്വ

Malayalam

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /◌ᶹɐ/

Diacritical mark

്വ • (wa)

1. A Malayalam diacritic for വ (va) called കൗവ്വക്കൂട്ടം, when combined with a constant it labialize or labiodentalize the consonant.

Example

• ക (ka) + ്വ = ക്വ (kwa)

Usage notes

• 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).