Ŵ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "w"
Ŵ U+0174, Ŵ
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER W WITH CIRCUMFLEX
Composition:W [U+0057] + ◌̂ [U+0302]
← ų
[U+0173] 		Latin Extended-A ŵ →
[U+0175]

Chichewa

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /β̞/

Letter

Ŵ (lower case ŵ)

  1. (rare) A letter of the Chichewa alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Welsh

Pronunciation
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /ˈuː/

Letter

Ŵ (lower case ŵ)

  1. The letter W, marked for its long stressed pronunciation, either in a monosyllabic word or in the final syllable of a polysyllabic word.

Usage notes
  • In practice, this letter also takes on the function of Ẅ, namely to indicate the syllabic vocalic pronunciation of the vowel distinct from adjacent vowels e.g. dŵad, sŵau rather than expected *dẅad, *sẅau. This is not the case for other circumflex-marked vowels.
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