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1. (IPA) a voiced uvular plosive.

   Synonym: ᵷ

2. (superscript ⟨𐞒⟩, IPA) [ɢ]-onset (prestopping / preocclusion / preplosion), [ɢ]-release, [ɢ]-coloring, or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [ɢ].

   (on a click consonant) A voiced uvular click; specifically:

   velar dental click ⟨𐞒ǀ⟩ (old-style ⟨𐞒ʇ⟩),

   velar alveolar click ⟨𐞒ǃ⟩ (old-style ⟨𐞒ʗ⟩),

   velar palatal click ⟨𐞒ǂ⟩ (old-style ⟨𐞒𝼋⟩),

   velar lateral click ⟨𐞒ǁ⟩ (old-style ⟨𐞒ʖ⟩),

   velar bilabial click ⟨𐞒ʘ⟩,

   velar retroflex click ⟨𐞒𝼊⟩ or ad hoc ⟨𐞒‼⟩ (old-style ⟨𐞒ψ⟩).

   Placement after the click letter – e.g. ⟨ǂ𐞒⟩ – may imply an audible uvular release.

   See also ⟨ᶢ⟩, ⟨𐞥⟩, ⟨ᶰ⟩.

3. (UPA) partially-devoiced velar plosive ([ɡ̊] in the IPA)

ɢ

1. (lexicography) Used in the digraph ⟨ɴɢ⟩ for the /ŋ/ sound.