Minor syllables in Burmese contain only the vowel in the rhyme and do not bear tone. They are always followed by a major syllable (any other kind of syllable). In the orthography, they are most commonly spelled as if their rhyme was (i.e. with no vowel diacritic at all), but are often spelled in other ways. In the MLCTS and ALA-LC systems, minor syllables are romanized exactly as they are spelled in Burmese orthography. In the modified BGN/PCGN system and in the Okell system, minor syllables are indicated by the letter "ă" regardless of the Burmese orthography. Examples:

Diacritics
लघु सिलैबल (Minor syllables)
अंतिम (Syllable rhymes)
ကွတ်, ဝတ်, इत्यादि