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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
See also
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English
Etymology 1
Letter
P (upper case , lower case p , plural Ps or P's )
The sixteenth letter of the English alphabet , called pee and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) letter ; A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Number
P (upper case , lower case p )
The ordinal number sixteenth , derived from this letter of the English alphabet , called pee and written in the Latin script .
Etymology 2
Abbreviations.
Pronunciation
Noun
P (countable and uncountable , 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.
( US , military , aviation ) Initialism of patrol . A patrol aircraft , a patroller .
Coordinate terms: PB , PT , PF
( MLE , slang ) A pound ( currency unit ) .
Poundz, Life I Live
They don't know 'bout the life that I live, / Man made bare Ps and buy new sticks
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 .
Adverb
P (not comparable )
( chiefly US ) Alternative spelling of P.M. ( “ post meridiem ” ) or PM
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 .
Derived terms
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
( letter name ) : IPA (key ) : /pɪə/
Letter
P (upper case , lower case p )
The sixteenth letter of the Afrikaans alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) letter ; A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Noun
P (plural P's , diminutive P'tjie )
P
Angami
Letter
P
The twenty-ninth letter of the Angami alphabet , written in the Latin script .
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 )
The twenty-third letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) hərf ; A a , B b , C c , Ç ç , D d , E e , Ə ə , F f , G g , Ğ ğ , H h , X x , I ı , İ i , J j , K k , Q q , L l , M m , N n , O o , Ö ö , P p , R r , S s , Ş ş , T t , U u , Ü ü , V v , Y y , Z z
Basque
Pronunciation
Letter
P (upper case , lower case p )
The seventeenth letter of the Basque alphabet , called pe and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , B b , C c (Ç ç ), D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , Ñ ñ , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u (Ü ü ), V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
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
Letter
P
A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
A letter in the Dutch-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
Usage notes
Doubling of P
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.
Central Mazahua
Pronunciation
Letter
P (lower case p )
A letter of the Mazahua alphabet.
Chinese
Etymology 1
Derived from English photoshop .
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. ] 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. ] 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. (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronunciation
Noun
P
( LGBTQ ) femme , lipstick lesbian
Antonyms
Etymology 3
From English party . Doublet of party , 派對 / 派对 ( pàiduì ) , and 趴體 / 趴体 ( pātǐ ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
P
( Hong Kong Cantonese ) party
Derived terms
Etymology 4
Pronunciation 1
Letter
P
The sixteenth letter of the Latin alphabet.
Pronunciation 2
Letter
P
The sixteenth letter used in Pinyin .
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/
Letter
P (capital , lowercase p )
the sixteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet
See also
Previous letter: O
Next letter: Q
Elfdalian
Letter
P (upper case P , lower case p )
The nineteenth letter of the Elfdalian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Letter
P (upper case , lower case p )
The twentieth letter of the Esperanto alphabet , called po and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) litero ; A a , B b , C c , Ĉ ĉ , D d , E e , F f , G g , Ĝ ĝ , H h , Ĥ ĥ , I i , J j , Ĵ ĵ , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , R r , S s , Ŝ ŝ , T t , U u , Ŭ ŭ , V v , Z z
Estonian
Letter
P (upper case , lower case p )
The sixteenth letter of the Estonian alphabet , called pee and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) täht ; A a , B b (C c ), D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p (Q q ), R r , S s , Š š , Z z , Ž ž , T t , U u , V v (W w ), Õ õ , Ä ä , Ö ö , Ü ü (X x , Y y )
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 )
The sixteenth letter of the Finnish alphabet , called pee and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) kirjain ; A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s (Š š ), T t , U u , V v (W w ), X x , Y y , Z z (Ž ž ), Å å , Ä ä , Ö ö
French
Letter
P (upper case , lower case p )
The sixteenth letter of the French alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) lettre ; A a (À à ,  â , Æ æ ), B b , C c (Ç ç ), D d , E e (É é , È è , Ê ê , Ë ë ), F f , G g , H h , I i (Î î , Ï ï ), J j , K k , L l , M m , N n (Ñ ñ ), O o (Ô ô , Œ œ ), P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u (Ù ù , Û û , Ü ü ), V v , W w , X x , Y y (Ÿ ÿ ), Z z
German
Pronunciation
Letter
P (upper case , lower case p )
The sixteenth letter of the German alphabet.
