The close front rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is y, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is y.
There is also a close front compressed vowel, which contrasts with both the rounded and unrounded close front vowels.
Its vowel height is close, which means the tongue is positioned as close as possible to the roof of the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant.
Its vowel backness is front, which means the tongue is positioned as far forward as possible in the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant.
Its vowel roundedness is rounded, which means that the lips are rounded and protrude, and the inner surfaces are exposed.
The near-close near-front compressed vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. There is no diacritic in the IPA to indicate compression, but since the Swedish back vowel /u/ and Norwegian central vowel /ʉ/ are also labially compressed (see close central compressed vowel and close back compressed vowel), <ʉ̟> is frequently chosen as an ad hoc transcription for Swedish. Another possibility would be to use the spread-lip diacritic [ ͍ ] as an ad hoc symbol with a rounded vowel letter of the correct articulation, and that will be used here.
Its vowel roundedness is compressed, which means the corners of the mouth are drawn slightly together and the lips may be compressed horizontally, but do not protrude.
