ɝ

See also: ◌˞, ɚ, ᶔ, and Appendix:Variations of "e"

ɝ U+025D, ɝ LATIN SMALL LETTER REVERSED OPEN E WITH HOOK ← ɜ [U+025C] IPA Extensions ɞ → [U+025E]

An alternative glyph form, from ɜ and the hook of an r.

Translingual

Pronunciation

• (IPA): IPA:

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Symbol

ɝ

1. (IPA) rhotic open-mid central unrounded vowel; in particular, the vowel sound of English nurse.
2. (superscript ⟨ᶟ˞⟩, IPA) [ɝ]-coloring or a weak, fleeting, epenthetic or echo [ɝ].

Usage notes

A superscript ⟨ɝ⟩ needs to be composed with the rhotic diacritic U+02DE ◌˞: ⟨ᶟ˞⟩.