h

See also:Appendix:Variations of "h"

h U+0068,h LATIN SMALL LETTER H ←g [U+0067] Basic Latin i→ [U+0069]

Character variations

ʰ U+02B0,ʰ MODIFIER LETTER SMALL H ←ʯ [U+02AF] Spacing Modifier Letters ʱ→ [U+02B1]

ｈ U+FF48,ｈ FULLWIDTH LATIN SMALL LETTER H ←ｇ [U+FF47] Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms ｉ→ [U+FF49]

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Translingual

Letter

h(upper caseH)

1. The eighth letter of thebasic modern Latin alphabet.

See also

• (Latin script):AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMmNnOoPpQqRrSſsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz
• (Variations of letter H):ĤĥȞȟḦḧḢḣḨḩḤḥḪḫH̱ẖĦħⱧⱨɦʰʜＨｈ
• Ƕ(hwair)
• ɧ(hengwith hook)

Pronunciation

• Pronunciation of IPA[hɑː, ɑhhɑː]with the sound[h]:

  (file)

Symbol

h

1. (IPA)avoicelessglottalfricativeorapproximant.

   (superscript⟨ʰ⟩)(after a consonant)aspiration;(before a consonant)pre-aspiration;otherwise a weak, fleeting or epenthetic[h]– seeʰ.

2. (UPA)avoicelesslaryngealapproximant(IPA[h̞])
3. (metrology)symbol for theprefixhecto-,indicating multiplication by 100
4. symbol of thehour
5. (italic)Planck's constant
6. helion
7. higgson
8. (transcription)aspiration
   • 2006,Robin Wooffitt, “Analysing the Organization of Successful Demonstrations of Paranormal Cognition”, inThe Language of Mediums and Psychics: The Social Organization of Everyday Miracles(in English),Ashgate Publishing,→ISBN,page70:

     PP:^·hh⎡y’know-,/R: [I used it today Doris for the first time./You used it today?/R: yea(huh)s(Smiling voice)/(0.3)/PP: t^·hhhhAnd ah’ve another voice come, an’ she says, she’s just bought a new cooker you know.^·hhthey know-, they get to know everythi:ng,

   • 2010,John Heritage, Steven Clayman, “Transcript Symbols”, inTalk in Action: Interactions, Identities, and Institutions(in English),→ISBN,pages284 and 286:

     Bee:^·hhhUh::,(0.3)Idon’know I guess she’s aw- she’s awright she went to thee uh:: hhospital again tihda:y,[…]Hearable aspiration is shown where it occurs in the talk by the letterh– the moreh’s, the more aspiration. The aspiration may represent breathing, laughter, etc. If it occurs inside the boundaries of a word, it may be enclosed in parentheses in order to set it apart from the sounds of the word. If the aspiration is an inhalation, it is shown with a dot before it (usually a raised dot) or a raised degree symbol.Bee: [Ba::]sk(h)etb(h)a(h)ll? (h)(°Whe(h)re.)[…]

   • 2015,Simona Pekarek Doehler, Elwys De Stefani, Anne-Sylvie Horlacher, “The hanging topic construction as an interactional resource”, inTime and Emergence in Grammar: Dislocation, Topicalization and Hanging Topic in French Talk-in-Interaction(Studies in Language and Social Interaction;28) (in English),John Benjamins Publishing Company,→ISBN,section 5 (Aphoristic HT formulations as closing devices), page210:

     .hhhh(0.1) donc pour moi les hommes eu::h

Usage notes

The UPA distinguishes glottal fricatives from glottal approximants. The voiceless and voiced fricatives ('spirants') areȟ,ᴤ,while the voiceless and voiced approximants ('semivowels') areh,ɦ.

Gallery

• Letter styles
• 
  Uppercase and lowercase versions ofH,in normal and italic type
• 
  Uppercase and lowercaseHinFraktur

See also

Other representations of H:

NATO phonetic:Hotel Morse code:···· Braille:⠓ ASL Manual:H

Signal flag:

Semaphore:

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (letter name):
  • IPA^(key):/eɪt͡ʃ/
    • (General Australian)IPA^(key):[æɪt͡ʃ]

    • Audio(US):

      (file)

    • Audio(UK):

      (file)

    • Rhymes:-eɪt͡ʃ
  • (regional or nonstandard)IPA^(key):/heɪt͡ʃ/
    • (Ireland)IPA^(key):[heːt͡ʃ]
    • (General Australian,nonstandard)IPA^(key):[hæɪt͡ʃ]
  • (South Asia)IPA^(key):/ɛt͡ʃ/
• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/h/,silent
• Rhymes:-eɪtʃ

