◌᷂

◌᷂ U+1DC2, ᷂ COMBINING SNAKE BELOW ← ◌᷁ [U+1DC1] Combining Diacritical Marks Supplement ◌᷃ → [U+1DC3]

Translingual

Diacritical mark

◌᷂

1. (NAPA) lenis.

   Antonym: ◌͈ (“fortis”)

Usage notes

When doubled to indicate extreme lenition, ⟨◌᷂᷂⟩, the diacritics should be adjacent, not stacked.

An illustration from the Unicode proposal:

• /p͈ada/ 'grind' (tight lip closure on p and no aspiration)
• /p᷂ada/ 'sea' (looser lip closure on p and a minimum of aspiration)
• /pʰada/ 'digging' (full aspiration)