Khani (letter)

Khani, or Xan (Asomtavruli: Ⴞ; Nuskhuri: ⴞ; Mkhedruli: ხ; Mtavruli: Ხ; Georgian: ხანი, ხან) is the 34th letter of the three Georgian scripts.^[1]

Writing systemGeorgian script

TypeAlphabetic

Language of originGeorgian language

Sound values[χ]

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Khani
Ⴞ ⴞ ხ Ხ
Usage
Writing system	Georgian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Georgian language
Sound values	[χ]
In Unicode	U+10BE, U+2D1E, U+10EE, U+1CAE
Alphabetical position	34
History
Time period	c. 430 to present
Transliterations	Kh, X, Ꭓ
Other
Associated numbers	6000
Writing direction	Left-to-right
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In the system of Georgian numerals, it has a value of 6000.^[2] Khani commonly represents the voiceless uvular fricative /χ/,^[3] roughly like the pronunciation of ⟨ch⟩ in "loch" in Scottish English. It is typically romanized with the digraph Kh, or with the letters X, and Ꭓ.^[4]