Letter

h(lower case,upper caseH,pluralhsorh's)

1. The eighthletterof the Englishalphabet,calledaitchand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)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

Number

h(lower case,upper caseH)

1. Theordinalnumbereighth,derived from thisletterof the Englishalphabet,calledaitchand written in theLatin script.

Etymology 2

Abbreviations

Noun

h

1. (sciences)Abbreviationofhour(particularly when used as a (non-SI) unit of time alongsideInternational System of Units(SI) units)
   • 1908,Francis Ernest Lloyd,The Physiology of Stomata,Carnegie Institution of Washington,page83:

     Another instance: 2^h28^mp. m., 10 micra; 3^h08^mp. m., 0 micra; irrigated with water: 3^h09^mp. m., 4 micra.

2. (baseball,in statistics)Abbreviationofhit,the number of hits by a player
3. (slang)Abbreviationofheroin.
4. (computing)Abbreviationofhexadecimal(following a number)
   • 1989,PC: The Independent Guide to IBM Personal Computers:

     If any of the video buffer's background attribute bits are on, MONO converts the attribute to 70h(inverse video).

   • 1994,Jan Axelson,The microcontroller idea book,page47:

     The commands assume that the NV memory is addressed beginning at 8000hin external data memory.

5. Abbreviationofhome phone.

Verb

h

1. (stenoscript)Abbreviationofhaveand inflectionshaving,had

   exception:hz'has'

Etymology 3

Adjective

h(comparativemoreh,superlativemosth)

1. Alternative form ofH

Derived terms

• 1-h TL FM
• a-h conduction time
• aspirated h
• Germanic h
• h-back
• h bar
• h-dropping
• h-index
• h-prothesis
• h-system
• h-word
• mute h
• silent h
• unaspirated h
• ¼ h

See also

• Η(Greeketa)
• Н(Cyrillic en)

Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/h/

Letter

hlower case(upper caseH)

1. The eleventhletterof the Azerbaijanialphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)hərf;Aa,Bb,Cc,Çç,Dd,Ee,Əə,Ff,Gg,Ğğ,Hh,Xx,Iı,İi,Jj,Kk,Qq,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Öö,Pp,Rr,Ss,Şş,Tt,Uu,Üü,Vv,Yy,Zz

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):(Southern)/at͡ʃe/,[a.t͡ʃe̞]
• IPA^(key):(Northern)/hat͡ʃe/,[ɦa.t͡ʃe̞]

Letter

h(lower case,upper caseH)

1. The eighthletterof the Basquealphabet,calledhatxeand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Bb,Cc(Çç),Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Ññ,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu(Üü),Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes:-aː
• (letter name):IPA^(key):/ɦaː/,/ɦɑʃ/

Letter

h(lower case,upper caseH)

1. The eighthletterof the Dutchalphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)letter;Aa(Áá,Ää),Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee(Éé,Ëë),Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii(Íí,Ïï,IJij),Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo(Óó,Öö),Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu(Úú,Üü),Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy(Ýý),Zz

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological)IPA^(key):/hɛ/
  • Conventional anglicization:he

Noun

m

1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:[Pyramid Texts to New Kingdom]
   1. courtyard
   2. room,hall

Inflection

Declension ofh(masculine)

singular	h
dual	hwj
plural	hw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings ofh

h	h	h	h	h
[Pyramid and Coffin Texts]	[Coffin Texts]	[Coffin Texts]

Derived terms

• jtnw n h

References

• “hʾ (lemma ID 97220)”,inThesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae‎^[1],Corpus issue 18, Web app version 2.1.5, Tonio Sebastian Richter & Daniel A. Werning by order of the Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften and Hans-Werner Fischer-Elfert & Peter Dils by order of the Sächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig,2004–26 July 2023
• Erman, Adolf,Grapow, Hermann(1928)Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[2],volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag,→ISBN,pages470.1–470.5
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver(1962)A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian,Oxford: Griffith Institute,→ISBN,page156
• van der Molen, Rami (2000)A Hieroglyphic Dictionary of Egyptian Coffin Texts,Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill,→ISBN,page293

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• (letter name):IPA^(key):/ho/
• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/h/

• Audio:

  (file)

Letter

h(lower case,upper caseH)

1. The tenthletterof the Esperantoalphabet,calledhoand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)litero;Aa,Bb,Cc,Ĉĉ,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Ĝĝ,Hh,Ĥĥ,Ii,Jj,Ĵĵ,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Rr,Ss,Ŝŝ,Tt,Uu,Ŭŭ,Vv,Zz

Estonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈhɑː/,[ˈ(h)ɑː]
• (dated)IPA^(key):/ˈhɑʃː/,[ˈ(h)ɑʃː]

Letter

h(lower case,upper caseH)

1. The eighthletterof the Estonianalphabet,calledhaaorhaššand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)täht;Aa,Bb(Cc),Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp(Qq),Rr,Ss,Šš,Zz,Žž,Tt,Uu,Vv(Ww),Õõ,Ää,Öö,Üü(Xx,Yy)

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/h/

Letter

h(upper caseH)

1. The ninthletterof the Faroesealphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)bókstavur;Aa,Áá,Bb,Dd,Ðð,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Íí,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Óó,Pp,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Úú,Vv,Yy,Ýý,Ææ,Øø

Finnish

Etymology 1

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. Seethe Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information,andhfor information on the development of the glyph itself.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈhoː/,[ˈho̞ː](letter name)

• Audio:hoo,hahlo,Helsinki,hoo:

  (file)

Letter

h(lower case,upper caseH)

1. The eighthletterof the Finnishalphabet,calledhooand written in theLatin script.

Derived terms

compounds

• h-hetki
• h-viiva

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)kirjain;Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss(Šš),Tt,Uu,Vv(Ww),Xx,Yy,Zz(Žž),Åå,Ää,Öö

Etymology 2

German musical notation.

Noun

h

1. (music)B(note)

Usage notes

Capitalized for the great octave or any octave below that, or in names of major keys; not capitalized for the small octave or any octave above that, or in names of minor keys.

Declension

Inflectionofh(Kotus type 18/maa) singular plural nominative h h:t genitive h:n h:iden h:itten partitive h:ta h:ita accusative h h:n h:t inessive h:ssa h:issa elative h:sta h:ista illative h:hon h:ihin adessive h:lla h:illa ablative h:lta h:ilta allative h:lle h:ille essive h:na h:ina translative h:ksi h:iksi abessive h:tta h:itta instructive – h:in comitative – h:ineen

Derived terms

compounds

• H-duuri
• h-molli

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/aʃ/

Letter

h(lower case,upper caseH)

1. The eighthletterof the Frenchalphabet,written in theLatin script.

Derived terms

• h aspiré
• h muet

Symbol

h

1. Used to indicate the hour in a time indication, either with or without following minutes.

   10h―10:00 a.m.

   20h30―8:30 p.m.

Fula

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/h/

Letter

h(lower case,upper caseH)

1. Aletterof the Fulaalphabet,written in theLatin script.

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties ofFula(Fulfulde/Pulaar/Pular).

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)karfeeje;',Aa,Bb,Mbmb,Ɓɓ,Cc,Dd,Ndnd,Ɗɗ,Ee,Ff,Gg,Ngng,Ɠɠ,Hh,Ii,Jj,Njnj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Ŋŋ,Ññ,Ɲɲ,Oo,Pp,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Ww,Yy,Ƴƴ

German

Etymology 1

Letter

h

1. the letter h, seeH

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/uːɐ̯/

Noun

h

1. (common, not restricted to scientific usage)hour

   15:30h

   3:30 p.m.

   (read out as:fünfzehnUhrdreißig,orhalb vier)

Gothic

Romanization

h

1. Romanization of𐌷

Hawaiian

Alternative forms

• (letter name)hē

Pronunciation

• (letter name)IPA^(key):/ˈheː/
• (phoneme)/h/

Letter

h

1. The sixthletterof the Hawaiianalphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa(Āā),Ee(Ēē),Ii(Īī),Oo(Ōō),Uu(Ūū),Hh,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Pp,Ww,ʻ

Heiltsuk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɦ/

Letter

h(upper caseH)

1. Aletterof the Heiltsukalphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Áá,A̓a̓,Bb,Cc,C̓c̓,Dd,Ꟛꟛ,Gg,Gvgv,Ǧǧ,Ǧvǧv,Hh,H̓h̓,Ħħ,Ii,Íí,I̓i̓,Kk,Kvkv,K̓k̓,K̓vk̓v,Ll,ʼLl̓,Ḷḷ,Ḷ́ḷ́,ʼḶḷ̓,Ɫɫ,Mm,ʼMm̓,Ṃṃ,Ṃ́ṃ́,ʼṂṃ̓,Nn,ʼNn̓,Ṇṇ,Ṇ́ṇ́,ʼṆṇ̓,Pp,P̓p̓,Qq,Qvqv,Q̓q̓,Q̓vq̓v,Ss,Tt,T̓t̓,Ƛƛ,Ƛ̓ƛ̓,Uu,Úú,U̓u̓,Ww,ʼWw̓,Xx,Xvxv,X̌x̌,X̌vx̌v,Yy,ʼYy̓,Zz,ʔ

