რ

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ɾ]

Letter

რ • (r)

1. Nineteenth letter of the Georgian alphabet. Its name is rae ([ɾɑɛ]) and it is preceded by ჟ and followed by ს.
2. The number 100 in Georgian numerals.

Pronunciation

• The phoneme is disputed; Gôichi KOJIMA claims it is pronounced as /ɹ/.
• რ (r) tends to disappear between vowels, and the phoneme /j/ may appear in its place without changing the meaning of the word.

Letter

რ • (r) (Latin spelling r)

1. The eighteenth letter of the Laz alphabet, written in the Georgian script.