Heiltsuk
Pronunciation
Letter
P (lower case p )
A letter of the Heiltsuk alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , Á á , A̓ a̓ , B b , C c , C̓ c̓ , D d , , G g , Gv gv , Ǧ ǧ , Ǧv ǧv , H h , H̓ h̓ , Ħ ħ , I i , Í í , I̓ i̓ , K k , Kv kv , K̓ k̓ , K̓v k̓v , L l , ʼL l̓ , Ḷ ḷ , Ḷ́ ḷ́ , ʼḶ ḷ̓ , Ɫ ɫ , M m , ʼM m̓ , Ṃ ṃ , Ṃ́ ṃ́ , ʼṂ ṃ̓ , N n , ʼN n̓ , Ṇ ṇ , Ṇ́ ṇ́ , ʼṆ ṇ̓ , P p , P̓ p̓ , Q q , Qv qv , Q̓ q̓ , Q̓v q̓v , S s , T t , T̓ t̓ , ƛ , ̓ ƛ̓ , U u , Ú ú , U̓ u̓ , W w , ʼW w̓ , X x , Xv xv , X̌ x̌ , X̌v x̌v , Y y , ʼY y̓ , Z z , ʔ
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Letter
P (upper case , lower case p )
The twenty-eighth letter of the Hungarian alphabet , called pé and written in the Latin script .
Declension
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 .
Icelandic
Letter
P (lower case p )
The twentieth letter of the Icelandic alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) bókstafur ; A a , Á á , B b , D d , Ð ð , E e , É é , F f , G g , H h , I i , Í í , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , Ó ó , P p , R r , S s , T t , U u , Ú ú , V v , X x , Y y , Ý ý , Þ þ , Æ æ , Ö ö
Ido
Pronunciation
Letter
P (lower case p )
The sixteenth letter of the Ido alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) litero ; A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Irish
Letter
P (upper case , lower case p )
The fourteenth letter of the Irish alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) litir ; A a (Á á ), B b (Bh bh , bhF bhf , bP bp ), C c (Ch ch ), D d (Dh dh , dT dt ), E e (É é ), F f (Fh fh ), G g (gC gc , Gh gh ), H h , I i (Í í ), L l , M m (mB mb , Mh mh ), N n (nD nd , nG ng ), O o (Ó ó ), P p (Ph ph ), R r , S s (Sh sh ), T t (Th th , tS ts ), U u (Ú ú ), V v
( diacritics ) ◌́ ◌̇
( dotted letters used chiefly in Gaelic type ) Ḃ ḃ , Ċ ċ , Ḋ ḋ , Ḟ ḟ , Ġ ġ , Ṁ ṁ , Ṗ ṗ , Ṡ ẛ ṡ , Ṫ ṫ
Italian
Pronunciation
( letter name ) IPA (key ) : ** /ˈpi/ *
( phonemic realization ) IPA (key ) : /p/
Letter
P f or m (invariable , upper case , lower case p )
The fourteenth letter of the Italian alphabet , called pi and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) lettera ; A a (À à ), B b , C c , D d , E e (É é , È è ), F f , G g , H h , I i (Í í , Ì ì , Î î , J j , K k ), L l , M m , N n , O o (Ó ó , Ò ò ), P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u (Ú ú , Ù ù ), V v (W w , X x , Y y ), Z z
Italian alphabet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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( ピー ) • (-pī )
( entertainment, music ) Initialism of プロデューサー ( purodyūsā , “ producer ” ) .
( more specifically ) Used in the names of musicians who produce music featuring VOCALOID or adjacent software.
