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Georgian letter ძdzili · /dz/

How it sounds

Like the ds in "kids," but said as one sound, even at the start of a word.

Sound: Voiced alveolar sibilant affricate.oga, CC BY-SA 3.0. Download the sound (m4a)

  • ც — the same sound, but voiceless, like ts
  • წ — the same sound, but voiceless and ejective, with no puff of air

How to write it

One stroke.

Words with ძ

  • ძვირი/dzviri/expensive
  • ძმა/dzma/brother
  • ბიძაშვილი/bidzashvili/cousin