เ

เ U+0E40, เ THAI CHARACTER SARA E ← ฿ [U+0E3F] Thai แ → [U+0E41]

See also: ເ, and េ

Thai

Letter

เ

1. A Thai vowel letter traditionally named ไม้หน้า (máai-nâa). It can be informally called สระเอ (sà-rà-ee).

Usage notes

When it is solely used with a consonant, it produces /eː/. It is also used as a vowel component to produce other sounds as follows:

• เ◌ะ becomes /eʔ/, without a final consonant.
• เ◌็ becomes /e/, with a final consonant.
• แ◌ becomes /ɛː/. There is the complete glyph for convenient typing.
• แ◌ะ becomes /ɛʔ/, without a final consonant.
• แ◌็ becomes /ɛ/, with a final consonant.
• เ◌าะ becomes /ɔʔ/.
• เ◌อ becomes /ɤː/.
• เ◌ย becomes /ɤːj/.
• เ◌อะ becomes /ɤʔ/, without a final consonant.
• เ◌ิ becomes /ɤː/, or sometimes /ɤ/, with a final consonant.
• เ◌ีย becomes /ia̯/.
• เ◌ียะ becomes /ia̯ʔ/.
• เ◌ือ becomes /ɯa̯/.
• เ◌ือะ becomes /ɯa̯ʔ/.
• เ◌า becomes /aw/, or sometimes /aːw/.