Ken (letter)

Ken
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+053F, U+056F
Alphabetical position	15
History
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.

Gallery

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  Rounded Erkat'agir
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  Angular Erkat'agir
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  Bolorgir
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  Notrgir
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  Shghagir
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  Typographic form
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  Handwritten form

Character codes

See also

• Tsa, the letter preceding Ken in the Armenian alphabet
• Armenian alphabet

References

External links

• Կ on Wiktionary
• կ on Wiktionary