P

See also: p, Ρ, and Appendix:Variations of "p"

P U+0050, P
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER P
← O
[U+004F] 		Basic Latin Q →
[U+0051]
Character variations
Ｐ U+FF30, Ｐ
FULLWIDTH LATIN CAPITAL LETTER P
← Ｏ
[U+FF2F] 		Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms Ｑ →
[U+FF31]
Text style Emoji style
🅿︎ 🅿️
Text style is forced with ⟨︎⟩ and emoji style with ⟨️⟩.
🅿 U+1F17F, 🅿
NEGATIVE SQUARED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER P
← 🅾
[U+1F17E] 		Enclosed Alphanumeric Supplement 🆀 →
[U+1F180]

𜳥 U+1CCE5, 𜳥
OUTLINED LATIN CAPITAL LETTER P
← 𜳤
[U+1CCE4] 		Symbols for Legacy Computing Supplement 𜳦 →
[U+1CCE6]
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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 (upper case, lower case p)

  1. 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

  1. (chemistry) Chemical element symbol for phosphorus.
  2. (metrology) symbol for peta-
  3. (biochemistry) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for proline
  4. (mathematics, statistics) probability
    P(A) is the probability of A occurring
    P(doom)
  5. (physics) power
  6. (physics) The symbol for poise.
  7. (computer science) class of problems solvable in polynomial time
  8. (linguistics) A wildcard for a plosive
    Synonym: S (“stop”)
  9. pula (currency of Botswana)
  10. (cartography) Represents a parking area on a map, synonyms: 🅿️
  11. The symbol in bases higher than twenty-five for the number expressed as 25 in decimal.
  12. (license plate codes) Portugal
  • Letter styles
  • Uppercase and lowercase versions of P, in normal and italic type
    Uppercase and lowercase versions of P, in normal and italic type
  • Uppercase and lowercase P in Fraktur
    Uppercase and lowercase P in Fraktur

See also

Other representations of P:

English

Etymology 1

Letter

P (upper case, lower case p, plural Ps or P's)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, called pee and written in the Latin script.
See also

Number

P (upper case, lower case p, plural Ps or P's)

  1. The sixteenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called pee and written in the Latin script.

Etymology 2

Abbreviations.

Pronunciation

  • (name of letter) IPA(key): /pʰiː/
  • Rhymes: -iː
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Homophones: p, pea, pee, Pi

Noun

P (countable and uncountable, plural Ps)

  2. Abbreviation of park (“outdoor recreational space”).
  4. Abbreviation of park (“gear selection for parking a vehicle”).
    Coordinate terms: P, R, N, D, 2, 1
  6. Abbreviation of parking (“space in which to park a vehicle, such as a parking lot”).
    Synonym: 🅿️
  7. Abbreviation of phone (“phone number, within a contacts list”).
  8. Abbreviation of pager (“pager number, within a contacts list”).
  9. Abbreviation of passenger.
  10. Abbreviation of pocket.
    5P garment
  11. Alternative form of ₱ (Philippine peso)
  12. (baseball) Initialism of pitcher.
  13. (chess) Abbreviation of pawn.
  14. (medicine) A P wave on an electrocardiogram.
  15. (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.
  16. (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.
  17. (UK, television) Initialism of product placement (displayed on screen as an indicator to viewers).
  18. An academic grade issued by certain educational institutions to indicate that a student passes a class.
  19. (US, military, aviation) Initialism of patrol (“a patrol aircraft, a patroller”).
    Coordinate terms: PB, PT, PF
  20. (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)

  1. (UK) Abbreviation of probationary (used on a vehicle's P-plate).
  2. (Australia) Abbreviation of provisional (used on a vehicle's P-plate).
  3. (anatomy, medicine) Abbreviation of pulmonary.

Adverb

P (not comparable)

  1. (chiefly US) Alternative spelling of P.M. (“post meridiem”) or PM

Proper noun

P

  1. (computing theory) The set of all problems that are solvable in polynomial time by a deterministic Turing machine
  2. (law) Initialism of patient, the subject of proceedings in the Court of Protection.
  3. (biblical, history) Abbreviation of Priestly source.

