Near-close near-front rounded vowel
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| Edit - 2× | Front | Near-front | Central | Near-back | Back |
| Close | |||||
| Near‑close | |||||
| Close‑mid | |||||
| Mid | |||||
| Open‑mid | |||||
| Near‑open | |||||
| Open | |||||
Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right
represents a rounded vowel.
represents a rounded vowel.
| IPA – number | 320 |
| IPA – text | ʏ |
| IPA – image |  |
| Entity | ʏ |
| X-SAMPA | Y |
| Kirshenbaum | I. |
| Sound sample | |
|---|---|
The near-close near-front rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ʏ, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is Y. The IPA symbol is a small capital letter Y.
Swedish has a long near-close near-front compressed vowel [ʏ̫̫ː]. See Close front compressed vowel.
[edit] Features
- Its vowel height is near-close, which means the tongue is positioned similarly to a close vowel, but slightly less constricted.
- Its vowel backness is near-front, which means the tongue is positioned as in a front vowel, but slightly further back in the mouth.
- Its vowel roundedness is rounded, which means that the lips are rounded when it is spoken.
[edit] Occurrence
| Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch | hut | [hʏ̞t] | 'cabin' | Lowered. See Dutch phonology |
| English (London) | book | [bʏk] | 'book' | Corresponds to /ʊ/ in other English dialects. See English phonology |
| Faroese | krúss | [kɹʏsː] | 'mug' | |
| French (Quebec) | municipalité | [mʏnɪsɪpalɪte] | 'municipality' | See Quebec French phonology |
| German | schützen | [ˈʃʏtsˑn] | 'protect' | See German phonology |
| Icelandic | vinur | [vɪnʏr] | 'friend' | |
| Norwegian | nytt | [nʏt] | 'new' | See Norwegian phonology |
| Swedish | ylle | [ˈʏlːɛ] | 'wool' | See Swedish phonology |
