ʙ

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ʙ U+0299, ʙ
LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL B
ʘ
[U+0298]
IPA Extensions ʚ
[U+029A]
𐞄 U+10784, 𐞄
MODIFIER LETTER SMALL CAPITAL B
𐞃
[U+10783]
Latin Extended-F 𐞅
[U+10785]

Translingual[edit]

Symbol[edit]

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ʙ

  1. (IPA) a bilabial trill.
  2. (superscript ⟨𐞄⟩, IPA) [ʙ]-trilled release of a plosive (e.g. [b𐞄], sometimes implying an affricate [b͜ʙ]); or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [ʙ].
  3. (UPA) partially-devoiced bilabial plosive (IPA [b̥]).

Letter[edit]

ʙ (upper case B)

  1. (obsolete) Used for lower-case 'b' in the Unified Northern Alphabet to avoid confusion with the vowel ь.

Slovene[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Symbol[edit]

ʙ

  1. (SNPT) Phonetic transcription of sound [bⁿ].

Usage notes[edit]

Officially, the letter used is capital B, but shifted downwards, but since such letter is not present in Unicode charts, ʙ is often used instead.

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