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The letter x, for the ch sound of Scottish loch.
Also known as: IPA x, Loch sound
In the International Phonetic Alphabet the letter x denotes a voiceless velar fricative, made by forcing air between the back of the tongue and the soft palate. It is the ch of Scottish loch and German ach.
Denotes a voiceless velar fricative, produced by turbulent airflow between the tongue back and the soft palate.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Is the ch of Scottish loch, German ach, Spanish jota and Russian kh, and carries no relation to the several sounds English spelling gives the letter x.
Contexts: Language and transcription
A lower-case Latin letter x: two diagonal strokes crossing at the middle of the writing height.