Phrase

P

  1. Initialism of produced/production date (on food or drink packaging, accompanying the use-by date)
Derived terms

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /pɪə/

Letter

P (upper case, lower case p)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Afrikaans alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Noun

P (plural P's, diminutive P'tjie)

  1. P

Angami

Letter

P (upper case, lower case p)

  1. The twenty-ninth letter of the Angami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

  • (phoneme) IPA(key): [pʰ]
  • (letter name) IPA(key): [pʰeː], [pʰɯː]

Letter

P (upper case, lower case p)

  1. The twenty-third letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Basque

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (phoneme) /p/

Letter

P (upper case, lower case p)

  1. The seventeenth letter of the Basque alphabet, called pe and written in the Latin script.

See also

Further reading

  • “P”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]

Catalan

Pronunciation

Letter

P (upper case, lower case p)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Catalan alphabet, called pe and written in the Latin script.

See also

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 (upper case, lower case p)

  1. A letter of the Central Franconian alphabet (German-based), written in the Latin script.
  2. A letter of the Central Franconian alphabet (Dutch-based), written in the Latin script.

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 (upper case, lower case p)

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

Chinese

Etymology 1

Derived from English photoshop.

Pronunciation

Verb

P

  1. (chiefly Internet slang) to photoshop
Derived terms

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

Noun

P

  1. (LGBTQ) femme, lipstick lesbian
Antonyms
  • T (“butch lesbian”)

Etymology 3

From English party. Doublet of party, 派對 / 派对 (pàiduì), and 趴體 / 趴体 (pātǐ).

Pronunciation

Noun

P

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) party

Etymology 4

From Japanese P (P, “player”).

Pronunciation

Suffix

P

  1. (slang) -some; denoting a group (especially of sexual activity) with a certain number of members.
Derived terms

Etymology 5

Pronunciation 1

Letter

P (upper case, lower case p)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Latin alphabet as used in Chinese, written in the Latin script.

Pronunciation 2

Letter

P (upper case, lower case p)

  1. The sixteenth letter of Pinyin, written in the Latin script.
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 pronunciations above are only used while referring to letters in Pinyin. They are not used in other contexts (such as English).

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /peː/
  • Audio:(file)

Letter

P (upper case, lower case p)

  1. the sixteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet

Noun

P

  1. (chess) abbreviation of paard (“knight”)

See also

  • Previous letter: O
  • Next letter: Q

Elfdalian

Alternative forms

  • P, Ψ (Dalecarlian runes)

Letter

P (upper case, lower case p)

  1. The nineteenth letter of the Elfdalian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Esperanto

Pronunciation

See p.

Letter

P (upper case, lower case p)

  1. The twentieth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called po and written in the Latin script.

See also

Further reading

Estonian

Letter

P (upper case, lower case p)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called pee and written in the Latin script.

See also

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)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called pee and written in the Latin script.

See also

French

Letter

P (upper case, lower case p)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

German

Pronunciation

Letter

P n (upper case, lower case p)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the German alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Noun

P n (strong, genitive P, plural P or Ps)

  1. P

Declension

Declension of P [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das P die P, Ps
genitive eines des P der P, Ps
dative einem dem P den P, Ps
accusative ein das P die P, Ps

Further reading

  • “P”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German)

Hawaiian

Alternative forms

  • (letter name) pī

Pronunciation

  • (letter name) IPA(key): /ˈpiː/
  • (phoneme) /p/

Letter

P (upper case, lower case p)

  1. The eleventh letter of the Hawaiian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Heiltsuk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʰ/

Letter

P (upper case, lower case p)

  1. The second letter of the Heiltsuk alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • (phoneme): IPA(key): [ˈp]
  • (letter name): IPA(key): [ˈpeː]

Letter

P (upper case, lower case p)

  1. The twenty-eighth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called pé and written in the Latin script.

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
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
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

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpʰjɛː] (letter name)

Letter

P (upper case, lower case p)

  1. The twentieth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Ido

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pee/

Letter

P (upper case, lower case p)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /pe/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /p/

Etymology 1

Letter

P (upper case, lower case p)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also

Etymology 2

Might be a clipping of English ping, from a feature on BlackBerry Messenger where a user can automatically send a message that says "PING!!!" in order to ping another user.[1]

Interjection

P

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) used to ping or otherwise start a text messaging conversation
References
  1. ^ Maya Citra Rosa (13 August 2021), “Kepanjangan dan Kegunaan Istilah PC, PM, VN, VC, P dan TC WhatsApp”, in Kompas‎[1] (in Indonesian), archived from the original on 13 August 2021

Irish

Letter

P (upper case, lower case p)

  1. The fourteenth letter of the Irish alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Isoko

Letter

P (upper case, lower case p)

  1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Isoko alphabet, written in the Latin script.

