Translingual
Etymology 1 From theEtruscan letter𐌗 ( x ,“ ex ” ) , from theAncient Greek letterΧ ( Kh ,“ chi ” ) , createdex nihilo .
Letter X (lower case x )
The twenty-fourth letter of thebasic modern Latin alphabet .
See also
Numeral Roman numeral X Previous: IX Next: XI
X
TheRoman numeral ten (10 ). ( especially in the names of aristocracy ) Thetenth .
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Symbol X
( bowling ) Astrike .Coordinate term: / (spare)( sports ) Afail .Coordinate terms: O (success) ,- (skip)One of thetristimulus values which, withY andZ , defines coordinates in a three-dimensionalcolor space . Pronounced (in English)big X orcap X .2003 , Charles A. Poynton,Digital Video and HDTV: Algorithms and Interfaces (in English),→ISBN , page217 :X , Y and Z are pronounced big-X, big-Y, and big-Z, or cap-X, cap-Y, and cap-Z, to distinguish them from little x and little y, to be described in a moment.
Aplaceholder for anyletter orword . ( linguistics ) Awildcard for anysound (consonant, vowel or tone). ( international standards ) Substituted for the third letter of acurrency code to denote the minor unit of thatcurrency . ( chemistry ) Halogen .
Etymology 2 Possibly fromskull and crossbones .
Symbol X
A hazard indicator, sometimes incorporated into standard labeling and signage systems .
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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1 Introduced byRené Descartes in the context of mathematical notation, but has since widened to other contexts.
Numeral X
An unknownquantity or unknown value.Alternative form: x LetX represent the forecast traffic flow in 20 years’ time.
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Translations unknown quantity or unknown value
Proper noun Logo of the social media network(sense 3 ) X
Aplaceholder for an unknown, suppressed or hypothetical name. The woman known until now as WitnessX has been unmasked after a court ruling.
Suppose that Mr and MrsX have been married for many years.
( anthroponymy, politics ) Asurname , used by those who have had their identity or heritage, including their proper ancestral names, erased or forgotten. ( social media ) Anonline social media network , formerly known asTwitter .2025 February 3, Richard Luscombe, “Marco Rubio appoints himself head of USAid as workers locked out of office”, inThe Guardian [1] ,→ISSN :Two senior USAid security officials were suspended on Sunday for blocking Doge officials from a restricted area, a day after the agency’s website went offline, and Musk posted toX that USAid was “beyond repair” and needed to be shut down.
Usage notes Despite officially rebranding toX in July 2023, the social network is still commonly referred to asTwitter .
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Further reading
Etymology 2
Letter X (upper case ,lower case x ,plural Xs or X's )
The twenty-fourthletter of the Englishalphabet , calledex and written in theLatin script .
See also ( Latin-script letters) letter ;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 ,O o ,P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u ,V v ,W w ,X x ,Y y ,Z z
Noun X
Anymark that looks like that letter, such as a mark made by a person who cannot read or write in lieu of asignature . ( lacrosse ) The spot behind thegoal .
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Translations
Adjective X (notcomparable )
Intersex ornon-binary ( in passports and identification documents ) .Alternative form: x Coordinate terms: M ,F
Etymology 3 Presumably by abbreviation of the pronunciation ofecstasy .
Noun X (uncountable )
( slang ) Ecstasy , a particularstreet drug .2003 January 7, “In da Club” (track 5), inGet Rich or Die Tryin' , performed by50 Cent :You can find me in the club, bottle full of bub'. Look, mami, I got theX if you into takin' drugs.
2008 , Stephen King,Graduation Weekend :Tonight the kids will go out and party down in a more righteous mode. Alcohol and not a few tabs ofX will be ingested. Club music will throb through big speakers.
2018 June 8, “Love Druggie”[2] performed by Mendoza:I'm a love druggie falling for these drug junkies. Come n call on me besides theseX parties. It's fucking hard on my body.
