Some typefaces have a hook-tailedq . This is especially common in children's books.
q (upper case Q
The seventeenth letter of thebasic modern Latin alphabet . Pronunciation of IPA[qɑː, ɑqqɑː] with the sound[q] : (file )
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Abbreviation ofquecto- ( IPA , NAPA ) voiceless uvular plosive .( superscript⟨ 𐞥 ⟩ ) ⟨ 𐞥 ⟩ ( physics ) electric charge Alternative form: Q ( physics ) heat ( fluid dynamics ) dynamic pressure Alternative form: Q Other representations of Q:
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The seventeenthletter of the Englishalphabet , calledcue Latin script . The name of this letter is spelledcue cu
( 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 q (lower case ,upper case Q
Theordinal numberseventeenth letter of the Englishalphabet , calledcue Latin script . Abbreviation .
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( athletics ) Abbreviation ofnon-automatic qualification indicates anathlete who qualifies to the next round either by time as afastest loser (intrack events ) or by position without achieving the qualifying target (infield events ). Coordinate term: Q ( “ automatic qualification ” ) Abbreviation ofquestion Alternative form: Q 2020 August 19, @BRITs ,Twitter [1] We can't BELIEVE it's been #9YearsofLittleMix ?! Aside from the girls slaying every #BRITs look they've had, what's your favemem q !) 👀💖 FromLatin quaque ( “ every ” ) .
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( medicine ) Each ,every (with a time interval).Alternative form: Q 175 mg/m2 q 3 wks ―175 mg/m2 every three weeks q
( Stenoscript ) q (upper case Q
The twenty-thirdletter of the Albanianalphabet , written in theLatin script . ( 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 q lower case (upper case Q
The seventeenthletter of the Azerbaijanialphabet , written in theLatin script . ( 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 q (lower case ,upper case Q
The eighteenthletter of the Basquealphabet , calledku Latin script . Used chiefly in recent loanwords and foreign proper nouns. ( 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 q (uppercase Q
Aletter of theBlin Latin alphabet. q (lower case ,upper case Q
The seventeenthletter of the Catalanalphabet , calledcu Latin script . ( 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 q (lower case ,upper case Q
The twenty-fifthletter of the Czechalphabet , written in theLatin script . ( Latin-script letters) písmeno A a Á á B b C c Č č D d Ď ď E e É é Ě ě F f G g H h Ch ch I i Í í J j K k L l M m N n Ň ň O o Ó ó P p Q q R r Ř ř S s Š š T t Ť ť U u Ú ú Ů ů V v W w X x Y y Ý ý Z z Ž ž q (lower case ,upper case Q
The seventeenthletter of the Dutchalphabet , written in theLatin script . Previous letter:p Next letter:r q (lower case ,upper case Q
The seventeenthletter of the Estonianalphabet , calledkuu Latin script . Used only in foreign words. ( Latin-script letters) täht 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 ,Z z ,Ž ž ,T t ,U u ,V v (W w ),Õ õ ,Ä ä ,Ö ö ,Ü ü (X x ,Y y )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 , andq
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The seventeenthletter of the Finnishalphabet , calledkuu Latin script . Used only in loanwords. In more established loanwordsqu is replaced withkv . ( 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 q (lower case ,upper case Q
The seventeenthletter of the Frenchalphabet , written in theLatin script . q m (plural q
Abbreviation ofquintal Previous letter:p Next letter:r q
Romanization of𐌵 q
The thirteenthletter of the Greenlandicalphabet , written in theLatin script . ( Latin-script letters) A a ,E e ,F f ,G g ,H h ,I i ,J j ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,O o ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u ,V v q (upper case Q
Aletter of the Heiltsukalphabet , written in theLatin script . ( 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 q (lower case ,upper case Q
A letter of the extended Hungarianalphabet , calledkú Latin script It is a symbol of the (somewhat dated) unit ofmázsa ( 100kilos or aquintal , approx. twohundredweight ) .
