Voiced bilabial plosive

A voiced bilabial plosive or stop is a type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is Template:Angbr IPA. The voiced bilabial stop occurs in English, and it is the sound denoted by the letter Template:Angbr in obey {{#invoke:IPA|main}}.

Features

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Features of a voiced bilabial stop: Template:Plosive Template:Bilabial Template:Voiced Template:Oral Template:Central–lateral Template:Pulmonic

Occurrence

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Language		Word	IPA	Meaning	Notes
Adyghe		lang}} / Template:Transliteration	Template:Audio-IPA	'nine'
Albanian		lang}}	main}}	'bee'
Arabic	Standard<ref>Template:Harvcoltxt</ref>	lang}} / Template:Transliteration	main}}	'door'	See Arabic phonology
Assyrian		lang}} Template:Transliteration	main}}]	'father'
Armenian	Eastern<ref>Template:Harvcoltxt</ref>	lang}}/Template:Transliteration	Template:Audio-IPA	'kind'
Basque		lang}}	main}}	'hot'
Bengali		lang}} / Template:Transliteration	main}}	'say!'	Contrasts with aspirated form. See Bengali phonology
Catalan<ref>Template:Harvcoltxt</ref>		lang}}	main}}	'beautiful'	See Catalan phonology
Chechen		lang}} / {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	main}}	'wolf'
Czech		lang}}	main}}	'boot'	See Czech phonology
Danish	StandardTemplate:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp	lang}}	main}}	'runner'	main}} in the intervocalic position. More often voiceless Template:IPAblink.Template:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp See Danish phonology
Dutch<ref>Template:Harvcoltxt</ref>		lang}}	main}}	'farmer'	See Dutch phonology
English		aback	Template:Audio-IPA	'aback'	See English phonology
Esperanto		lang}}	main}}	'war'	See Esperanto phonology
Filipino		lang}}	main}}	'bone'
French<ref>Template:Harvcoltxt</ref>		lang}}	main}}	'mud'	See French phonology
Georgian<ref>Template:Harvcoltxt</ref>		lang}} / Template:Transliteration	main}}	'child'
German		lang}}	Template:Audio-IPA	'but'	See Standard German phonology
Greek		lang}} / bócha	main}}	'reek'	See Modern Greek phonology
Gujarati		lang}} / Template:Transliteration	main}}	'goat'	See Gujarati phonology
Hebrew		lang}} / Template:Transliteration	main}}	'house'	See Modern Hebrew phonology
Hindustani	Hindi	lang}} / Template:Transliteration	{{#invoke:IPA|main}}	'hair'	Contrasts with aspirated version {{#invoke:IPA|main}}. See Hindi-Urdu phonology
	Urdu	lang}} / Template:Transliteration
Hungarian		lang}}	main}}	'baby'	See Hungarian phonology
Italian<ref>Template:Harvcoltxt</ref>		lang}}	main}}	'rage'	See Italian phonology
Japanese<ref>Template:Harvcoltxt</ref>		lang}} / {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	main}}	'(one's) turn'	See Japanese phonology
Kabardian		lang}}/bg"uy	Template:Audio-IPA	'nine'
Korean		lang}} / {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	main}}	'roof'	See Korean phonology
Kurdish	Northern	lang}}	main}}	'father'	See Kurdish phonology
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	Southern	lang}}/Template:Transliteration	main}}
LuxembourgishTemplate:Sfnp		lang}}	main}}	'blown'	More often voiceless Template:IPAblink.Template:Sfnp See Luxembourgish phonology
Macedonian		lang}}/{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	main}}	'beautiful'	See Macedonian phonology
Malay		lang}}	main}}	'new'
Maltese		lang}}	main}}	'threshold'
Marathi		lang}} / Template:Transliteration	main}}	'potato'	See Marathi phonology
Nepali		lang}} / Template:Transliteration	main}}	'path'	See Nepali phonology
Norwegian		lang}}	main}}	'bonfire'	See Norwegian phonology
Odia		lang}}/Template:Transliteration	main}}	'twelve'	Contrasts with aspirated form.
Persian		lang}}/ xub	main}}	'good'	See Persian phonology
Pirahã		lang}}	main}}	'parent'
Polish<ref>Template:Harvcoltxt</ref>		lang}}	Template:Audio-IPA	'bass'	See Polish phonology
Portuguese<ref>Template:Harvcoltxt</ref>		lang}}	main}}	'I strike'	See Portuguese phonology
Punjabi		lang}}/Template:Transliteration	main}}	'cat'
Romanian<ref>DEX Online : [1]</ref>		lang}}	main}}	'bull'	See Romanian phonology.
Russian<ref>Template:Harvcoltxt</ref>		lang}} / Template:Transliteration	main}}	'fish'	Contrasts with palatalized form. See Russian phonology
Serbo-CroatianTemplate:Sfnp		lang}} / {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	main}}	'being'	See Serbo-Croatian phonology
Slovak		lang}}	main}}	'to be'
Slovene		lang}}	main}}	'to be'
Southern Min		lang}} / Template:Transliteration	main}}	'Fujian province'	Only in colloquial speech.
Spanish<ref>Template:Harvcoltxt</ref>		lang}}	main}}	'to invest'	See Spanish phonology
Swedish		lang}}	main}}	'good'	May be an approximant in casual speech. See Swedish phonology
Telugu		lang}}	main}}	'school'	Contrasts with aspirated form. Aspirated form is articulated as breathy consonant.
Thai		lang}} / Template:Transliteration	main}}	'therapy'	See Thai phonology
Turkish		lang}}	main}}	'cloud'	See Turkish phonology
Tyap		lang}}	main}}	'to come'
UkrainianTemplate:Sfnp		lang}} / Template:Transliteration	main}}	'brother'	See Ukrainian phonology
Welsh		lang}}	main}}	'son'	See Welsh phonology
West Frisian		lang}}	main}}	'tray'
Wu		lang}} / Template:Transliteration	main}}	'skin'
Xiang		lang}} / Template:Transliteration	main}}	'to float'
Yi		lang}} / {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	main}}	'mountain'
Zapotec	Tilquiapan<ref>Template:Harvcoltxt</ref>	lang}}	main}}	'few'

See also

• Betacism
• List of phonetics topics

References

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