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A letter d with a leftward hook at the top.
Also known as: ɗ, D with hook, Hooktop d, Implosive d
In the International Phonetic Alphabet a hooked d denotes a voiced alveolar implosive, the inward-drawn counterpart of the ordinary d sound. It occurs in Sindhi, Hausa and Vietnamese.
Denotes a voiced alveolar implosive, produced with the tongue-tip closure of d and a downward larynx movement drawing air inward.
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Contrasts with the ordinary voiced alveolar plosive in Sindhi, Hausa and Vietnamese, where the two are separate phonemes.
Contexts: Language and transcription
A lower-case letter d whose ascending stroke curves over to the left at the top in a small arc.