# Q

| Q | U+0051, &#81; LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Q |
| ← P [U+0050] | Basic Latin | R → [U+0052] |
| Ｑ | U+FF31, &#65329; FULLWIDTH LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Q |
| ← Ｐ [U+FF30] | Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms | Ｒ → [U+FF32] |
* Depending on the typeface, the tail of the Q may cross the bowl.

## Translingual
### Etymology

From the Etruscan letter 𐌒 (q, “cu”), from the Ancient Greek letter Ϙ (Q, “qoppa”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤒 (q, “qop”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓃻.

### Letter

Q (lower case q)
* 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
* Abbreviation of quetta-.
* (biochemistry) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for glutamine.
* (chemistry, hypothetical) quadrium
* (physics) Electric charge.
    Alternative form: q
* (physics) Dynamic pressure.
    Alternative form: q
* (logic, mathematics) Robinson arithmetic.
* Quetzal (currency of Guatemala).
* (linguistics) A wildcard for a uvular consonant.
    Synonym: H (sometimes covers any guttural consonant)
* (linguistics, Japanese) Gemination as a phoneme.
    Synonyms: ꟴ (ꟴ), ꞯ (ꞯ)

#### Descendants

* English: max Q

### Gallery

* Letter styles
* Uppercase and lowercase versions of Q, in normal and italic type
* Uppercase and lowercase Q in Fraktur

### See also

Other representations of Q:
| NATO phonetic: Quebec Morse code: – – · – Braille: ⠟ ASL Manual: Q | Signal flag: | Semaphore: |

## English
### Etymology 1

Latin Q (Q/q)

#### Letter

Q (upper case, lower case q, plural Qs or Q's)
* 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)
* The ordinal number seventeenth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called cue and written in the Latin script.

### Etymology 2

Shortening

#### Pronunciation

(Name of letter:)
* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /kjuː/
** Audio (UK):(file)
* (General American) IPA: /kju/
** Audio (US):(file)
** Audio (US):(file)
* (General Australian)
** Audio (General Australian):(file)
* (New Zealand) IPA: /kjʉː/
* Rhymes: -uː
* Homophones: cue, queue, Kew

#### Noun

Q (countable and uncountable, plural Qs)
* Abbreviation of question and questions.
    Q and A
* Abbreviation of quarter.
** (slang, UK) A quarter ounce of a drug.
*** 2023 June 1, Dave, Central Cee, Jim Legxacy, Jo Caleb, Jonny Leslie, Kyle Evans, “Sprinter” (track 2), in Split Decision, performed by Dave and Central Cee, Neighbourhood; Live Yours:Yeah, alright, started with a Q, didn't wait in line
* (electronics) Short for Q factor (“quality factor”).
* (astronomy) Abbreviation of quasar.
* (sports) Abbreviation of qualified.
    Antonym: DNQ
* American Library Association abbreviation of quarto (“book size”).
* (card games, chess) Abbreviation of queen.
* (medicine) Alternative letter-case form of q (“every”).

##### Derived terms

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

##### Translations
#### Proper noun

Q
* (literature, pseudonym) Arthur Quiller-Couch.
* (Islam, followed by an ayah (verse) number) Abbreviation of Quran.
* (theology, Christianity) The hypothetical common source (logion collection) of the Gospels of Matthew and Luke (from German Quelle (“source”)); all the non-Marcan shared material in those gospels (not always considered a single document)
** 2006, Brian Han Gregg, The Historical Jesus and the Final Judgment Sayings in Q, Mohr Siebeck, →ISBN, page 103:In comparing Q 10:10–11 and Mark 6:11, there is no reliable way to determine which exact form of the saying is more primitive, the third person account of Mark or the direct speech recorded in Q.
* (US politics) Abbreviation of QAnon (“anonymous poster on anonymous online message boards who originated a pro-Trump conspiracy theory”).
** 2017 December 19, Paris Martineau, “The Storm Is the New Pizzagate — Only Worse”, in New York‎, archived from the original on 26 December 2018:In this fantasy world, all of the far right’s wildest dreams come true: Q promises that Clinton, Obama, Podesta, Abedin, and even McCain are all either arrested and wearing secret police-issued ankle monitors, or just about to be indicted; that the Steele dossier is a total fabrication personally paid for by Clinton and Obama; and that the Las Vegas massacre was most definitely an inside job connected to the Saudi-Clinton cabal.
** 2018 July 31, Julia Carrie Wong, “What is QAnon? Explaining the bizarre rightwing conspiracy theory”, in The Guardian‎:In a thread called “Calm Before the Storm”, and in subsequent posts, Q established his legend as a government insider with top security clearance who knew the truth about a secret struggle for power involving Donald Trump, the “deep state”, Robert Mueller, the Clintons, pedophile rings, and other stuff.
** 2019 March 6, Kaitlyn Tiffany, “How a conspiracy theory about Democrats drinking children’s blood topped Amazon’s best-sellers list”, in Vox‎, archived from the original on 7 March 2019:At the end of her report, Coaston concluded, “Most people have never heard of QAnon, or Q — and that includes most of Donald Trump’s supporters.” That’s still the case, but the fact that this book is at the top of some of Amazon’s most prominent recommendation lists means that a far larger share of the population will — at a minimum — stumble across these ideas.

##### Derived terms

* (US politics): GQP, Qaren, Qultist

### Etymology 3

From James Bond films, the quartermaster being codenamed Q, from the novels by Ian Flemming, where he created Q-branch, which creates secret devices hidden in plain sight, named after Q-ships, heavily armed merchantmen that look like normal merchantmen.

#### Noun

Q (plural Qs)
* (slang) A gadget master, gadget creator.

### See also

* Eye-Q
* Q angle
* Q drop
* Q rating
* Q-slur
* Suzie Q

## Afar
### Letter

Q
* 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

## Afrikaans
### Pronunciation

* (letter name): IPA: /ki/

### Letter

Q (upper case, lower case q)
* The seventeenth letter of the Afrikaans alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (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

### Noun

Q (plural Q's, diminutive Q'tjie)
* Q

## Albanian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /c/

### Letter

Q (lower case q)
* The twenty-third letter of the Albanian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) shkronjë; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, Dh dh, E e, Ë ë, F f, G g, Gj gj, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, Nj nj, O o, P p, Q q, R r, Rr rr, S s, Sh sh, T t, Th th, U u, V v, X x, Xh xh, Y y, Z z, Zh zh

## Azerbaijani
### Letter

Q upper case (lower case q)
* 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

## Basque
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ku/, [ku]

### Letter

Q (upper case, lower case q)
* The eighteenth letter of the Basque alphabet, called ku and written in the Latin script.

#### Usage notes

* Used chiefly in recent loanwords and foreign proper nouns.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈku]

### Letter

Q (upper case, lower case q)
* The seventeenth letter of the Catalan alphabet, called cu and written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) lletres; A a (À à), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ï ï), J j, K k, L l (L·L 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, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

## Central Franconian
### Letter

Q
* A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.

#### Usage notes

* Only used in the digraph qu for /kʋ/. The Dutch-based spelling uses kw instead.

## Chinese
### Etymology 1

From English cute.

#### Alternative forms

* cute

#### Pronunciation

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* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): kiū, kiù (kiu$^1$, kiu$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄎㄧㄡ, ㄎㄧㄡˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): kiu$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Q
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄧㄡ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kiou
*** Wade–Giles: kʻiu$^1$
*** Yale: kyōu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kiou
*** Palladius: кю (kju)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kiūr
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄧㄡㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kiour
*** Wade–Giles: kʻiu$^1$-ʼrh
*** Yale: kyōur
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kioul
*** Palladius: кюр (kjur)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰi̯ɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Q
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄧㄡˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kiòu
*** Wade–Giles: kʻiu$^4$
*** Yale: kyòu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kiow
*** Palladius: кю (kju)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kiùr
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄧㄡˋㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kiòur
*** Wade–Giles: kʻiu$^4$-ʼrh
*** Yale: kyòur
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kiowl
*** Palladius: кюр (kjur)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰi̯ɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: kiu$^1$
*** Yale: kīu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: kiu$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: kiu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

#### Adjective

Q
* (informal) cute

##### Derived terms

* QQ (Cantonese)
* Q版 (kiù bǎn)

### Etymology 2

From Hokkien 𩚨 (khiū).

