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Armenian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /kə/, [kə]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /ɡə/, [ɡə]
Audio (Eastern Armenian): (file)
Letter
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կ
կ lowercase (uppercase Կ)
- 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
See also
[edit]- (The Armenian script): Աա Բբ Գգ Դդ Եե Զզ Էէ Ըը Թթ Ժժ Իի Լլ Խխ Ծծ Կկ Հհ Ձձ Ղղ Ճճ Մմ Յյ Նն Շշ Ոո Չչ Պպ Ջջ Ռռ Սս Վվ Տտ Րր Ցց Ււ Փփ Քք Օօ Ֆֆ
- (Letter combinations): ու և ﬔ ﬕ ﬓ ﬗ ﬖ
- (Dialectological): ՠ / ա̈ ա̊ ա̄ ը̂ է̀ էօ / օ̈ էօ̀ / օ̈̀ իւ / ո̈ւ գյ կյ քյ հյ բՙ դՙ գՙ ձՙ ջՙ ղՙ ֈ ʔ
- (Punctuation): ՙ ՚ ՛ ՜ ՝ ՞ ՟ ․ ։ ֊
- (Symbols): ֏ ֎ ֍
References
[edit]- 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
[edit]Letter
[edit]կ • (g)
- A letter of the Armeno-Turkish script, named կէն (gen). Represents voiced palatal plosive: [ɟ]. Transliterated as g.
Usage notes
[edit]Primarily used before a front vowel; i.e., before one of է (e), ի (i), էօ (ö), իւ (ü). Modern Turkish gâ 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).