്വ
Malayalam
editPronunciation
editDiacritical mark
edit്വ • (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).