Q

See also: q, -q, Ⴍ, q̃, q̇, Q., and Appendix:Variations of "q"

Q U+0051, Q LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Q ← P [U+0050] Basic Latin R → [U+0052]

Ｑ U+FF31, Ｑ FULLWIDTH LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Q ← Ｐ [U+FF30] Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms Ｒ → [U+FF32]

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Translingual

Letter

Q (lower case q)

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

   Queen, Qualen, Qatarien

See also

• (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

Symbol

Q

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

Gallery

• Letter styles
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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

See also

Other representations of Q:

NATO phonetic: Quebec Morse code: – – · – Braille: ⠟ ASL Manual: Q

Signal flag:

Semaphore:

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English

Etymology 1

Letter

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 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

Number

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 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kjuː/

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• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -uː
• Homophones: cue, queue, Kew

Noun

Q

1. question or questions

   Q and A

2. quarter
3. (electronics) Quality factor
4. (astronomy) quasar
5. (sports) qualified
6. American Library Association Abbreviation of quarto (“book size”).
7. (chess) queen

Antonyms

• (sports): DNQ
• (science fiction fandom): DNQ

Derived terms

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

Proper noun

Q

1. The pseudonym of Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
2. (followed by an ayah (verse) number) Quran
3. (theology) the hypothetical common source (logion collection) of the Gospels of Mark and Luke (from German Quelle, source); all the non-Marcan shared material in those gospels (not always considered a single document)

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Afar

Letter

Q

1. The eleventh letter in the Afar alphabet.

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

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American Sign Language

Letter

(transliteration needed) (Stokoe Q)

1. The letter Q

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Azerbaijani

Letter

Q upper case (lower case q)

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

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Chinese

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kiū, kiù (kiu¹, kiu⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄧㄡ, ㄎㄧㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kiu¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: Q
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄧㄡ
    • Wade–Giles: k'iu¹
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kiou
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Pinyin: kiūr
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄧㄡㄦ
    • Wade–Giles: k'iurh¹
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kioul
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰjɤʊɻ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: Q
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄧㄡˋ
    • Wade–Giles: k'iu⁴
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kiow
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Pinyin: kiùr
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄧㄡˋㄦ
    • Wade–Giles: k'iurh⁴
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kioull
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰjɤʊɻ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: kiu¹
    • Yale: kīu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kiu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: kiu¹
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

Etymology 1

From English cute.

Adjective

Q

1. (slang) cute

Etymology 2

From Min Nan 𩚨 (khiū).

Adjective

Q

1. (slang, of food) soft and pliable; chewy (like mochi)

Derived terms

• Q彈／Q弹

Etymology 3

Euphemistic form of 鳩／鸠 (jiū).

Interfix

Q

1. (vulgar, Cantonese, euphemistic) fucking; bloody; damn

   多Q餘 [Cantonese, trad.]
   多Q余 [Cantonese, simp.]

   do¹ kiu¹ jyu⁴ [Jyutping]

   freaking unnecessary

   多Q事 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]

   do¹ kiu¹ si⁶ [Jyutping]

   freaking nosy

Etymology 4

From English cue.

Noun

Q

1. (slang) (snooker) cue

Derived terms

• Q棍 (kǜgùn)

Etymology 5

From English quinella.

Noun

Q

1. (slang) quinella

Derived terms

• 孖Q

Etymology 6

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

Verb

Q

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

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ky/

• Audio

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Letter

Q (capital, lowercase q)

1. The seventeenth letter of the Dutch alphabet.

See also

• Previous letter: P
• Next letter: R

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Finnish

Letter

Q (upper case, lower case q)

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

Usage notes

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

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

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German

Pronunciation

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

Letter

Q (upper case, lower case q)

1. The seventeenth letter of the German alphabet.

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Ido

Pronunciation

• (always found before the letter U) IPA^(key): /kw/

Letter

Q (lower case q)

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

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Italian

Pronunciation

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

Letter

Q m, f (invariable, lower case q)

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

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, Πî, 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

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Latin

Letter

Q

1. The seventeenth letter of the Latin alphabet

References

• Q in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Q in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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Malay

Pronunciation

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

Letter

Q

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

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈke/

Letter

Q (upper case, lower case q)

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à,  â, àã), 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

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Saanich

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʷʼ/

Letter

Q

1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Saanich alphabet, written in the Latin 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, W̲, X, X̲, Y, Z, s, ,

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Somali

Pronunciation

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

Letter

Q upper case (lower case q)

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

Usage notes

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) ', 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

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Spanish

Letter

Q (upper case, lower case q)

1. The 18th letter of the Spanish alphabet.

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (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

Letter

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 also

• (Quốc ngữ letters) chữ; A a (À à, Ả ả, àã, 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)

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Zulu

Letter

Q (upper case, lower case q)

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