#### Pronunciation

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* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): kiū, kiù (kiu$^1$, kiu$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄎㄧㄡ, ㄎㄧㄡˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): kiu$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Q
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄧㄡ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kiou
*** Wade–Giles: kʻiu$^1$
*** Yale: kyōu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kiou
*** Palladius: кю (kju)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kiūr
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄧㄡㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kiour
*** Wade–Giles: kʻiu$^1$-ʼrh
*** Yale: kyōur
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kioul
*** Palladius: кюр (kjur)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰi̯ɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Q
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄧㄡˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kiòu
*** Wade–Giles: kʻiu$^4$
*** Yale: kyòu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kiow
*** Palladius: кю (kju)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kiùr
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄧㄡˋㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kiòur
*** Wade–Giles: kʻiu$^4$-ʼrh
*** Yale: kyòur
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kiowl
*** Palladius: кюр (kjur)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰi̯ɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: kiu$^1$
*** Yale: kīu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: kiu$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: kiu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

#### Adjective

Q
* (Taiwan, informal, of food) soft and pliable; chewy (like mochi), exhibiting Q texture

##### Derived terms

* QQ
* Q彈 / Q弹 (kiūtán)

### Etymology 3

Euphemistic form of 鳩 / 鸠 (gau$^1$).

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): kiu$^1$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: kiu$^1$
*** Yale: kīu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: kiu$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: kiu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

#### Infix

Q
* (Cantonese, vulgar, euphemistic) fucking; bloody; damn
       do$^1$ kiu$^1$ jyu$^4$ [Jyutping]
       freaking unnecessary
       do$^1$ kiu$^1$ si$^6$ [Jyutping]
       freaking nosy
       maa$^4$ kiu$^1$ faan$^4$ [Jyutping]
       freaking troublesome

### Etymology 4

From English cue.

#### Pronunciation

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* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): kiū, kiù (kiu$^1$, kiu$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄎㄧㄡ, ㄎㄧㄡˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): kiu$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Q
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄧㄡ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kiou
*** Wade–Giles: kʻiu$^1$
*** Yale: kyōu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kiou
*** Palladius: кю (kju)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kiūr
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄧㄡㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kiour
*** Wade–Giles: kʻiu$^1$-ʼrh
*** Yale: kyōur
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kioul
*** Palladius: кюр (kjur)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰi̯ɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Q
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄧㄡˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kiòu
*** Wade–Giles: kʻiu$^4$
*** Yale: kyòu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kiow
*** Palladius: кю (kju)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kiùr
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄧㄡˋㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kiòur
*** Wade–Giles: kʻiu$^4$-ʼrh
*** Yale: kyòur
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kiowl
*** Palladius: кюр (kjur)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰi̯ɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: kiu$^1$
*** Yale: kīu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: kiu$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: kiu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

#### Noun

Q
* (informal) (snooker) cue

##### Derived terms

* Q棍 (kiùgùn)
* 撻Q / 挞Q (taat$^3$ kiu$^1$) (Cantonese)

#### Classifier

Q
* (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, figuratively) Classifier for number of sexual intercourses. (as a measure of pricing in prostitution) (clarification of this definition is needed)
    From: 2013, 合扶道・二媽, 援交妹自白 PT Girlfriend, page 92
    tai$^2$ hei$^3$, waak$^6$ ze$^2$ gin$^3$ di$^1$ jan$^4$ gong$^2$ siu$^3$ go$^2$ zan$^6$, mai$^6$ hou$^2$ do$^1$ si$^4$ wui$^5$ teng$^1$ dou$^2$ di$^1$: “Wai$^3$! gei$^2$ cin$^2$ kiu$^1$ aa$^3$?” Gam$^3$ soeng$^6$ haa$^{6-2}$ ge$^3$ deoi$^3$ baak$^6$ ge$^2$? [Jyutping]
    In movies or when people are joking, you would often hear a saying along the lines of "Hey! How much is a bang?", won't you?

##### Derived terms

* 孖Q (maa$^1$ kiu$^1$) (Cantonese)

### Etymology 5

From English quinella.