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Etymology 4
Adjective X (notcomparable )
( British film certificate, dated ) Suitable only for those aged sixteen or (later) eighteen years and over.( originally movie rating ) Obscene ;adult ;pornographic ;XXX .1976 ,Movie Maker , volume10 , numbers1-6 , page364 :If you go to anX movie you do so knowingly, as does everyone else in the audience. Or if the same thing comes up on TV you can switch over, or, if you wish, enjoy it in relative privacy.
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Translations suitable for those over 16 or 18
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Etymology 5 FromChrist by abbreviation,orthographic borrowing fromAncient Greek Χ ( Kh ,letterchi ) , fromΧριστός ( Khristós ,“ Christ ” ) .
Proper noun X
( informal ) Christ
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Etymology 6 Sign reading “Pedestrian X” (Pedestrian Crossing) Fromcross , due to theX symbol being across saltire .
Noun X (plural Xes )
Cross ,crossing .
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Etymology 7
Adjective X (comparative moreX ,superlative mostX )
( informal ) Abbreviation ofextreme .
See also
Afar
Letter X
The eighthletter of the Afaralphabet , written in theLatin script .
See also ( Latin-script letters) A a ,B b ,T t ,S s ,E e ,C c ,K k ,X x ,I i ,D d ,Q q ,R r ,F f ,G g ,O o ,L l ,M m ,N n ,U u ,W w ,H h ,Y y
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Letter X (upper case ,lower case x )
The twenty-fourthletter of the Afrikaansalphabet , written in theLatin script .
See also ( Latin-script letters) letter ;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 ,O o ,P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u ,V v ,W w ,X x ,Y y ,Z z
Noun X (plural X'e ,diminutive X'ie )
X
Albanian
Pronunciation IPA (key ) : /d͡z/
Letter X (upper case X , lower case x )
The thirty-secondletter of the Albanianalphabet , written in theLatin script .
See also (Latin-script letters )shkronjë ;A a ,B b ,C c ,Ç ç ,D d ,Dh dh ,E e ,Ë ë ,F f ,G g ,Gj gj ,H h ,I i ,J j ,K k ,L l ,Ll ll ,M m ,N n ,Nj nj ,O o ,P p ,Q q ,R r ,Rr rr ,S s ,Sh sh ,T t ,Th th ,U u ,V v ,X x ,Xh xh ,Y y ,Z z ,Zh zh ( Arvanitic ) Greek script letters (script appendix ): Α α ,Β β ,B b ,Γ γ ,Γϳ γϳ ,Δ δ ,D d ,Ε ε ,Ε̱ ε̱ ,Ζ ζ ,Ζ̇ ζ̇ ,Θ θ ,Ι ι ,Ϳ ϳ ,Κ κ ,Κ̇ κ̇ ,Λ λ ,ΛΛ λλ ,Λ̇ λ̇ ,Μ μ ,Ν ν ,Ν̇ ν̇ ,Ο ο ,Π π ,Ρ ρ ,Ρ̇ ρ̇ ,Σ σ ,Σ̈ σ̈ ,Τ τ ,Ȣ ȣ ,Υ υ ,Φ φ ,Χ χ ,Χ̇ χ̇ ,ΤΣ τσ ,ΤΣ̈ τσ̈ ,DΣ dσ ,DΣ̈ dσ̈ [edit ]
Azerbaijani
Letter X upper case (lower case x )
The twelfthletter of the Azerbaijanialphabet , written in theLatin script .
See also ( Latin-script letters) hərf ;A a ,B b ,C c ,Ç ç ,D d ,E e ,Ə ə ,F f ,G g ,Ğ ğ ,H h ,X x ,I ı ,İ i ,J j ,K k ,Q q ,L l ,M m ,N n ,O o ,Ö ö ,P p ,R r ,S s ,Ş ş ,T t ,U u ,Ü ü ,V v ,Y y ,Z z
Basque
Pronunciation
Letter X (upper case ,lower case x )
The twenty-fifthletter of the Basquealphabet , calledixa and written in theLatin 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
Catalan
Pronunciation
Letter X (upper case ,lower case x )
The twenty-fourthletter of the Catalanalphabet , calledics orxeix and written in theLatin script .
