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Translingual
Etymology
From the Etruscan letter 𐌐 (p, “pe”), from the Ancient Greek letter Π (P, “pi”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤐 (p, “pe”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓂋.
Letter
P (lower case p)
- The sixteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
- 1988, Mary Steele, Mallyroot's Pub at Misery Ponds, Ringwood: Puffin Books, page 73:
- "That doesn't look too flash either," frowned Henry. "Let's put the P back.""
See also
Symbol
P
- (chemistry) symbol for phosphorus
- (metrology) symbol for peta-
- (biochemistry) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for proline
- (mathematics) probability
- P(A) is the probability of A occurring
- (physics) power
- (physics) The symbol for poise.
- (computer science) class of problems solvable in polynomial time
- (linguistics) A wildcard for a plosive
- synonyms: S for a 'stop'
- pula (currency of Botswana)
Gallery
- Uppercase and lowercase versions of P, in normal and italic type
- Uppercase and lowercase P in Fraktur
See also
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English
Letter
See also
Number
P (upper case, lower case p)
Etymology 2
Abbreviations.
Pronunciation
- (name of letter) IPA(key): /piː/
- Rhymes: -iː
Audio (US) (file)
Noun
P (plural Ps)
- Abbreviation of park.
- Abbreviation of phone.
- Abbreviation of pager.
- Abbreviation of passenger.
- Abbreviation of pocket.
- 5P garment
- Alternative form of ₱ (Philippine peso)
- (chess) Abbreviation of pawn.
- (medicine) A P wave on an electrocardiogram.
- (slang, chiefly US) Abbreviation of pure (A "pure" form of an illegal drug, especially heroin).
- 2009, Dr Kerry Spackman, The Winner's Bible:
- P directly targets the dopamine pathways in your brain and as a result goes straight to your pleasure/reward module, which makes it an incredibly hard drug to break free from.
- (slang, New Zealand) Abbreviation of pure (A "pure" form of an illegal drug, especially methamphetamine).
- 2011 May 6, New Zealand Herald:
- Almost 70kg of pre-cursor drugs that could be used to manufacture $20 million of P have been seized by police and customs officers.
- (UK, television) Initialism of product placement. (displayed on screen as an indicator to viewers)
- An academic grade issued by certain educational institutions to indicate that a student passes a class.
Adjective
P (not comparable)
- (UK) Abbreviation of probationary (used on a vehicle's P-plate)
- (Australia) Abbreviation of provisional (used on a vehicle's P-plate)
- (anatomy, medicine) Abbreviation of pulmonary.
Proper noun
P
- (computing theory) The set of all problems that are solvable in polynomial time by a deterministic Turing machine
- (law) Initialism of patient. (the subject of proceedings in the Court of Protection)
- (biblical, history) Abbreviation of Priestly source.
Related terms
Derived terms
Angami
See also
- (Latin-script letters) Ü ü, Üi üi, A a, Ai ai, I i, Ie ie, U u, Uo uo, E e, Ei ei, O o, Ou ou, K k, Kh kh, G g, Ng ng, C c, Ch ch, J j, Jh jh, Ny ny, T t, Th th, D d, N n, Ts ts, Tsh tsh, Dz dz, P p, Ph ph, B b, M m, Pf pf, Bv bv, Y y, Yh yh, R r, Rh rh, L l, Lh lh, F f, V v, W w, Wh wh, S s, Sh sh, Z z, Zh zh, H h
Azerbaijani
Letter
P upper case (lower case p)
Central Franconian
Etymology
- /p/ is from West Germanic stem-initial or geminated *p; from *p in sp, mp, in Ripuarian also lp, rp; in most of Moselle Franconian from *bb.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p/
Letter
P
- A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
- A letter in the Dutch-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
Usage notes
- In the German-based spelling, p is doubled after short vowels except in certain function words and when the letter is followed by another consonant within the word stem.
- In the Dutch-based spelling, p is doubled after short vowels if the syllable were otherwise open.
Chinese
Pronunciation
Verb
P
- (chiefly Internet slang) to photoshop
- 2023 August 17, 汤皓, 牟馨仪, 温淑蛉, “社交平台荷官“安娜”头像过千”, in 法制文萃报, page 5:
- 随后,有不少网友发挥起了创意,将“安娜”与东坡肉P在一起,配文:“上菜了。”还有“安娜”与各类教材P在一起,祈祷“保证上岸”等等。 [MSC, simp.]
- Suíhòu, yǒu bùshǎo wǎngyǒu fāhuī qǐ le chuàngyì, jiāng “Ānnà” yǔ dōngpōròu pī zàiyīqǐ, pèiwén: “Shàngcài le.” Háiyǒu “Ānnà” yǔ gèlèi jiàocái pī zàiyīqǐ, qídǎo “bǎozhèng shàng'àn” děngděng. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
隨後,有不少網友發揮起了創意,將“安娜”與東坡肉P在一起,配文:“上菜了。”還有“安娜”與各類教材P在一起,祈禱“保證上岸”等等。 [MSC, trad.]
