Close-mid front unrounded vowel

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The close-mid front unrounded vowel, or high-mid front unrounded vowel,<ref>Template:Vowel terminology</ref> is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is Template:Angbr IPA.

For the close-mid front unrounded vowel that is usually transcribed with the symbol Template:Angbr IPA or Template:Angbr IPA, see near-close front unrounded vowel. If the usual symbol is Template:Angbr IPA, the vowel is listed here.

Features

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Occurrence

Language Word IPA Meaning Notes
Afrikaans StandardTemplate:Sfnp lang}} main}} 'bed' Typically transcribed in IPA with Template:Angbr IPA. The height varies between close-mid {{#invoke:IPA|main}} and mid Template:IPAblink.Template:Sfnp See Afrikaans phonology
Arabic Standard lang}}/majrēhā main}} See imalah
Azerbaijani lang}} [ɟeˈd͡ʒæ] 'night'
Bengali ভেজা main}} 'wet' See Bengali phonology
Bavarian Amstetten dialect<ref>Template:Harvcoltxt, cited in Template:Harvcoltxt</ref> Template:Example needed
Breton eget<ref>Mikael Madeg, Traité de prononciation du breton du Nord-Ouest à l’usage des bretonnants, Emgleo Breiz, Brest, 2010</ref> [eˈɡet] 'than'
CatalanTemplate:Sfnp lang}} main}} 'fold' See Catalan phonology
Chinese ShanghaineseTemplate:Sfnp lang}}/kè main}} 'should' main}}, which appears only in open syllables. Phonetically, it is nearly identical to {{#invoke:IPA|main}} (Template:IPAblink), which appears only in closed syllables.Template:Sfnp
Chuvash эрешмен/ereşmen [erɛʃ'mɛnʲ] 'spider'
Danish StandardTemplate:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp lang}} main}} 'heel' Typically transcribed in IPA with Template:Angbr IPA. See Danish phonology
Dutch BelgianTemplate:Sfnp lang}} main}} 'strange' In the Netherlands often diphthongized to {{#invoke:IPA|main}}. See Dutch phonology
English AustralianTemplate:Sfnp {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} {{#invoke:IPA|main}} 'bed' See Australian English phonology
New ZealandTemplate:Sfnp The height varies from near-close in broad varieties to mid in the Cultivated variety.Template:Sfnp See New Zealand English phonology
General AmericanTemplate:Sfnp may {{#invoke:IPA|main}} 'may' main}}.Template:Sfnp
General IndianTemplate:Sfnp Realized closer to [j̚e].
General PakistaniTemplate:Sfnp main}} instead, depending on speaker.
GeordieTemplate:Sfnp
ScottishTemplate:Sfnp
SingaporeanTemplate:Sfnp
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Some Cardiff speakersTemplate:Sfnp square {{#invoke:IPA|main}} 'square' More often open-mid Template:IPAblink.Template:Sfnp
Scouse<ref>Template:Citation</ref> May (less commonly) be less open [ɪː] or more open [ɛː] instead<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
ScottishTemplate:Sfnp bit main}} 'bit' Near-front,Template:Sfnp may be Template:IPAblink (also Template:IPAblink) instead for other speakers.
CockneyTemplate:Sfnp bird main}} 'bird' main}}. It can be rounded Template:IPAblink or, more often, unrounded central Template:IPAblink instead.Template:Sfnp Typically transcribed in IPA with Template:Angbr IPA.
EstonianTemplate:Sfnp lang}} main}} 'body' See Estonian phonology
FrenchTemplate:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp lang}} main}} 'beauty' See French phonology
German StandardTemplate:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp lang}} Template:Audio-IPA 'soul' See Standard German phonology
Many speakersTemplate:Sfnp lang}} main}} 'hunter' main}} merger found universally in Northern Germany, Eastern Germany and Eastern Austria (often even in formal speech) and in some other regions.Template:Sfnp See Standard German phonology
Southern accentsTemplate:Sfnp {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} {{#invoke:IPA|main}} 'bed' main}} in Southern Germany, Switzerland and Austria.Template:Sfnp See Standard German phonology
Swabian accentTemplate:Sfnp Contrasts with the open-mid Template:IPAblink.Template:Sfnp See Standard German phonology
Greek SfakianTemplate:Sfnp Template:Example needed Corresponds to mid Template:IPAblink in Modern Standard Greek.Template:Sfnp See Modern Greek phonology
HebrewTemplate:Sfnp lang}}/ken main}} 'yes' Hebrew vowels are not shown in the script, see Niqqud and Modern Hebrew phonology
Hindustani Hindi lang}}/ke {{#invoke:IPA|main}} 'of' See Hindustani phonology
Urdu lang}}/ke
HungarianTemplate:Sfnp lang}} main}} 'seven' Also described as mid Template:IPAblink.Template:Sfnp See Hungarian phonology
Italian StandardTemplate:Sfnp lang}} main}} 'stars' See Italian phonology
Khmer lang}} / Template:Transliteration main}} 'durian' See Khmer phonology
Korean lang}} / {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} main}} 'echo' See Korean phonology
Limburgish Most dialectsTemplate:SfnpTemplate:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp lang}} main}} 'dear' The example word is from the Maastrichtian dialect.
Lithuanian lang}} main}} 'father' 'Tete' and 'tėtis' are more commonly used than 'tėtė.'
Malay kecil main}} 'small' Allophone of /i/ in closed-final syllables. May be [[[:Template:IPA link]]] or [e̞] depending on the speaker. See Malay phonology
Malayalam ചെവി/čevi [ȶ͡ɕeʋi] 'ear' See Malayalam phonology
Marathi एक/ek [e:k] 'one' See Marathi phonology
Norwegian lang}} main}} 'laugh' The example word is from Urban East Norwegian.Template:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp See Norwegian phonology
MpadeTemplate:Sfnp lang}} main}} 'night'
Persian سه/se [se] 'three'
PolishTemplate:Sfnp lang}} Template:Audio-IPA 'day' main}} between palatal or palatalized consonants. See Polish phonology
PortugueseTemplate:Sfnp lang}} main}} 'table' See Portuguese phonology
Romanian lang}} main}} 'to fill' See Romanian phonology
RussianTemplate:Sfnp lang}}/šeja Template:Audio-IPA 'neck' main}} before and between soft consonants, mid {{#invoke:IPA|main}} after soft consonants.Template:Sfnp See Russian phonology
Saterland FrisianTemplate:Sfnp lang}} main}} 'thin' Near-front; typically transcribed in IPA with Template:Angbr IPA. Phonetically, it is nearly identical to {{#invoke:IPA|main}} (Template:IPAblink). The vowel typically transcribed in IPA with Template:Angbr IPA is actually near-close Template:IPAblink.Template:Sfnp
SloveneTemplate:Sfnp lang}} main}} 'seven' See Slovene phonology
SothoTemplate:Sfnp lang}} main}} 'to tell' Contrasts close, near-close and close-mid front unrounded vowels.Template:Sfnp See Sotho phonology
Swedish Central StandardTemplate:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp lang}} main}} 'see' main}} (hear the word: Template:Audio-IPA). See Swedish phonology
Tahitian lang}} main}} 'woman'
Tamil செவி/čevi [ȶ͡ɕeʋi] 'ear' See Tamil phonology
Ukrainian ефі́рний Template:Transliteration [eˈfirnɪj] 'ethereal' See Ukrainian phonology
Welsh chwech [χweːχ] 'six' See Welsh phonology
YorubaTemplate:Sfnp Template:Example needed

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