Derived terms
See also ( Latin-script letters) lletres ;A a (À à ),B b ,C c (Ç ç ),D d ,E e (É é ,È è ),F f ,G g ,H h ,I i (Í í ,Ï ï ),J j ,K k ,L l (L·L l·l ),M m ,N n ,O o (Ó ó ,Ò ò ),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
Central Franconian
Pronunciation
Letter X
A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian. A letter in the Dutch-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
Usage notes In the German-based spelling,x is thedefault spelling for/ks/ , but not the most frequent spelling. Following the German cognate or otherwise when there is an interveningmorpheme boundary, the spellingschs, cks, ks (possibly alsoggs ) may be used instead. In the Dutch-based spelling,/ks/ is usually represented byks . The letterx occurs only rarely in loanwords. X is never doubled and preceding vowels are short unless they are themselves doubled (as in English).
Central Mazahua
Pronunciation
Letter X (lower case x )
A letter of theMazahua alphabet.
Chinese
Pronunciation 1
Letter X
The twenty-fourth letter of the Latin alphabet.
Pronunciation 2
Letter X
The second letter used inPinyin .
Dutch
Pronunciation
Letter X (capital ,lowercase x )
The twenty-fourthletter of the Dutchalphabet , written in theLatin script .
See also Previous letter:W Next letter:Y
Esperanto
Letter X (upper case ,lower case x )
( replacement ) The letter that represents a diacritic in thex-system , written after the letter in its non-diacriticed form; it is calledikso .ambaŭ →ambaux
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. Seethe Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information , andX for information on the development of the glyph itself.
Letter X (upper case ,lower case x )
The twenty-thirdletter of the Finnishalphabet , calledäks oreks and written in theLatin script .
Usage notes Used only in loanwords. In more established loanwords, it is replaced withks .
Derived terms
See also ( Latin-script letters) kirjain ;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 ,O o ,P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s (Š š ),T t ,U u ,V v (W w ),X x ,Y y ,Z z (Ž ž ),Å å ,Ä ä ,Ö ö
French
Pronunciation
Noun X m or f (plural X )
The twenty-fourthletter of the Frenchalphabet , calledixe and written in theLatin script . X-frame stool 1862 ,Victor Hugo , chapter1 , inLes Misérables , Tome I : Fantine, book 3:La duchesse de Duras lisait à trois ou quatre amis, dans son boudoir meublé d’X en satin bleu ciel[ …] . The Duchess de Duras was reading to two or three friends, in a boudoir furnished with X-frame stools in sky-blue satin.
Adjective X (invariable )
X-rated
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German
Pronunciation
Letter X (upper case ,lower case x )
The twenty-fourthletter of the Germanalphabet , written in theLatin script .
Heiltsuk
Pronunciation
Letter X (lower case x )
Aletter of the Heiltsukalphabet , written in theLatin script .
See also ( Latin-script letters) A a ,Á á ,A̓ a̓ ,B b ,C c ,C̓ c̓ ,D d , ,G g ,Gv gv ,Ǧ ǧ ,Ǧv ǧv ,H h ,H̓ h̓ ,Ħ ħ ,I i ,Í í ,I̓ i̓ ,K k ,Kv kv ,K̓ k̓ ,K̓v k̓v ,L l ,ʼL l̓ ,Ḷ ḷ ,Ḷ́ ḷ́ ,ʼḶ ḷ̓ ,Ɫ ɫ ,M m ,ʼM m̓ ,Ṃ ṃ ,Ṃ́ ṃ́ ,ʼṂ ṃ̓ ,N n ,ʼN n̓ ,Ṇ ṇ ,Ṇ́ ṇ́ ,ʼṆ ṇ̓ ,P p ,P̓ p̓ ,Q q ,Qv qv ,Q̓ q̓ ,Q̓v q̓v ,S s ,T t ,T̓ t̓ , ƛ ,̓ ƛ̓ ,U u ,Ú ú ,U̓ u̓ ,W w ,ʼW w̓ ,X x ,Xv xv ,X̌ x̌ ,X̌v x̌v ,Y y ,ʼY y̓ ,Z z ,ʔ
Hungarian
Pronunciation ( letter name ) IPA (key ) : [ˈiks] ( phonetic realization ) IPA (key ) : [ˈks]
Letter X (upper case ,lower case x )
A letter of the extended Hungarianalphabet , callediksz and written in theLatin script .
