p

Alternative form ofp.;Abbreviation ofpage (pluralpp)
(UK)Abbreviation ofpenny;pence.
- 2001, Steve Webb,Intensity-modulated radiation therapy:
  The 25p stamp shows an ultrasound image, the 35p stamp shows a magnetic resonance image and the 41p stamp shows an X-ray CT image.
(physics)proton
(video compression)Abbreviation ofprogressive scan.
- 2010, Benny Bing,3D and HD Broadband Video Networking, page59:
  HD video may contain 720 or 1080 vertical progressive scan lines (720p or 1080p), 1080 interlaced lines (1080i), and is capable of displaying a 16:9 image and output digital audio.
(New Zealand,slang)Methamphetamine
Abbreviation ofpiss(“urine”).
I'll slurp all thatp.

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page—seep.

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(knitting)Abbreviation ofpurl.
- 1855,Godey's Magazine, volume51, page71:
  Knit 3,p 1, k 2, purl 1, k 2, m 1, k 2 together, k 1.

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p (notcomparable)

(Internet)Abbreviation ofpretty(as an intensifier)
I'm doingp good, how are you?
- 1995 November 8, Scott Morgan <s_morgan

delphi.com>, "Re: F-18 Sim", message-ID <hZMk7Re.s_morgan@delphi.com>,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.flight-sim, Usenet [1]:

- There is no campaign, just a bunch of canned missions that have no relation to each other (and peole^[sic] think SU27 isp bad!).
(chieflyUS,Stenoscript)Alternative spelling ofp.m.(“post meridiem”)orpm

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Azerbaijani

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(phoneme)IPA^(key):/p/

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plower case (upper caseP)

The twenty-thirdletter of the Azerbaijanialphabet, written in theLatin script.

Basque

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IPA^(key):/pe/,[pe̞]

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p (lower case,upper caseP)

The seventeenthletter of the Basquealphabet, calledpe and written in theLatin script.

Catalan

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IPA^(key):(Central,Balearic,Valencia)[ˈpe]

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p (lower case,upper caseP)

The sixteenthletter of the Catalanalphabet, calledpe and written in theLatin script.

Central Mazahua

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IPA^(key):/p/

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p (upper caseP)

A letter of theMazahua alphabet.

Czech

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p (lower case,upper caseP)

The twenty-fourthletter of the Czechalphabet, written in theLatin script.

Demotic

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Alternative form ofp.t(“sky”)

Dutch

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Audio: (file)
Rhymes:-eː
(letter name):IPA^(key):/peː/

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p (lower case,upper caseP)

The sixteenthletter of the Dutchalphabet, written in theLatin script.

Egyptian

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(modern Egyptological)IPA^(key):/pɛ/
- Conventional anglicization:pe

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Inflection

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Declension ofp (masculine)
singular	p
dual	pwj
plural	pw

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plinth

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Declension ofp (masculine)
singular	p
dual	pwj
plural	pw

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m./f. topo.

Pe, a city in Lower Egypt, where the Pharaohs were crowned.

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m sgproximaldemonstrative determiner

(Old Egyptian)Alternative form ofpj(“this”)

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Old Egyptian demonstratives
	determiners						pronouns¹	adverbs
	singular		dual		plural		unmarked
	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine	unmarked
proximal to speaker	pn	tn	*jpnj	jptnj,jptntj	jpn	jptn	nn	—
distal	pf	tf	*jpfj	jptfj,jptftj	jpf	jptf	nf	—
proximal to spoken of	pj,pw,p	tj,tw	jpwj	jptwj,jptwtj	jpw	jptw,jptwt	nw	—
vocative	pꜣ	tꜣ	—	—	—	—	nꜣ	ꜥꜣ

¹ Unmarked for number and gender, but treated syntactically as masculine plurals when used with participles and relative forms, and as feminine singulars when referred to by resumptive pronouns.

