EDIT International Phonetic Alphabet

+ Consonant
+ Example in English // comfort (BE) [ˈkʌɱfət]
+ Sound example

+ Alternatives // unknown
+ Former versions // unknown
+ Origin // Latin alphabet, small letter
+ Visual characterization // small letter m left tail on right

+ In the IPA since 1932
+ IPA number 115

+ This sound can be found in Czech, Danish, Belgian, English, Finnish, Greek, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish and Swedish.
+ Sontiges // Meng ›ɱ‹ (U+0271), Heng and Eng ›ŋ‹ (U+014B) have the same left tail.


Synonyms

English
+ Official name in the IPA // ›voiced labiodental nasal‹
+ Left-tail m
+ Meng


+ 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