ɾ

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ɾ U+027E, ɾ
LATIN SMALL LETTER R WITH FISHHOOK
ɽ
IPA Extensions ɿ
𐞩 U+107A9, 𐞩
MODIFIER LETTER SMALL R WITH FISHHOOK
𐞨
Latin Extended-F 𐞪

Translingual

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Etymology

A turned small-capital J (turned ), from the era when printers generally created new phonetic symbols turning metal type of existing letters upside-down. The name in English is "fishhook R".

The Karlgren letter ɿ is unrelated.

Pronunciation

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Symbol

ɾ

  1. (IPA) an alveolar flap or tap.
  2. (superscript ⟨𐞩⟩, IPA) a flapped -release, -coloring, or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic .

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