ɹ

ɹ U+0279, ɹ LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED R ← ɸ [U+0278] IPA Extensions ɺ → [U+027A]

Character variations

ʴ U+02B4, ʴ MODIFIER LETTER SMALL TURNED R ← ʳ [U+02B3] Spacing Modifier Letters ʵ → [U+02B5]

Translingual

Pronunciation

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Symbol

ɹ

1. (IPA, UPA) an alveolar approximant.

   (IPA, superscript ⟨ʴ⟩) [ɹ]-coloring of a vowel, or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [ɹ].

   (dated) specifically, once commonly used to represent rhotic vowels.

Usage notes

⟨V˞⟩ (vowel with hook diacritic) is now standard IPA for a generic rhotic vowel. ⟨Vʴ⟩ remains in use in English dialectology to indicate specific rhotic coloring in close transcription, e.g. alveolar [Vʴ] as opposed to post-alveolar [Vʵ], labiodental [Vᶹ] or uvular [Vʶ]. The obsolete IPA variant ⟨Vʳ⟩ is not used in such situations (at least for English) because it would indicate that the vowel was trilled.

Further reading

• R-colored vowel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia