്വ
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Malayalam
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Diacritical mark
[edit]്വ • (wa)
- A Malayalam diacritic for വ (va) called കൗവ്വക്കൂട്ടം, when combined with a constant it labialize or labiodentalize the consonant.
Example
[edit]- ക (ka) + ്വ = ക്വ (kwa)
Usage notes
[edit]- This grapheme is appended to the right side of a consonant, and it changes the syllable from /◌a/ to /◌ʷa/ or /◌ᵛɐ/ or /◌ᵝ̞ɐ/.
e.g. സ (IPA:/sɐ/) becomes സ്വ (IPA:/sʷɐ).