Back Stemhebbende retroflexe frikatief Afrikaans Stimmhafter retroflexer Frikativ ALS Звучна ретрофлексна проходна съгласна Bulgarian ঘোষ মূর্ধন্য উষ্মধ্বনি Bengali/Bangla Ruzenn gilbleg mouezhiet Breton Znělá retroflexní frikativa Czech Stimmhafter retroflexer Frikativ German Voiced retroflex fricative English Fricativa retrofleja sonora Spanish سایشی برگشته واکدار Persian
| Voiced retroflex fricative | |
|---|---|
| ʐ | |
| Audio sample | |
| Encoding | |
| X-SAMPA | z` |
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The voiced retroflex fricative is a sound used in some spoken languages. It is not in English, but it is in languages such as Mandarin, Polish, Russian, Slovak, and Ukrainian. The sound is similar to /ʒ/, but with the tongue curled back.
