U+0E82 "ຂ" Lao Letter Kho Sung Unicode Character

U+0E82 "ຂ" Lao Letter Kho Sung is a consonant in the Lao script that represents an aspirated /kʰ/ sound, specifically the high tone class "Kho Sung" often used in transliterations of Sanskrit, Pali, and foreign loanwords. As a distinct glyph within the Unicode Standard's Lao block, it appears visually similar to a looped or curled form that typically sits below the baseline. This character is not frequently used in modern everyday Lao writing for indigenous words, but it remains essential for accurately representing certain religious, historical, and borrowed terms, thereby preserving the phonetic and etymological integrity of the Lao language.