See also: լ, Ւ, Ի, and

ւ U+0582, ւ
ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER YIWN
ց
[U+0581]
Armenian փ
[U+0583]

Armenian

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Pronunciation

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ւ

ւ lowercase (uppercase Ւ)

  1. 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

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After the Spelling reform of the Armenian language during the Soviet era (1922—1924) this letter has been replaced by վ (v), surviving only as a component of letters ու (u) and եւ (ew).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.

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Ottoman Turkish

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Letter

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ւ (v)

  1. A letter of the Armeno-Turkish script, named հիւն (hün). Represents voiced labiodental fricative: [v]. Transliterated as v.

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This letter is only used in Armenian loans and in the formation of the digraphs իւ (ü) and ու (u)

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