Y

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Usage
Writing system	Latin script
Type	Alphabetic and logographic
Language of origin	Latin language
Sound values	[j]; [i]; [iː]; [ɪ]; [ɘ]; [ə]; [ɯ]; [ɛː]; [ɥ]; [ɣ̟]; [ɛi]; [y]; [ʏ]; [ɨ]; [ʔ]; [ʝ]; [ɟ͡ʝ]; [d͡ʒ]; [d͡z]; [ʒ]; [ʃ]; [θ]; [ð]; [θ̠]; [z]; /waɪ/; /aɪ/;
In Unicode	U+0059, U+0079
Alphabetical position	25
History
Development	Υ υ Y y; ; ; ; ; ;
Time period	54 to present
Sisters	U; V; W; Ỿ; ¥; Ꮙ; Ꮍ; Ꭹ F; Ѵ; У; Ў; Ұ; Ү; ו; و; ܘ; וּ; וֹ; ࠅ; 𐎆; 𐡅; ወ; ય; य; য়;
Other
Associated graphs	y(x), ly, ny
Writing direction	Left-to-right
	This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

Y, or y, is the twenty-fifth and penultimate letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. According to some authorities, it is the sixth (or seventh if including W) vowel letter of the English alphabet.^[1] Its name in English is wye^[2] (pronounced /ˈwaɪ/), plural wyes.^[3]

In the English writing system, it mostly represents a vowel and seldom a consonant, and in other orthographies it may represent a vowel or a consonant.

^ "The Truth About 'Y': It's Mostly a Vowel". Merriam-Webster. Archived from the original on 14 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
^ Also spelled wy, and the plural is wyes.
^ "Y", Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition (1989); Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (1993); "wy", op. cit.

[1] "The Truth About 'Y': It's Mostly a Vowel". Merriam-Webster. Archived from the original on 14 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

[2] Also spelled wy, and the plural is wyes.

[3] "Y", Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition (1989); Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (1993); "wy", op. cit.

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