Ŵ U+0174, Ŵ
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER W WITH CIRCUMFLEX
Composition:W [U+0057] + ◌̂ [U+0302]
ų
[U+0173]
Latin Extended-A ŵ
[U+0175]

Chichewa edit

Pronunciation edit

Letter edit

Ŵ (lower case ŵ)

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

Welsh edit

Pronunciation edit

Letter edit

Ŵ (lower 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 edit

  • In practice, this letter also takes on the function of , 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.