๐‘ฃ

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SHAVIAN LETTER HA-HA
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Shavian 𐑤 โ†’

English

Etymology

A rotated letter ๐‘™ /ล‹/, from the jocular suggestion that English /h/ and /ล‹/ are allophones.

Letter

๐‘ฃ (h)

  1. (Shavian) the sound /h/.

Usage notes

There is an argument that ⟨๐‘ฃ⟩ h and ๐‘™ ng should have the opposite readings, and perhaps reflect a printer's error, because otherwise voiceless consonants have ascenders and their voiced partners have descenders. Some books have been published with this opposite assignment.