Voiced retroflex lateral approximant | |||
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ɭ | |||
IPA Number | 156 | ||
Audio sample | |||
Encoding | |||
Entity (decimal) | ɭ | ||
Unicode (hex) | U+026D | ||
X-SAMPA | l` | ||
Braille | |||
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The voiced retroflex lateral approximant is a type of
consonantal sound used in some
spoken
languages. The symbol in the
International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨ɭ ⟩, and the equivalent
X-SAMPA symbol is l`
.
The retroflex lateral approximant contrasts phonemically with its voiceless counterpart /ɭ̊ / in Iaai and Toda. [1] In both of these languages it also contrasts with more anterior / l̥, l/, which are dental in Iaai and alveolar in Toda. [1] Goinoitan Latin Alphabet.
Features of the voiced retroflex lateral approximant:
In the following transcriptions, diacritics may be used to distinguish between apical [ɭ̺] and laminal [ɭ̻].
Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes | |
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Bashkir | ел | ⓘ | 'wind' | Apical retroflex lateral; occurs in front vowel contexts. | |
Dhivehi | ފަޅޯ / falhoa | faɭoː] | 'papaya' | ||
Enindhilyagwa | marluwiya | [maɭuwija] | 'emu' | ||
Faroese | árla | [ɔɻɭa] | 'early' | Allophone of /l/ after /ɹ/. See Faroese phonology | |
French | Standard [2] | belle jambe | [bɛɭ ʒɑ̃b] | 'beautiful leg' | Allophone of /l/ before /f/ and /ʒ/ for some speakers. [2] See French phonology |
Gujarati | નળ | [nəɭə] | 'tap' | Represented by a ⟨ળ⟩. Pronounced as /ɭə/. [3] | |
Kannada | ಎಳ್ಳು | [ˈeɭːu] | 'sesame' | Represented by a ⟨ಳ⟩ | |
Katukina-Kanamari [4] | [ɭuːˈbɯ] | 'to go' | |||
Khanty | Eastern dialects | пуӆ | [puɭ] | 'bit' | |
Some northern dialects | |||||
Korean | 솔 / sol | [soɭ] | 'pine' | Represented by a ⟨ㄹ⟩. May also be pronounced as /l/. | |
Malayalam | മലയാളം | ⓘ | 'Malayalam' | Represented by the letter ⟨ള⟩. Sub apical retroflex. Long and short forms are contrastive word-medially [5] [6] | |
Mapudungun [7] | mara | [ˈmɜɭɜ] | 'hare' | Possible realization of /ʐ/; may be [ ʐ] or [ ɻ] instead. [7] | |
Marathi | बाळ | [baːɭ] | 'baby/child' | Represented by a ⟨ळ⟩. Pronounced as /ɭə/. See Marathi phonology. | |
Miyako | Irabu dialect |
昼間 ピィルマ |
[pɭːma] | 'daytime' | Allophone of /ɾ/ used everywhere except syllable-initially. |
Norwegian | Eastern and central dialects | farlig | [ˈfɑːɭi] | 'dangerous' | See Norwegian phonology |
Odia | ଫଳ | [pʰɔɭɔ] | 'fruit' | Represented by a ⟨ଳ⟩. Pronounced as /ɭɔ/. [3] | |
Rajasthani | फळ | [pʰəɭ] | 'fruit' | Represented by a ⟨ळ⟩. | |
Paiwan [8] | ladjap | [ˈɭaɖap] | 'lightning' or 'flash' | See Paiwan phonology | |
Punjabi | Gurmukhi | ਤ੍ਰੇਲ਼ | [t̪ɾeɭ] | 'dew' | Represented by a ⟨ਲ਼⟩ and ⟨ لؕ⟩. Font support may be required to see the letter in Shahmukhi. |
Shahmukhi | تریࣇ | ||||
Sanskrit | Vedic | गरुळ | [gɐruɭɐ] | 'the mythological bird who Is the vahana of Lord Vishnu' | Represented by a ⟨ळ⟩. Pronounced as /ɭɐ/.This consonant was present in Vedic Sanskrit but had become /ɖ/ ⟨ड⟩ in classical Sanskrit. See Vedic Sanskrit and Sanskrit phonology. |
Swedish | sorl | ⓘ | 'murmur' (noun) | See Swedish phonology | |
Tamil [9] | ஆள் | [äːɭ] | 'person' | Represented by a ⟨ள்⟩. See Tamil phonology | |
Telugu | నీళ్ళు | ⓘ | 'water' | Represented by a ⟨ళ⟩ |