ʎ

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ʎ U+028E, ʎ
LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED Y
ʍ
[U+028D]
IPA Extensions ʏ
[U+028F]
𐞠 U+107A0, 𐞠
MODIFIER LETTER SMALL TURNED Y
𐞟
[U+1079F]
Latin Extended-F 𐞡
[U+107A1]

Translingual[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The letter y rotated 180°.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Symbol[edit]

ʎ

  1. (IPA) a palatal lateral approximant.
    May stand in for palatalized [lʲ].
    (superscript ⟨𐞠⟩) [ʎ]-release of a plosive, sometimes implying an affricate; [ʎ]-coloring or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [ʎ].

Usage notes[edit]

The implication that the superscript indicates an affricate is especially strong when this is written ⟨𐞠̥⟩ with a voiceless base letter, as the proper lateral-fricative letters 𝼆 and 𐞡 were only made official in 2015; or when written ⟨𐞠̝⟩ with a voiced base letter.

In orthographies, the capital form is .

Pilagá[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Letter[edit]

ʎ (uppercase )

  1. A letter of the Pilaga alphabet.

See also[edit]