Middle Egyptian demonstratives
	determiners and pronouns			adverbs
	singular		plural¹
	masculine	feminine	plural¹
proximal	pn	tn	nn	ꜥn
distal	pf,pfꜣ	tf,tfꜣ	nf,nfꜣ	ꜥf
‘copula’ and vocative	pw,pwy	tw,twy	nw	—
anaphoric	pꜣ	tꜣ	nꜣ	ꜥꜣ

¹ Joined byn(j) to nouns they modify.

Late Egyptian demonstratives and articles
	masculine	feminine	plural	adverb
pronoun	pꜣw			dj
determiners and pronouns	pꜣj	tꜣj	nꜣj
possessive determiners¹	pꜣy	tꜣy	nꜣy
relational pronouns (‘possessive prefixes’)	p-n,pꜣ	t-nt,tꜣ	nꜣyw,nꜣ
definite articles	pꜣ	tꜣ	nꜣ²
indefinite articles	wꜥ²		nhꜣy²

¹ Used with suffix pronouns.
² Originally joined byn(j) to nouns they modify; later without it.

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Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962)A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute,→ISBN

Esperanto

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(phoneme):IPA^(key):/p/; before a voicedobstruent,IPA^(key):/b/
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p (lower case,upper caseP)

The twentiethletter of the Esperantoalphabet, calledpo and written in theLatin script.

Estonian

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EstonianWikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia^et

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Letter name:IPA^(key):/ˈpeː/

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p (lower case,upper caseP)

The sixteenthletter of the Estonianalphabet, calledpee and written in theLatin script.

Faroese

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IPA^(key):/pʰ/

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p (upper caseP)

The nineteenthletter of the Faroesealphabet, written in theLatin script.

Finnish

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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, andp for information on the development of the glyph itself.

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Audio;“pee,pappi,ripaus,pee”: (file)

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p (lower case,upper caseP)

The sixteenthletter of the Finnishalphabet, calledpee and written in theLatin script.

Noun

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Abbreviation ofpenni. (Finnishpenny, no longer used)

French

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(letter name)IPA^(key):/pe/

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p (lower case,upper caseP)

The fifteenthletter of the Frenchalphabet, written in theLatin script.

Fula

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IPA^(key):/p/

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p (lower case,upper caseP)

Aletter of the Fulaalphabet, written in theLatin script.

Usage notes

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Common to all varieties ofFula (Fulfulde /Pulaar /Pular).

Gothic

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Romanization

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Romanization of𐍀

Hawaiian

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(letter name)pī

Pronunciation

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

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The eleventhletter of the Hawaiianalphabet, written in theLatin script.

Heiltsuk

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key):/pʰ/

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p (upper caseP)

Aletter of the Heiltsukalphabet, written in theLatin script.

Hungarian

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Etymology 1

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

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p (lower case,upper caseP)

The twenty-eighthletter of the Hungarianalphabet, calledpé and written in theLatin script.

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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 ofp
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

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IPA^(key):[ˈpɛrt͡s]

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p (pluralp-ek)

Abbreviation ofperc(“minute[s]”).
Coordinate terms:ó,mp

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Inflection (stem in-e-, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	p	p-ek
accusative	p-et	p-eket
dative	p-nek	p-eknek
instrumental	p-cel	p-ekkel
causal-final	p-ért	p-ekért
translative	p-cé	p-ekké
terminative	p-ig	p-ekig
essive-formal	p-ként	p-ekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	p-ben	p-ekben
superessive	p-en	p-eken
adessive	p-nél	p-eknél
illative	p-be	p-ekbe
sublative	p-re	p-ekre
allative	p-hez	p-ekhez
elative	p-ből	p-ekből
delative	p-ről	p-ekről
ablative	p-től	p-ektől
non-attributive possessive – singular	p-é	p-eké
non-attributive possessive – plural	p-éi	p-ekéi

Possessive forms ofp
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	p-em	p-eim
2nd person sing.	p-ed	p-eid
3rd person sing.	p-e	p-ei
1st person plural	p-ünk	p-eink
2nd person plural	p-etek	p-eitek
3rd person plural	p-ük	p-eik

Icelandic

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(letter name)IPA^(key):/pʰjɛː/

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p (upper caseP)

The twentiethletter of the Icelandicalphabet, written in theLatin script.

