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⟨y⟩ (consonant monograph)
From Teflpedia
⟨y⟩ is an English consonant monograph consisting of the letter Y.
As a semivowel or consonant, ⟨y⟩ represents the phoneme /j/.
- yacht, yard, yawn, yeast, yellow, yes, yesterday, yet, yield, yob, yogurt, you, young, your, youth, yo‑yo
- beyond /bɪˈjɒnd/ or /biːˈɒnd/AmE
- canyon, Kenya
- lawyer /ˈlɔːjər/ or /ˈlɔɪər/, sawyer /ˈsɔːjər/ or /ˈsɔɪər/
The Y in Ye, as in Ye Old Pork Pie Shoppe, is not a Y, but a representation of a thorn (letter). Ye is actually the English definite article, more commonly spelt ⟨the⟩, and is pronounced /ðə/ or /ði/.
⟨y⟩ can also be a vowel monograph, or form part of vowel digraphs like ⟨ay⟩, ⟨ey⟩, ⟨oy⟩.
