ŋ

Etymology
Originally a ligature of ng in mediaeval Icelandic.

Letter

 * 1) The letter eng.

Symbol

 * 1)  a voiced velar nasal.
 * 2)  -prenasalization, -release or post-nasalization, -coloring or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic.
 * A nasal velar as opposed to nasal uvular click; specifically:
 * velar dental click (old-style ),
 * velar alveolar click (old-style ),
 * velar palatal click (old-style ),
 * velar lateral click (old-style ),
 * velar bilabial click ,
 * velar retroflex click or ad hoc  (old-style ).
 * Placement after the click letter – e.g. – may imply an audible velar release.
 * See also ᶰ|, ᶢ|, ᵏ|.