ph

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See also: Ph, PH, pH, .ph, P&H, and pḥ

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

ph

  1. Abbreviation of phot.
  2. Misspelling of pH.
  3. (jargon, social media) Initialism of physical health.

Adverb[edit]

ph (not comparable)

  1. 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.)

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Aymara[edit]

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ph (upper case Ph)

  1. A letter of the Aymara alphabet.

Finnish[edit]

Noun[edit]

ph

  1. (housing) Abbreviation of pesuhuone (shower room, bathroom).

Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  1. IPA(key): /fˠ/, /fʲ/

Letter[edit]

ph (upper case Ph)

  1. A digraph in Irish orthography

Juǀ'hoan[edit]

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ph (upper case Ph)

  1. A letter of the Juǀ'hoan alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Lakota[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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ph (upper case Ph)

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

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Quechua[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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ph (upper case Ph)

  1. (Bolivia and Ecuador) A letter of the Quechua alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Romani[edit]

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ph (upper case Ph)

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

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References[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Letter[edit]

ph (lower case, upper case Ph)

  1. 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[edit]

  • Ph cannot be mutated in Welsh; its chief function is to denote the aspirate mutation of a word beginning with p.

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Further reading[edit]

  • 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