კk'an

Sound

Sounds like: clipped k, throat closed
IPA: [kʼ]
Written in Latin letters as: k'

Ejective: throat closed, a sharp pop. No English equivalent. Close the throat, build pressure, release with a pop. All ejectives are tied to a snap/click image.

How to remember it

trap

კ is a trap snapping shut — SNAP. The sound is that snap: k with the throat shut, no puff of air at all.

The shape: the jaws of a snapped trap

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Its pair

ქkank · [kʰ]cough

Same place in the mouth, with a puff of air instead of the pop.

Easy to mix up with

ვvinv · [v]vine