U+1A61 "ᩡ" Tai Tham Vowel Sign A Unicode Character

U+1A61 "ᩡ" Tai Tham Vowel Sign A is a combining diacritical mark used in the Tai Tham script, which is historically employed to write languages such as Northern Thai (Tai Yuan), Tai Lue, and Khün. This vowel sign represents a short 'a' sound and is placed above the consonant it modifies, altering the base character's pronunciation by adding the inherent vowel quality. It is part of the Tai Tham block in Unicode, which supports the traditional script used primarily in religious and cultural texts across regions of Northern Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, and China's Yunnan province.