The labialized voiceless velar plosive is a type of consonant

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al sound used in many spoken

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s. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet

International Phonetic Alphabet

The International Phonetic Alphabet "The acronym 'IPA' strictly refers [...] to the 'International Phonetic Association'. But it is now such a common practice to use the acronym also to refer to the alphabet itself that resistance seems pedantic...

 that represents this sound is kʷ, and it is a common sound cross-linguistically. It is effectively a [k] and a [w] sound pronounced simultaneously. (The superscript ʷ in [kʷ] indicates that the w-sound does not come after the [k], as in the sequence [kw], but is simultaneous with it.) The closest approximation in English is the qu sequence in words like queen, though the most audible part of the w-sound may occur before the k-sound, after it, or both. This is reflected in the orthography of Nahuatl (Aztec), where /kʷ/ is written cu before a vowel, but as uc after a vowel.

Features

Features of the labialized voiceless velar stop:

Occurrence

Language		Word	IPA International Phonetic Alphabet The International Phonetic Alphabet "The acronym 'IPA' strictly refers [...] to the 'International Phonetic Association'. But it is now such a common practice to use the acronym also to refer to the alphabet itself that resistance seems pedantic...	Meaning	Notes
Archi Archi language Archi is a Northeast Caucasian language spoken by the 1,200 Archis in the village of Archib, southern Dagestan, Russia and the six surrounding smaller villages...		квигьо́ону	[kʷihóːnu]	'nobody'
Nahuatl		Motēuczōma	[moteːkʷˈsoːma]	'Montezuma'