kh
/k/from spelling rules
kh is the Spanish representation of the ISO 639-1 code for the Khmer language.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /k/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
In informal Spanish, people often approximate the sound of kh using the j sound.
Did you know?
- While kh is a code, the Spanish name for the language is jemer. This spelling reflects how Spanish speakers adapt the foreign sound to their own phonetics using the letter j.
- When referring to the script of the language denoted by kh, Spanish uses the term alfabeto jemer, even though the script is technically an abugida and not an alphabet.
- Because kh is not a natural Spanish digraph, it never appears in native Spanish words and is only found in foreign codes, names or transcriptions.
Examples in context
- En la lista de idiomas, el camboyano aparece como kh.In the language list, Khmer appears as kh.
- Necesito saber si el código de este idioma es kh.I need to know if the code for this language is kh.
Example conversation
Daniel and Elena are organizing a digital library of languages.
- DanielNecesito clasificar este documento en kh.I need to classify this document as kh.
- ElenaEso es correcto, kh es para el jemer.That is correct, kh is for Khmer.
- Daniel¿Dónde pongo la etiqueta kh?Where do I put the kh tag?
- ElenaPon kh en el campo del idioma.Put kh in the language field.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
