Kho khuat

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Kho khuat
ฃ
Usage
Writing system	Thai script
Type	Abugida
Language of origin	Thai language
Sound values	[kʰ] [k̚]
In Unicode	U+0E03
Lexicographic position	3
History
Development	ฃ
Time period	1283 to present
Transliterations	Kho Khai
Other
Writing direction	Left-to-Right
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Kho khuat (ฃ ขวด, khuat is Thai for 'bottle') is the third letter of the Thai alphabet. It is a high consonant in the Thai tripartite consonant system (ไตรยางศ์, informally อักษรสามหมู่). It represents the sound [k^h] as an initial consonant and [k̚] as a final consonant. The letter is now rarely used, being replaced universally by kho khai (ข ไข่). There are currently no words using kho khuat in Thai language according to the Royal Institute Dictionary of 1999, the official standard current dictionary of the Thai language. However, kho khuat still has an entry in most dictionaries stating that it is obsolete, and is included on alphabet charts in order to preserve the traditional count of 44 Thai consonants.