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-pje for words ending in -m: boom (tree) → boompje (but bloemetje if the meaning is bouquet of flowers; see below) -kje for words ending in -ing: koning ( king ) → konin kje (the 'ng'-sound transforms into 'nk'), but vondeling → vondeling etje ( foundling )
initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc, pronounced cee dee; pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words).
List of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom; List of British words not widely used in the United States; List of South African English regionalisms; List of words having different meanings in American and British English: A–L; List of words having different meanings in American and British English: M–Z
This list contains acronyms, initialisms, and pseudo-blends that begin with the letter P. For the purposes of this list: acronym = an abbreviation pronounced as if it were a word, e.g., SARS = severe acute respiratory syndrome , pronounced to rhyme with cars
In French, it represents /ɑ̃/ in lieu of an before letters b, m or p. âm is used in Portuguese for a stressed /ɐ̃/ before a consonant. an is used in many languages to write a nasal vowel. In Portuguese it is used for /ɐ̃/ before a consonant. In French it represents /ɑ̃/ (/an/ before a vowel). In Breton it represents /ɑ̃n/.
U-ey,U'ie (you-eee), as in "Chuck a u-ey" — to perform a U-turn (when driving a vehicle) [46] Umpie or Ump, an umpire at a sporting game ‡Undies, underwear. This word is used widely outside Australian English. [47] ‡Uni, university; Ute, an abbreviation of "utility"; a passenger vehicle with a cargo tray in the rear.
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This article lists a number of common generic forms in place names in the British Isles, their meanings and some examples of their use.The study of place names is called toponymy; for a more detailed examination of this subject in relation to British and Irish place names, refer to Toponymy in the United Kingdom and Ireland.