Ken (Armenian letter)

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

Writing systemArmenian script

TypeAlphabetic

Language of originArmenian language

Sound valuesk (Eastern Armenian)
ɡ (Western Armenian)

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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
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

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