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Armenian
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /və/, [və]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /və/, [və]
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Letter
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ւ
ւ lowercase (uppercase Ւ)
- The 34th letter of Armenian alphabet, called վյուն (vyun) or հյուն (hyun). Transliterated as w.
Represents:- voiced labiodental fricative: [v] in Eastern and Western Armenian
- labiovelar approximant: [w] in Armenian dialectology
- Formerly, near-front near-close rounded vowel: [ʏ] in Armenian dialectology and dialectal orthography
Usage notes
After the Spelling reform of the Armenian language during the Soviet era (1922—1924) this letter has been replaced by վ (v), surviving only as a component of letters ու (u) and եւ (ew). However, the reform was not accepted by the Armenian diaspora outside the USSR which continues using ւ according to Traditional Armenian orthography.
See also
Armenian alphabet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- (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): ֏ ֎ ֍
Ottoman Turkish
Letter
ւ • (v)
- A letter of the Armeno-Turkish script, named հիւն (hün). Represents voiced labiodental fricative: [v]. Transliterated as v.
Usage notes
This letter is only used in Armenian loans and in the formation of the digraphs իւ (ü) and ու (u)