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Translingual
Design
Falling intonation ⟨˴⟩ doubled.
Symbol
˵
- (IPA) an extra-low floating tone.
- (UPA) a falling tone.
- (UPA) the Swedish 'grave' (double) tone, as in a˵nden for IPA(key): 'the spirit'
- (IPA, obsolete) an emphatic falling intonation.
Usage notes
(IPA): The mark should be placed at the same height as the double acute, ⟨˶⟩ but as of 2024 that is not supported by Unicode.
(UPA): The mark is placed after the vowel that bears the intonation.
(obsolete IPA): The mark is placed before the word or syllable that bears the intonation.
See also
- ˶ (emphatic rising intonation)