џ

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Translingual [edit]

Character  џ 
Unicode name CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER DZHE
Cyrillic U+045F
Cyrillic letter џ (dzhe)

Etymology [edit]

Glagolitic letter Ⱌ (tsi), presumed to be the origin of Cyrillic letters ц (ts) and џ (dž) Presumed to be a modification of ц (ts), itself presumed to be a modification of Glagolitic letter (tsi). First recorded use in modern form is the 15th century Romanian Cyrillic alphabet.

Letter [edit]

џ (lower case, upper case Џ, italic џ, upper case italic Џ)

  1. a Cyrillic letter of corresponding to the digraphs дж (dzh) or чж (chzh) or the letters җ (zhj), ҷ (chj), or ӂ (dzh)

Macedonian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Serbian Cyrillic letter џ (), adopted in 1945 by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia.

Letter [edit]

џ (lower case, upper case Џ, italic џ, upper case italic Џ)

  1. The thirtieth letter of the Macedonian Cyrillic alphabet. Its name is џ () and it has a similar sound to the English dg in dodge. It is preceded by Ч and followed by Ш.

Serbo-Croatian [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (phoneme) IPA: /dʒ/

Etymology [edit]

From џ of the 15th century Romanian Cyrillic alphabet, first used by Serbian scribes in the 17th century and part of Vuk Stefanović Karadžić’s Cyrillic alphabet reform.

Letter [edit]

џ (lower case, upper case Џ)

  1. The 29th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic alphabet.

Usage notes [edit]

Its name is џ () and it has a similar sound to the English dg in dodge.

See also [edit]

  • Previous letter: ч
  • Next letter: ш

Synonyms [edit]

  • (Latin/Roman alphabet)

Adverb [edit]

џ

  1. for free, a shortening of џабе (slang).