Declension
See also ( Latin-script letters) betű ;A a ,Á á ,B b ,C c ,Cs cs ,D d ,Dz dz ,Dzs dzs ,E e ,É é ,F f ,G g ,Gy gy ,H h ,I i ,Í í ,J j ,K k ,L l ,Ly ly ,M m ,N n ,Ny ny ,O o ,Ó ó ,Ö ö ,Ő ő ,P p ,R r ,S s ,Sz sz ,T t ,Ty ty ,U u ,Ú ú ,Ü ü ,Ű ű ,V v ,Z z ,Zs zs .Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y .Commonly used: ch .Also defined: à ë .In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ .
Icelandic
Letter X (lower case x )
The twenty-seventhletter of the Icelandicalphabet , written in theLatin script .
See also ( Latin-script letters) bókstafur ;A a ,Á á ,B b ,D d ,Ð ð ,E e ,É é ,F f ,G g ,H h ,I i ,Í í ,J j ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,O o ,Ó ó ,P p ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u ,Ú ú ,V v ,X x ,Y y ,Ý ý ,Þ þ ,Æ æ ,Ö ö
Ido
Pronunciation
Letter X (lower case x )
The twenty-fourthletter of the Idoalphabet , written in theLatin script .
See also ( Latin-script letters) litero ;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 ,O o ,P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u ,V v ,W w ,X x ,Y y ,Z z
Italian
Pronunciation ( letter name ) IPA (key ) : /ˈiks/ ( phonemic realization ) IPA (key ) : /ks/
Letter X f or m (invariable ,upper case ,lower case x )
the twenty-fourth letter of theLatin alphabet , calledics in Italian
Usage notes The letterX is not considered part of the Italian alphabet. It is found mainly in loanwords,Latinisms , andGrecisms .
See also ( Latin-script letters) lettera ;A a (À à ),B b ,C c ,D d ,E e (É é ,È è ),F f ,G g ,H h ,I i (Í í ,Ì ì ,Î î ,J j ,K k ),L l ,M m ,N n ,O o (Ó ó ,Ò ò ),P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u (Ú ú ,Ù ù ),V v (W w ,X x ,Y y ),Z z Italian alphabet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Kankanaey
Etymology Borrowed fromTagalog X . Letter pronunciation is influenced byEnglish X .
Pronunciation ( letter name ) IPA (key ) : /ʔeks/ [ʔek̠s] IPA (key ) : ( parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian ) /ʔekh/ [ʔek̠h] Rhymes:-eks ,( parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian ) -ekh ( phoneme ) IPA (key ) : /ks/ [k̠s] IPA (key ) : ( parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian ) /kh/ [k̠h]
Letter X (upper case ,lower case x )
The twenty-sixthletter of the Kankanaeyalphabet , calledeks and written in theLatin 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 ][3] (in Kankanaey and Tagalog),→ISBN , pages10-11
Korean
Etymology FromJapanese ×( ばつ ) .
Symbol X • (X )
false.
Antonyms
Derived terms OX ( OX )
Kwak'wala
Pronunciation
Letter X (lower case x )
Aletter of the Kwak'walaalphabet , written in theLatin script .
