Close central unrounded vowel

Phonetic and orthographic realization of the unrounded vowel Central closed in different languages:

  • Polish [ ɨ ]: y Example: syn [ sɨn ]
  • Example: sîn [ sɨn ] bosom ( cf. lat sinus )
  • Example: Cymru [ kəmrɨ ] Wales
International Phonetic Alphabet X-SAMPA Kirshenbaum Roundedness Consonant Place of articulation Labial consonant Bilabial consonant Labiodental consonant Dental consonant Alveolar consonant Retroflex consonant Palatal consonant Velar consonant Uvular consonant Pharyngeal consonant Glottal consonant Manner of articulation Flap consonant Fricative consonant Approximant consonant Implosive consonant Ejective consonant
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