#### Pronunciation

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* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): kiū, kiù (kiu$^1$, kiu$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄎㄧㄡ, ㄎㄧㄡˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): kiu$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Q
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄧㄡ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kiou
*** Wade–Giles: kʻiu$^1$
*** Yale: kyōu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kiou
*** Palladius: кю (kju)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kiūr
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄧㄡㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kiour
*** Wade–Giles: kʻiu$^1$-ʼrh
*** Yale: kyōur
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kioul
*** Palladius: кюр (kjur)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰi̯ɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Q
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄧㄡˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kiòu
*** Wade–Giles: kʻiu$^4$
*** Yale: kyòu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kiow
*** Palladius: кю (kju)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kiùr
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄧㄡˋㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kiòur
*** Wade–Giles: kʻiu$^4$-ʼrh
*** Yale: kyòur
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kiowl
*** Palladius: кюр (kjur)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰi̯ɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: kiu$^1$
*** Yale: kīu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: kiu$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: kiu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

#### Noun

Q
* (informal) quinella

##### Derived terms

* 孖Q (maa$^1$ kiu$^1$) (Cantonese)

### Etymology 6

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

#### Pronunciation

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* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): kiū, kiù (kiu$^1$, kiu$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄎㄧㄡ, ㄎㄧㄡˋ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Q
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄧㄡ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kiou
*** Wade–Giles: kʻiu$^1$
*** Yale: kyōu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kiou
*** Palladius: кю (kju)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kiūr
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄧㄡㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kiour
*** Wade–Giles: kʻiu$^1$-ʼrh
*** Yale: kyōur
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kioul
*** Palladius: кюр (kjur)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰi̯ɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Q
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄧㄡˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kiòu
*** Wade–Giles: kʻiu$^4$
*** Yale: kyòu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kiow
*** Palladius: кю (kju)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kiùr
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄧㄡˋㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kiòur
*** Wade–Giles: kʻiu$^4$-ʼrh
*** Yale: kyòur
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kiowl
*** Palladius: кюр (kjur)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰi̯ɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/

#### Verb

Q
* (informal) to use QQ, the popular Chinese instant messaging program

### Etymology 7

From clipping of English question. Orthography is from English Q (“question”).

#### Alternative forms

* q, quest, quet, ques, que

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): kwet$^1$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: kwet$^1$
*** Cantonese Pinyin: kwet$^7$
*** Guangdong Romanization: kuéd$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʷʰɛːt̚⁵/

#### Noun

Q
* (Hong Kong Cantonese) question (in assignments, tests, exams, etc.) (Classifier: 條／条 c)
       nei$^5$ haau$^2$ si$^3$ tung$^1$ soeng$^4$ zou$^6$ long$^1$ kwet$^1$ sin$^1$ ding$^6$ sot$^1$ kwet$^1$ sin$^1$ gaa$^3$? [Jyutping]
       In exams, which of the following would you usually work on first, long questions or short questions?

### Etymology 8

From the letter Q of the English pattern playing cards. Various names exist for this symbol in the spoken language.

#### Mandarin

    From 圈 (quān, “circle”), because the letter Q resembles a circle.

#### Cantonese

    From 女 (neoi5-1, “woman”).

#### Hokkien

    From the letter.

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): quān (quan$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄢ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): neoi$^{5-1}$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: quān
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄢ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cyuan
*** Wade–Giles: chʻüan$^1$
*** Yale: chywān
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiuan
*** Palladius: цюань (cjuanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: neoi$^{5-1}$
*** Yale: nēui
*** Cantonese Pinyin: noey$^{5-1}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: nêu$^{5-1}$
*** Sinological IPA : /nɵy̯¹³⁻⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khu
*** Tâi-lô: khu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qw
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kʰu⁴⁴/

#### Noun

Q
* (card games) queen (Classifier: 隻／只; 張／张)

#### See also

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 疙瘩, 疙瘩包 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 皮蛋, 十二 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 十二, 圈 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 圈子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 皮蛋, 皮球, 球蛋 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 皮蛋, 圈子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 皮蛋, 蛋, 環, 婆婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 蛋, 蛋蛋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 悶, 丘 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 皮蛋 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 皮蛋 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 女 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 女 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 女 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 敏 |
| Cantonese | Nanning (Tanka) | 文 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 敏 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 敏 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 皮蛋 |
| Gan | Pengze | 箍 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 皮蛋 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 蛋, 皮蛋架架 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 圈子 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 皮蛋 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 圈兒 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | Q, 卵 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 箍, 𡚸, 妹 |
| Southern Min | Puning | 箍 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 皮蛋 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 皮蛋 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 蛋, 皮蛋 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 皮蛋, 蛋 |

