EDIT In the IPA this symbol represents a low (or open) back rounded vowel.

 dan.mccloy  dan.mccloy 

EDIT International Phonetic Alphabet

+ Vowel
+ Example in English // Flop [flɒp]
+ Sound example

+ Alternatives // unknown
+ Former versions // unknown
+ Origin // Latin alphabet, small letter
+ Visual characterisation // handwritten small letter ›a‹ rotated 180°

+ In the IPA since 1932
+ IPA number 313

+ This sound can be found in English, Hungarian and Persian.

Synonyms

English
+ Official name in the IPA // ›open back rounded vowel‹
+ Nonstandard // deep, rounded ›a‹, similar to ›o‹
+ Turned Script a


+ Source //
Principles of the International Phonetic Association, London, 1949. /
Journal of the International Phonetic Association, 1989. /
Wikipedia. Die Liste der IPA-Zeichen & History of the International Phonetic Alphabet. /
Handbook of the International Phonetic Association: A Guide to the Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet. /
Pullum, Geoffrey and William A. Ladusaw. Phonetic Symbol Guide. Second edition.

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