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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 (lower case p)
- 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
- (chemistry) Chemical symbol for phosphorus.
- (metrology) symbol for peta-
- (biochemistry) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for proline
- (mathematics) probability
- P(A) is the probability of A occurring
- (physics) power
- (physics) The symbol for poise.
- (computer science) class of problems solvable in polynomial time
- (linguistics) A wildcard for a plosive
- Synonym: S (“stop”)
- pula (currency of Botswana)
- (cartography) Repersents a parking area on a map, synonyms: 🅿️
- The symbol in bases higher than twenty-five for the number expressed as 25 in decimal.
Gallery
- Letter styles
- Uppercase and lowercase versions of P, in normal and italic type
- Uppercase and lowercase P in Fraktur
See also
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Other representations of P:
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English
Etymology 1
Letter
P (upper case, lower case p, plural Ps or P's)
- The sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, called pee and written in the Latin script.
- 1926, George Kelly, Craig's Wife, Act I, page 5:
- Passmore. Capital P-a-double s-m-o-r-e.
See also
Number
P (upper case, lower case p)
Etymology 2
Abbreviations.
Pronunciation
Noun
P (countable and uncountable, plural Ps)
- Abbreviation of park (“outdoor recreational space”).
- Abbreviation of park (“gear selection for parking a vehicle”).
- Abbreviation of parking (“space in which to park a vehicle, such as a parking lot”).
- Synonym: 🅿️
- Abbreviation of phone (“phone number, within a contacts list”).
- Abbreviation of pager (“pager number, within a contacts list”).
- Abbreviation of passenger.
- Abbreviation of pocket.
- 5P garment
- Alternative form of ₱ (Philippine peso)
- (chess) Abbreviation of pawn.
- (medicine) A P wave on an electrocardiogram.
- (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.
- (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.
- (UK, television) Initialism of product placement (displayed on screen as an indicator to viewers).
- An academic grade issued by certain educational institutions to indicate that a student passes a class.
- (US, military, aviation) Initialism of patrol (“a patrol aircraft, a patroller”).
- (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
- Poundz, Life I Live
Adjective
P (not comparable)
- (UK) Abbreviation of probationary (used on a vehicle's P-plate).
- (Australia) Abbreviation of provisional (used on a vehicle's P-plate).
- (anatomy, medicine) Abbreviation of pulmonary.
Adverb
P (not comparable)
Proper noun
P
- (computing theory) The set of all problems that are solvable in polynomial time by a deterministic Turing machine
- (law) Initialism of patient, the subject of proceedings in the Court of Protection.
- (biblical, history) Abbreviation of Priestly source.
Related terms
Phrase
P
- Initialism of produced/production date (on food or drink packaging, accompanying the use-by date)
Derived terms
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Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Letter
P (upper case, lower case p)
- The sixteenth letter of the Afrikaans alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Noun
Angami
Letter
P
- The twenty-ninth letter of the Angami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) Ü ü, Üi üi, A a, Ai ai, I i, Ie ie, U u, Uo uo, E e, Ei ei, O o, Ou ou, K k, Kh kh, G g, Ng ng, C c, Ch ch, J j, Jh jh, Ny ny, T t, Th th, D d, N n, Ts ts, Tsh tsh, Dz dz, P p, Ph ph, B b, M m, Pf pf, Bv bv, Y y, Yh yh, R r, Rh rh, L l, Lh lh, F f, V v, W w, Wh wh, S s, Sh sh, Z z, Zh zh, H h
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Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
Letter
P upper case (lower case p)
- The twenty-third letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
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Basque
Pronunciation
Letter
P (upper case, lower case p)
- The seventeenth letter of the Basque alphabet, called pe and written in the Latin script.
See also
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Catalan
Pronunciation
Letter
P (upper case, lower case p)
- The sixteenth letter of the Catalan alphabet, called pe and written in the Latin script.
See also
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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
- A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
- A letter in the Dutch-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
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.
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Central Mazahua
Pronunciation
Letter
P (lower case p)
- A letter of the Mazahua alphabet.
