Ts'ili

Ts'ili, or Ts'il (Asomtavruli: Ⴜ; Nuskhuri: ⴜ; Mkhedruli: წ; Mtavruli: Წ; Georgian: წილი, წილ) is the 32nd letter of the three Georgian scripts.^[1]

Writing systemGeorgian script

TypeAlphabetic

Language of originGeorgian language

Sound values[tsʼ]

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Ts'ili
Ⴜ ⴜ წ Წ
Usage
Writing system	Georgian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Georgian language
Sound values	[tsʼ]
In Unicode	U+10BC, U+2D1C, U+10EC, U+1CAC
Alphabetical position	32
History
Time period	c. 430 to present
Transliterations	Ts, Tsʼ, C, Ç, C̣
Other
Associated numbers	4000
Writing direction	Left-to-right
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In the system of Georgian numerals, it has a value of 4000.^[2] Ts'ili represents the alveolar ejective affricate [tsʼ].^[3] It is typically romanized with the digraphs Ts, and Tsʼ, or with the letters C, Ç, and C̣.^[4]