See also Uʼmista ( Latin-script letters) A a ,A̱ a̱ ,B b ,D d ,Dł dł ,Dz dz ,E e ,G g ,Gw gw ,G̱ g̱ ,G̱w g̱w ,H h ,I i ,K k ,Kw kw ,K̓ k̓ ,K̓w k̓w ,Ḵ ḵ ,Ḵw ḵw ,Ḵ̓ ḵ̓ ,Ḵ̓w ḵ̓w ,L l ,ʼL ʼl ,Ł ł ,M m ,ʼM ʼm ,N n ,ʼN ʼn ,O o ,P p ,P̓ p̓ ,S s ,T t ,T̓ t̓ ,Tł tł ,T̓ł t̓ł ,Ts ts ,T̓s t̓s ,U u ,W w ,ʼW ʼw ,X x ,Xw xw ,X̱ x̱ ,X̱w x̱w ,Y y ,ʼY ʼy ,ʼ Liq̓ʷala ( Latin-script letters) A a ,Ə ə ,B b ,D d , ,Dᶻ dᶻ ,E e ,G g ,Gʷ gʷ ,Ǧ ǧ ,Ǧʷ ǧʷ ,H h ,I i ,K k ,Kʷ kʷ ,K̓ k̓ ,K̓ʷ k̓ʷ ,Q q ,Qʷ qʷ ,Q̓ q̓ ,Q̓ʷ q̓ʷ ,L l ,L̓ l̓ ,Ł ł ,M m ,M̓ m̓ ,N n ,N̓ n̓ ,O o ,P p ,P̓ p̓ ,S s ,T t ,T̓ t̓ , ƛ ,̓ ƛ̓ ,C c ,C̓ c̓ ,U u ,W w ,W̓ w̓ ,X x ,Xʷ xʷ ,X̌ x̌ ,X̌ʷ x̌ʷ ,Y y ,Y̓ y̓ ,ʔ
Latin
Etymology Borrowed fromAncient Greek Χ ( Kh ,“ chi ” ) , which represented /ks/ in the dialects of most of the Greek mainland and Euboea.
Pronunciation The sound of X was like that of the GreekΞ ( X ,“ xi ” ) , that is /ks/, although etymologically it represented not onlycs (as inlūx , from luc-s, anddīxī , from dic-si), but alsogs (as inlēx , from leg-s;rēxī , from reg-si);hs (as intrāxī , from trah-si;vexī , from veh-si); andchs (as in the wordonyx , from onych-s, borrowed from the Greek). Thehardening of a softer final (g ,h ,ch ) befores into theс sound, which occurs in the last-mentioned cases, is found also in several roots ending inv andu :nix forniv-s ,vīxī forviv-si ,connixī for conniv-si,fluxī forfluv-si , fromfluō (rootfluv- ; comparefluvius ),struxī forstru-si .
Less frequentlyx has arisen from the combinationsps andts :proximus forprop-simus (fromprope ),nīxus for nit-sus (fromnītor ), the latter being used along with the collateral formnīsus , as alsoconnīvī withconnixī , andmistus (frommisceō ) withmixtus .
An exchange of the soundsss ors andx , took place inaxis forassis andlaxus forlassus . In the later language of the vulgar, the guttural sound inx disappeared, ands orss was often written for it; asvis forvix ,visit forvīxit ,unsit forunxit , conflississet forconflixisset , in late inscriptions; hence regularly in Italian, and frequently in the other Romance tongues, the Latinx is represented bys orss .
By a mere graphic variation, one of the constituent sounds ofx is often expressed in inscriptions (but not the earliest) by an additionalс ors ; as SACXO or SAXSO forsaxō ; VCXOR or VXSOR foruxor ; CONIVNCX or CONIVNXS forconjunx ; even both sounds are sometimes thus expressed, VICXSIT forvīxit .
Letter X (upper case ,lower case x )
The twenty-thirdletter of the Latinalphabet , written in theLatin script .
Numeral X
ten ;decem .
See also
References “X” in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short [1907],A New Latin Dictionary .
Malay
Pronunciation
Letter X
The twenty-fourthletter of the Malayalphabet , calledeks and written in theLatin script .
See also ( Latin-script letters) 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 ,O o ,P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u ,V v ,W w ,X x ,Y y ,Z z
Navajo
Letter X (lower case x )
Aletter of the Navajoalphabet , written in theLatin script .
