EDIT International Phonetic Alphabet

+ Consonant

+ Alternatives // unknown
+ Former versions // unknown
+ Origin // Latin alphabet, small letter
+ Visual characterisation // small letter h rotated 180°

+ In the IPA since 1887
+ IPA number 171

+ This sound can be found in Chinese and French.
+ Other // This symbol is similar to y (U+0079), because it represents the corresponding vowel (ü-sound).


Synonyms

English
+ Official name in the IPA // ›voiced labial-palatal approximant‹
+ Nonstandard // consonantal ü-sound
+ Turned h
+ Rotated h


+ 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.

 FrauFriedrich