կ

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See also: վ, Կ, Վ, կ-, and ч

կ U+056F, կ
ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER KEN
ծ
[U+056E]
Armenian հ
[U+0570]

Armenian

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կ

կ lowercase (uppercase Կ)

  1. The 15th letter of Armenian alphabet, called կեն (ken). Transliterated as k.
    Represents:
    voiceless velar plosive: [k] in Eastern Armenian and Armenian dialectology
    voiced velar plosive: [ɡ] in Western Armenian

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References

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  • Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, § 1.1.2.1, pages 17–18

Ottoman Turkish

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կ (g)

  1. A letter of the Armeno-Turkish script, named կէն (gen). Represents voiced palatal plosive: [ɟ]. Transliterated as g.

Usage notes

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Primarily used before a front vowel; i.e., before one of է (e), ի (i), էօ (ö), իւ (ü). Modern Turkish etc. are represented as կեա etc., preserving the rule. Some authors write Modern Turkish palatal ğ with this letter, while others replace it with յ (y).

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