Mid back unrounded vowel explained

Ipa Symbol:ɤ̞
Ipa Symbol2:ʌ̝
Ipa Number:315 430
Decimal1:612
Decimal2:798

pronounced as /vowels/

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 pronounced as /[ɤ]/ and open-mid pronounced as /[ʌ]/. Because no language is known to distinguish all three, is normally used. If more precision is desired, diacritics can be used, such as or .

Occurrence

Language Word Meaning Notes
Bulgarian: [[Bulgarian alphabet|п'''ъ'''т]] pronounced as /[pɤ̞t̪]/ 'path' Typically transcribed in IPA with in broad transcriptions. See Bulgarian phonology
[[Chinese characters|渠]] pronounced as /[kɤ̞¹]/ 'ditch' Tends to be diphthongized to pronounced as /[ɤ̞ɯ̞]/ by younger speakers.
pronounced as /[pl̥ʌ̝s]/ 'plus' May be pronounced as /link/, pronounced as /link/, pronounced as /link/ or pronounced as /link/ instead. It corresponds to pronounced as /link/ in other dialects. Typically transcribed in IPA with .
Corresponds to pronounced as /link/ in other dialects. Typically transcribed in IPA with . See English phonology
pronounced as /[pɫ̥ʌ̝s]/ May be either open-mid pronounced as /link/ or a lowered and unrounded pronounced as //uː// (pronounced as /link/) instead. It corresponds to pronounced as /link/ in other dialects. Typically transcribed in IPA with . See English phonology
Gayo: kul'''e''' 'tiger' One of the possible allophones of pronounced as //ə//.
German: [[German orthography|Sch'''ir'''m]] pronounced as /[ʃʌ̝ˤːm]/ 'umbrella' Pharyngealized
may be an opening diphthong pronounced as /[ɪːɒ̯]/ instead.
pronounced as /[dʌ̝k˦]/ 'enter' Typically transcribed in IPA with .
Hanoi Vietnamese: [[Vietnamese alphabet|t'''ờ''']] pronounced as /[t̻ɤ̞˧˨]/ 'sheet' Realization of pronounced as //ɤ// (also transcribed in IPA with) according to . See Vietnamese phonology

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pronounced as /navigation/