Voiceless retroflex fricative

consonantal sound

The voiceless retroflex fricative is a sound used in some spoken languages. It is not in English, but it is in languages such as Mandarin, Polish, and Swedish. The sound is similar to /ʃ/ but with the tongue curled back.

Voiceless retroflex fricative
ʂ
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