џ
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| Character | џ |
|---|---|
| Unicode name | CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER DZHE |
| Cyrillic | U+045F |
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[edit] Translingual
[edit] Etymology
Presumed to be a modification of ц (ts), itself presumed to be a modification of Glagolitic letter Ⱌ (tsi). First recorded use in modern form is the 15th century Romanian Cyrillic alphabet.
[edit] Letter
џ (lower case, upper case Џ, italic џ, upper case italic Џ)
- a Cyrillic letter of corresponding to the digraphs дж (dzh) or чж (chzh) or the letters җ (zhj), ҷ (chj), or ӂ (dzh)
[edit] Macedonian
[edit] Etymology
From Serbian Cyrillic letter џ (dž), adopted in 1945 by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia.
[edit] Letter
џ (lower case, upper case Џ, italic џ, upper case italic Џ)
- The thirtieth letter of the Macedonian Cyrillic alphabet. Its name is џ (dž) and it has a similar sound to the English dg in dodge. It is preceded by Ч and followed by Ш.
[edit] Serbo-Croatian
[edit] Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA: /dʒ/
[edit] Etymology
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.
[edit] Letter
џ (lower case, upper case Џ)
- The 29th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic alphabet.
[edit] Usage notes
Its name is џ (dž) and it has a similar sound to the English dg in dodge.
[edit] See also
[edit] Synonyms
- (Latin/Roman alphabet) dž
[edit] Adverb
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