Khani, or Xan (Asomtavruli: Ⴞ; Nuskhuri: ⴞ; Mkhedruli: ხ; Mtavruli: Ხ; Georgian: ხანი, ხან) is the 34th letter of the three Georgian scripts.[1]
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]
Letter
| asomtavruli
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nuskhuri
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mkhedruli
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mtavruli
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Three-dimensional
| asomtavruli
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nuskhuri
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mkhedruli
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Stroke order
Computer encodings
Character information
| Preview |
Ⴞ |
ⴞ |
ხ |
Ხ
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| Unicode name
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GEORGIAN CAPITAL LETTER XAN[8]
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GEORGIAN SMALL LETTER XAN[9]
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GEORGIAN LETTER XAN[8]
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GEORGIAN MTAVRULI CAPITAL LETTER XAN
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| Encodings |
decimal |
hex |
dec |
hex |
dec |
hex |
dec |
hex
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| Unicode |
4286 |
U+10BE |
11550 |
U+2D1E |
4334 |
U+10EE |
7342 |
U+1CAE
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| UTF-8 |
225 130 190 |
E1 82 BE |
226 180 158 |
E2 B4 9E |
225 131 174 |
E1 83 AE |
225 178 174 |
E1 B2 AE
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| Numeric character reference |
Ⴞ |
Ⴞ |
ⴞ |
ⴞ |
ხ |
ხ |
Ხ |
Ხ
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Braille
See also
References
- ^ Machavariani, p. 136
- ^ Mchedlidze, (2) p. 115
- ^ Aronson, Howard Isaac. Georgian: A Reading Grammar. — Columbus, OH : Slavica Publishers, 1990. — p. 18. — ISBN 978-0-89357-207-5
- ^ "Transliteration of Georgian" (PDF).
- ^ Mchedlidze, I, p. 105
- ^ Mchedlidze, I, p. 107
- ^ Mchedlidze, I, p. 110
- ^ a b Unicode (1)
- ^ Unicode (2)
- ^ UNESCO, World Braille Usage, Third Edition, Washington, D.C. p. 45
Bibliography
- Mchedlidze, T. (1) The restored Georgian alphabet, Fulda, Germany, 2013
- Mchedlidze, T. (2) The Georgian script; Dictionary and guide, Fulda, Germany, 2013
- Machavariani, E. Georgian manuscripts, Tbilisi, 2011
- The Unicode Standard, Version 6.3, (1) Georgian, 1991–2013
- The Unicode Standard, Version 6.3, (2) Georgian Supplement, 1991–2013