Co (Armenian letter)

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Tso
Ց ց
Usage
Writing system	Armenian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Armenian language
Sound values	t͡sʰ
In Unicode	U+0551, U+0581
Alphabetical position	33 Numerical value: 6000
History
Development	Ց ց
Time period	405 to present
Other
Associated numbers	6000
Writing direction	Left-to-Right
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Tsʼo, or Cʼo (majuscule: Ց; minuscule: ց; Armenian: ցո; Classical Armenian: ցօ) is the thirty-third letter of the Armenian alphabet. It represents the voiceless aspirated alveolar affricate (/t͡sʰ/) in both Eastern and Western varieties of Armenian. Created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century, it has a numerical value of 6000.^[1] Its shape in capital is visually similar to one other Armenian letter, Hi (Յ). Its shape in lowercase form is also similar to the minuscule form of the Latin letter G (g). In cursive, both letters are similar to a cursive Y.

• Armenian alphabet
• Mesrop Mashtots
• C (Latin)
• G (Latin)
• Յ

• Ց on Wiktionary
• ց on Wiktionary