ɾ

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ɾ U 027E, ɾ
LATIN SMALL LETTER R WITH FISHHOOK
ɽ
[U 027D]
IPA Extensions ɿ
[U 027F]

Translingual

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Etymology

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A turned small-capital J (turned ), from the era when printers generally created new phonetic symbols turning metal type of existing letters upside-down. The name in English is "fishhook R".

The Karlgren letter ɿ is unrelated.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA:(file)

Symbol

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ɾ

  1. (IPA) an alveolar flap or tap.
  2. (superscript ⟨𐞩⟩, IPA) a flapped [ɾ]-release, [ɾ]-coloring, or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [ɾ].

See also

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