The second letter of the Latvian alphabet, called garais ā and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
Despite being an independent letter with its own position in the Latvian alphabet, Ā/ā, like all long vowels with macrons, is treated as a simple A/a in alphabetized lists (e.g., in dictionaries).
Ā - Malay
Pronunciation
(phoneme) IPA:[ə]
Letter
Ā
(obsolete)The second letter of the pre-1927 Malay alphabet, written in Latin script.