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A script a, for the vowel of English father.
Also known as: Script a, Two-storey a, Father vowel
In the International Phonetic Alphabet a two-storey script a denotes an open back unrounded vowel. It is the vowel of English father and palm, and the a of French pate.
Denotes an open back unrounded vowel, cardinal vowel five, at the lower right corner of the vowel chart.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Is the vowel of English father and palm, contrasting with the front open vowel that the ordinary letter a denotes in the alphabet.
Contexts: Language and transcription
A letter a without its upper hook, formed of a closed bowl with a plain vertical stroke down its right side.