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Old Turkic
Etymology
Ultimately derived from Ancient Greek β (b, “beta”) through intermediaries.
Letter
𐰌 (b²)
- (Yenisei Kyrgyz) A letter of the Old Turkic runic script, representing /b/ and /v/ used with front vowels.
References
- Clauson, Gerard (1972) “b²/v²”, in The Origin of Turkic Runic Alphabet, London, pages 68 and 74
- Clauson, Gerard (1962) Turkish and Mongolian studies, London: Royal Asiatic Society, page 80
- Ghirshman, Roman (1948) Les Chionites-Hephtalites, Iran: Institut francais d'archeologie orientale, page 63