Near-close near-back rounded vowel
(Redirected from Lax close back rounded vowel)
| Vowels | |||||
| front | near-front | central | near-back | back | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| close | i • y | ɨ • ʉ | ɯ • u | ||
| near-close | ɪ • ʏ | ʊ | |||
| close-mid | e • ø | ɘ • ɵ | ɤ • o | ||
| mid | ə | ||||
| open-mid | ɛ • œ | ɜ • ɞ | ʌ • ɔ | ||
| near-open | æ | ɐ | |||
| open | a • ɶ | ɑ • ɒ | |||
| Table of vowels – List of vowels | |||||
| IPA – text | ʊ |
| IPA – image | |
| entity | ʊ |
| X-SAMPA | U |
| Kirshenbaum | U |
| Sound sample | |
|---|---|
The near-close near-back 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 ʊ, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is U. The IPA symbol is a small letter upsilon.
Features
- Its vowel height is near-open, which means the tongue is positioned similarly to a close vowel, but slightly less constricted.
- Its vowel backness is near-back, which means the tongue is positioned as in a back vowel, but slightly further forward in the mouth.
- Its vowel roundedness is rounded, which means that the lips are rounded.
Occurs in
History
Prior to 1989, the IPA symbol was ɷ ("closed omega"); this symbol is now obsolete.
Categories: Vowel