Hungarian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (phoneme):IPA^(key):[ˈx]
• (letter name):IPA^(key):[ˈhaː]

Letter

h(lower case,upper caseH)

1. The fourteenthletterof the Hungarianalphabet,calledháand written in theLatin script.
2. (music)Alternative form ofH(“B”,the seventh note in the C major scale, its symbol in writing or in print, or the equivalent key of a piano or stop of a stringed instrument)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	h	h-k
accusative	h-t	h-kat
dative	h-nak	h-knak
instrumental	h-val	h-kkal
causal-final	h-ért	h-kért
translative	h-vá	h-kká
terminative	h-ig	h-kig
essive-formal	h-ként	h-kként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	h-ban	h-kban
superessive	h-n	h-kon
adessive	h-nál	h-knál
illative	h-ba	h-kba
sublative	h-ra	h-kra
allative	h-hoz	h-khoz
elative	h-ból	h-kból
delative	h-ról	h-król
ablative	h-tól	h-któl
non-attributive possessive - singular	h-é	h-ké
non-attributive possessive - plural	h-éi	h-kéi

Possessive formsofh
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	h-m	h-im
2nd person sing.	h-d	h-id
3rd person sing.	h-ja	h-i
1st person plural	h-nk	h-ink
2nd person plural	h-tok	h-itok
3rd person plural	h-juk	h-ik

Derived terms

• H-dúr
• h-moll

See also

• B,b(“B-flat”)

Etymology 2

Abbreviation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[ˈhoɟ]

Conjunction

h

1. (Internetslang,text messaging)Abbreviationofhogy(“that”).

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)betű;Aa,Áá,Bb,Cc,Cscs,Dd,Dzdz,Dzsdzs,Ee,Éé,Ff,Gg,Gygy,Hh,Ii,Íí,Jj,Kk,Ll,Lyly,Mm,Nn,Nyny,Oo,Óó,Öö,Őő,Pp,Rr,Ss,Szsz,Tt,Tyty,Uu,Úú,Üü,Űű,Vv,Zz,Zszs.Only in the extended alphabet:QqWwXxYy.Commonly used:ch.Also defined:àë.In surnames (selection):äaaczdseéeöewoeoóthtsÿ.

Further reading

• (h [sound or letter]):hinBárczi, GézaandLászló Országh.A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára( “The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.:ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992:→ISBN
• (B in music):hinBárczi, GézaandLászló Országh.A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára( “The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.:ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992:→ISBN

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• (letter name)IPA^(key):/hauː/

Letter

h(upper caseH)

1. The tenthletterof the Icelandicalphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)bókstafur;Aa,Áá,Bb,Dd,Ðð,Ee,Éé,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Íí,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Óó,Pp,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Úú,Vv,Xx,Yy,Ýý,Þþ,Ææ,Öö

Ido

Pronunciation

• (context pronunciation)IPA^(key):/h/
• (letter name)IPA^(key):/he/

Letter

h(upper caseH)

1. The eighthletterof the Idoalphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)litero;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

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (letter name):IPA^(key):/ha/
• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/h/

Letter

h(lower case,upper caseH)

1. The eighthletterof the Indonesianalphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)huruf;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

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/h/

Prefix

h

1. marker ofh-prothesis

   nahabhann―of the river

   fáilte gohÉirinn―welcome to Ireland

   chomhhard le crann―as tall as a tree

Italian

Letter

hform(invariable,lower case,upper caseH)

1. The eighthletterof the Italianalphabet,calledaccaand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)lettera;Aa(Àà),Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee(Éé,Èè),Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii(Íí,Ìì,Îî,Jj,Kk),Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo(Óó,Òò),Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu(Úú,Ùù),Vv(Ww,Xx,Yy),Zz

Kankanaey

Etymology

BorrowedfromTagalogh.Letter pronunciation is influenced byEnglishh.

Pronunciation

• (letter name)IPA^(key):/ˈʔejt͡ʃ/[ˈʔei̯t͡ʃ]
  • Rhymes:-ejt͡ʃ
• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/h/[h]

Letter

h(lower case,upper caseH)

1. The eighthletterof the Kankanaeyalphabet,calledeytsand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)letra;Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Ññ,Ngng,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

References

• Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016)Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy‎^[3](in Kankanaey and Tagalog),→ISBN,pages10-11

Kashubian

Etymology

The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See theKashubian alphabetarticle on Wikipedia for more, andhfor development of the glyph itself.

