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making a 'k' sound is from the Greek letter Chi which also makes the /x/ sound.), ק (indicates 'k' sound, only used for a direct transliteration) chaos, character, psychology k German CH ח (at beginning of a word), כ ך (usually in the middle of a word, always at end of a word) Scottish loch, chanukah χ th Voiceless
In capitalized form, Ch is used at the beginning of a sentence (Chechtal se. "He giggled."), while CH or Ch can be used for standalone letter in lists etc. and only fully capitalized CH is used when the letter is a part of an abbreviation (e.g. CHKO Beskydy) and in all-uppercase texts.
Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples hab-, -hib-, habit-, -hibit-have: Latin: habere "to have", habitus "habit", habitare "to live (reside)"
It is considered a distinct letter, named csé, and is placed between c and d in alphabetical order. Examples of words with cs include csak ('only'), csésze ('cup'), cső ('pipe'), csípős ('peppery'). ct is used in English for /t/ in a few words of Greek origin, such as ctenoid. When not initial, it represents /kt/, as in act.
There are 5 vowel letters and 19 consonant letters—as well as Y and W, which may function as either type. Written English has a large number of digraphs, such as ch , ea , oo , sh , and th .
In Irish, h is not considered an independent letter, except for a very few non-native words; however, h placed after a consonant is known as a "séimhiú" and indicates the lenition of that consonant; h began to replace the original form of a séimhiú, a dot placed above the consonant, after the introduction of typewriters.
The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul [a] or Hangeul [b] in South Korea (English: / ˈ h ɑː n ɡ uː l / HAHN-gool; [1] Korean: 한글; Korean pronunciation: [ha(ː)n.ɡɯɭ]) and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea (조선글; North Korean pronunciation [tsʰo.sʰɔn.ɡɯɭ]), is the modern writing system for the Korean language.
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with H in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult the sources listed below in the References and External Links.