The word "savva" can be spelled using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as /ˈsævə/. The first sound, /s/, is an unvoiced alveolar fricative, where the tongue presses against the alveolar ridge to create a hissing sound. The second sound, /æ/, is a short vowel that is produced with the mouth open and the tongue positioned low. The final sound, /və/, is a consonant-vowel syllable that combines the voiced labiodental fricative /v/ with the neutral vowel schwa /ə/.