Ido

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(context pronunciation)IPA^(key):/p/
(letter name)IPA^(key):/pe/

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p (upper caseP)

The sixteenthletter of the Idoalphabet, written in theLatin script.

Irish

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p (lower case,upper caseP)

The fourteenthletter of the Irishalphabet, written in theLatin script.

Italian

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

The fourteenthletter of the Italianalphabet, calledpi and written in theLatin script.

Kankanaey

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Borrowed fromTagalogp. Letter pronunciation is influenced byEnglishp.

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

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p (lower case,upper caseP)

The eighteenthletter of the Kankanaeyalphabet, calledpi and written in theLatin script.

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Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016)Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy [Kankanaey Orthography]‎^[2] (in Kankanaey and Tagalog),→ISBN, pages10-11

Kashubian

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Etymology

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The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See theKashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, andp for development of the glyph itself.

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p (lower case,upper caseP)

The twenty-fourthletter of the Kashubianalphabet, written in theLatin script.

Kiowa

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key):/pʰ/

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p (upper caseP)

A letter of theKiowa alphabet.

Latin

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Theletter of the Latinalphabet, written in theLatin script.

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"p", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’sGlossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
“p”, inHarry Thurston Peck, editor (1898),Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

Latvian

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LatvianWikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia^lv

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Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed byK. Mīlenbahs, which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in GermanFraktur, and sporadically inCyrillic.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key):[p]

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p (lower case,upper caseP)

The twenty-fourthletter of the Latvianalphabet, calledpē and written in theLatin script.

Livonian

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Pronunciation

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(phoneme)IPA^(key):/p/

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p (upper caseP)

The twenty-eighthletter of the Livonianalphabet, written in theLatin script.

Malay

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Letter

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p (lower case,upper caseP)

The sixteenthletter of the Malayalphabet, written in theLatin script.

Maltese

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IPA^(key):/p/
IPA^(key):/b/(by assimilation to a following voiced obstruent)
With very few exceptions, this letter occurs only in borrowings.

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p (lower case,upper caseP)

The twentiethletter of the Maltesealphabet, written in theLatin script.

North Frisian

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key):[pʰ~p](generally)
IPA^(key):[b̥](Sylt, when intervocalic in an unstressed syllable, merges with⟨b⟩)

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p (lower case,upper caseP)

Aletter of the North Frisianalphabet, written in theLatin script.

Norwegian

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(letter name):IPA^(key):/peː/
(phoneme):IPA^(key):/p/
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The sixteenthletter of the Norwegianalphabet, written in theLatin script.

Nupe

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Pronunciation

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(phoneme):IPA^(key):/p/

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p (lower case,upper caseP)

The nineteenthletter of the Nupealphabet, written in theLatin script.

Polish

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Etymology

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The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See thehistory of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, andp for development of the glyph itself.

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IPA^(key):/ˈpɛ/

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p (upper caseP,lower case)

The twenty-secondletter of the Polishalphabet, calledpe and written in theLatin script.

Portuguese

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p (lower case,upper caseP)

The sixteenthletter of the Portuguesealphabet, written in theLatin script.

Romani

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IPA^(key):/p/

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p (lower case,upper caseP)

(International Standard)The twentiethletter of the Romanialphabet, written in theLatin script.
(Pan-Vlax)The twenty-firstletter of the Romanialphabet, written in theLatin script.

Romanian

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IPA^(key):/p/

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p (lower case,upper caseP)

The nineteenthletter of the Romanianalphabet, calledpe orpî and written in theLatin script.

Scottish Gaelic

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IPA^(key):/pʰ/

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p (lower case,upper caseP)

The fourteenthletter of the Scottish Gaelicalphabet, written in theLatin script.It is preceded byo and followed byr. Its traditional name isbeith bhog(“soft birch”).

Serbo-Croatian

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P(uppercase)

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(phoneme)IPA^(key):/p/

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p (Cyrillic spellingп)

The 22nd letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet (gajica), preceded byo and followed byr.

Silesian

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Etymology

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The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See theSilesian language article on Wikipedia for more, andp for development of the glyph itself.

