IPA Transcription of "u-turn" in British English

The British English IPA transcription of “u-turn” is /ˈjuː ˈtɜːn/.

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uˈjuː
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turnˈtɜːn

Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (United States)/ˈju - ˈtɝn/
English (Australia)/ʉː - tɜːn/

Derivations

Items

  • U-Turn2023 film directed by Arif Khan
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  • U-Turncomedy duo
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  • U-Turn2002 single by Usher
  • U-Turnalbum by Brian McKnight
  • U-turnWikimedia disambiguation page
  • U-turntype of international financial transaction
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  • U-Turnalbum by Isaac Hayes

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