ŵ

• IPA^(key): /β̞/

ŵ (upper case Ŵ)

1. (rare) A letter of the Chichewa alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• IPA^(key): /β/

ŵ (upper case Ŵ)

1. A letter of the Tumbuka alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ˈuː/

ŵ (upper case Ŵ)

1. The letter W, marked for its long stressed pronunciation, either in a monosyllabic word or in the final syllable of a polysyllabic word.

• In practice, this letter also takes on the function of ẅ, namely to indicate the syllabic vocalic pronunciation of the vowel distinct from adjacent vowels e.g. dŵad, sŵau rather than expected *dẅad, *sẅau. This is not the case for other circumflex-marked vowels.

• IPA^(key): /ʋ/

ŵ (upper case Ŵ)

1. (Malawi) A letter of the Yao alphabet, written in the Latin script.