front rounded vowel

IPA – number	320
IPA – text	ʏ
IPA – image
entity	ʏ
X-SAMPA	Y
Kirshenbaum	I.
Sound sample (help·info)

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.

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.

Occurs in

• Dutch: hut [hʏ̞t], 'cabin' (lowered compared to other languages)
• Faroese: krúss [kɹʏsː], 'mug'
• Hungarian: üt [ʏt], 'hit'
• Icelandic: vinur [vɪnʏr], 'friend'
• Swedish: ylle [ˈʏlːə], 'wool'

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