ɑ

ɑ

vowel

vowel

Open back unrounded vowel

Technical Details

Symbol

ɑ

ID

script-a

Unicode

U+0251

Height

open

Backness

back

Rounding

unrounded

Examples

father

English (RP)

bad

bath

Dutch

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ɑ

vowel

vowel

Open back unrounded vowel

Technical Details

Symbol

ɑ

ID

script-a

Unicode

U+0251

Height

open

Backness

back

Rounding

unrounded

Examples

father

English (RP)

bad

bath

Dutch

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ɑ - Open back unrounded vowel | IPA Symbol