### Etymology 9
#### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): kiū, kiù (kiu$^1$, kiu$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄎㄧㄡ, ㄎㄧㄡˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): kiu$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): khiu
    (Teochew, Peng'im): kiu$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$khieu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Q
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄧㄡ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kiou
*** Wade–Giles: kʻiu$^1$
*** Yale: kyōu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kiou
*** Palladius: кю (kju)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kiūr
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄧㄡㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kiour
*** Wade–Giles: kʻiu$^1$-ʼrh
*** Yale: kyōur
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kioul
*** Palladius: кюр (kjur)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰi̯ɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Q
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄧㄡˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kiòu
*** Wade–Giles: kʻiu$^4$
*** Yale: kyòu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kiow
*** Palladius: кю (kju)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kiùr
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄧㄡˋㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kiòur
*** Wade–Giles: kʻiu$^4$-ʼrh
*** Yale: kyòur
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kiowl
*** Palladius: кюр (kjur)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰi̯ɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: kiu$^1$
*** Yale: kīu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: kiu$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: kiu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰiːu̯⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiu
*** Tâi-lô: khiu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qiw
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiu⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: kiu$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khiû
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰiu⁵⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$khieu
*** MiniDict: khieu$^平$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$khieu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kʰiɤ⁵³/

##### Letter

Q
* The seventeenth letter of the Latin alphabet.

#### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): qī, qiū (qi$^1$, qiu$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧ, ㄑㄧㄡ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, common)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qī
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ci
*** Wade–Giles: chʻi$^1$
*** Yale: chī
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chi
*** Palladius: ци (ci)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, official)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qiū
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ciou
*** Wade–Giles: chʻiu$^1$
*** Yale: chyōu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiou
*** Palladius: цю (cju)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

##### Letter

Q
* The seventeenth letter used in Pinyin.

##### Usage notes

* 《汉语拼音方案》 defines a standard pronunciation for each letter. However, these pronunciations are rarely used in education; another pronunciation is commonly used instead.
* The pronunciations above are only used while referring to letters in Pinyin. They are not used in other context (such as English).

### Compounds

* BBQ汁
* BBQ醬 / BBQ酱
* 實Q / 实Q (sat$^6$ kiu$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 食Q (Cantonese)

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* (letter name): IPA: /ky/
* Audio:(file)

### Letter

Q (capital, lowercase q)
* the seventeenth letter of the Dutch alphabet

### See also

* Previous letter: P
* Next letter: R

## Estonian
### Letter

Q (upper case, lower case q)
* The seventeenth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called kuu and written in the Latin script.

#### Usage notes

* Used only in foreign words.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) täht; 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, Z z, Ž ž, T t, U u, V v (W w), Õ õ, Ä ä, Ö ö, Ü ü (X x, Y y)

## Finnish
### Etymology

The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on those of Swedish, German and Latin, and was first used in the mid-16th century. No earlier script is known. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, and Q for information on the development of the glyph itself.

### Letter

Q (upper case, lower case q)
* 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.

#### Derived terms

* Q-kuume

#### 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

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kuː/
* Audio:(file)
* Homophone: Kuh
* Rhymes: -uː

### Letter

Q (upper case, lower case q)
* The seventeenth letter of the German alphabet.

