く゚ゎ

See also: くゎ and ぐゎ

Japanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ŋɰᵝa̠]

Syllable

く゚ゎ • (ngwa) 

1. (nonstandard, linguistics) The hiragana syllable く゚ゎ (ngwa). Its equivalent in katakana is ク゚ヮ (ngwa).

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.