It occurs in the following terms, along with their derivations and compounds:becquerel , (archaic spelling:boutique →)butik ,cinquecento ,conditio sine qua non ,denique ,donquijoték ( plural ) ,IQ ,kvad or quad ,quantum satis ,quaestor ,quaestura ,quattrocento ,quisling ,quodlibet ,QR-kód ,squash ,and tequila
Also in some foreign proper names chiefly from Latin, French, and Spanish, includingAquincum ,Aquinói Szent Tamás ( Thomas Aquinas ) ,Don Quijote ,Dunkerque ,García Márquez ,Jacques Offenbach ,Martinique ,Montesquieu ,Quartier Latin ,Québec ,Quintilianus ,Quintus Pontius Pilatus ,Quito ,Torquato Tasso ,and Velázquez
( 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 q inBárczi, Géza andLászló Országh .A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.:ÉrtSz. ). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992:→ISBN ( context pronunciation, always found before the letterU ) IPA (key ) : /kw/ ( letter name ) IPA (key ) : /kwe/ q (upper case Q
The seventeenthletter of the Idoalphabet , written in theLatin script . ( 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 ( context pronunciation ) IPA (key ) : /k/ ( letter name ) IPA (key ) : /ki/ q (upper case Q
The seventeenthletter of the Indonesianalphabet , written in theLatin script . ( Latin-script letters) huruf 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 From similarity pronunciation ofq -ku
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( text messaging , slang ) Abbreviation ofaku IPA (key ) : /q/ q (upper case Q
Aletter of the Inupiaqalphabet , written in theLatin script . ( letter name ) IPA (key ) : /ˈku/ ( phonemic realization ) IPA (key ) : /kw/ q f or m (invariable ,lower case ,upper case Q
The fifteenthletter of the Italianalphabet , calledcu Latin script . Borrowed fromTagalog q English q
( letter name ) IPA (key ) : /ˈkju/ [ˈk̠ju] ( phoneme ) IPA (key ) : /k/ [k̠̚] q (lower case ,upper case Q
The nineteenthletter of the Kankanaeyalphabet , calledkyu Latin script . ( 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 Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016 )Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy [Kankanaey Orthography [2] →ISBN 10-11 q
The voiceless stop/k͡p/ , vs. curly-tail⟨ ɋ ⟩ , which is voiced/ɡ͡b/ . ⟨ ḵ ⟩ in Uʼmista orthography (standard Kwakʼwala)q (upper case Q
( Liqʼwala dialect ) Aletter of the Kwak'walaalphabet , written in theLatin script . 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 q
A letter of the Latin alphabet. q
The thirty-firstletter of theLushootseed alphabet. q (lower case ,upper case Q
The seventeenthletter of the Malayalphabet , written in theLatin script . ( 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 ContinuesArabic ق ( q ) .
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The twenty-firstletter of the Maltesealphabet , written in theLatin script . ( Latin-script letters) ittra A a B b Ċ ċ D d E e F f Ġ ġ G g Għ għ H h Ħ ħ I i Ie ie 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 Ż ż Z z q (uppercase Q
Aletter of theMam alphabet. q
The seventeenthletter of the Norwegianalphabet , written in theLatin script . Rare in written Norwegian, only used in a limited number of loanwords. q (lower case ,upper case Q
The seventeenthletter of the Portuguesealphabet , written in theLatin script . ( 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 q
( Internet slang , text messaging ) Abbreviation ofque ( Internet slang , text messaging ) Abbreviation ofquê ( “ what ” ) IPA (key ) : ( after n ) /ɡ/ ,( after any other letter ) /k/ q (lower case ,upper case Q
( International Standard ) Used to represent the dative and genitive cases. ( 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 )Yūsuke Sumi (2018 ) “-q- ”, inニューエクスプレス ロマ（ジプシー）語 New Express Romani (Gypsy) →ISBN 15 q (lower case ,upper case Q
The twentiethletter of the Romanianalphabet , calledchiu Latin script . Used chiefly in loanwords. Thedigraph qu is pronounced/kw/ ,/kv/ , or/kʲ/ . ( Latin-script letters) A a Ă ă Â 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 q (upper case Q
The thirtiethletter of the Slovakalphabet , written in theLatin script . ( Latin-script letters) písmeno A a Á á Ä ä B b C c Č č D d Ď ď Dz dz Dž dž E e É é F f G g H h Ch ch I i Í í J j K k L l Ĺ ĺ Ľ ľ M m N n Ň ň O o Ó ó Ô ô P p Q q R r Ŕ ŕ S s Š š T t Ť ť U u Ú ú V v W w X x Y y Ý ý Z z Ž ž q (lower case ,upper case Q
The eighteenthletter of the Spanishalphabet , written in theLatin script . q
( Internet slang , text messaging ) Abbreviation ofque ( “ that ” ) Hay un policía en la rutaq más uso. ―There's a cop on the routethat I use the most. ( Internet slang , text messaging ) Abbreviation ofqué ( “ what ” ) q pasó?what happened?Borrowed fromSpanish q
Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced byEnglish q Abecedario pronunciation is fromSpanish q ( Standard Tagalog ) IPA (key ) : /ˈkju/ [ˈkju] ( letter name, Filipino alphabet ) IPA (key ) : /ˈku/ [ˈku] ( letter name, Abecedario ) IPA (key ) : /k/ [k] ( phoneme, usually together with u ) IPA (key ) : /ˈku/ [ˈku] ( phoneme, before u, English unadapted loanwords ) q (lower case ,upper case Q Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜌᜓ
The nineteenthletter of the Tagalogalphabet (theFilipino alphabet ), calledkyu Latin script . This letter is mostly used only in proper nouns, unadapted loanwords, or Spanish-based spellings. ( 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 q (lower case ,upper case Q Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓ
( historical ) The twentiethletter of the Tagalogalphabet (theAbecedario ), calledcu Latin script . “q ”, inPambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph , Manila,2018 q (uppercase Q
Theletter of the Võroalphabet , written in theLatin script . q (lower case ,upper case Q
The seventeenthletter of the Zulualphabet , written in theLatin script . ( 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 
