Mid back unrounded vowel

Vowel sound represented by ⟨ɤ̞⟩ or ⟨ʌ̝⟩ in IPA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The mid back unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. Although there is no dedicated symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents the exact mid back unrounded vowel between close-mid [ɤ] and open-mid [ʌ]. Because no language is known to distinguish all three, ɤ is normally used. If more precision is desired, diacritics can be used, such as ɤ̞ or ʌ̝.

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Mid back unrounded vowel
ɤ̞
ʌ̝
IPA number315 430
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Entity (decimal)ɤ̞
Unicode (hex)U+0264U+031E
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LanguageWordIPAMeaningNotes
Bulgarian[1]път[pɤ̞t̪]'path'Typically transcribed in IPA with ɤ in broad transcriptions. See Bulgarian phonology
ChineseShanghainese[2][kɤ̞¹]'ditch'Tends to be diphthongized to [ɤ̞ɯ̞] by younger speakers.[2]
EnglishCardiff[3]plus[pl̥ʌ̝s]'plus'May be [ə], [ɜ], [ɜ̟] or [ë̞] instead.[3] It corresponds to [ʌ] in other dialects. Typically transcribed in IPA with ʌ.
Norfolk[4]Corresponds to [ʌ] in other dialects. Typically transcribed in IPA with ʌ. See English phonology
Philadelphia[5][pɫ̥ʌ̝s]May be either open-mid [ʌ] or a lowered and unrounded /uː/ ([ɯ̽]) instead.[5] It corresponds to [ʌ] in other dialects. Typically transcribed in IPA with ʌ. See English phonology
Gayo[6]kule[kuˈlɤ̞ː]'tiger'One of the possible allophones of /ə/.[6]
GermanChemnitz dialect[7]Schirm[ʃʌ̝ˤːm]'umbrella'Pharyngealized; may be an opening diphthong [ɪːɒ̯] instead.[7]
Ibibio[8][dʌ̝k˦]'enter'Typically transcribed in IPA with ʌ.[8]
VietnameseHanoi[9]t[t̻ɤ̞˧˨]'sheet'Realization of /ɤ/ (also transcribed in IPA with ə) according to Kirby (2011). See Vietnamese phonology
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