Khmer Learning(14)

VIII. Punctuation (Huffman, 1970)

1. Khan ( . )

This is Cambodian full stop. It occurs less frequently than the full stop in English. It can be at the end of a single sentence or several sentences dealing with a single topic.

2. baariyaosaan ( .l )

baariyaosaan is a full stop that marks the the entire end of a chapter or an entire text.

3. Laq (.l. )

Laq is used to indicate et cetera.

4. Leiktoo ( [ )

Leiktoo is used to indicate that the word or phrase after which it occurs is to be repeated.