Khom Thai | |
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Script type | |
Time period | c. 1400 CE - present[1] |
Direction | Left-to-right |
Languages | Pali, Sanskrit, Khmer, Thai, Lao (Isan) |
Related scripts | |
Parent systems | |
Sister systems | Sukhothai, Lai Tay |
Brahmic scripts |
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The Brahmi script and its descendants |
The Khom script (Thai: อักษรขอม, romanized: akson khom, or later Thai: อักษรขอมไทย, romanized: akson khom thai; Lao: ອັກສອນຂອມ, romanized: Aksone Khom; Khmer: អក្សរខម, romanized: âksâr khâm) is a Brahmic script and a variant of the Khmer script used in Thailand and Laos,[2] which is used to write Pali, Sanskrit, Khmer, Thai and Lao (Isan).