Voiced retroflex plosive

Voiced retroflex plosive
ɖ
IPA Number106
Audio sample
Encoding
Entity (decimal)ɖ
Unicode (hex)U+0256
X-SAMPAd`
Braille⠲ (braille pattern dots-256)⠙ (braille pattern dots-145)
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The voiced retroflex plosive or stop is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ɖ ⟩, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is d`. Like all the retroflex consonants, the IPA symbol is formed by adding a rightward-pointing hook extending from the bottom of a d, the letter that is used for the corresponding alveolar consonant. Many South Asian languages, such as Hindi and Urdu, have a two-way contrast between plain and murmured (breathy voice) [ɖ ].