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A turned y, for the Italian gli sound.
Also known as: ʎ, Turned y
In the International Phonetic Alphabet a turned y denotes a palatal lateral approximant, made with the tongue body against the hard palate and air over the sides. It is the gli of Italian famiglia.
Denotes a palatal lateral approximant, with the tongue body against the hard palate and lateral airflow.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Is the gli of Italian, the ll of traditional Castilian Spanish and the lh of Portuguese; in most modern Spanish it has merged with the palatal approximant.
Contexts: Language and transcription
A letter y rotated through half a turn, forming a shape with two arms opening downward from a vertical stroke.