Letter

h(lower case,upper caseH)

1. The twelfthletterof the Kashubianalphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Ąą,Ãã,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Éé,Ëë,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Łł,Mm,Nn,Oo,Òò,Óó,Ôô,Pp,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Ùù,Ww,Yy,Zz,Żż

Latin

Letter

h(lower case,upper caseH)

1. A letter in theLatin alphabet,representing the sound /h/

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Vv,Xx,Yy,Zz

Latvian

Etymology

Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed byK. Mīlenbahs,which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in GermanFraktur,and sporadically inCyrillic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[x]

• Audio:

  (file)

Letter

H

h(upper caseH)

1. The twelfthletterof the Latvianalphabet,calledhāand written in theLatin script.

Usage notes

The letterH/h(likeF/f,andO/orepresenting [o], [oː] instead of [uə̯]) is found only in words of foreign origin (borrowings). Note that it represents the sound of IPA [x] (likeGermanmachen,ach), not (as in most other alphabets based on the Latin script) the sound of IPA [h].

See also

• Letters of the Latvian alphabet:

  burti:Aa,Āā,Bb,Cc,Čč,Dd,Ee,Ēē,Ff,Gg,Ģģ,Hh,Ii,Īī,Jj,Kk,Ķķ,Ll,Ļļ,Mm,Nn,Ņņ,Oo,Pp,Rr,Ss,Šš,Tt,Uu,Ūū,Vv,Zz,Žž

Livonian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/x/

Letter

h(upper caseH)

1. The twelfthletterof the Livonianalphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)kēratēd̦;Aa,Āā,Ää,Ǟǟ,Bb,Dd,D̦d̦,Ee,Ēē,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Īī,Jj,Kk,Ll,Ļļ,Mm,Nn,Ņņ,Oo,Ōō,Ȯȯ,Ȱȱ,Õõ,Ȭȭ,Pp,Rr,Ŗŗ,Ss,Šš,Tt,Țț,Uu,Ūū,Vv,Zz,Žž

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• Silent in most native words.
• IPA^(key):(in most loanwords and some native words)/h/

Letter

h(upper caseH)

1. The eleventhletterof the Lower Sorbianalphabet,calledhaand written in theLatin script.

See also

• SeeTemplate:list:Latin script letters/dsb.

Lushootseed

Letter

h

1. The fourteenthletterof theLushootseedalphabet, pronounced as a voiceless glottal fricative.

Malay

Letter

h(lower case,upper caseH)

1. The eighthletterof the Malayalphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)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

Maltese

Etymology

ContinuesArabicه(h).In pre-modern Maltese,hstill produces the sound[h]as recorded byAgius de Soldanis(1750) andMikel Anton Vassalli(1796). The early contemporary variant was first found in the dialect oflsien tal-bliet( “tongues of the cities”, referring to the cities around theGrand Harbouraccording to Vassalli) which eventually superseded the increasingly archaic[h]sound in the neighboring areas.

Pronunciation

• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/-/,/ː/,/j/,/w/,/ħ/
• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/h/,/ħ/(archaic)

Letter

h(upper caseH)

1. The tenthletterof the Maltesealphabet,written in theLatin script.

Usage notes

• In contemporary Maltese,hremains a true consonant[ħ]in the following cases:
  • in word-final position or when being the last radical of a verb:ikrah[ˈɪkraħ],jixbhu[ˈjɪʃpħʊ];
  • before the negative ending-x:jarawhx[jaˈrawħʃ];
  • in the clusters-għh-, -ħh-,-hh-,which all become[ħħ].
• Otherwise it is silent or leaves only a vocalic trace:
  • Following and precedinga, e, oare lengthened if stressed:hedded[ˈɛːddɛt],fehmet[ˈfɛːmɛt].Other vowels are not affected.
  • In intervocalic position it is a glide,[j]afteri, ie,and[w]afteru:jibniha[jɪbˈnɪːja],inħobbuhom[ɪnħɔbˈbuːwɔm].
  • The sequence-aho-becomes[ɔː]:rahom[rɔːm].The sequence-ehi-becomes[ɛj]or[ɛˈjiː]:ftehim[ftɛjm],[ftɛˈjiːm].
• On the other hand in pre-modern Maltese dialects that preserved the guttaral sounds,hremained as a true consonant with the aspirated and soft sound of[h]in all positions except:
  • If word finalhis an affixed pronoun:ħalluh[χal.lʊːħ],ħallih[χal.lɪːħ],fih[fɪːħ].
• Phonotactically, word-initialhnow generally behaves like a vowel, allowing contractions such asm’hemmx[mɛːmʃ].However, word-internalhstill behaves like a (virtual) consonant. Compare for exampleqablu[ˈʔablʊ]withqabilha[ʔaˈbɪla],which latter is formed as though thelwere followed by a consonant.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)ittra;Aa,Bb,Ċċ,Dd,Ee,Ff,Ġġ,Gg,Għgħ,Hh,Ħħ,Ii,Ieie,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Żż,Zz

North Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[h]

Letter

h(lower case,upper caseH)

1. Aletterof the North Frisianalphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (North Frisian letters):a,ä,å,ā,b,c,d,đ,e,ē,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,ö,p,r,s,t,u,ü,v,w(q,x,y,z)

Norwegian

Pronunciation

• (letter name):IPA^(key):/hɔː/
• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/h/

• Audio:

  (file)

Letter

h

1. The eighthletterof the Norwegianalphabet,written in theLatin script.

Usage notes

• When written before j, the h becomes silent.

Nupe

Pronunciation

• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/h/

Letter

h(lower case,upper caseH)

1. The tenthletterof the Nupealphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)banki;Aa(Áá,Àà),Bb,Cc,Dd,Dzdz,Ee(Éé,Èè),Ff,Gg,Gbgb,Hh,Ii(Íí,Ìì),Jj,Kk,Kpkp,Ll,Mm(Ḿḿ,M̀m̀,M̄m̄),Nn(Ńń,Ǹǹ,N̄n̄),Oo(Óó,Òò),Pp,Rr,Ss,Shsh,Tt,Tsts,Uu(Úú,Ùù),Vv,Ww,Yy,Zz,Zhzh

Polish

Etymology 1

The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See thehistory of Polish orthographyarticle on Wikipedia for more, andhfor development of the glyph itself.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈxa/

Letter

h(upper caseH,lower case)

1. The eleventhletterof the Polishalphabet,calledhaand written in theLatin script.

Usage notes

• Seemingly native words spelt with ⟨h⟩ (rather than ⟨ch⟩) are generally fromCzechor other Slavic dialects. Otherwise ⟨h⟩ occurs in loanwords, especially from German. Some dialects distinguish between/x/and/h/,but this is not part of standard Polish.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Ąą,Bb,Cc,Ćć,Dd,Ee,Ęę,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Łł,Mm,Nn,Ńń,Oo,Óó,Pp(Qq),Rr,Ss,Śś,Tt,Uu(Vv),Ww(Xx),Yy,Zz,Źź,Żż

Etymology 2

DerivedfromLatinhōra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɡɔˈd͡ʑi.na/

Noun

hf

1. Abbreviationofgodzina(“hour”).

Further reading

• hinWielki słownik języka polskiego,Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• hin Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Name: seeagá

• Audio(Brazil):

  (file)

Letter:

• in most words: silent
• in expressive terms and recent loanwords:IPA^(key):/h/,[h],[ɦ],[ʁ]

Letter

h(lower case,upper caseH)

1. The eighthletterof the Portuguesealphabet,calledagáand written in theLatin script.
   1. silent letter used mainly in words derived from Latin, Greek and other Romance languages; word-initial only

      hoje,hábito,hipnose,hotel―today, habit, hypnosis, hotel

      1. (chieflyobsolete)silent letter used word-medially in loanwords

         coherente(nowcoerente)―coherent

      2. (obsoleteexcept in given names)used in the Hellenistic digraphsth,phandrh

         thesouro(nowtesouro),phalange(nowfalange),rheumatismo(nowreumatismo),Cynthia(alongsideCíntia)―treasure, phalanx, rheumatism, Cynthia

      3. (obsoleteexcept in given names)used in words perceived to be Hellenisms

         thesoura(nowtesoura),Nathalia―scissors, Natalie

   2. represents /h/ in most recent loanwords from other languages, most commonly English

      hardcore,hacker,hall

      hardcore punk, hacker, entry hall

   3. used in the digraphsch,lhandnh,where it indicates a palatal or post-alveolar pronunciation

      cheio,alho,banho―full, garlic, bath

   4. (obsolete)silent letter used word-initially in monosyllabic verbs with no attack

      hir(nowir),he(nowé)―to go, is

   5. silent letter used syllable-finally in some interjections

      ih!oh!―uh oh! ooh!

