き゚ゃ
See also: きゃ and ぎゃ
Japanese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ŋʲa̠]
Syllable
き゚ゃ (romaji ngya)
- (nonstandard, linguistics) The hiragana syllable き゚ゃ (ngya). Its equivalent in katakana is キ゚ャ (ngya)
Usage notes
[ŋ] is an allophonic variation of /ɡ/ in Japanese; this phenomenon is known as 鼻濁音 (bidakuon, “nasal voiced sound”). This character is not used in standard Japanese, but instead for distinction between the two allophonic variations by Japanese linguists.