Bashkir Qa

Bashkir Qa or Bashkir Ka (Ҡ ҡ; italics: Ҡ ҡ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. It is formed from the Cyrillic letter Ka (К к) with the top extending horizontally to the left. It is used in the alphabet of the Bashkir language^{[1][2][better source needed]} and (some forms of) Siberian Tatar.^{[3][better source needed]} It represents the voiceless uvular plosive /q/.^[1][4]

Bashkir Qa
Ҡ ҡ
Usage
Writing system	Cyrillic
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Bashkir language
Sound values	/q/
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

It corresponds to, and is pronounced the same as, the letter Қ in Kazakh, Karakalpak, Uzbek,^[4] and (some forms of) Siberian Tatar. It is represented in the Arabic script for Bashkir as ق.^[1]

Computing codes

Character information

Preview	Ҡ		ҡ
Unicode name	CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER BASHKIR KA		CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER BASHKIR KA
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	1184	U+04A0	1185	U+04A1
UTF-8	210 160	D2 A0	210 161	D2 A1
Numeric character reference	Ҡ	Ҡ	ҡ	ҡ

See also

Other Cyrillic letters used to write the sound /q/:

• Қ қ : Cyrillic letter Ka with descender
• Ӄ ӄ : Cyrillic letter Ka with hook
• Ԟ ԟ : Cyrillic letter Aleut Ka
• Ԛ ԛ : Cyrillic letter Qa
• Cyrillic characters in Unicode

References

1. Pedersen, Thomas T. (2004-06-08). Transliteration of Non-Roman Scripts: Bashkir (PDF).
2. "Bashkir language and alphabets". www.omniglot.com. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
3. "Siberian Tatar language and alphabet". www.omniglot.com. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
4. Pedersen, Thomas T. (20 January 2003). Transliteration of Non-Roman scripts: Uzbek (PDF).