Aw (digraph)
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aw is a digraph that occurs in many languages.
[edit] In English
In English, aw represents the /ɔ/ sound in pawn. In many varieties of English, including many varieties of North American English, Scottish English and Irish English this vowel is merged with the /ɒ/ or /ɑ/ vowel in "hot". In Middle English, the digraph was pronounced as the diphthong /au/.
[edit] In other languages
In Welsh, aw represents the diphthong [au].
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