ʎ U+028E, ʎ
LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED Y
ʍ
[U+028D]
IPA Extensions ʏ
[U+028F]

Translingual

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Etymology

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The letter y rotated 180°.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA:(file)

Symbol

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ʎ

  1. (IPA) a palatal lateral approximant.
    May stand in for palatalized [lʲ].
  2. (superscript ⟨𐞠⟩, IPA) [ʎ]-release of a plosive (e.g. [ɟ𐞠], sometimes implying an affricate [ɟ͜ʎ̝]); [ʎ]-coloring; or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [ʎ].

Usage notes

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The implication that the superscript indicates an affricate is especially strong when this is written ⟨𐞠̥⟩ with a voiceless base letter, as the proper lateral-fricative letters 𝼆 and 𐞡 were only made official in 2015; or when written ⟨𐞠̝⟩ with a voiced base letter.