U+2DA8 "ⶨ" Ethiopic Syllable Cca Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2DA8 "ⶨ" Ethiopic Syllable Cca is a specific typographic character in the Ethiopic script block, representing a syllabic sound used in the Ge'ez and related languages such as Amharic and Tigrinya. It is part of the extended Ethiopic range and denotes a consonant-vowel combination, specifically the consonant "C" as in the English "ch" sound, paired with the vowel "a". This character is utilized in writing systems for phonetic or transliteration purposes, particularly for representing sounds that are not present in the standard Ge'ez syllabary. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures digital support for linguistic documentation and modern communication in these languages.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2DA8 |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Cca |
| Block | Ethiopic Extended |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⶨ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⶨ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xB6 0xA8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2DA8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002DA8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2da8 |