こ゚
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Japanese
Etymology
The character こ with a handakuten.
Pronunciation
Syllable
- (nonstandard) The hiragana syllable こ゚ (ngo). Its equivalent in katakana is コ゚ (ngo).
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.