See also ( Latin-script letters) A a (Á á ,Ą ą ,Ą́ ą́ ),B b ,Ch ch ,Chʼ chʼ ,D d ,Dl dl ,Dz dz ,E e (É é ,Ę ę ,Ę́ ę́ ),G g ,Gh gh ,H h ,Hw hw ,X x ,I i (Í í ,Į į ,Į́ į́ ),J j ,K k ,Kʼ kʼ ,Kw kw ,ʼ ,L l ,Ł ł ,M m ,N n (Ń ń ),O o (Ó ó ,Ǫ ǫ ,Ǫ́ ǫ́ ),S s ,Sh sh ,T t ,Tʼ tʼ ,Tł tł ,Tłʼ tłʼ ,Ts ts ,Tsʼ tsʼ ,W w ,Y y ,Z z ,Zh zh
Norwegian
Letter X (upper case X , lower case x )
the 24th letter of the Norwegian alphabet
Usage notes Mostly used in loan words and foreign names. Also used in old inscriptions and texts instead ofks .
Portuguese
Pronunciation ( letter name )
( phonetic realization ) IPA (key ) : /s/ ,/z/ ,/ʃ/ ,/ks/ ,/ɡz/
Letter X (upper case ,lower case x )
The twenty-fourthletter of the Portuguesealphabet , calledxis and written in theLatin script .
See also ( Latin-script letters) letra ;A a (Á á ,À à , â ,à ã ),B b ,C c (Ç ç ),D d ,E e (É é ,Ê ê ),F f ,G g ,H h ,I i (Í í ),J j ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,O o (Ó ó ,Ô ô ,Õ õ ),P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u (Ú ú ),V v ,W w ,X x ,Y y ,Z z xis
Romani
Pronunciation
Letter X (upper case ,lower case x )
( International Standard ) The eleventhletter of the Romanialphabet , written in theLatin script . ( Pan-Vlax ) The twelfthletter of the Romanialphabet , written in theLatin 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 ) “X, x ”, 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 , page13
Romanian
Pronunciation ( phonetic realization ) IPA (key ) : /ks/ ,/ɡz/
Letter X (upper case ,lower case x )
The twenty-ninthletter of the Romanianalphabet , calledics and written in theLatin script .
See also ( Latin-script letters) A a ,Ă ă , â ,B b ,C c ,D d ,E e ,F f ,G g ,H h ,I i ,Î î ,J j ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,O o ,P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,Ș ș ,T t ,Ț ț ,U u ,V v ,W w ,X x ,Y y ,Z z
Saanich
Pronunciation ( phonetic realization ) IPA (key ) : /x̠/
Letter X
The thirty-fifthletter of the Saanichalphabet , written in theLatin script .
See also ( Latin-script letters) A ,Á ,Ⱥ ,B ,C ,Ć ,Ȼ ,D ,E ,H ,I ,Í ,J ,K ,Ꝁ ,Ꝃ ,₭ ,Ḵ ,Ḱ ,L ,Ƚ ,M ,N ,Ṉ ,O ,P ,Q ,S ,Ś ,T ,Ⱦ ,Ṯ ,Ŧ ,U ,W ,W̱ ,X ,X̱ ,Y ,Z ,s ,¸
Somali
Pronunciation ( letter name ) IPA (key ) : /ħɑ/ ( phonetic realization ) IPA (key ) : /ħ/
Letter X upper case (lower case x )
The fifthletter of the Somalialphabet , calledxa and written in theLatin script .
Usage notes The fifth letter of theSomali alphabet, which followsArabic abjad order. It is preceded byJ and followed byKH .
See also ( Latin-script letters) ʼ ,B b ,T t ,J j ,X x ,Kh kh ,D d ,R r ,S s ,Sh sh ,Dh dh ,C c ,G g ,F f ,Q q ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,W w ,H h ,Y y ,A a ,E e ,I i ,O o ,U u
Spanish
Pronunciation
Letter X (upper case ,lower case x )
The twenty-fifthletter of the Spanishalphabet , written in theLatin script .
Derived terms
Tagalog
Etymology Borrowed fromSpanish X . Each pronunciation has a different source:
Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced byEnglish X . Abecedario pronunciation is fromSpanish X .
Pronunciation ( Standard Tagalog ) IPA (key ) : /ˈʔeks/ [ˈʔɛks] ( letter name, Filipino alphabet ) IPA (key ) : /ˈʔekis/ [ˈʔɛː.xɪs] ( letter name, Abecedario ) IPA (key ) : /ks/ [ks] ( phoneme ) IPA (key ) : /h/ [h] ( phoneme, some Spanish loanwords )
Letter X (upper case ,lower case x ,Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃ᜔ᜐ᜔ )
The twenty-sixthletter of the Tagalogalphabet (theFilipino alphabet ), calledeks and written in theLatin script .
