Ơ
Latin letter O with horn; used in Vietnamese / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ơ (lowercase ơ) is one of the 12 Vietnamese language vowels. It is pronounced [ə].[1]
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O with horn | |
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Ơ ơ | |
O+, O* | |
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Writing system | Latin script |
Type | alphabetic |
Language of origin | Vietnamese |
Phonetic usage | [ə] |
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Development | |
Sisters | Ờờ, Ớớ, Ởở, Ỡỡ, Ợợ |
Variations | O+, O* |
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This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. |
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As with most special Vietnamese letters, this letter is not well-supported by fonts and is often typed as either o+ or o*. The VIQR standard is o+.
On the Windows default Vietnamese keyboard Ơ can be found on where the ] key is on a US English keyboard layout.
Because Vietnamese is a tonal language this letter may optionally have any one of the five tonal symbols above or below it.
- Ờ ờ
- Ớ ớ
- Ở ở
- Ỡ ỡ
- Ợ ợ