ささくれP( ピー ) sasakure-pī sasakureP
Usage notes
( VOCALOID ) The practice of bestowing or creating new "P-names" is largely extinct.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Prefix
P( ピー ) • (pī- )
( typography , especially in typeface names) Initialism of プロポーショナル ( puropōshonaru , “ proportional ” ) .
M( エム ) S( エス ) P( ピー ) ゴシックEmuesu Pī -goshikku MS PGothic
Etymology 3
Noun
P( ピー ) • (pī )
( video games , only in compounds) Initialism of プレイヤー ( pureiyā , “ player ” ) .
2( ツー ) P( ピー ) カラーtsū-pī karā "player two" colors; alternate colors
Usage notes
Usage with the English-derived reading of numbers (2P( ツーピー ) ) is more common than usage with the Sino-Japanese reading of numbers (2P( にピー ) ).
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 )
The twenty-fourth letter of the Kashubian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , Ą ą , Ã ã , B b , C c , D d , E e , É é , Ë ë , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , Ł ł , M m , N n , O o , Ò ò , Ó ó , Ô ô , P p , R r , S s , T t , U u , Ù ù , W w , Y y , Z z , Ż ż
Latin
Proper noun
P m (indeclinable )
Praenominal abbreviation of Publius .
Noun
P (plural PP )
Abbreviation of pater , father .
Abbreviation of patris .
Abbreviation of patri .
Abbreviation of patrem .
Abbreviation of patre .
Abbreviation of papa , pope .
Synonym: PP
Abbreviation of papae .
Abbreviation of papam .
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
Letter
P
P (upper case , lower case p )
The twenty-fourth letter of the Latvian alphabet , called pē and written in the Latin script .
See also
Letters of the Latvian alphabet:
burti : A a , Ā ā , B b , C c , Č č , D d , E e , Ē ē , F f , G g , Ģ ģ , H h , I i , Ī ī , J j , K k , Ķ ķ , L l , Ļ ļ , M m , N n , Ņ ņ , O o , P p , R r , S s , Š š , T t , U u , Ū ū , V v , Z z , Ž ž
Malay
Pronunciation
( Name of letter ) IPA (key ) :
( Phoneme, Syllable initial ) IPA (key ) :
( Phoneme, Syllable final ) IPA (key ) :
Letter
P
The sixteenth letter of the Malay alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Norwegian
Letter
P (upper case P , lower case p )
the sixteenth letter of the Norwegian alphabet
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.
Nupe
Pronunciation
Letter
P (upper case , lower case p )
The nineteenth letter of the Nupe alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) banki ; A a (Á á , À à ), B b , C c , D d , Dz dz , E e (É é , È è ), F f , G g , Gb gb , H h , I i (Í í , Ì ì ), J j , K k , Kp kp , L l , M m (Ḿ ḿ , M̀ m̀ , M̄ m̄ ), N n (Ń ń , Ǹ ǹ , N̄ n̄ ), O o (Ó ó , Ò ò ), P p , R r , S s , Sh sh , T t , Ts ts , U u (Ú ú , Ù ù ), V v , W w , Y y , Z z , Zh zh
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
Letter
P (upper case , lower case p )
The twenty-second letter of the Polish alphabet , called pe and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , Ą ą , B b , C c , Ć ć , D d , E e , Ę ę , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , Ł ł , M m , N n , Ń ń , O o , Ó ó , P p (Q q ), R r , S s , Ś ś , T t , U u (V v ), W w (X x ), Y y , Z z , Ź ź , Ż ż
Portuguese
Letter
P (upper case , lower case p )
The sixteenth letter of the Portuguese alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) letra ; A a (Á á , À à , Â â , Ã ã ), B b , C c (Ç ç ), D d , E e (É é , Ê ê ), F f , G g , H h , I i (Í í ), J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o (Ó ó , Ô ô , Õ õ ), P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u (Ú ú ), V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Romani
Pronunciation
Letter
P (upper case , lower case p )
( International Standard ) The twentieth letter of the Romani alphabet , written in the Latin script .
( Pan-Vlax ) The twenty-first letter of the Romani alphabet , written in the Latin script .
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 ) .
