Writing and Printing

Hyun (letter)

Hyun, Hyown, Vyun, Vyown, Yiwn or Hiwn (uppercase: Ւ; minuscule: ւ; Reformed orthography: հյուն, վյուն; Classical orthography: հիւն) is the 34th letter in the Armenian alphabet. It represents the voiced labial–velar approximant /w/ in Classical Armenian and the voiced labiodental fricative /v/ in Modern Armenian. It is typically romanized with the letter W. Created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century, it has a numerical value of 7000.

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See also

• ▸Intha-Danu language
• ▸Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867
• ▸History of the Latin script

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