We (Ԝ ԝ; italics: Ԝ ԝ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. It looks identical to the Latin letter W, where it derives from.
The letter is used in the Cyrillic orthography of the Kurdish language, Yaghnobi language, and occasionally the Tundra Yukaghir language.
Usage
The pronunciations shown in the table are the primary ones for each language; for details consult the articles on the languages. Lowercase We is similar to some forms of Cyrillic Omega in appearance.
Language | Pronunciation |
---|---|
Kurdish language | /w/ |
Tundra Yukaghir language | /w/ |
Yaghnobi language | /β̞/, /β/ or /u̯/ (after a vowel at the end of a syllable) |
Computing codes
Preview | Ԝ | ԝ | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Unicode name | CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER WE | CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER WE | ||
Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex |
Unicode | 1308 | U+051C | 1309 | U+051D |
UTF-8 | 212 156 | D4 9C | 212 157 | D4 9D |
Numeric character reference | Ԝ |
Ԝ |
ԝ |
ԝ |
See also
- Cyrillic characters in Unicode
- Ѡ ѡ : Cyrillic letter Omega, a similar-looking letter in archaic Cyrillic texts for /o/
- W w : Latin letter W
- Ў ў : Cyrillic letter Short U, another letter romanized as "W"
- В̌ в̌ : Cyrillic letter Ve with caron
References
- "Cyrillic Supplement: Range: 0500–052F" (PDF). The Unicode Standard, Version 6.0. p. 45. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- Heciyê Cindî (1974). Әлифба. Yerevan. p. 96.
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