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English
Alternative forms
Noun
ph
- Abbreviation of phot.
- Misspelling of pH.
- (jargon, social media) Initialism of physical health.
Adverb
ph (not comparable)
- a notation used in transcripts to indicate that the transcriber does not know the spelling, usually of a name, and has spelled it as it was pronounced (Initialism of phonetically.)
Anagrams
Aymara
Pronunciation
Letter
ph (upper case Ph)
- A letter of the Aymara alphabet.
Finnish
Noun
ph
- (housing) Abbreviation of pesuhuone (“shower room, bathroom”).
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fˠ/, /fʲ/
Letter
ph (upper case Ph)
- A digraph in Irish orthography
Juǀ'hoan
Pronunciation
Letter
ph (upper case Ph)
- A letter of the Juǀ'hoan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Lakota
Pronunciation
Letter
ph (upper case Ph)
- A letter of the Lakota alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a (Á á), Aŋ aŋ (Áŋ áŋ), B b, Č č, Čh čh, Čʼ čʼ, E e (É é), G g, Ǧ ǧ, H h, Ȟ ȟ, Ȟʼ ȟʼ, I i (Í í), Iŋ iŋ (Íŋ íŋ), K k, Kh kh, Kȟ kȟ, Kʼ kʼ, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó), P p, Ph ph, Pȟ pȟ, Pʼ pʼ, S s, Sʼ sʼ, Š š, Šʼ šʼ, T t, Th th, Tȟ tȟ, Tʼ tʼ, U u (Ú ú), Uŋ uŋ (Úŋ úŋ), W w, Y y, Z z, Ž ž, ʼ
Quechua
Pronunciation
Letter
ph (upper case Ph)
- (Bolivia and Ecuador) A letter of the Quechua alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Romani
Pronunciation
Letter
ph (upper case Ph)
- (International Standard) The twenty-first letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- (Pan-Vlax) The twenty-second 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).
References
- Yūsuke Sumi (2018), “Ph, ph”, in ニューエクスプレス ロマ（ジプシー）語 [New Express Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, page 14
Welsh
Pronunciation
Letter
ph (lower case, upper case Ph)
- The twenty-first letter of the Welsh alphabet, called ffi and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by P and followed by R.
Mutation
- Ph cannot be mutated in Welsh; its chief function is to denote the aspirate mutation of a word beginning with p.
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), “ph”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies