Khani (letter)

Khani
Khani
Ⴞ ⴞ ხ Ხ
Usage
Writing system	Georgian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Georgian language
Sound values	[χ]
In Unicode	U+10BE, U+2D1E, U+10EE, U+1CAE
Alphabetical position	34
History
Time period	c. 430 to present
Transliterations	Kh, X, Ꭓ
Other
Associated numbers	6000
Writing direction	Left-to-right
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Khani, or Xan (Asomtavruli: Ⴞ; Nuskhuri: ⴞ; Mkhedruli: ხ; Mtavruli: Ხ; Georgian: ხანი, ხან) is the 34th letter of the three Georgian scripts.^[1]

In the system of Georgian numerals, it has a value of 6000.^[2] Khani commonly represents the voiceless uvular fricative /χ/,^[3] roughly like the pronunciation of ⟨ch⟩ in "loch" in Scottish English. It is typically romanized with the digraph Kh, or with the letters X, and Ꭓ.^[4]

Letter

asomtavruli	nuskhuri	mkhedruli	mtavruli

asomtavruli	nuskhuri	mkhedruli

asomtavruli^[5]	nuskhuri^[6]	mkhedruli^[7]

Character information
Preview	Ⴞ		ⴞ		ხ		Ხ
Unicode name	GEORGIAN CAPITAL LETTER XAN^[8]		GEORGIAN SMALL LETTER XAN^[9]		GEORGIAN LETTER XAN^[8]		GEORGIAN MTAVRULI CAPITAL LETTER XAN
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	4286	U+10BE	11550	U+2D1E	4334	U+10EE	7342	U+1CAE
UTF-8	225 130 190	E1 82 BE	226 180 158	E2 B4 9E	225 131 174	E1 83 AE	225 178 174	E1 B2 AE
Numeric character reference	Ⴞ	Ⴞ	ⴞ	ⴞ	ხ	ხ	Ხ	Ხ

mkhedruli^[10]

↑ Machavariani, p. 136
↑ Mchedlidze, (2) p. 115
↑ 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
1 2 Unicode (1)
↑ Unicode (2)
↑ UNESCO, World Braille Usage, Third Edition, Washington, D.C. p. 45

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