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p (lower case,upper caseP)

The twenty-fourthletter of the Silesianalphabet, written in theLatin script.

Skolt Sami

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(phoneme)IPA^(key):/p/

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p (upper caseP)

The twenty-sixthletter of the Skolt Samialphabet, written in theLatin script.

Slovak

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IPA^(key):[p]

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p (upper caseP)

The twenty-ninthletter of the Slovakalphabet, written in theLatin script.

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key):(phoneme)/p/
IPA^(key):(letter name)/ˈpe/[ˈpe]
- Audio(Spain): (file)
- Rhymes:-e

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p (lower case,upper caseP)

The seventeenthletter of the Spanishalphabet, written in theLatin script.

Swedish

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p (lower case,upper caseP)

The sixteenthletter of the Swedishalphabet, written in theLatin script.

Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed fromSpanishp. Each pronunciation has a different source:

Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced byEnglishp.
Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin characterᜉ(pa).
Abecedario pronunciation is fromSpanishp.

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(Standard Tagalog)
- IPA^(key):/ˈpi/[ˈpi](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)

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p (lower case,upper caseP,Baybayin spellingᜉᜒ)

The eighteenthletter of the Tagalogalphabet (theFilipino alphabet), calledpi and written in theLatin script.
(historical)The nineteenthletter of the Tagalogalphabet (theAbecedario), calledpe and written in theLatin script.

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p (lower case,upper caseP,Baybayin spellingᜉ)

The fourteenthletter of the Tagalogalphabet (theAbakada alphabet), calledpa and written in theLatin script.

Etymology 2

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From the Abakada alphabet letterp being pronounced aspa.

Pronunciation

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(Standard Tagalog)IPA^(key):/pa/[pɐ]
Rhymes:-a

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p (Baybayin spellingᜉ)(Internet slang,text messaging)

Abbreviation ofpa:yet;still
d2 s daanp
Still here at the road.

Turkish

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p (lower case,upper caseP)

The twentiethletter of the Turkishalphabet, calledpe and written in theLatin script.

Turkmen

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Pronunciation

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(phoneme)IPA^(key):/p/

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p (upper caseP)

The twentiethletter of the Turkmenalphabet, calledpe and written in theLatin script.

Võro

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key):/pp/

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p (uppercaseP)

Theletter of the Võroalphabet, written in theLatin script.

Welsh

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Pronunciation

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(standard)IPA^(key):/piː/
- (informal)IPA^(key):/pə/

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p (lower case,upper caseP)

The twentiethletter of the Welshalphabet, calledpi and written in theLatin script.It is preceded byo and followed byph.

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p at the beginning of words mutates tob in asoft mutation, tomh in anasal mutation and toph in anaspirate mutation, for example with the wordprawf(“test”):

Mutated forms ofprawf
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.

Yele

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IPA^(key):/p/

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p (upper caseP)

A letter of theYele alphabet.

Derived terms

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There are digraphs for palatalized⟨py⟩, labialized⟨pw⟩, andlabio-palatalized⟨pyw⟩.

Yoruba

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Pronunciation

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

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p (lower case,upper caseP)

The eighteenthletter of the Yorubaalphabet, calledpí and written in theLatin script.

Zulu

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p (lower case,upper caseP)

The sixteenthletter of the Zulualphabet, written in theLatin script.

Movatterモバイル変換

p

Translingual

Letter

Pronunciation

Symbol

Gallery

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English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Letter

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Number

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Preposition

Translations

Noun

Translations

Verb

Adverb

Derived terms

Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

Letter

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Basque

Pronunciation

Letter

See also

Catalan

Pronunciation

Letter

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Central Mazahua

Pronunciation

Letter

See also

Czech

Letter

See also

Demotic

Noun

Dutch

Pronunciation

Letter

See also

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Noun

Inflection

Noun

Inflection

Proper noun

Determiner

Inflection

References

Esperanto

Pronunciation

Letter

See also

Estonian

Pronunciation

Letter

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Faroese

Pronunciation

Letter

See also

Finnish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Letter

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Noun

French

Pronunciation

Letter