## Heiltsuk
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /qʰ/ ([qᵡ])

### Letter

Q (lower case q)
* A letter of the Heiltsuk alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) A a, Á á, A̓ a̓, B b, C c, C̓ c̓, D d, Ꟛ ꟛ, G g, Gv gv, Ǧ ǧ, Ǧv ǧv, H h, H̓ h̓, Ħ ħ, I i, Í í, I̓ i̓, K k, Kv kv, K̓ k̓, K̓v k̓v, L l, ʼL l̓, Ḷ ḷ, Ḷ́ ḷ́, ʼḶ ḷ̓, Ɫ ɫ, M m, ʼM m̓, Ṃ ṃ, Ṃ́ ṃ́, ʼṂ ṃ̓, N n, ʼN n̓, Ṇ ṇ, Ṇ́ ṇ́, ʼṆ ṇ̓, P p, P̓ p̓, Q q, Qv qv, Q̓ q̓, Q̓v q̓v, S s, T t, T̓ t̓, Ƛ ƛ, Ƛ̓ ƛ̓, U u, Ú ú, U̓ u̓, W w, ʼW w̓, X x, Xv xv, X̌ x̌, X̌v x̌v, Y y, ʼY y̓, Z z, ʔ

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* (phoneme): IPA: [ˈk]
* (letter name): IPA: [ˈkuː]

### Letter

Q (upper case, lower case q)
* A letter of the extended Hungarian alphabet, called kú and written in the Latin script.

#### Declension
### See also

* (Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.

## Ido
### Pronunciation

* (always found before the letter U) IPA: /kw/

### Letter

Q (lower case q)
* 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

## Inupiaq
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /q/

### Letter

Q (lower case q)
* A letter of the Inupiaq alphabet, written in the Latin script.

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* (letter name) IPA: $^{**}$/ˈku/$^*$
** Rhymes: -u
* (phonemic realization; almost always found before u, where it forms the pronunciation /kw/) IPA: /k/

### Letter

Q f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case q)
* 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, Î î, 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

## Kankanaey
### Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog Q. Letter pronunciation is influenced by English Q.

### Pronunciation

* (letter name) IPA: /ˈkju/ [ˈk̠ju]
** Rhymes: -u
* (phoneme) IPA: /k/ [k̠̚]

### Letter

Q (upper case, lower case q)
* The nineteenth letter of the Kankanaey alphabet, called kyu and written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) letra; 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, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

### References

* Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016) Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy [Kankanaey Orthography]‎ (in Kankanaey and Tagalog), →ISBN, pages 10-11

## Kwak'wala
### Alternative forms

* ⟨Ḵ⟩ in Uʼmista orthography (standard Kwak'wala)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /q/

### Letter

Q (lower case q)
* (Liqʼwala dialect) A letter of the Kwak'wala alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* Uʼmista
* (Latin-script letters) A a, A̱ a̱, B b, D d, Dł dł, Dz dz, E e, G g, Gw gw, G̱ g̱, G̱w g̱w, H h, I i, K k, Kw kw, K̓ k̓, K̓w k̓w, Ḵ ḵ, Ḵw ḵw, Ḵ̓ ḵ̓, Ḵ̓w ḵ̓w, L l, ʼL ʼl, Ł ł, M m, ʼM ʼm, N n, ʼN ʼn, O o, P p, P̓ p̓, S s, T t, T̓ t̓, Tł tł, T̓ł t̓ł, Ts ts, T̓s t̓s, U u, W w, ʼW ʼw, X x, Xw xw, X̱ x̱, X̱w x̱w, Y y, ʼY ʼy, ʼ
* Liq̓ʷala
* (Latin-script letters) A a, Ə ə, B b, D d, Ꟛ ꟛ, Dᶻ dᶻ, E e, G g, Gʷ gʷ, Ǧ ǧ, Ǧʷ ǧʷ, H h, I i, K k, Kʷ kʷ, K̓ k̓, K̓ʷ k̓ʷ, Q q, Qʷ qʷ, Q̓ q̓, Q̓ʷ q̓ʷ, L l, L̓ l̓, Ł ł, M m, M̓ m̓, N n, N̓ n̓, O o, P p, P̓ p̓, S s, T t, T̓ t̓, Ƛ ƛ, Ƛ̓ ƛ̓, C c, C̓ c̓, U u, W w, W̓ w̓, X x, Xʷ xʷ, X̌ x̌, X̌ʷ x̌ʷ, Y y, Y̓ y̓, ʔ

## Latin
### Letter

Q
* 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.

## Malay
### Pronunciation

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

### Letter

Q
* 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

## Norwegian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kʉː/
Omonyms: ku (Nynorsk), ku (Bokmål)

### Letter

Q (upper case Q, lower case q)
* the 17th letter of the Norwegian alphabet

#### Usage notes

Only in loan words and foreign names. Also used in old inscriptions and texts, e.g. kv > qu. Used in the same way in some surnames. In the neo-runic inscriptions from 17-19 centuries may be written as ᛩ.

