Distinction from other tooth-shaped letters by position in syllable sequence.[citation needed]
Dotted before a vowel (attached or separated); undotted before a consonant (syllable-final) or a
whitespace.[2]: 20 [3]: 546 [13]: 6 [10] Final dotted n is also found in modern Mongolian words.[14]: 37 A dotted pre-consonantal variant can be used to clarify the spelling of n in words of foreign origin.[6]: 47–49
^Lessing, Ferdinand (1960).
Mongolian-English Dictionary(PDF). University of California Press. Note that this dictionary uses the transliterations c, ø, x, y, z, ai, and ei; instead of č, ö, q, ü, ǰ, ayi, and eyi;: xii as well as problematically and incorrectly treats all rounded vowels (o/u/ö/ü) after the initial syllable as u or ü.[7]
Distinction from other tooth-shaped letters by position in syllable sequence.[citation needed]
Dotted before a vowel (attached or separated); undotted before a consonant (syllable-final) or a
whitespace.[2]: 20 [3]: 546 [13]: 6 [10] Final dotted n is also found in modern Mongolian words.[14]: 37 A dotted pre-consonantal variant can be used to clarify the spelling of n in words of foreign origin.[6]: 47–49
^Lessing, Ferdinand (1960).
Mongolian-English Dictionary(PDF). University of California Press. Note that this dictionary uses the transliterations c, ø, x, y, z, ai, and ei; instead of č, ö, q, ü, ǰ, ayi, and eyi;: xii as well as problematically and incorrectly treats all rounded vowels (o/u/ö/ü) after the initial syllable as u or ü.[7]