̫

◌̫ U+032B, ̫ COMBINING INVERTED DOUBLE ARCH BELOW ← ◌̪ [U+032A] Combining Diacritical Marks ◌̬ → [U+032C]

◌᫇ U+1AC7, ᫇ COMBINING INVERTED DOUBLE ARCH ABOVE ← ◌᫆ [U+1AC6] Combining Diacritical Marks Extended ◌᫈ → [U+1AC8]

Translingual

Etymology

A script w; generally designed as a Greek omega ω.

Diacritical mark

◌̫

1. (IPA, obsolete) labialized.
2. (phonetics, rare) rounded with the lips but not velarized as in [ʷ].
3. (romanization, obsolete) Used during the Colonial era to mark nasalization of vowels in Mexican languages; placed above the vowel.

Usage notes

When carried by a letter with a descender, it may be placed above the letter, e.g. ⟨ŋ᫇ ɡ᫇ ɣ᫇ q᫇ χ᫇ y᫇⟩.