նկ

Ottoman Turkish

Letter

նկ • (ng)

1. A digraph used in the Armeno-Turkish script. Represents velar nasal: [ŋ]. Transliterated as ñ.

Usage notes

Primarily used before a front vowel; i.e., before one of է (e), ի (i), էօ (ö), իւ (ü). In many cases it had probably already merged in pronunciation with ն (n).

See also

• (The Armeno-Turkish script): Աա   Գգ   Եե   Զզ   Էէ   Ըը   Թթ   Ժժ   Իի   Լլ   Խխ   Կկ   Հհ   Ղղ   Ճճ   Մմ   Յյ   Նն   Շշ   Չչ   Պպ   Սս   Վվ   Տտ   Րր   Փփ   Քք   Օօ   Ֆֆ   ’
• (Primarily in Armenian words): Բբ   Դդ   Ծծ   Ձձ   Ջջ   Ոո   Ռռ   Ցց   Ււ
• (Letter combinations): էօ   իւ   ու   նկ   նղ  
• (Punctuation): ՛   ՜   ՝   ՞   ․   ։   ֊