Voiced retroflex fricative | |||
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ʐ | |||
IPA Number | 137 | ||
Audio sample | |||
Encoding | |||
Entity (decimal) | ʐ | ||
Unicode (hex) | U+0290 | ||
X-SAMPA | z` | ||
Braille | |||
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The voiced retroflex sibilant fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨ʐ⟩, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is z`
. Like all the retroflex consonants, the IPA symbol is formed by adding a rightward-pointing hook extending from the bottom of a z (the letter used for the corresponding alveolar consonant).