き゚ぇ

See also: きぇ and ぎぇ

Japanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ŋʲe̞]

Syllable

き゚ぇ • (ngye) 

1. (nonstandard, linguistics) The hiragana syllable き゚ぇ (ngye). Its equivalent in katakana is キ゚ェ (ngye).

Usage notes

[ŋ] is an allophonic variation of /ɡ/ in Japanese; this phenomenon is known as 鼻(び)濁(だく)音(おん) (bidakuon, “nasal voiced sound”). This character is not used in standard Japanese, but instead for distinction between the two allophonic variations by Japanese linguists.