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈke/

### Letter

Q (upper case, lower case q)
* 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 â, Ã ã), 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

## Romani
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (after n) /ɡ/, (after any other letter) /k/

### Letter

Q (upper case, lower case q)
* (International Standard) Used to represent the dative and genitive cases.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, X x, I i, J j, K k, Kh kh, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Ph ph, R r, S s, T t, Th th, U u, V v, Z z International Standard: (À à, Ä ä, Ǎ ǎ), Ć ć, Ćh ćh, (È è, Ë ë, Ě ě), (Ì ì, Ï ï, Ǐ ǐ), (Ò ò, Ö ö, Ǒ ǒ), Rr rr, Ś ś, (Ù ù, Ü ü, Ǔ ǔ), Ź ź, Ʒ ʒ, Q q, Ç ç, ϴ θ. Pan-Vlax: Č č, Čh čh, Dž dž, (Dź dź), Ř ř, Š š, (Ś ś), Ž ž, (Ź ź).

### References

* Yūsuke Sumi (2018) “-q-”, 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 15

## Romanian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /k/

### Letter

Q (upper case, lower case q)
* The twentieth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called chiu and written in the Latin script.

#### Usage notes

* Used chiefly in loanwords.
* The digraph qu is pronounced /kw/, /kv/, or /kʲ/.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) A a, Ă ă, Â â, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Î î, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Ș ș, T t, Ț ț, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

## Saanich
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kʷʼ/

### Letter

Q
* 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, W̱, X, X̱, Y, Z, s, ¸

## Somali
### Pronunciation

* (phoneme): IPA: /ɢ/
* (letter name): IPA: /ɢɑːf/

### Letter

Q upper case (lower case q)
* The fifteenth letter of the Somali alphabet, called qaaf and written in the Latin script.

#### Usage notes

* 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) ʼ, 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

## Spanish
### Letter

Q (upper case, lower case q)
* the 18th letter of the Spanish alphabet

### Usage notes

Although Q is part of the Spanish alphabet, it is only used in the QU digraph, and outside the QU digraph in foreign words.

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Q. Each pronunciation has a different source:
* Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English Q.
* Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish Q.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog)
** IPA: /ˈkju/ [ˈkju] (letter name, Filipino alphabet)
*** Rhymes: -u
** IPA: /ˈku/ [ˈku] (letter name, Abecedario)
*** Rhymes: -u
** IPA: /k/ [k] (phoneme, usually together with u)
** IPA: /ˈku/ [ˈku] (phoneme, before u, English unadapted loanwords)

### Letter

Q (upper case, lower case q, Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜌᜓ)
* The nineteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Filipino alphabet), called kyu and written in the Latin script.

#### Usage notes

* This letter is mostly used only in proper nouns, unadapted loanwords, or Spanish-based spellings.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) titik; 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, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

### Letter

Q (upper case, lower case q, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓ)
* (historical) The twentieth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abecedario), called cu and written in the Latin script.

### Further reading

* “Q”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

## Vietnamese
### Pronunciation

* (Hà Nội) IPA: [ku˧˧], [kwi˧˧], [kwəː˨˩]
* (Huế) IPA: [kʊw˧˧], [kwɪj˧˧], [kwəː˦˩]
* (Saigon) IPA: [kʊw˧˧], [wɪj˧˧], [wəː˨˩]
* Phonetic spelling: cu, quy, quờ

### Letter

Q (upper case, lower case q)
* The twenty-first letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called cu, quy, or quờ and written in the Latin script.

### Noun

Q
* Abbreviation of quận (“urban district in Vietnam”).

#### See also

* (Quốc ngữ letters) chữ cái; A a (À à, Ả ả, Ã ã, Á á, Ạ ạ), Ă ă (Ằ ằ, Ẳ ẳ, Ẵ ẵ, Ắ ắ, Ặ ặ), Â 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)

## Võro
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔ/

### Letter

Q (lowercase q)
* The letter of the Võro alphabet, written in the Latin script.

## Zulu
### Letter

Q (upper case, lower case q)
* 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