See also
- PS (pì-áisi)
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Antonyms
- T (“butch lesbian”)
Pronunciation
Pronunciation 1
Letter
P
- The sixteenth letter of the Latin alphabet.
Pronunciation 2
Usage notes
- 《汉语拼音方案》 defines a standard pronunciation for each letter. However, these pronunciations are rarely used in education; another pronunciation is commonly used instead.
- The pronunciation above are only used while referring to letters in Pinyin. They are not used in other context (such as English).
Dutch
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /peː/
Audio (file)
Elfdalian
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /po/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /p/
Audio (file) - Homophone (letter name): po
Letter
P (upper case, lower case p)
Estonian
Letter
P (upper case, lower case p)
Finnish
Etymology
The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on those of Swedish, German and Latin, and was first used in the mid-16th century. No earlier script is known. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, and P for information on the development of the glyph itself.
Letter
P (upper case, lower case p)
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peː/
Audio (file)
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): [ˈp]
- (letter name): IPA(key): [ˈpeː]
Letter
P (upper case, lower case p)
Declension
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | P | P-k |
accusative | P-t | P-ket |
dative | P-nek | P-knek |
instrumental | P-vel | P-kkel |
causal-final | P-ért | P-kért |
translative | P-vé | P-kké |
terminative | P-ig | P-kig |
essive-formal | P-ként | P-kként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | P-ben | P-kben |
superessive | P-n | P-ken |
adessive | P-nél | P-knél |
illative | P-be | P-kbe |
sublative | P-re | P-kre |
allative | P-hez | P-khez |
elative | P-ből | P-kből |
delative | P-ről | P-kről |
ablative | P-től | P-ktől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
P-é | P-ké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
P-éi | P-kéi |
Possessive forms of P | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | P-m | P-im |
2nd person sing. | P-d | P-id |
3rd person sing. | P-je | P-i |
1st person plural | P-nk | P-ink |
2nd person plural | P-tek | P-itek |
3rd person plural | P-jük | P-ik |
See also
- (Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.
Ido
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pee/
Italian
Pronunciation
- (letter name) IPA(key): **/ˈpi/*
- Rhymes: -i
- (phonemic realization) IPA(key): /p/
Letter
P f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case p)
Japanese
Etymology 1
From English producer. The VOCALOID sense may have arisen from an extension of the concept of producers in THE IDOLM@STER; both THE IDOLM@STER and VOCALOID were/are popular topics on the Niconico video sharing website.
Suffix
P • (-pī)
Usage notes
- (VOCALOID) The practice of bestowing or creating new "P-names" is largely extinct.
Derived terms
- ボカロP (bokaro-pī)
- P名 (pī-mei)
Prefix
P • (pī-)
- (typography, especially in typeface names) Initialism of プロポーショナル (puropōshonaru, “proportional”).
- MS Pゴシック
- Emuesu Pī-goshikku
- MS PGothic
- MS Pゴシック
Noun
P • (pī)
- (video games, only in compounds) Initialism of プレイヤー (pureiyā, “player”).
- 2Pカラー
- tsū-pī karā
- "player two" colors; alternate colors
- 2Pカラー
Usage notes
- Usage with the English-derived reading of numbers (2P) is more common than usage with the Sino-Japanese reading of numbers (2P).
Kashubian
Etymology
The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Kashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, and P for development of the glyph itself.
Letter
P (upper case, lower case p)
Latin
Alternative forms
Latvian
Etymology
Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by K. Mīlenbahs, which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in German Fraktur, and sporadically in Cyrillic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [p]
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Name of letter) IPA(key): [pi]
- (Phoneme, Syllable initial) IPA(key): [p]
- (Phoneme, Syllable final) IPA(key): [p̚]
Norwegian
Usage notes
In neo-runic inscriptions and texts (from period after the Reformation) may be replaced by ᛔ or a similar character usually derived from ᛒ-rune.
Polish
Etymology
The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the history of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, and P for development of the glyph itself.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p/, or IPA(key): /b/ if voiced
Letter
P (upper case, lower case p)
Portuguese
Letter
P (upper case, lower case p)
Romani
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p/
Letter
P (upper case, lower case p)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, X x, I i, J j, K k, Kh kh, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Ph ph, R r, S s, T t, Th th, U u, V v, Z z International Standard: (À à, Ä ä, Ǎ ǎ), Ć ć, Ćh ćh, (È è, Ë ë, Ě ě), (Ì ì, Ï ï, Ǐ ǐ), (Ò ò, Ö ö, Ǒ ǒ), Rr rr, Ś ś, (Ù ù, Ü ü, Ǔ ǔ), Ź ź, Ʒ ʒ, Q q, Ç ç, ϴ θ. Pan-Vlax: Č č, Čh čh, Dž dž, (Dź dź), Ř ř, Š š, (Ś ś), Ž ž, (Ź ź).
