ꞏ

ꞏ englanniksi

1. length, used in the alphabets of a number of American languages (e.g. see (angbr)). A less-common variant is (angbr).

2. The 'neutral' tone (a toneless syllable) in pinyin, e.g. Mandarin 吗 ''·ma'', or 知道 ''zhī·dào'' (pronounced either ''zhīdào'' or ''zhīdao''). The zhuyin equivalent is (angbr)

3. Used to transliterate the 'Phags-pa letter &xA856;.

4. the click, modern (angbr) (Besides plain (angbr), it is also used for the dental click consonants (angbr).)

See also ꞉, ʼ, ʻ.