(phonetics) An indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a" in "about", represented as /ə/ in IPA. / The character ə.

Alternative form of shva

The vowel [ɐ], which lies between [a] and [ə] (true schwa).

plural of schwa

plural of a-schwa

(linguistics) A vowel formerly reconstructed for Proto-Indo-European; now generally held to be a syllabic laryngeal consonant.

(linguistics) The phenomenon of the dropping of the orthographic inherent vowel in speech, in Indo-Aryan languages that use abugidas.

(slang) Low-grade or commercial-grade marijuana. / (slang) Alternative form of swag (“trinkets or promotional items given away at an event”).

(US, slang) inferior; low-grade

A surname from German.