Chinese
Etymology 1
Derived from English photoshop.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: pī
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: pi
- Wade–Giles: pʻi1
- Yale: pī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pi
- Palladius: пи (pi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: pì
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: pì
- Wade–Giles: pʻi4
- Yale: pì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pih
- Palladius: пи (pi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: pi1
- Yale: pī
- Cantonese Pinyin: pi1
- Guangdong Romanization: pi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰiː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Wu
Verb
P
- (chiefly Internet slang) to photoshop
- 2023 August 17, 汤皓, 牟馨仪, 温淑蛉, “社交平台荷官“安娜”头像过千”, in 法制文萃报, page 5:
- 随后,有不少网友发挥起了创意,将“安娜”与东坡肉P在一起,配文:“上菜了。”还有“安娜”与各类教材P在一起,祈祷“保证上岸”等等。 [MSC, simp.]
- Suíhòu, yǒu bùshǎo wǎngyǒu fāhuī qǐ le chuàngyì, jiāng “Ānnà” yǔ dōngpōròu pī zàiyīqǐ, pèiwén: “Shàngcài le.” Háiyǒu “Ānnà” yǔ gèlèi jiàocái pī zàiyīqǐ, qídǎo “bǎozhèng shàng'àn” děngděng. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
隨後,有不少網友發揮起了創意,將“安娜”與東坡肉P在一起,配文:“上菜了。”還有“安娜”與各類教材P在一起,祈禱“保證上岸”等等。 [MSC, trad.]
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
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: P
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: pi
- Wade–Giles: pʻi1
- Yale: pī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pi
- Palladius: пи (pi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
P
Antonyms
- T (“butch lesbian”)
Etymology 3
From English party. Doublet of party, 派對 / 派对 (pàiduì), and 趴體 / 趴体 (pātǐ).
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: pi1
- Yale: pī
- Cantonese Pinyin: pi1
- Guangdong Romanization: pi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰiː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
P
Derived terms
Etymology 4
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: pī
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: pi
- Wade–Giles: pʻi1
- Yale: pī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pi
- Palladius: пи (pi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: pì
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: pì
- Wade–Giles: pʻi4
- Yale: pì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pih
- Palladius: пи (pi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: pi1
- Yale: pī
- Cantonese Pinyin: pi1
- Guangdong Romanization: pi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰiː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phi
- Tâi-lô: phi
- Phofsit Daibuun: phy
- Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /pʰi⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: pi1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phi
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰi³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Wu
Letter
P
- The sixteenth letter of the Latin alphabet.
Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, common)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: pō
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄛ
- Tongyong Pinyin: po
- Wade–Giles: pʻo1
- Yale: pwō
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: po
- Palladius: по (po)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, official)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: pê̄
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄝ
- Tongyong Pinyin: pê
- Wade–Giles: pʻeh1
- Yale: pē
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pè
- Palladius: пэй (pɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰɛ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, common)+
Letter
P
- The sixteenth letter used in Pinyin.
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 pronunciation above are only used while referring to letters in Pinyin. They are not used in other context (such as English).
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Dutch
Pronunciation
Letter
P (capital, lowercase p)
- the sixteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet
Noun
P
- (chess) abbreviation of paard (“knight”)
See also
Elfdalian
Alternative forms
Letter
P (upper case P, lower case p)
- The nineteenth letter of the Elfdalian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Letter
P (upper case, lower case p)
- The twentieth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called po and written in the Latin script.
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Estonian
Letter
P (upper case, lower case p)
- The sixteenth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called pee and written in the Latin script.
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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)
- The sixteenth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called pee and written in the Latin script.
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French
Letter
P (upper case, lower case p)
- The sixteenth letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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German
Pronunciation
Letter
P (upper case, lower case p)
- The sixteenth letter of the German alphabet.
Hawaiian
Alternative forms
- (letter name) pī
Pronunciation
Letter
P
- The eleventh letter of the Hawaiian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Heiltsuk
Pronunciation
Letter
P (lower case p)
- A letter of the Heiltsuk alphabet, written in the Latin 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
P (upper case, lower case p)
- The twenty-eighth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called pé and written in the Latin 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
P (lower case p)
- The twentieth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
Ido
Pronunciation
Letter
P (lower case p)
- The sixteenth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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