Close back rounded vowel Totally Explained

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The close back 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 u, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is u.
There is also a close back compressed vowel which contrasts with both the rounded and unrounded close back vowels.

Features

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 back, which means the tongue is positioned as far back 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.

Occurrence

Language		Word	IPA	Meaning	Notes
Arabic	Standard	?	[ʕuːd̪d̪]	'come back!'	See Arabic phonology
Catalan		suc	[suk]	'juice'	See Catalan phonology
Chinese	Cantonese	菇/gu1	[guː]	'mushroom'	See Standard Cantonese
Croatian		u	[u]	'in'
Dutch		voet	[vuːt]	'foot'	See Dutch phonology
English	GA	boot	[bu̟ːˀt]	'boot'	Typically more front than cardinal [u]. See English phonology
English	RP	boot	[bu̟ːˀt]	'boot'
Faroese		ur	[uːr]	'(wrist-)watch'
Finnish		kukka	[ˈkukːɑ]	'flower'	See Finnish phonology
French		où		'where'	See French phonology
Georgian		გუდა	[gudɑ]	'leather bag'
German		Fuß	[fuːs]	'foot'	See German phonology
Greek		ουρανός	[ˌuraˈno̞s̠]	'sky'	See Modern Greek phonology
Hebrew		תמונה	[tmuna]	'image'	Hebrew vowels are not shown in the script, see Niqqud and Hebrew phonology
Hungarian		unalmas	[unɒlmɒʃ]	'boring'	See Hungarian phonology
Irish		gasúr	[ˈgasˠuːɾˠ]	'boy'	See Irish phonology
Italian		tutta	[ˈtutta]	'all' (fem.)	See Italian phonology
Norwegian		mot	[muːt]	'courage'	See Norwegian phonology
Polish		buk		'beech tree'	Also represented by <ó>. See Polish phonology
Portuguese	European	urso	[ˈuɾsu]	'bear'	See Portuguese phonology
Portuguese	Brazilian	urso	[ˈuɾsʊ]	'bear'	See Portuguese phonology
Romanian		unu	[ˈunu]	'one'	See Romanian phonology
Russian		узкий	[ˈuskʲɪj]	'narrow'	See Russian phonology
Scottish Gaelic		gu	[gu]	'to'
Serbian		жут /žut	[ʒut]	'yellow'
Slovak		u	[u]	'at'
Spanish		curable	[kuˈɾable]	'curable'	See Spanish phonology
Swedish		bot		'penance'	See Swedish phonology
Turkish		uçak	[utʃak]	'airplane'	See Turkish phonology
Vietnamese		tu	[tū]	'to mediate'	See Vietnamese phonology

Close back compressed vowel

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