ヽ
See also: ヾ
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Ainu
Letter
ヽ • (transliteration needed)
- (Sakhalin, obsolete) A former sign used to mark a long vowel
- Aashte, アヽシテ, 立タシメル、設立サレル. ― n. To be established. To be set up.
Usage notes
In modern Ainu kana, long vowels are transcribed with this symbol: ー. Long vowels only existed in the Sakhalin dialect.
References
- An Ainu-English-Japanese dictionary (including a grammar of the Ainu language), 1905
Japanese
Alternative forms
- ヾ — voiced
Iteration mark
ヽ
- (dated) An iteration mark denoting the repetition of the previous katakana.
- ホトヽギス ― hototogisu