Ken | |
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Կ կ | |
Usage | |
Writing system | Armenian script |
Type | Alphabetic |
Language of origin | Armenian language |
Sound values | k (Eastern Armenian) ɡ (Western Armenian) |
In Unicode | U+53F, U+56F |
Alphabetical position | 15 Numerical value: 60 |
History | |
Development |
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Time period | 405 to present |
Other | |
Associated numbers | 60 |
Writing direction | Left-to-Right |
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Ken or Gen (majuscule: Կ; minuscule: կ; Armenian: կեն) is the fifteenth letter of the Armenian alphabet, representing the voiceless velar plosive (/k/) in Eastern Armenian and the voiced velar plosive (/ɡ/) in Western Armenian. It is typically romanized with the letter K. It was part of the alphabet created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century CE. In the Armenian numeral system, it has a value of 60.
Character codes
Preview | Կ | կ | ||
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Unicode name | ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER KEN | ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER KEN | ||
Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex |
Unicode | 1343 | U+053F | 1391 | U+056F |
UTF-8 | 212 191 | D4 BF | 213 175 | D5 AF |
Numeric character reference | Կ |
Կ |
կ |
կ |
See also
- Tsa, the letter preceding Ken in the Armenian alphabet
- Armenian alphabet
References
- "Transliteration of Armenian" (PDF).
- "Numbers in Eastern Armenian". Omniglot.com.
External links
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