𐰄

𐰄 U+10C04, 𐰄 OLD TURKIC LETTER YENISEI I ← 𐰃 [U+10C03] Old Turkic 𐰅 → [U+10C05]

See also: 𐰃

Old Turkic

Etymology

Derived from Sogdian 𐼊 (y, “yodh”), ultimately from Classical Syriac ܝ (“yodh”).

Letter

𐰄 (i)

1. (Yenisei Kyrgyz) A letter of the Old Turkic runic script, representing /i/ /e/ or /ɯ/. The backness or frontness depends on the type of the consonant.

References

• Tekin, Talât (1968) A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 27
• Clauson, Gerard (1972) “ı/ı:/i/i:”, in The Origin of Turkic Runic Alphabet, London, pages 68 and 74