schwa

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

German Schwa, from Hebrew שְׁוָא (š’vā), meaning "nought".

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: shwä, IPA: /ʃwɑː/, SAMPA: /SwA:/
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[edit] Noun

schwa (plural schwas)

1. An indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a" in "about", represented as /ə/ in IPA and /@/ in SAMPA and X-SAMPA.
2. The character ə, an upside-down lower-case E

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[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of achsw
• chaws