   6. represents /h/ in some expressive terms

      hahaha!aham,hue hue―hahaha! yep, hehehe

   7. (chieflyInternetslang)used as a replacement for the acute or circumflex accent, or silent infinitive -r, indicating stress

      eh(standardé),Feh(standardFê),fazeh(standardfazer)―is,a nickname,to do

   8. (obsoleteexcept in the wordBahia)silent letter used to mark some hiatus

      sahir(nowsair),bahia(nowbaía)

      to leave, bay

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)letra;Aa(Áá,Àà,Ââ,Ãã),Bb,Cc(Çç),Dd,Ee(Éé,Êê),Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii(Íí),Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo(Óó,Ôô,Õõ),Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu(Úú),Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

Noun

hf(invariable)

1. Abbreviationofhora.
   1. used to indicate time in relation to a 24-hour clock

      O evento é hoje, às 20h―The event is today at 8 p.m.

      09h30―09:30 a.m.

   2. used to indicate any sequence of time in hours

      O atleta completou a corrida em 1h20min45s―The athlete completed the race in 1 hour, 21 minutes and 45 seconds

Usage notes

• This abbreviation uses no spaces or points and must always follow a number (in its most common usage, a number between 0 and 23 to indicate the day's hours).
• The abbreviation can be followed by a number between 00 and 59 to indicate the minutes of an hour (as in French). This can be optionally represented by another abbreviation:min.
  • Example:15h30or15h30min,the first being much more common
• mincan be further followed by another abbreviation,s,to represent seconds.
  • Example:20h43min08s

Romani

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/h/

Letter

h(lower case,upper caseH)

1. (International Standard)The tenthletterof the Romanialphabet,written in theLatin script.
2. (Pan-Vlax)The eleventhletterof the Romanialphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Xx,Ii,Jj,Kk,Khkh,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Phph,Rr,Ss,Tt,Thth,Uu,Vv,ZzInternational Standard:(Àà,Ää,Ǎǎ),Ćć,Ćhćh,(Èè,Ëë,Ěě), (Ìì,Ïï,Ǐǐ), (Òò,Öö,Ǒǒ),Rrrr,Śś,(Ùù,Üü,Ǔǔ),Źź,Ʒʒ,Qq,Çç,ϴθ.Pan-Vlax:Čč,Čhčh,Dždž,(Dźdź),Řř,Šš,(Śś),Žž,(Źź).

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/h/

Letter

h(lower case,upper caseH)

1. The tenthletterof the Romanianalphabet,calledhaș,ha,orhîand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Ăă,Ââ,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Îî,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Șș,Tt,Țț,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

Scottish Gaelic

Letter

h(lower case,upper caseH)

1. The eighthletterof the Scottish Gaelicalphabet,written in theLatin script.It is preceded bygand followed byi.Its traditional name isuath(“hawthorn”).

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)litir;Aa(Àà),Bb(Bhbh),Cc(Chch),Dd(Dhdh),Ee(Èè),Ff(Fhfh),Gg(Ghgh),Hh,Ii(Ìì),Ll,Mm(Mhmh),Nn,Oo(Òò),Pp(Phph),Rr,Ss(Shsh),Tt(Thth),Uu(Ùù)
• (diacritics)◌̀
• (obsolete vowels)ÁáÉéÓó

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• H(uppercase)

Pronunciation

• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/x/

Letter

h(Cyrillic spellingх)

1. The 12th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet (gajica), preceded bygand followed byi.

Silesian

Etymology

The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See theSilesian languagearticle on Wikipedia for more, andhfor development of the glyph itself.

Letter

h(lower case,upper caseH)

1. The tenthletterof the Silesianalphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Ãã,Bb,Cc,Ćć,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Łł,Mm,Nn,Ńń,Oo,Ŏŏ,Ōō,Ôô,Õõ,Pp,Rr,Ss,Śś,Tt,Uu,Ww,Yy,Zz,Źź,Żż

Skolt Sami

Pronunciation

• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/x/,/h/

Letter

h(upper caseH)

1. The fifteenthletterof the Skolt Samialphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)bukva;Aa,Ââ,Bb,Cc,Čč,Ʒʒ,Ǯǯ,Dd,Đđ,Ee,Ff,Gg,Ǧǧ,Ǥǥ,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ǩǩ,Ll,Mm,Nn,Ŋŋ,Oo,Õõ,Pp,Rr,Ss,Šš,Tt,Uu,Vv,Zz,Žž,Åå,Ää,ʹ

Slovene

Alternative forms

See usage notes for both etymologies.

Etymology 1

From Gaj's Latin alphabeth,fromCzechalphabeth,from Latinh.Pronunciation as/xə/is initial Slovene (phoneme plus a fill vowel) and the second pronunciation is probably taken fromGermanh.

