Voiceless labiodental fricative

A voiceless labiodental fricative is a type of consonantal sound used in a number of spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is Template:Angbr IPA.

A voiceless labiodental approximant is transcribed in IPA as Template:Angbr IPA.

Features

Features of a voiceless labiodental fricative:

Occurrence

Language		Word	IPA	Meaning	Notes
Abkhaz		lang}}/fy	main}}	'lightning'	See Abkhaz phonology
Adyghe		lang}}/tfy	Template:Audio-IPA	'five'	Corresponds to [xʷ] in Kabardian and Proto-Circassian
Albanian		lang}}	main}}	'cheek'
Arabic	Modern StandardTemplate:Sfnp	lang}}/th'arf	main}}	'envelope'	See Arabic phonology
Armenian	EasternTemplate:Sfnp	lang}}/futbol	Template:Audio-IPA	'football'
Assyrian		ܦܬܐ pata	main}}	'face'	Used mostly by Western speakers; corresponds to {{#invoke:IPA|main}} in most other dialects.
Assamese		lang}}/borof	main}}	'snow/ice'
Azeri		tüfəng	main}}	'ɡun'
Basque		lang}}	main}}	'thin'
Bengali		lang}}/ful	main}}	'flower'	main}}. See Bengali phonology
CatalanTemplate:Sfnp		lang}}	main}}	'strong'	See Catalan phonology
Chechen		lang}} / {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	main}}	'fax'	Used only in loanwords. There is no /f/ in Chechen; /f/ was replaced by /p/ in loanwords that contained it before increased influence from the Russian language popularized the usage of /f/.
Chinese	Cantonese	lang}} / {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	Template:Audio-IPA	'to fly'	See Cantonese phonology
	Mandarin	lang}} (traditional) / 飞(simplified) / {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	Template:Audio-IPA		See Mandarin phonology
Coptic		lang}}/ftoow	main}}	'four'
Czech		lang}}	main}}	'to blow'	See Czech phonology
DutchTemplate:Sfnp		lang}}	main}}	'bike'	See Dutch phonology
English	All dialects	fill	Template:Audio-IPA	'fill'	See English phonology
	CockneyTemplate:Sfnp	think	{{#invoke:IPA|main}}	'think'	Socially marked,Template:Sfnp with speakers exhibiting some free variation with Template:IPAblink (with which it corresponds to in other dialects).Template:Sfnp See th-fronting.
	Many British urban dialectsTemplate:Sfnp
	Some younger East Anglian English
	Some younger New ZealandersTemplate:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp
	Broad South AfricanTemplate:Sfnp	myth	[mɨf]	'myth'	Possible realization of /θ/, more common word-finally. See White SAE phonology.
	Indian South AfricanTemplate:Sfnp	fair	main}}	'fair'	main}} in other accents.
Esperanto		lang}}	main}}	'fire'	See Esperanto phonology
EweTemplate:Sfnp		lang}}	main}}	'he spit off'
FrenchTemplate:Sfnp		lang}}	main}}	'fabulous'	See French phonology
Galician		lang}}	main}}	'spark'	See Galician phonology
German		lang}}	main}}	'bland'	See Standard German phonology
Goemai		f'at'	[fat]	'to blow'
Greek		lang}}	main}}	'nature'	See Modern Greek phonology
Gujarati		lang}} / {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	main}}	'fruit'	See Gujarati phonology
Hebrew		lang}}/sofer	main}}	'writer'	See Modern Hebrew phonology
Hindustani		lang}} / {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}/saaf	main}}	'clean'	See Hindustani phonology
Hmong		Template:Script / {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	main}}	'to sue, to indict'
Hungarian		lang}}	main}}	'he/she pays attention'	See Hungarian phonology
Indonesian		lang}}	main}}	'characteristic'
Italian		lang}}	main}}	'ghost'	See Italian phonology
Kabardian		lang}}/fyz	Template:Audio-IPA	'woman'	Corresponds to [ʂʷ] in Adyghe and Proto-Circassian
Kabyle		lang}}	main}}
Kazakh		faqır / фақыр	main}}	'poor'
Khmer		lang}} / Template:Transliteration	main}}	'coffee'	See Khmer phonology
Macedonian		lang}}/fonetika	main}}	'phonetics'	See Macedonian phonology
Māori		lang}}	main}}	'genealogy'	Less commonly Template:IPAblink. See Māori phonology.
Malay		lang}}	main}}	'ferry'	Only occurs in loanwords
Malayalam		lang}}/falam	main}}	'fruit, result'	Only occurs in loanwords in the standard version. ഫ is used to represent both /pʰ/ and /f/ but nowadays most people pronounce /pʰ/ as [f]. Occurs in native words in the Jeseri dialect.
Maltese		lang}}	main}}	'rabbit'
Norwegian		lang}}	main}}	'filter'	See Norwegian phonology
Persian		lang}}/foruxt	main}}	'he/she sold'	See Persian phonology
PolishTemplate:Sfnp		lang}}	Template:Audio-IPA	'fur'	See Polish phonology
PortugueseTemplate:Sfnp		lang}}	main}}	'speech'	See Portuguese phonology
Punjabi		ਫ਼ੌਜੀ/faujī	main}}	'soldier'
Romanian<ref>DEX Online : [1]</ref>		lang}}	main}}	'fire'	See Romanian phonology
RussianTemplate:Sfnp		lang}}/orfografiya	main}}	'orthography'	Contrasts with palatalized form. See Russian phonology
Scottish GaelicTemplate:Sfnp		lang}}	main}}	'near, close'	Loosely articulated, can resemble Template:IPAblink. See Scottish Gaelic phonology
Serbo-CroatianTemplate:Sfnp		lang}} / {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	main}}	'phase'	See Serbo-Croatian phonology
Slovak		lang}}	main}}	'to blow'	See Slovak phonology
Slovene	Standard	lang}}	main}}	'flute'	See Slovene phonology
	Some dialects	lang}}	main}}	'all (people)'	main}} before voiceless obstruents in dialects with {{#invoke:IPA|main}} → {{#invoke:IPA|main}} development. See Slovene phonology
Somali		lang}}	main}}	'wart'	See Somali phonology
SpanishTemplate:Sfnp		lang}}	main}}	'ghost'	See Spanish phonology
Swahili		lang}}	main}}	'to die'
Swedish		lang}}	main}}	'fish'	See Swedish phonology
Thai		lang}}/fon	main}}	'rain'
Toda		nes̲of	main}}	'moon'
Turkish		lang}}	main}}	'pure'	See Turkish phonology
UkrainianTemplate:Sfnp		lang}}/fastiv	main}}	'Fastiv'	See Ukrainian phonology
VietnameseTemplate:Sfnp		lang}}	main}}	'firecracker'	See Vietnamese phonology
Welsh		lang}}	main}}	'stick'	See Welsh phonology
West Frisian		lang}}	main}}	'full'	See West Frisian phonology
Yi		lang}} / {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	main}}	'roast'
Zapotec	TilquiapanTemplate:Sfnp	cafe	main}}	'coffee'	Used primarily in loanwords from Spanish

See also

• List of phonetics topics

Notes

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