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{{also|Ք|-ք|₽}}
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==Armenian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{hy-pron|քը}}
* {{audio|hy|hy-ք.ogg}}

===Letter===
{{hy-letter||Ք}}

# The 36th letter of [[Appendix:Armenian script|Armenian alphabet]], called {{m|hy|քե}}. Represents [[w:aspirated consonant|aspirated]] [[w:voiceless velar plosive|voiceless velar plosive]]: {{IPAchar|[kʰ]}}. Transliterated as '''kʿ''' (Hübschmann-Meillet-Benveniste) or '''k’''' (ISO 9985).

====Usage notes====
This was the last letter of the original Armenian alphabet, hence the phrase {{m|hy|[[այբ]] [[ու]] [[քե]]||alpha and omega}}.

===See also===
{{Armn-script}}

===References===
* {{R:hy:Dum-Tragut|section=1.1.2.1|pages=17–18}}

==Ottoman Turkish==

===Letter===
{{head|ota|letter}}

# A letter of the [[w:Armeno-Turkish alphabet|Armeno-Turkish script]], named {{m|ota|քէ}}. Represents [[w:voiceless palatal plosive|voiceless palatal plosive]]: {{IPAchar|[c]}}. Transliterated as '''k'''.

====Usage notes====
Only used before a front vowel; i.e., before one of {{m|ota|է}}, {{m|ota|ի}}, {{m|ota|էօ}}, {{m|ota|իւ}}. Modern Turkish ''kâ'' etc. are represented as ''քեա'' etc., preserving the rule.

===See also===
{{Arm-turk-script}}