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Armenian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /kʰə/, [kʰə]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /kə/, [kʰə]
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Letter
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ք
ք lowercase (uppercase Ք)
- The 36th letter of Armenian alphabet, called քե (kʻe). Represents aspirated voiceless velar plosive: [kʰ]. Transliterated as kʿ (Hübschmann-Meillet-Benveniste) or k’ (ISO 9985).
Usage notes
[edit]This was the last letter of the original Armenian alphabet, hence the phrase այբ ու քե (ayb u kʻe, “alpha and omega”).
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]ք • (k)
- A letter of the Armeno-Turkish script, named քէ (ke). Represents voiceless palatal plosive: [c]. Transliterated as k.
Usage notes
[edit]Only used before a front vowel; i.e., before one of է (e), ի (i), էօ (ö), իւ (ü). Modern Turkish kâ etc. are represented as քեա etc., preserving the rule.