Usage notes This letter is mostly used only in proper nouns, unadapted loanwords, or Spanish-based spellings.
Related terms
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
Letter X (upper case ,lower case x ,Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜒᜐ᜔ )
( historical ) The twenty-sixthletter of the Tagalogalphabet (theAbecedario ), calledequis orekis and written in theLatin script .
Further reading “X ”, inPambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph , Manila,2018
Tashelhit
Pronunciation IPA (key ) : /χ/
Letter X (lower case x )
Aletter of the Tashelhitalphabet , written in theLatin script .
Further reading
Vietnamese
Pronunciation ( Hà Nội ) IPA (key ) : [ʔit̚˧˦ si˨˩] ,[ʔit̚˧˦ si˨˩] ,[səː˨˩] ,[səː˨˩ ɲɛ˧˨ʔ] ( Huế ) IPA (key ) : [ʔit̚˦˧˥ ʂɪj˦˩] ~[ʔit̚˦˧˥ sɪj˦˩] ,[ʔit̚˦˧˥ sɪj˦˩] ,[səː˦˩] ,[səː˦˩ ɲɛ˨˩ʔ] ( Saigon ) IPA (key ) : [ʔɨt̚˦˥ ʂɪj˨˩] ~[ʔɨt̚˦˥ sɪj˨˩] ,[ʔɨt̚˦˥ sɪj˨˩] ,[səː˨˩] ,[səː˨˩ ɲɛ˨˩˨] Phonetic spelling : ít sì, ít xì, xờ, xờ nhẹ
Letter X (upper case ,lower case x )
The twenty-eighthletter of the Vietnamesealphabet , calledích ,ích xì ,xờ , orxờ nhẹ and written in theLatin script .
See also ( Quốc ngữ letters) chữ cái ;A a (À à ,Ả ả ,à ã ,Á á ,Ạ ạ ),Ă ă (Ằ ằ ,Ẳ ẳ ,Ẵ ẵ ,Ắ ắ ,Ặ ặ ), â (Ầ ầ ,Ẩ ẩ ,Ẫ ẫ ,Ấ ấ ,Ậ ậ ),B b ,C c (Ch ch ),D d ,Đ đ ,E e (È è ,Ẻ ẻ ,Ẽ ẽ ,É é ,Ẹ ẹ ),Ê ê (Ề ề ,Ể ể ,Ễ ễ ,Ế ế ,Ệ ệ ),G g (Gh gh ,Gi gi ),H h ,I i (Ì ì ,Ỉ ỉ ,Ĩ ĩ ,Í í ,Ị ị ),K k (Kh kh ),L l ,M m ,N n (Ng ng ,Ngh ngh ,Nh nh ),O o (Ò ò ,Ỏ ỏ ,Õ õ ,Ó ó ,Ọ ọ ),Ô ô (Ồ ồ ,Ổ ổ ,Ỗ ỗ ,Ố ố ,Ộ ộ ),Ơ ơ (Ờ ờ ,Ở ở ,Ỡ ỡ ,Ớ ớ ,Ợ ợ ),P p (Ph ph ),Q q (Qu qu ),R r ,S s ,T t (Th th ,Tr tr ),U u (Ù ù ,Ủ ủ ,Ũ ũ ,Ú ú ,Ụ ụ ),Ư ư (Ừ ừ ,Ử ử ,Ữ ữ ,Ứ ứ ,Ự ự ),V v ,X x ,Y y (Ỳ ỳ ,Ỷ ỷ ,Ỹ ỹ ,Ý ý ,Ỵ ỵ )
Zulu
Letter X (upper case ,lower case x )
The twenty-fourthletter of the Zulualphabet , written in theLatin script .
See also ( Latin-script letters) 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 ,O o ,P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u ,V v ,W w ,X x ,Y y ,Z z