yus
Either of two letters, little yus and big yus, representing nasal vowel sounds in the…Either of two letters, little yus (Ѧ) and big yus (Ѫ), representing nasal vowel sounds in the Cyrillic alphabet. The only major Slavic language retaining these sounds is Polish, which is written in the Latin alphabet.
Meaning
1 sensesEither of two letters, little yus (Ѧ) and big yus (Ѫ), representing nasal vowel sounds in the Cyrillic alphabet. The only major Slavic language retaining these sounds is Polish, which is written in the Latin alphabet.
Jus
юсjus
юсjus
- a Common Slavonic nasal vowel in the early Cyrillic and Glagolitic alphabets.
Translations
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Origin
Russian юс (jus), from Old Church Slavonic ѫсъ (ǫsŭ, “big yus”)Russian юс (jus), from Old Church Slavonic ѫсъ (ǫsŭ, “big yus”)
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