ւ
Character | ւ |
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Unicode name | ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER YIWN |
Unicode block | Armenian |
Codepoint | U 0582 |
Armenian
[ännern]Pronunciation
[ännern]Letter
[ännern]ւ
Kleenbookstaav (Grootbookstaav Ւ)
- The 34th letter of Armenian alphabet, called վյուն (vyun) or հյուն (hyun). Transliterated as w.
Represents:- voiced labio-velar approximant: IPA(key): [w] in Old Armenian (except in digraph ու (u))
- voiced labiodental fricative: IPA(key): [v] in Eastern Armenian
- voiced labiodental fricative: IPA(key): [v] in Western Armenian
- The numeral 7000 in Armenian numbering.
Usage notes
[ännern]After the Spelling reform of the Armenian language during Soviet era (1922-1924) this letter has been replaced by վ (v), surviving only as a component of letters ու (u) and եւ (ew).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.