ɤ

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ɤ U+0264, ɤ
LATIN SMALL LETTER RAMS HORN
ɣ
IPA Extensions ɥ
𐞑 U+10791, 𐞑
MODIFIER LETTER SMALL RAMS HORN
𐞐
Latin Extended-F 𐞒
Small-bowl variant
Large-bowl variant
Small- and large-bowl variants of ⟨ɤ⟩, and the dated 'baby gamma' variant.

Translingual

Etymology

From a small-cap .

Pronunciation

  • IPA:(file)

Symbol

ɤ

  1. (IPA) a close-mid back unrounded vowel.
  2. (superscript ⟨𐞑⟩, IPA) -coloring or a weak, fleeting, epenthetic or echo .

Usage notes

Sometimes mistaken for or replaced with the velar consonant letter Latin gamma (ɣ), which unlike ɤ drops below the baseline. The old 'baby gamma' form was changed to the modern form to help avoid such confusion.

Dan

Letter

ɤ (upper case )

  1. A letter of the Dan alphabet.