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A small capital Y, for a lax front rounded vowel.
Also known as: Small capital Y, Lax front rounded vowel
In the International Phonetic Alphabet a small capital Y denotes a near-close near-front rounded vowel, the rounded counterpart of the kit vowel. It is the u with an umlaut in German muss and occurs in Swedish and Turkish.
Denotes a near-close near-front rounded vowel, lower and more centralised than the close front rounded vowel.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Occurs in German, Swedish, Norwegian and Turkish, contrasting in each with the closer front rounded vowel.
Contexts: Language and transcription
A capital letter Y reduced to lower-case height, two short arms meeting a vertical stroke on the writing line.