Tsani, or Tsan (Asomtavruli: Ⴚ; Nuskhuri: ⴚ; Mkhedruli: ც; Mtavruli: Ც; Georgian: ცანი, ცან) is the 30th letter of the three Georgian scripts.[1]
In the system of Georgian numerals, it has a value of 2000.[2]
Tsani commonly represents the voiceless alveolar (aspirated) affricate /ts⁽ʰ⁾/,[3] like the pronunciation of ⟨ts⟩ in "cats". It is typically romanized with the digraphs Ts, and Ts’, or with the letters C, C’, and C‘.[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 |
Ⴚ |
ⴚ |
ც |
Ც
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| Unicode name
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GEORGIAN CAPITAL LETTER CAN[8]
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GEORGIAN SMALL LETTER CAN[9]
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GEORGIAN LETTER CAN[8]
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GEORGIAN MTAVRULI CAPITAL LETTER CAN
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| Encodings |
decimal |
hex |
dec |
hex |
dec |
hex |
dec |
hex
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| Unicode |
4282 |
U+10BA |
11546 |
U+2D1A |
4330 |
U+10EA |
7338 |
U+1CAA
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| UTF-8 |
225 130 186 |
E1 82 BA |
226 180 154 |
E2 B4 9A |
225 131 170 |
E1 83 AA |
225 178 170 |
E1 B2 AA
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| Numeric character reference |
Ⴚ |
Ⴚ |
ⴚ |
ⴚ |
ც |
ც |
Ც |
Ც
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Braille
See also
References
- ^ Machavariani, p. 136
- ^ Mchedlidze, (2) p. 108
- ^ 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