shwa

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A form of schwa — An indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a" in "about", represented as /ə/ in IPA.

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Meanings

nounshwa (plural shwas)

plural shwas

  1. alternativeAlternative form of schwa.

    This analysis arises only from the needs of the shwa theory, which does not allow short a to be the reduced grade of long a, and it has nothing else to recommend it.

    1979, Thomas Burrow, The problem of shwa in Sanskrit, page 33

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables

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schwa
Broader
vowelvowel sound
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schwa

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

washshawSawh
Cite this entry
APA

shwa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shwa

MLA

“shwa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shwa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shwa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shwa.

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