ㄚ

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See also: 丫, ㆩ, and Y

ㄚ U+311A, ㄚ
BOPOMOFO LETTER A
← ㄙ
 		Bopomofo ㄛ →

Translingual

Stroke order
3 strokes

Letter

ㄚ

  1. type: monophthong rhyme
  2. general transliteration: a
  3. keyboard key: 8

Descendants

Chinese

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Glyph origin

Derived from 丫 (yā) (Mandarin: yā), "fork".

Etymology

Derived from 丫 (yā) (Mandarin: yā), "fork".

Pronunciation

  • (general) Phoneme:
    Audio (Pinyin); “a” /ä/:(file)
  • (when pronounced alone) Phoneme:
    Audio (Pinyin); “a” /ˀä/:(file)
  • (Mazu variety if pronounced with the 1st, 2nd, 5th, or 8th tone) Phoneme: IPA(key): /a/ (Pinyin: a)
  • (Miao variety, Mazu variety if pronounced with the 3rd, 4th, or 7th tone) Phoneme: IPA(key): /ɑ/ (Pinyin: a)
  • (Hokkien when in a syllable that starts with a nasal consonant (ㄇ, ㄋ, ㄫ, or ㄬ)) Phoneme: IPA(key): /ã/ (Pinyin: ai)

    • Letter

    ㄚ

    1. 22nd letter of the Zhuyin alphabet
    2. 31st letter of the extended Zhuyin alphabet

    References

    Northern Qiandong Miao

    Pronunciation

    Letter

    ㄚ (a) (Hutton)

    1. 31st letter of the Hmu Zhuyin alphabet

    References

    • Joakim Enwall, A Myth Become Reality Vol.1 (Stockholm, 1994) page 198
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