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Translingual
Symbol
ñ
- (NAPA) a palatal nasal (IPA ).
Letter
ñ (upper case Ñ)
- (IAST) transliterates Sanskrit ञ (or equivalent).
Basque
Pronunciation
Letter
ñ (lower case, upper case Ñ)
- The fifteenth letter of the Basque alphabet, called eñe 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
Further reading
- “ñ”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
Blin
Pronunciation
Letter
ñ (uppercase Ñ)
- A letter of the Bilen Latin alphabet.
Breton
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /◌̃/
- Nasalizes the preceding vowel.
Letter
ñ (uppercase Ñ)
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Cahuilla
Pronunciation
Letter
ñ (uppercase Ñ)
- A letter of the Cahuilla alphabet.
Central Mazahua
Pronunciation
Letter
ñ (upper case Ñ)
- A letter of the Mazahua alphabet.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ⱥ ⱥ, A̱ a̱, B b, C c, Cꞌ cꞌ, Cj cj, Cu cu, Cꞌu cꞌu, Cju cju, Ch ch, Chꞌ chꞌ, Chj chj, D d, Dy dy, E e, Ɇ ɇ, E̱ e̱, G g, Gu gu, Hu hu, ꞌHu ꞌhu, I i, I̱ i̱, J j, Jꞌ jꞌ, Jm jm, Jn jn, Jñ jñ, Ju ju, Jy jy, L l, M m, Mꞌ mꞌ, N n, Nꞌ nꞌ, Ñ ñ, Ñꞌ ñꞌ, O o, Ø ø, O̱ o̱, P p, Pj pj, R r, S s, T t, Tꞌ tꞌ, Tj tj, Ts ts, Tsꞌ tsꞌ, Tsj tsj, U u, Ꞹ ꞹ, U̱ u̱, X x, Z z, Zh zh, ꞌ
Crimean Tatar
Letter
ñ lower case (upper case Ñ)
- The eighteenth letter of the Crimean Tatar alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) arif; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o, Ö ö, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z
Efik
Pronunciation
Letter
ñ (upper case Ñ)
- A letter of the Efik alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, D d, E e, Ẹ ẹ, F f, G g, Gh gh, H h, I i, Ị ị, K k, Kp kp, Kw kw, M m, N n, Ny ny, Ñ ñ, Ñw ñw, O o, Ọ ọ, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ụ ụ, W w, Y y
Igala
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ŋ/
Letter
ñ (upper case Ñ)
- A letter of the Igala alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Inupiaq
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɲ/
Letter
ñ (upper case Ñ)
- A letter of the Inupiaq alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Kankanaey
Etymology
Borrowed from Tagalog ñ. Letter pronunciation is influenced by Spanish ñ.
Pronunciation
Letter
ñ (lower case, upper case Ñ)
- The fifteenth letter of the Kankanaey alphabet, called enye and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) letra; 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
References
- Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016) Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy [Kankanaey Orthography] (in Kankanaey and Tagalog), →ISBN, pages 10-11
Kiowa
Letter
ñ (no case)
- Alternative form of n̶
Latin
Particle
ñ
- (Medieval Latin) Scribal abbreviation of nōn (“not”).
1835, illā] ñ vult iñ respōđe sñ . . ., Rotuli Curiae Regis, &c, page 20:
1889, The Great Roll of the Pipe for the thirteenth year of the reign of King Henry the Second: Buchingehāscr̃ et Bedefordscr̃:
Portuguese
Adverb
ñ (not comparable)
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of não.
- Synonym: n
Spanish
Etymology
From n with a nasal dash, which is a medieval shorthand for m or n (e.g. fõtẽ or fōtē for fontem). The sign ñ thus represents nn, the usual Old Spanish spelling for /ɲ/, generalised from words like año, where the sound goes back to Latin -nn-.
Pronunciation
Letter
ñ (lower case, upper case Ñ)
- The fifteenth letter of the Spanish alphabet, called eñe and written in the Latin script. For example, used in the word cañón ('canyon').
Interjection
ñ
- Used by Spanish speakers on the internet to taunt non-Spanish speakers
See also
- (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o (Ó ó), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish ñ.
Pronunciation
Letter
ñ (lower case, upper case Ñ, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜌᜒ)
- The fifteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Filipino alphabet), called enye and written in the Latin script.
- (historical) The seventeenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abecedario), called eñe 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
- “ñ”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018