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ẅ, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
ẅ in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
ẅ you have here. The definition of the word
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Translingual
Symbol
ẅ
- (NAPA, French phonetics) a labialized palatal approximant (IPA ). (Consonantal ü.)
- (General Alphabet of Cameroon Languages) a bilabial approximant (IPA ).
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /ˈuː/, /ˌʊ/
Letter
ẅ (upper case Ẅ)
- The letter W, marked for its syllabic vocalic pronunciation distinct from adjacent vowels.
Usage notes
- In practice, the function performed by this letter is usually undertaken by the letter ŵ instead, e.g. dŵad, sŵau rather than expected *dẅad, *sẅau, which is not the case with other diaeresis-marked vowels.