ph

Alternative forms

• PH

Noun

ph

1. Abbreviation of phot.
2. (social media) Initialism of physical health.
3. Misspelling of pH.

Adverb

ph (not comparable)

1. Initialism of phonetically: A notation used in transcripts to indicate that the transcriber is unsure of the spelling, usually of a name, and has spelled phonetically.

Anagrams

• H&P, HP, hp

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰ/

Letter

ph (upper case Ph)

1. A letter of the Aymara alphabet.

Noun

ph

1. (housing) Abbreviation of pesuhuone (“shower room, bathroom”).

Pronunciation

1. IPA^(key): /fˠ/, /fʲ/

Letter

ph (upper case Ph)

1. A digraph in Irish orthography.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰ/

Letter

ph (upper case Ph)

1. A letter of the Juǀ'hoan alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰ/

Letter

ph (upper case Ph)

1. A letter of the Lakota alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰ/

Letter

ph (upper case Ph)

1. (Bolivia and Ecuador) A letter of the Quechua alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰ/

Letter

ph (upper case Ph)

1. (International Standard) The twenty-first letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
2. (Pan-Vlax) The twenty-second letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

References

• Yūsuke Sumi (2018) “Ph, ph”, in ニューエクスプレス　ロマ（ジプシー）語 [New Express Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, page 14

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /fiː/
  • (informal) IPA^(key): /f/

Letter

ph (lower case, upper case Ph)

1. The twenty-first letter of the Welsh alphabet, called ffi and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by P and followed by R.

Mutation

• Ph cannot be mutated in Welsh; its chief function is to denote the aspirate mutation of a word beginning with p.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) llythyren; A a (Á á, À à,  â, Ä ä), B b, C c, Ch ch, D d, Dd dd, E e (É é, È è, Ê ê, Ë ë), F f, Ff ff, G g, Ng ng, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Πî, Ï ï), J j, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ô ô, Ö ö), P p, Ph ph, R r, Rh rh, S s, T t, Th th, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, Ü ü), W w (Ẃ ẃ, Ẁ ẁ, Ŵ ŵ, Ẅ ẅ), Y y (Ý ý, Ỳ ỳ, Ŷ ŷ, Ÿ ÿ)

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ph”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies