Psi (Ѱ, ѱ; italics: Ѱ ѱ) is a letter in the early Cyrillic alphabet, derived from the Greek letter psi (Ψ, ψ). It represents the sound /ps/, as in English naps. According to the school rules developed in the 16th and the 17th centuries, such as Meletius Smotrytsky's grammar book, it was intended for use in words of Greek origin, but it was occasionally used for writing native words as well like Ukrainian ѱы (psy, "dogs"). It was used especially in words relating to the Eastern Orthodox Chu…
Glyph origin In the late twenties or early thirties of the 20th century, it appeared as a simplification of ㄮ (ē), writing the dot and the second stoke of the bottom part ㄛ (ō) with one stroke. ㄮ (ē) was itself derived from ㄛ (ō) in 1920, when a new allophone appeared, writing a dot to differentiate betwe…
Etymology Derived from ㄛ (ō)(Mandarin: ō), which was derived from 𠀀, inhalation, the reverse of 丂 (kǎo) and an ancient form of 呵 (Mandarin: hē), because Mandarin: ē is its allophonein Standard Chinese.
Koppa (Ҁ ҁ; italics: Ҁ ҁ) is an archaic numeral character of the Cyrillic script. Its form (and modern name) are derived from some forms of the Greek letter Koppa (Ϙ ϙ). Koppa was used as a numeral character in the oldest Cyrillic manuscripts, representing the value 90 (exactly as its Greek ancestor did). It was replaced relatively early around 1300 by the Cyrillic letter Che (Ч ч), which is similar in appearance and originally had no numeric value. Isolated exa…
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WEBMay 1, 2024 · Ǯ (minuscule: ǯ) is a modified letter of the Latin alphabet, formed from ezh (ʒ) with the addition of a caron.. In the Uralic Phonetic Alphabet, it represents the sound [].. …
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