Editing Khmer script (section)

==Diacritics==
The Khmer writing system contains several [[diacritic]]s ({{lang|km|វណ្ណយុត្តិ}}, {{transliteration|km|vônnâyŭttĕ}}, {{IPA|km|ʋannajut|pron}}), used to indicate further modifications in pronunciation.

{| class="wikitable"
! Diacritic
! Khmer name
! Function
|-
| <big>{{lang|km|ំ}}</big>
| {{lang|km|និគ្គហិត}} ''{{transliteration|km|nĭkkôhĕt}}''
| The Pali ''niggahīta'', related to the [[anusvara]]. A small circle written over a consonant or a following dependent vowel, it [[nasal consonant|nasalizes]] the inherent or dependent vowel, with the addition of {{IPA|[m]}}; long vowels are also shortened. For details see [[#Modification by diacritics|Modification by diacritics]].
|-
| <big>{{lang|km|ះ}}</big>
| {{lang|km|រះមុខ}} ''{{transliteration|km|reăhmŭkh}}''<br>"shining face"
| Related to the [[visarga]]. A pair of small circles written after a consonant or a following dependent vowel, it modifies and adds final [[Voiceless glottal fricative|aspiration]] {{IPA|/h/}} to the inherent or dependent vowel. For details see [[#Modification by diacritics|Modification by diacritics]].
|-
| <big>{{lang|km|ៈ}}</big>
| {{lang|km|យុគលពិន្ទុ}} ''{{transliteration|km|yŭkoălpĭntŭ}}''
| A "pair of dots", a fairly recently introduced diacritic, written after a consonant to indicate that it is to be followed by a short vowel and a glottal stop. See [[#Modification by diacritics|Modification by diacritics]].
|-
| <big>{{lang|km|៉}}</big>
| {{lang|km|មូសិកទន្ត}} ''{{transliteration|km|musĕkâtônd}}''<br>"mouse teeth"
| Two short vertical lines, written above a consonant, used to convert some o-series consonants ({{lang|km|ង ញ ម យ រ វ}}) to a-series. It is also used with {{lang|km|ប}} ''bâ'' to convert it to a ''p'' sound (see [[#Supplementary consonants|Supplementary consonants]]).
|-
| <big>{{lang|km|៊}}</big>
| {{lang|km|ត្រីស័ព្ទ}} ''{{transliteration|km|treisăpt}}''
| A wavy line, written above a consonant, used to convert some a-series consonants ({{lang|km|ស ហ ប អ}}) to o-series.
|-
| <big>{{lang|km|ុ}}</big>
| {{lang|km|ក្បៀសក្រោម}} ''{{transliteration|km|kbiĕs kraôm}}''
| Also known as {{lang|km|បុកជើង}} ''{{transliteration|km|bŏk cheung}}'' ("collision foot"); a vertical line written under a consonant, used in place of the diacritics ''treisăpt'' and ''musĕkâtônd'' when they would be impeded by superscript vowels.
|-
| <big>{{lang|km|់}}</big>
| {{lang|km|បន្តក់}} ''{{transliteration|km|bânták}}''
| A small vertical line written over the last consonant of a syllable, indicating shortening (and corresponding change in quality) of certain vowels. See [[#Modification by diacritics|Modification by diacritics]].
|-
| <big>{{lang|km|៌}}</big>
| {{lang|km|របាទ}} ''{{transliteration|km|rôbat}}''<br/>{{lang|km|រេផៈ}} ''{{transliteration|km|réphă}}''
| This superscript diacritic occurs in Sanskrit loanwords and corresponds to the [[Devanagari]] diacritic ''repha''. It originally represented an ''r'' sound (and is romanized as ''r'' in the UNGEGN system). Now, in most cases, the consonant above which it appears, and the diacritic itself, are unpronounced. Examples: {{lang|km|ធម៌}} {{transliteration|km|thôrm}} {{IPA|[tʰɔə]}} ("dharma"), {{lang|km|កាណ៌}} {{transliteration|km|karn}} {{IPA|[kaː]}} (from karṇa), {{lang|km|សួគ៌ា}} {{transliteration|km|suŏrkéa}} {{IPA|[suəkiə]}} ("[[Svarga]]"). 
|-
| <big>{{lang|km|៍}}</big>
| {{lang|km|ទណ្ឌឃាដ}} ''{{transliteration|km|tôndôkhéad}}''
| Written over a final consonant to indicate that it is unpronounced. (Such unpronounced letters are still romanized in the UNGEGN system.) 
|-
| <big>{{lang|km|៎}}</big>
| {{lang|km|កាកបាទ}} ''{{transliteration|km|kakâbat}}''
| Also known as a "crow's foot", used in writing to indicate the rising intonation of an exclamation or [[interjection]]; often placed on [[Grammatical particles|particles]] such as {{IPA|/na/}}, {{IPA|/nɑː/}}, {{IPA|/nɛː/}}, {{IPA|/ʋəːj/}}, and on {{lang|km|ចា៎ះ}} {{IPA|/caːh/}}, a word for "yes" used by females.
|-
| <big>{{lang|km|៏}}</big>
| {{lang|km|អស្តា}} ''{{transliteration|km|âsda}}''<br>"number eight"
| Used in a few words to show that a [[#Consonants with no dependent vowel|consonant with no dependent vowel]] is to be pronounced with its inherent vowel, rather than as a final consonant.
|-
| <big>{{lang|km|័}}</big>
| {{lang|km|សំយោគសញ្ញា}} ''{{transliteration|km|sâmyoŭk sânhnhéa}}''
| Used in some Sanskrit and Pali loanwords (although alternative spellings usually exist); it is written above a consonant to indicate that the syllable contains a particular short vowel; see [[#Modification by diacritics|Modification by diacritics]].
|-
| <big>{{lang|km|៑}}</big>
| {{lang|km|វិរាម}} ''{{transliteration|km|vĭréam}}''
| A mostly obsolete diacritic, corresponding to the [[virāma]], which suppresses a consonant's inherent vowel. 
|}