wedge (
):
a diacritic mark
commonly used to indicate a sequence of
low [3]
and
high [3]
tones on the same vowel.
Thus
can represent an a with a rising (low-high) tone.
Also used on certain consonants
to represent palato-alveolar
fricatives
or affricates,
such as [
]
or [
].
(See the diagram of
phonetic symbols for consonants.)
Sometimes called "hachek" or "caron".
[Spanish:
circunflejo inverso, cuernitos]
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