Romanian
Pronunciation
Letter
P (upper case , lower case p )
The nineteenth letter of the Romanian alphabet , called pe or pî and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , Ă ă , Â â , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , Î î , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , Ș ș , T t , Ț ț , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Saanich
Pronunciation
Letter
P
The twenty-fourth letter of the Saanich alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A , Á , Ⱥ , B , C , Ć , Ȼ , D , E , H , I , Í , J , K , Ꝁ , Ꝃ , ₭ , Ḵ , Ḱ , L , Ƚ , M , N , Ṉ , O , P , Q , S , Ś , T , Ⱦ , Ṯ , Ŧ , U , W , W̱ , X , X̱ , Y , Z , s , ¸
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
Letter
P (upper case , lower case p )
The fourteenth letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet , written in the Latin script . It is preceded by o and followed by r . Its traditional name is beith bhog ( “ soft birch ” ) .
See also
( Latin-script letters) litir ; A a (À à ), B b (Bh bh ), C c (Ch ch ), D d (Dh dh ), E e (È è ), F f (Fh fh ), G g (Gh gh ), H h , I i (Ì ì ), L l , M m (Mh mh ), N n , O o (Ò ò ), P p (Ph ph ), R r , S s (Sh sh ), T t (Th th ), U u (Ù ù )
( diacritics ) ◌̀
( obsolete vowels ) Á á É é Ó ó
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 )
The twenty-fourth letter of the Silesian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , Ã ã , B b , C c , Ć ć , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , Ł ł , M m , N n , Ń ń , O o , Ŏ ŏ , Ō ō , Ô ô , Õ õ , P p , R r , S s , Ś ś , T t , U u , W w , Y y , Z z , Ź ź , Ż ż
Skolt Sami
Pronunciation
Letter
P (lower case p )
The twenty-sixth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) bukva ; A a , Â â , B b , C c , Č č , Ʒ ʒ , Ǯ ǯ , D d , Đ đ , E e , F f , G g , Ǧ ǧ , Ǥ ǥ , H h , I i , J j , K k , Ǩ ǩ , L l , M m , N n , Ŋ ŋ , O o , Õ õ , P p , R r , S s , Š š , T t , U u , V v , Z z , Ž ž , Å å , Ä ä , ʹ
Slovene
Letter
P (capital , lowercase p )
The seventeenth letter of the Slovene alphabet , written in the Latin script .
The twenty-fourth letter of the Slovene alphabet (Resian), written in the Latin script .
The eighteenth letter of the Slovene alphabet (Natisone Valley dialect), written in the Latin script .
Spanish
Letter
P (upper case , lower case p )
the 17th letter of the Spanish alphabet
Swedish
Letter
P (upper case , lower case p )
The sixteenth letter of the Swedish alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) bokstav ; A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z , Å å , Ä ä , Ö ö
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish P . Each pronunciation has a different source:
Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English P .
Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character ᜉ ( pa ) .
Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish P .
Pronunciation
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
( Latin-script letters) titik ; A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , Ñ ñ , Ng ng , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Further reading
“P ”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph , Manila, 2018
Turkish
Letter
P (upper case , lower case p )
The twentieth letter of the Turkish alphabet , called pe and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) harf ; A a (Â â ), B b , C c , Ç ç , D d , E e , F f , G g , Ğ ğ , H h , I ı , İ i (Î î ), J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , Ö ö , P p , R r , S s , Ş ş , T t , U u (Û û ), Ü ü , V v , Y y , Z z
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Letter
P (upper case , lower case p )
The twentieth letter of the Vietnamese alphabet , called pê , bê phở , or pờ and written in the Latin script .
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
Letter
P (upper case , lower case p )
The twentieth letter of the Welsh alphabet , called pi and written in the Latin script . It is preceded by O and followed by Ph .
Mutation
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
Pronunciation
Letter
P (upper case , lower case p )
The eighteenth letter of the Yoruba alphabet , called pí and written in the Latin script .
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 )
The sixteenth letter of the Zulu alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z