Retroflex consonant
| Retroflex | |
|---|---|
| ◌̢ |
A retroflex consonant is a sound made with your tongue curled back. English has one retroflex consonant called a retroflex approximant. It is a common way to pronounce R as in rain. Indian English has more retroflex consonants.
List of retroflex consonants
[change | change source]| Symbol | Name | In English |
|---|---|---|
| ɳ | retroflex nasal | In Indian English, dialectal |
| ʈ | voiceless retroflex plosive | |
| ɖ | voiced retroflex plosive | |
| ʈʂ | voiceless retroflex affricate | Formerly in Indian English |
| ɖʐ | voiced retroflex affricate | |
| ʂ | voiceless retroflex fricative | |
| ʐ | voiced retroflex fricative | |
| ɻ | retroflex approximant | In many dialects of English. |
| ɭ | retroflex lateral approximant | Formerly in Indian English |
