Bashkir Qa or Bashkir Ka (Ҡ ҡ; italics: Ҡ ҡ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. It is formed from the Cyrillic letter Ka (К к) with the top extending horizontally to the left. It is used in the alphabet of the Bashkir language[1][2][better source needed] and (some forms of) Siberian Tatar.[3][better source needed] It represents the voiceless uvular plosive /q/.[1][4]
| Bashkir Qa | |
|---|---|
| Ҡ ҡ | |
 | |
| Usage | |
| Writing system | Cyrillic |
| Type | Alphabetic |
| Language of origin | Bashkir language |
| Sound values | /q/ |
It corresponds to, and is pronounced the same as, the letter Қ in Kazakh, Karakalpak, Uzbek,[4] and (some forms of) Siberian Tatar. It is represented in the Arabic script for Bashkir as ق.[1]
Computing codes
edit| Preview | Ҡ | ҡ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unicode name | CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER BASHKIR KA |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER BASHKIR KA | ||
| Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex |
| Unicode | 1184 | U+04A0 | 1185 | U+04A1 |
| UTF-8 | 210 160 | D2 A0 | 210 161 | D2 A1 |
| Numeric character reference | Ҡ | Ҡ | ҡ | ҡ |
See also
editOther Cyrillic letters used to write the sound /q/:
References
edit- 1 2 3 Pedersen, Thomas T. (2004-06-08). Transliteration of Non-Roman Scripts: Bashkir (PDF).
- ↑ "Bashkir language and alphabets". www.omniglot.com. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
- ↑ "Siberian Tatar language and alphabet". www.omniglot.com. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
- 1 2 Pedersen, Thomas T. (20 January 2003). Transliteration of Non-Roman scripts: Uzbek (PDF).
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