Saanich
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p/
Silesian
Etymology
The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Silesian language article on Wikipedia for more, and P for development of the glyph itself.
Letter
P (upper case, lower case p)
Slovene
Letter
P (capital, lowercase p)
- The 17th letter of the Slovene alphabet. Preceded by O and followed by R.
Spanish
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /ˈpi/ [ˈpi] (letter name, Filipino alphabet)
- Rhymes: -i
- IPA(key): /ˈpa/ [ˈpa] (letter name, Abakada alphabet)
- Rhymes: -a
- IPA(key): /ˈpe/ [ˈpɛ] (letter name, Abecedario)
- Rhymes: -e
- IPA(key): /p/ [p] (phoneme)
- IPA(key): /ˈpi/ [ˈpi] (letter name, Filipino alphabet)
Letter
P (upper case, lower case p, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒ)
- The eighteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Filipino alphabet), called pi and written in the Latin script.
- (historical) The nineteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abecedario), called pe and written in the Latin script.
Letter
P (upper case, lower case p, Baybayin spelling ᜉ)
- The fourteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abakada alphabet), called pa and written in the Latin script.
See also
Further reading
- “P”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Turkish
Letter
P (upper case, lower case p)
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [pe˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [pej˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [pej˧˧]
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Letter
P (upper case, lower case p)
See also
- (Quốc ngữ letters) chữ cái; A a (À à, Ả ả, Ã ã, Á á, Ạ ạ), Ă ă (Ằ ằ, Ẳ ẳ, Ẵ ẵ, Ắ ắ, Ặ ặ), Â â (Ầ ầ, Ẩ ẩ, Ẫ ẫ, Ấ ấ, Ậ ậ), B b, C c (Ch ch), D d, Đ đ, E e (È è, Ẻ ẻ, Ẽ ẽ, É é, Ẹ ẹ), Ê ê (Ề ề, Ể ể, Ễ ễ, Ế ế, Ệ ệ), G g (Gh gh, Gi gi), H h, I i (Ì ì, Ỉ ỉ, Ĩ ĩ, Í í, Ị ị), K k (Kh kh), L l, M m, N n (Ng ng, Ngh ngh, Nh nh), O o (Ò ò, Ỏ ỏ, Õ õ, Ó ó, Ọ ọ), Ô ô (Ồ ồ, Ổ ổ, Ỗ ỗ, Ố ố, Ộ ộ), Ơ ơ (Ờ ờ, Ở ở, Ỡ ỡ, Ớ ớ, Ợ ợ), P p (Ph ph), Q q (Qu qu), R r, S s, T t (Th th, Tr tr), U u (Ù ù, Ủ ủ, Ũ ũ, Ú ú, Ụ ụ), Ư ư (Ừ ừ, Ử ử, Ữ ữ, Ứ ứ, Ự ự), V v, X x, Y y (Ỳ ỳ, Ỷ ỷ, Ỹ ỹ, Ý ý, Ỵ ỵ)
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /piː/
- (informal) IPA(key): /pə/
Letter
P (upper case, lower case p)
Mutation
- P at the beginning of words mutates to B in a soft mutation, to Mh in a nasal mutation and to Ph in an aspirate mutation, for example with the word prawf (“test”):
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
prawf | brawf | mhrawf | phrawf |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
See also
- (Latin-script letters) llythyren; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ä ä), B b, C c, Ch ch, D d, Dd dd, E e (É é, È è, Ê ê, Ë ë), F f, Ff ff, G g, Ng ng, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Î î, Ï ï), J j, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ô ô, Ö ö), P p, Ph ph, R r, Rh rh, S s, T t, Th th, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, Ü ü), W w (Ẃ ẃ, Ẁ ẁ, Ŵ ŵ, Ẅ ẅ), Y y (Ý ý, Ỳ ỳ, Ŷ ŷ, Ÿ ÿ)
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “P”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Yoruba
Letter
P (upper case, lower case p)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) lẹ́tà; A a (Á á, À à, Ā ā), B b, D d, E e (É é, È è, Ē ē), Ẹ ẹ (Ẹ́ ẹ́, Ẹ̀ ẹ̀, Ẹ̄ ẹ̄), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Ī ī), J j, K k, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ō ō), Ọ ọ (Ọ́ ọ́, Ọ̀ ọ̀, Ọ̄ ọ̄), P p, R r, S s, Ṣ ṣ, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Ū ū), W w, Y y
- (Benin) (Latin-script letters) lɛ́tà; A a, B b, D d, E e, Ɛ ɛ, F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i, J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ɔ ɔ, P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, U u, W w, Y y
Zulu
Letter
P (upper case, lower case p)