References

  • E. O. Agbada et al, Vbuhrẹ Ụmụ́bọrá Isoko (Teach Yourself Isoko), first published 2008, revised edition 2017, page 8, 10
  • Onyerioma Isaac Itegolor, Isoko Wha Dooo...! Book 2 (Operation Speak Your Language), Revised Standard Edition (2015), page 1
  • Joe Okedi, Abidi Isoko Na Kpobi, 2020

Italian

Pronunciation

  • (letter name) IPA(key): **/ˈpi/*
    • Rhymes: -i
  • (phonemic realization) IPA(key): /p/

Letter

P f or m (upper case, lower case p, invariable)

  1. The fourteenth letter of the Italian alphabet, called pi and written in the Latin script.

See also

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) 

  1. (entertainment, music) initialism of プロデューサー (purodyūsā, “producer”)
  2. (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-) 

  1. (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) 

  1. (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)).

Kankanaey

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog P. Letter pronunciation is influenced by English P.

Pronunciation

  • (letter name) IPA(key): /pi/ [pi̞]
    • Rhymes: -i
  • (phoneme) IPA(key): /p/ [p̚]

Letter

P (upper case, lower case p)

  1. The eighteenth letter of the Kankanaey alphabet, called pi and written in the Latin script.

See also

References

  • Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016), Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy [Kankanaey Orthography]‎[3] (in Kankanaey and Tagalog), →ISBN, pages 10-11

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)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Kashubian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Khiamniungan Naga

Etymology

The Khiamniungan Naga language is presently written using the Latin alphabet. No indigenous or alternative script has been documented from earlier periods in the language's history. For a detailed description of the writing system's conventions including vowel and Consonant representation, tone marking (such as the use of h for glottal, the letter ü is pronounced ə), and orthographic rules, see the Wikipedia article on the Khiamniungan alphabet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pə³³/

Letter

P (upper case, lower case p)

  1. (Patsho) The fifteenth letter of the Khiamniungan Naga alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Pronunciation guide

Uppercase IPA Canonical Pronunciation Phonetic examples in English Phonetic examples in Khiamniungan Naga
A a aa father āmpāu(pastor)
Ch tʃʰ tʃʰə chair, watch chām(book)
E ɛ a bed, elephant ēm(colony of Jhumland)
H h hə husband hǖhêi(hello)
I i ee beet îe(winnowing tray)
J tʃ tʃə picture, culture, nature jām(house)
K k kə sky, skip kēu(uncle)
Kh kʰ kʰə canoe, Cost, cat khèu(head)
L l lə alone lāi(spear)
M m mə money màu(ant)
N n nə nine, never nòk
Ng ŋ ŋə sing, throng ngēm(news)
Ny ɲ ɲə canyon, bunyan nyù(mother)
O ɔ ɔ orange ônyù(sky)
P P pə spill, span pòu(father)
Ph pʰ pʰə pound phōh(hand)
S ʃ ʃə shine sā(liver)
Sh ʃʰ ʃʰə shine (with a more aspirated "sh") shām(mat)
T t tə stop, stand tòuh(wild pig)
Th tʰ tʰə Thomas thoi(pumking)
Ts ts tsə cats, hats, pizza tsēm(salt)
Tsh Tsʰ Tsʰə tshep(kiss) tshō(traditional basket)
U ʊ, u ʊ, u look, hoop ûo(goat)
Ü ə ə banana chǖlám(corn)
V v və very vèu(chicken)
W w wə watt wā(flour)
Y j jə yellow yòh(pig)
Glottal(h) is used at the end of the word ʔ ʔ stop Mountain, button, cotton chāh(through)

Latin

Alternative forms

Noun

P m (indeclinable, plural PP)

  1. abbreviation of pater (“father”)
  2. abbreviation of pāpa (“pope”)
    Synonym: PP

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]

Letter

P

P (upper case, lower case p)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called pē and written in the Latin script.

See also

Luxembourgish

Letter

P (upper case, lower case p)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Luxembourgish alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Noun

P m (plural P-en or P)

  1. the letter P

Further reading

  • P in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire

Malay

Pronunciation

  • (Name of letter) IPA(key): [pi]
  • (Phoneme, Syllable initial) IPA(key): [p]
  • (Phoneme, Syllable final) IPA(key): [p̚]

Letter

P (upper case, lower case p)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Maltese

Letter

P (upper case, lower case p)

  1. The twentieth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Norwegian

Letter

P (upper case, lower case p)

  1. 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.

