ゔぁ

Japanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [va̠]
• IPA^(key): [ba̠] (some speakers, especially older people)

Syllable

ゔぁ • (va) 

1. The hiragana syllable ゔぁ (va). Its equivalent in katakana is ヴァ (va).

Usage notes

• This is a relatively recent addition to kana usage to represent the non-native sound va. As such, this is only found in borrowed words. Many speakers, especially older people, may pronounce this more as ba, [ba̠].