ʎ

See also: ʎ̯, and Appendix:Variations of "y"

ʎ U+028E, ʎ LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED Y ← ʍ [U+028D] IPA Extensions ʏ → [U+028F]

Character variations

𐞠 U+107A0, 𐞠 MODIFIER LETTER SMALL TURNED Y ← 𐞟 [U+1079F] Latin Extended-F 𐞡 → [U+107A1]

Translingual

Etymology

The letter y rotated 180°.

Pronunciation

• IPA:

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Symbol

ʎ

1. (IPA) a palatal lateral approximant.

   May stand in for palatalized [lʲ].

2. (superscript ⟨𐞠⟩, IPA) [ʎ]-release of a plosive (e.g. [ɟ𐞠], sometimes implying an affricate [ɟ͜ʎ̝]); [ʎ]-coloring; or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [ʎ].

Usage notes

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.