We (Cyrillic)
Cyrillic letter in Kurdish, Yaghnobi and Tundra Yukaghir
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
We (Ԝ ԝ; italics: Ԝ ԝ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script.[1] It looks identical to the Latin letter W, where it derives from.
The letter is used in the Cyrillic orthography of the Kurdish language,[2][3] 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)[4][5][6][7] |
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