ᶐ

See also: ɋ [U+024B LATIN SMALL LETTER Q WITH HOOK TAIL] and Appendix:Variations of "a"

ᶐ U+1D90, ᶐ LATIN SMALL LETTER ALPHA WITH RETROFLEX HOOK ← ᶏ [U+1D8F] Phonetic Extensions Supplement ᶑ → [U+1D91]

In EPA and IPA publications, the hook is a continuation of the right stroke

Translingual

Symbol

ᶐ

1. (English Phonotypic Alphabet) Variously the vowel sound /ɑː/ of alms (1847) or /eɪ/ of ale (1855).

   Synonym: ᶏ

2. (obsolete, pre-1976 IPA) rhotic open back unrounded vowel; now rendered ⟨ɑ˞⟩.