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Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /waw ˌyʃ noˈqat/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /uw/, /ʊw/ (back)
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /ʉw/, /yw/ (front)
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /w/ (consonantal)
Letter
ۋ • (w)
- The twenty-sixth letter of the Kazakh in Arabic Script. It represents the Cyrillic letter У.
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Usage notes
- Represents the back vowel dipthong /uw/ or /ʊw/, unless a small ء (hamza) was placed in the beginning of the word. In Kazakh the Hamza marks that all vowels in the following word are fronted.
- The letter ۋ cannot act as a vowel in the beginning of a word or when it is written proceeding another vowel. When ۋ is unable to make a vowel sound, it becomes the consonant sound /w/.
See also
- Previous letter: ۇ
- Next letter: ۆ
- Arabic script letters: әріптер (ärıpter) (alphabet appendix, script appendix): ا, ب, پ, ت, ج, چ, ح, د, ر, ز, س, ش, ع, ف, ق, ك, گ, ڭ, ل, م, ن, ە, ھ, و, ۇ, ۋ, ۆ, ى, ي [edit]