Norwegian Bokmål

Letter

P (upper case, lower case p)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Noun

P m (definite singular P-en, indefinite plural P-er, definite plural P-ene)

  1. the letter P

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Letter

P (upper case, lower case p)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Norwegian Nynorsk alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Noun

P m (definite singular P-en, indefinite plural P-ar, definite plural P-ane)

  1. the letter P

References

Nupe

Pronunciation

  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /p/

Letter

P (upper case, lower case p)

  1. The nineteenth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Nuxalk

Pronunciation

  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /p/, [p~pʰ~b]

Letter

P (upper case, lower case p)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Nuxalk alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Oromo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɐ/
  • Syllables - pa, Count - 1
    • Audio:(file)

Letter

P (upper case, lower case p)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Oromo alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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): /ˈpɛ/
    • Audio:(file)

    Letter

    P (upper case, lower case p)

    1. The twenty-second letter of the Polish alphabet, called pe and written in the Latin script.

    See also

    Portuguese

    Letter

    P m (upper case, lower case p)

    1. The sixteenth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

    See also

    Further reading

    Romani

    Pronunciation

    Letter

    P (upper case, lower case p)

    1. (International Standard) The twentieth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
    2. (Pan-Vlax) The twenty-first letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

    See also

    Romanian

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /p/

    Letter

    P (upper case, lower case p)

    1. The nineteenth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called pe or pî and written in the Latin script.

    See also

    Saanich

    Pronunciation

    Letter

    P (no case)

    1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Saanich alphabet, written in the Latin script.

    See also

    Scottish Gaelic

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /pʰ/

    Letter

    P (upper case, lower case p)

    1. The fourteenth letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet, written in the Latin script; preceded by O and followed by R; traditionally named beith bhog (“soft birch”).

    See also

    Silesian

    Etymology

    The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. 3 main scripts exist, the Steuer Alphabet made in 1934, the Silesian Phonetic Alphabet in 2006, and the Elementary alphabet made in the late 2000s. See the Silesian language article on Wikipedia for more, and P for development of the glyph itself.

    Letter

    P (upper case, lower case p)

    1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Silesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

    See also

    Skolt Sami

    Pronunciation

    • (phoneme) IPA(key): /p/

    Letter

    P (upper case, lower case p)

    1. The twenty-sixth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

    See also

    Slovene

    Letter

    P (upper case, lower case p)

    1. The seventeenth letter of the Slovene alphabet, written in the Latin script.
    2. The twenty-fourth letter of the Slovene alphabet (Resian), written in the Latin script.
    3. The eighteenth letter of the Slovene alphabet (Natisone Valley dialect), written in the Latin script.

    Spanish

    Letter

    P (upper case, lower case p)

    1. The seventeenth letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.

    Swedish

    Letter

    P (upper case, lower case p)

    1. The sixteenth letter of the Swedish alphabet, written in the Latin script.

    See also

    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

    • (Standard Tagalog)
      • IPA(key): /ˈpi/ [ˈpɪ] (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)

    Letter

    P (upper case, lower case p)

    1. the eighteenth letter of the Filipino alphabet, called pi and written in the Latin script
    2. the fourteenth letter of the Abakada alphabet, called pa and written in the Latin script
    3. (historical) the nineteenth letter of the Abecedario, called pe and written in the Latin script

    See also

    Further reading

    • “P”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

    Turkish

    Letter

    P (upper case, lower case p)

    1. The twentieth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called pe and written in the Latin script.

    See also

    Vietnamese

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [pe˧˧], [ʔɓe˧˧ fəː˧˩], [pəː˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [pej˧˧], [ʔɓej˧˧ fəː˧˨], [pəː˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [pej˧˧], [ʔɓej˧˧ fəː˨˩˦], [pəː˨˩]
    • Phonetic spelling: pê, bê phở, pờ

    Letter

    P (upper case, lower case p)

    1. The twentieth letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called pê, bê phở or pờ and written in the Latin script.

    See also

    Welsh

    Pronunciation

    • (standard) IPA(key): /piː/
      • (informal) IPA(key): /pə/

    Letter

    P (upper case, lower case p)

    1. The twentieth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called pi and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by O and followed by Ph.

    See also

    Mutation

    Mutated forms of Prawf
    radical soft nasal aspirate
    Prawf Brawf Mhrawf Phrawf

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

    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

    • (phoneme): IPA(key): /k͡p/
    • (letter name): IPA(key): /k͡pí/

    Letter

    P (upper case, lower case p)

    1. The eighteenth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called pí and written in the Latin script.

    See also

    Zulu

    Letter

    P (upper case, lower case p)

    1. The sixteenth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.

    See also

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