ŵ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "w"

ŵ U+0175, ŵ LATIN SMALL LETTER W WITH CIRCUMFLEX Composition: w [U+0077] + ◌̂ [U+0302] ← Ŵ [U+0174] Latin Extended-A Ŷ → [U+0176]

Chichewa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /β̞/

Letter

ŵ (upper case Ŵ)

1. (rare) A letter of the Chichewa alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ˈuː/

Letter

ŵ (upper case Ŵ)

1. The letter W, marked for its long stressed pronunciation, either in a monosyllabic word or in the final syllable of a polysyllabic word.

Usage notes

• In practice, this letter also takes on the function of ẅ, namely to indicate the syllabic vocalic pronunciation of the vowel distinct from adjacent vowels e.g. dŵad, sŵau rather than expected *dẅad, *sẅau. This is not the case for other circumflex-marked vowels.