Жақын орта тілді дөңгелек дауыс ɵ

Vowel sound represented by ⟨ɵ⟩ in IPA

The close mid central rounded vowel, or high mid central rounded vowel, is a type of vowel sound. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , a lowercase barred letter o. The value was specified only in 1993; until then, represented the mid central rounded vowel
The character ɵ has been used in several Latin derived alphabets such as the one for Yañalif but then denotes a sound that is different from that of the IPA. The character is homographic with Cyrillic Ө. The Unicode code point is
This vowel occurs in Cantonese, Dutch, French, Russian and Swedish as well as in a number of English dialects as a realization of (as in foot), (as in nurse) or (as in goat). This sound rarely contrasts with the near close front rounded vowel and so is sometimes transcribed with the symbol (the symbol for the near close front rounded vowel).

The close mid central protruded vowel is typically transcribed in IPA simply as , and that is the convention used in this article. As there is no dedicated diacritic for protrusion in the IPA, symbol for the close central rounded vowel with an old diacritic for labialization, , can be used as an ad hoc symbol for the close central protruded vowel. Another possible transcription is or (a close central vowel modified by endolabialization), but this could be misread as a diphthong.

Because central rounded vowels are assumed to have protrusion, and few descriptions cover the distinction, some of the following may actually have compression. Language Word IPA Meaning Notes Asturian Some Western dialects fuöra 'outside' Realization of in the diphthong May also be realized as or Azeri Tabriz [[Azerbaijani alphabet گؤز 'eye' Typically transcribed as Chinese Cantonese [[Chinese characters/[[Jyutping 'to go out' See Cantonese phonology Dutch Standard [[Dutch orthography 'hut' See Dutch phonology English Cardiff foot 'foot' More often unrounded ; corresponds to in other dialects. See English phonology General South African Younger, especially female speakers. Other speakers have a less front vowel May be transcribed in IPA with or See South African English phonology Modern Received Pronunciation in more conservative varieties. See English phonology Hull goat 'goat' Corresponds to in other dialects. New Zealand bird 'bird' Corresponds to in other dialects. See New Zealand English phonology French [[French orthography 'I' May be transcribed in IPA with or Also described as mid May be more front for a number of speakers. See French phonology German Swabian [[German orthography 'becomes' Allophone of before Upper Saxon [[German orthography 'wonder' The example word is from the Chemnitz dialect. Hiw yöykön̄ 'forget' Irish Munster dúnadh 'closing' Allophone of adjacent to broad consonants, when the vowel in the preceding syllable is either or See Irish phonology Kazakh көз 'eye' Typically transcribed in IPA with Limburgish Most dialects bluts 'bump' Typically transcribed in IPA with The example word is from the Weert dialect. Maastrichtian beuk 'books' Sometimes realized as a narrow diphthong ; typically transcribed in IPA with Front in other dialects. Mongolian [[Cyrillic script/ögökh 'to give' Norwegian Stavangersk [[Norwegian alphabet 'gold' Near close in other dialects that have this vowel. Typically transcribed in IPA with See Norwegian phonology Urban East [[Norwegian alphabet 'sweet' Also described as front ; typically transcribed in IPA with See Norwegian phonology Ripuarian Kerkrade dialect sjuts 'marksman' See Kerkrade dialect phonology Russian [[Russian orthography/tyotya 'aunt' Allophone of following a palatalized consonant. See Russian phonology Tajik Northern dialects [[Tajik orthography/kūh 'mountain' May be realized as mid , merged with /u/ in the central and southern dialects. See Tajik phonology Toda பர்/pȫr 'name' Uzbek [[Uzbek alphabet 'eye' Allophone of , especially near velar consonants and May be realized as mid See Uzbek phonology West Frisian Standard put 'well' Typically transcribed in IPA with See West Frisian phonology Southwestern dialects fuotten 'feet' Corresponds to in other dialects. See West Frisian phonology Xumi Lower ľatsö 'to filter tea' Typically transcribed in IPA with Upper htö 'way to do things' Allophone of after alveolar consonants; may be realized as or instead.

As there is no official diacritic for compression in the IPA, the centering diacritic is used with the front rounded vowel , which is normally compressed. Other possible transcriptions are (simultaneous and labial compression) and ( modified with labial compression).

Language Word IPA Meaning Notes Swedish Central Standard [[Swedish alphabet 'full' More often described as mid See Swedish phonology