く゚ぃ

See also: くぃ and ぐぃ

Japanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ŋɰᵝi]

Syllable

く゚ぃ • (ngwi) 

1. (nonstandard, linguistics) The hiragana syllable く゚ぃ (ngwi). Its equivalent in katakana is ク゚ィ (ngwi).

Usage notes

[ŋ] is an allophonic variation of /ɡ/ in Japanese; this phenomenon is known as 鼻(び)濁(だく)音(おん) (bidakuon, “nasal voiced sound”). This character is not used in standard Japanese, but instead for distinction between the two allophonic variations by Japanese linguists.