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A turned h, for the French u sound in lui.
Also known as: ɥ, Turned h, Upside-down h
In the International Phonetic Alphabet a turned h denotes a labial-palatal approximant, made with rounded lips and the tongue body raised towards the hard palate. It is the u of French lui.
Denotes a labial-palatal approximant, combining lip rounding with a palatal tongue position.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Is the sound written u in French lui and huit, and occurs in Mandarin Chinese and Abkhaz.
Contexts: Language and transcription
A letter h rotated through half a turn, its arch opening downward and its stroke descending below the writing line.