◌᷂


U+1DC2, ᷂
COMBINING SNAKE BELOW

[U+1DC1]
Combining Diacritical Marks Supplement
[U+1DC3]

Translingual

Diacritical mark

◌᷂

  1. (NAPA) lenis.
    Antonym: ◌͈ (fortis)

Usage notes

When doubled to indicate extreme lenition, ◌᷂᷂, the diacritics should be adjacent, not stacked.

An illustration from the Unicode proposal:[1]

  • /p͈ada/ 'grind' (tight lip closure on p and no aspiration)
  • /p᷂ada/ 'sea' (looser lip closure on p and a minimum of aspiration)
  • /pʰada/ 'digging' (full aspiration)
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