The close front rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is y.

There is also a close front compressed vowel, commonly transcribed as which contrasts with both the rounded and unrounded close front vowels.

Features

• Its vowel height is close, which means the tongue is positioned as close as possible to the roof of the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant.
• Its vowel backness is front, which means the tongue is positioned as far forward as possible in the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant.
• Its vowel roundedness is rounded, which means that the lips are rounded and protrude, and the inner surfaces are exposed.

Occurs in

• Dutch: fuut , 'grebe'
• Finnish: yksi , 'one'
• French: chute , 'fall'
• German: Blüte , 'blossom'
• Hungarian: tű , 'pin'
• Swedish: yla , 'to howl'
• Turkish: güneş , 'sun'

Vowels

Gerundeter geschlossener Vorderzungenvokal | Vocal cerrada anterior redondeada | Voyelle haute antérieure arrondie | 전설 원순 고모음 | 円唇前舌狭母音 | Vocală închisă anterioară rotunjită