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ñ U+00F1, ñ
LATIN SMALL LETTER N WITH TILDE
Composition:n [U+006E] + ◌̃ [U+0303]
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Latin-1 Supplement ò

Translingual

Symbol

ñ

  1. (NAPA) a palatal nasal (IPA  ).

Letter

ñ (upper case Ñ)

  1. (IAST) transliterates Sanskrit (or equivalent).

Basque

Pronunciation

Letter

ñ (lower case, upper case Ñ)

  1. The fifteenth letter of the Basque alphabet, called eñe and written in the Latin script.

See also

Further reading

  • ñ”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia

Blin

Pronunciation

Letter

ñ (uppercase Ñ)

  1. A letter of the Bilen Latin alphabet.

Breton

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /◌̃/

  1. Nasalizes the preceding vowel.

Letter

ñ (uppercase Ñ)

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Cahuilla

Pronunciation

Letter

ñ (uppercase Ñ)

  1. A letter of the Cahuilla alphabet.

Central Mazahua

Pronunciation

Letter

ñ (upper case Ñ)

  1. A letter of the Mazahua alphabet.

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Crimean Tatar

Letter

ñ lower case (upper case Ñ)

  1. The eighteenth letter of the Crimean Tatar alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Efik

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Letter

ñ (upper case Ñ)

  1. A letter of the Efik alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Igala

Pronunciation

  1. IPA(key): /ŋ/

Letter

ñ (upper case Ñ)

  1. A letter of the Igala alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Inupiaq

Pronunciation

  1. IPA(key): /ɲ/

Letter

ñ (upper case Ñ)

  1. 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)

  1. The fifteenth letter of the Kankanaey alphabet, called enye and written in the Latin script.

See also

References

  • Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016) Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy [Kankanaey Orthography]‎ (in Kankanaey and Tagalog), →ISBN, pages 10-11

Kiowa

Letter

ñ (no case)

  1. Alternative form of

Latin

Particle

ñ

  1. (Medieval Latin) Scribal abbreviation of nōn (not).
    • 1835, illā] ñ vult iñ respōđe sñ . . ., Rotuli Curiae Regis, &c, page 20:
      Rađ Nepos dix̃ qᵭ [teñ trā
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1889, The Great Roll of the Pipe for the thirteenth year of the reign of King Henry the Second: Buchingehāscr̃ et Bedefordscr̃:
      .VIII. ᵭ. ñ sunt de firma Comitat9.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Portuguese

Adverb

ñ (not comparable)

  1. (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

  • IPA(key): /ˈeɲe/
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɲe

Letter

ñ (lower case, upper case Ñ)

  1. 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

  1. Used by Spanish speakers on the internet to taunt non-Spanish speakers

See also

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ñ.

Pronunciation

Letter

ñ (lower case, upper case Ñ, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜌᜒ)

  1. The fifteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Filipino alphabet), called enye and written in the Latin script.
  2. (historical) The seventeenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abecedario), called eñe and written in the Latin script.

See also

Further reading

  • ñ”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018