EDIT International Phonetic Alphabet

+ Vowel
+ Sound example

+ Alternatives // unknown
+ Former versions // unknown
+ Origin // Latin alphabet, small letter
+ Visual characterization // Reversed small letter e

+ In the IPA since 1993
+ IPA number 397

+ This sound can be found in Mongolian and Russian.
+ Other // This symbol is often confused with the more common Schwa ›ə‹ (U+0259), but the symbols represent different sounds.


Synonyms

English
+ Official name in the IPA // ›close-mid central unrounded vowel‹
+ Nonstandard // similar to unstressed ›e‹


+ Source //
Principles of the International Phonetic Association, London, 1949. /
Journal of the International Phonetic Association, 1989. /
Wikipedia. Die Liste der IPA-Zeichen & History of the International Phonetic Alphabet. /
Handbook of the International Phonetic Association: A Guide to the Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet. /
Pullum, Geoffrey and William A. Ladusaw. Phonetic Symbol Guide. Second edition.

 FrauFriedrich