ (ja)

1. The 16th letter and eighth consonant of the Tai Tham Pali alphabet. In Pali it represents the voiced unaspirated palatal consonant /ɟ/, written <j> in the Roman script.
   • Pali ᨩᨶ (jana, “person”)
   • Northern Thai ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦ (chiang, “city”)

In the modern vernacular languages, Northern Thai, Tai Lü and Tai Khün, this letter generally represents the language's voiceless affricate consonant /tʃ/, /tɕ/ or /ts/. For these languages, the graphic contrast between ᨧ and ᨩ represents a distinction of tone.

In Lao, this letter represents the consonant /s/. For this language, the graphic contrast between ᨩ and ᩈ represents a distinction of tone.

• Lü: ᦋ (ts)

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