Q

Unicode name	LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Q
Unicode block	Basic Latin
Codepoint	U+0051
P ← Basic Latin → R

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Q upper case (lower case q)

1. The seventeenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.

   Queen, Qualen, Qatarien

See alsoEdit

• (Latin script):  Aa  Bb  Cc  Dd  Ee  Ff  Gg  Hh  Ii  Jj  Kk  Ll  Mm  Nn  Oo  Pp  Qq  Rr  Sſs  Tt  Uu  Vv  Ww  Xx  Yy  Zz
• (Variations of letter Q):  Ɋɋ  ʠ  Ｑｑ  ȹ

SymbolEdit

Q

1. (biochemistry) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for glutamine
2. (physics) electric charge
3. (logic, mathematics) Robinson arithmetic

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Other representations of Q:

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  Capital and lowercase versions of Q, in normal and italic type

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  Uppercase and lowercase Q in Fraktur

Etymology 1Edit

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Q (upper case, lower case q, plural Qs or Q's)

1. The seventeenth letter of the English alphabet, called cue and written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

• (Latin script letters) letter; Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz

NumberEdit

Q (upper case, lower case q)

1. The ordinal number seventeenth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called cue and written in the Latin script.

Etymology 2Edit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /kjuː/

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• Rhymes: -uː
• Homophones: cue, queue

AbbreviationEdit

Q

1. question or questions

   Q and A

2. quarter
3. (followed by an ayah (verse) number) Quran
4. the supposed common source (protogospel) of the Gospels of Mark and Luke (from German Quelle, source)
5. the Q factor in electronics
6. (astronomy) quasar
7. (sports) qualified
8. American Library Association Abbreviation ^{[please replace this header]} for quarto, book size (25-30cm).
9. (chess) queen

AntonymsEdit

• (sports): DNQ

Derived termsEdit

• (sports): DQ, DSQ, q
• (astronomy): RIQ, RLQ, RQQ

Proper nounEdit

Q

1. The pseudonym of Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch

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(Stokoe Q)

1. The letter Q

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Q upper case (lower case q)

1. The seventeenth letter of the Azeri alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

• (Latin script letters) hərf; Aa, Bb, Cc, Çç, Dd, Ee, Əə, Ff, Gg, Ğğ, Hh, Xx, Iı, İi, Jj, Kk, Qq, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Öö, Pp, Rr, Ss, Şş, Tt, Uu, Üü, Vv, Yy, Zz

AdjectiveEdit

Q

1. Used in a euphemistic way to replace a swear word, especially 鳩／鸠

PronunciationEdit

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ky/

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Q (capital, lowercase q)

1. The seventeenth letter of the Dutch alphabet.

See alsoEdit

• Previous letter: P
• Next letter: R

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Q (upper case, lower case q)

1. The seventeenth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called kuu and written in the Latin script.

Usage notesEdit

• Used only in loanwords. In more established loanwords qu is replaced with kv.

See alsoEdit

• (Latin script letters) letter; Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Šš, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz, Žž, Åå, Ää, Öö

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /kuː/
• Homophone: Kuh
• Rhymes: -uː

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Q (upper case, lower case q)

1. The seventeenth letter of the German alphabet.

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

Q

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PronunciationEdit

• (name of letter) IPA^(key): /ku/
• (phoneme, always found before U) IPA^(key): /kw/

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Q m, f (invariable, lower case q)

1. The fifteenth letter of the Italian alphabet, called cu and written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

• (Latin script letters) lettera; Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, (Jj), (Kk), Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, (Ww), (Xx), (Yy), Zz
• Italian alphabet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Italian alphabet

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Q

1. The seventeenth letter of the Latin alphabet

Malay Wikipedia has an article on:

Q

Wikipedia ^ms

PronunciationEdit

• (Name of letter) IPA^(key): [kiu], [kju]
• (Phoneme, Syllable initial) IPA^(key): [q], [k]
• (Phoneme, Syllable final) IPA^(key): [k̚]

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Q

1. The seventeenth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

• (Latin script letters) Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz

AdjectiveEdit

Q

1. (slang) fucking; bloody; damn
2. (slang) cute
3. (slang) chewy

Derived termsEdit

• 多Q餘
• 多Q事
• 戇Q

NounEdit

Q

1. (slang) penis
2. (slang) (snooker) cue
3. (slang) quinella

Derived termsEdit

• 孖Q
• Q棍
• Q博士
• Q仔
• Q女

EtymologyEdit

• From QQ, an adaptation of ICQ, another instant messaging program.

VerbEdit

Q

1. (slang) to use QQ, the popular Chinese instant messaging program

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /kʷʼ/

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Q

1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Saanich alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

• (Latin script letters) A, Á, Ⱥ, B, C, Ć, Ȼ, D, E, H, I, Í, J, K, Ꝁ/K̵/₭, Ḵ, Ḱ, L, Ƚ, M, N, Ṉ, O, P, Q, S, Ś, T, Ⱦ, Ṯ, Ŧ, U, W, W̲, X, X̲, Y, Z, s

PronunciationEdit

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ɢ/
• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɢɑːf/

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Q upper case (lower case q)

1. The fifteenth letter of the Somali alphabet, called qaaf and written in the Latin script.

Usage notesEdit

1. The fifteenth letter of the Somali alphabet, which follows Arabic abjad order. It is preceded by F and followed by K.

See alsoEdit

• (Latin script letters) '', Bb, Tt, Jj, Xx, KHkh, Dd, Rr, Ss, SHsh, DHdh, Cc, Gg, Ff, Qq, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Ww, Hh, Yy, Aa, Ee, Ii, Oo, Uu

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Q (upper case, lower case q)

1. The 18th letter of the Spanish alphabet.

PronunciationEdit

• (Hà Nội) IPA ^(key): /ku˧˧/, /kwi˧˧/, /kwəː˨˩/
• (Huế) IPA ^(key): /kʊw˧˧/, /kwɪj˧˧/, /kwəː˧˧/
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA ^(key): /kʊw˧˥/, /wɪj˧˥/, /wəː˨˩/
• Phonetic: cu, quy, quờ

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Q (upper case, lower case q)

1. The twenty-first letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called cu, quy or quờ and written in the Latin script.

See alsoEdit

• (Quốc ngữ letters) chữ; Aa, Ăă, Ââ, Bb, Cc, (Ch ch), Dd, Đđ, Ee, Êê, Gg, (Gh gh, Gi gi), Hh, Ii, Kk, (Kh kh), Ll, Mm, Nn, (Ng ng, Ngh ngh, Nh nh), Oo, Ôô, Ơơ, Pp, (Ph ph), Qq, (Ququ), Rr, Ss, Tt, (Th th, Tr tr), Uu, Ưư, Vv, Xx, Yy