ւ

See also: լ, Ւ, Ի, and -ւ

ւ	U+0582, ւ ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER YIWN

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ւ

ւ lowercase (uppercase Ւ)

The 34th letter of Armenian alphabet, called վյուն (vyun) or հյուն (hyun). Transliterated as w.
Represents:
voiced labiodental fricative: [v] in Eastern and Western Armenian
labiovelar approximant: [w] in Armenian dialectology
Formerly, near-front near-close rounded vowel: [ʏ] in Armenian dialectology and dialectal orthography

After the Spelling reform of the Armenian language during the Soviet era (1922—1924) this letter has been replaced by վ (v), surviving only as a component of letters ու (u) and եւ (ew). However, the reform was not accepted by the Armenian diaspora outside the USSR which continues using ւ according to Traditional Armenian orthography.

ւ • (v)

A letter of the Armeno-Turkish script, named հիւն (hün). Represents voiced labiodental fricative: [v]. Transliterated as v.

This letter is only used in Armenian loans and in the formation of the digraphs իւ (ü) and ու (u)