ŵ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "w"
ŵ U+0175, ŵ
LATIN SMALL LETTER W WITH CIRCUMFLEX
Composition:w [U+0077] + ◌̂ [U+0302]
← Ŵ
[U+0174] 		Latin Extended-A Ŷ →
[U+0176]

Chichewa

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /β̞/

Letter

ŵ (upper case Ŵ)

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

Welsh

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

Letter

ŵ (upper 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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