Vowel Scripts

"wá hswèh tá thaq"/ "wá hswèh pá thaq"

{ွတ်}/{ွပ်}

This vowel script{ွတ်} "wá hswèh tá thaq"  is pronounced [uq]. When the consonant {မ} and the vowel script {ွတ်}are combined, it is written as {မွတ်} and read [muq]. Remember that the vowel script {ွတ်} "wa' sw`eh ta' thaq" is interchangable with {ွပ် } "wá hswèh pá thaq" which is also pronounced [uq].  When the consonant {မ} and the vowel script {ွပ်} are combined, it is written as {မွပ်} and read [muq]. {ွတ်} "wá hswèh tá thaq" and {ွပ်} "wá hswèh pá thaq" are used for different meanings.  For example, {သွတ်} means "to put in" while {သွပ်} means "zinc."

Listen how to spell out and read the following combinations:

ဖွတ်	iguana
တွတ်	to be red
ပြွတ်	squirt
စွတ်	to be wet
စွပ်	to put on