ɸ

ɸ U+0278, ɸ LATIN SMALL LETTER PHI ← ɷ [U+0277] IPA Extensions ɹ → [U+0279]

ᶲ U+1DB2, ᶲ MODIFIER LETTER SMALL PHI ← ᶱ [U+1DB1] Phonetic Extensions Supplement ᶳ → [U+1DB3]

Translingual

Pronunciation

• IPA

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Symbol

ɸ

1. (IPA) a voiceless bilabial fricative.

   (superscript ⟨ᶲ⟩) [ɸ]-fricated release of a plosive, sometimes implying an affricate; [ɸ]-coloring, or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [ɸ]. A "whistled" sibilant in the case of Shona /sᶲ/.

See also

• Φ (phi)