ո

Letter

 * 1) The 24th letter of Armenian alphabet, called . Transliterated as o. Represents а open-mid back rounded vowel:  (but  word-initially).
 * 2) A letter used in Armenian dialectology. Represents the diphthong . Transliterated as uo.

Usage notes
The word-initial pronunciation of this letter as is a post-classical development. In modern Armenian, the older pronunciation is preserved only in the word and its derivatives, and also in the traditional orthography spelling of.

Etymology
Traditionally derived from, but Martirosyan prefers derivation from.

Pronoun

 * 1)  who?

Letter

 * 1) A letter of the Armeno-Turkish script, named . Represents mid back rounded vowel: . Transliterated according to its Armenian pronunciation.

Usage notes
This letter is only used in Armenian loans and in the formation of the digraph.