Back Ongeronde oop agterklinker Afrikaans Ungerundeter offener Hinterzungenvokal ALS صائت خلفي مفتوح غير مدور Arabic Отворена задна незакръглена гласна Bulgarian Vogalenn digor a-dreñv plaen Breton Vocal oberta posterior no arrodonida Catalan Otevřená zadní nezaokrouhlená samohláska Czech Ungerundeter offener Hinterzungenvokal German Open back unrounded vowel English Vocal abierta posterior no redondeada Spanish
| Open back unrounded vowel | |
|---|---|
| ɑ | |
| Audio sample | |
| Encoding | |
| X-SAMPA | A |
The open back unrounded vowel is a sound used in some spoken languages. It is in English. For example, it is the al in balm, and in some dialects the a in bath.
