schwa

Hebrew (Modern Ashkenazic)

/ʃwɑ/, /ʃwə/

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Definitions
  • (phonetics) An indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a" in "about", represented as /ə/ in IPA.
  • The character ə.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schwa.

Origin

German (Berlin)

Schwa

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