ạ

See also: Ạ and Appendix:Variations of "a"

ạ U+1EA1, ạ LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH DOT BELOW Composition: a [U+0061] + ◌̣ [U+0323] ← Ạ [U+1EA0] Latin Extended Additional Ả → [U+1EA2]

English

Symbol

ạ

1. (lexicography, dated) An orthographic ⟨a⟩ with a diacritic that marks it as being the THOUGHT vowel, as in the word "call".

Avokaya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə/

Letter

ạ (uppercase Ạ)

1. A letter of the Avokaya alphabet.

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˨˩˨]

Letter

ạ (upper case Ạ)

1. The letter a in thanh nặng tone.

Particle

ạ • (𠶚)

1. (polite) a particle at the end of the sentence to express formal politeness, especially to seniors

   Chào cụ ạ.

   How do you do? (to an older person)

Verb

ạ • (𠶚)

1. to use the particle ạ when speaking to someone

   Con hư quá! Phải ạ chú đi chứ!

   That's not polite of you! Don't forget to use politeness particles!