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Translingual
Diacritical mark
◌̍
- (phonetics) The higher of two mid tones in the transcription of a language with four or six pitch levels. Contrasts with the macron ⟨◌̄⟩ for the lower mid tone.
- (phonetics) Used to mark mid tone when the macron is used for vowel length.
- (IPA) Marks syllabicity on a letter with a descender, such as ⟨ŋ̍⟩. Compare the default syllabicity diacritic ⟨◌̩⟩.
- (Lithuanian dialectology) Marks a stressed syllable with unspecified tone.
Synonyms
- (tone): ˦, ˧
- (syllabicity): ⟨◌̩⟩
Hokkien
Diacritical mark
◌̍
Represents the eighth tone of Taiwanese Hokkien in Pe̍h-ōe-jī.
Marshallese
Diacritical mark
◌̍
- (obsolete) Used in an old orthography to create the letters ⟨M̍⟩, ⟨m̍⟩, ⟨N̍⟩, ⟨n̍⟩.