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A turned script a, for the vowel of English lot.
Also known as: Turned script a, A with tail, Lot vowel
In the International Phonetic Alphabet a script a with a rightward tail denotes an open back rounded vowel. It is the vowel of English lot and cloth in British accents.
Denotes an open back rounded vowel, the rounded counterpart of the open back unrounded vowel.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Is the vowel of English lot and cloth in British accents; most American accents have merged it with the father vowel.
Contexts: Language and transcription
A script letter a mirrored left to right, its bowl on the right and its vertical stroke on the left.