Pronunciation

(phoneme)Pronunciation of h

•(Standard Slovene, tonal)IPA(key):/x/,[ɣ],SNPT:/h/,[ɣ] •(Standard Slovene, non-tonal)IPA(key):/x/,[ɣ],SNPT:/h/,[ɣ]

Note:different distinctions and accent shifts do not necessarily exclude other and most of them exist in both tonal and non-tonal Slovene.

(letter name)Pronunciation of h [hə̀, há] (ə̏, ā)

•(Standard Slovene, tonal)IPA(key):[ˈxə̂],[ˈxâː],[ˈxǎː],SNPT:[hə̏],[hā] •(Standard Slovene, non-tonal)IPA(key):[ˈxə],[ˈxaː],SNPT:[hə̀],[hā], Audio: (file)

Note:different distinctions and accent shifts do not necessarily exclude other and most of them exist in both tonal and non-tonal Slovene.

Miscellaneous

•Alpine Slavic (1000–1200 AD): *hə̀     •Carinthian dialect plane: *hə̏     •Veneitian–Karst dialect plane: *hə̏     •Soča–Idrija dialect plane: *hə̏     •Upper Carniolan dialect plane: *hə̏     •Lower Carniolan dialect plane: *hə̏     •Southern Styrian dialect plane: *hə̏     •Northern Styrian dialect plane: *hə̏     •Pannonian dialect plane: *hə̏

Letter

h(lower case,upper caseH)

1. The ninthletterof the Slovenealphabet,written in theLatin script.
2. The fourteenthletterof the Slovenealphabet(Resian), written in theLatin script.
3. The tenthletterof the Slovenealphabet(Natisone Valley dialect), written in theLatin script.

Usage notes

In Metelko alphabet, the phoneme was written by two different letters whether it was pronounced as velar/x/or glottal/h/,a distinction irrelevant to nowadays standard and the distinction was also not used by all writers. Phoneme/h/was written with 〈h〉, while/x/was written with a yet to be encoded character.

Symbol

h

1. (SNPT for Standard Slovene)Phonetictranscriptionof sound[x].
2. (dialectal SNPT)Phonetictranscriptionof sounds[h,ħ].

Noun

hminanorf

1. The name of theLatin scriptletterH/h.
2. (linguistics)The name of thephoneme/x/.

Inflection

• Overall more common

First masculine declension (soft o-stem, inanimate), fixed accent, -j- infix
nom. sing.	h
gen. sing.	h-ja
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	h	h-ja	h-ji
genitive rodȋlnik	h-ja	h-jev	h-jev
dative dajȃlnik	h-ju,h-ji	h-jema	h-jem
accusative tožȋlnik	h	h-ja	h-je
locative mẹ̑stnik	h-ju,h-ji	h-jih	h-jih
instrumental orọ̑dnik	h-jem	h-jema	h-ji
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	h	h-ja	h-ji

• More common when with a definite adjective

Third masculine declension (no endings), fixed accent
nom. sing.	h
gen. sing.	h
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	h	h	h
genitive rodȋlnik	h	h	h
dative dajȃlnik	h	h	h
accusative tožȋlnik	h	h	h
locative mẹ̑stnik	h	h	h
instrumental orọ̑dnik	h	h	h
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	h	h	h

• Dialectal, in common written language used till 19th century

First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate), -j- infix
nom. sing.	h
gen. sing.	h-ja
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	h	h-ja	h-ji
genitive rodȋlnik	h-ja	h-jov	h-jov
dative dajȃlnik	h-ju,h-ji	h-joma	h-jom
accusative tožȋlnik	h	h-ja	h-je
locative mẹ̑stnik	h-ju,h-ji	h-jih	h-jih
instrumental orọ̑dnik	h-jom	h-joma	h-ji
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	h	h-ja	h-ji

• Rare

Third feminine declension (no endings), fixed accent
nom. sing.	h
gen. sing.	h
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	h	h	h
genitive rodȋlnik	h	h	h
dative dajȃlnik	h	h	h
accusative tožȋlnik	h	h	h
locative mẹ̑stnik	h	h	h
instrumental orọ̑dnik	h	h	h
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	h	h	h

Etymology 2

FromProto-Slavic*kъ'to', which is itself probably fromProto-Indo-European*k^u̯u'where'. This form is aspirantizationofk,which appeared to ease the pronunciation.

Pronunciation

(usually)Pronunciation of h

•(Standard Slovene, tonal)IPA(key):[x],[ɣ],SNPT:[h],[ɣ](see also usage notes) •(Standard Slovene, non-tonal)IPA(key):[x],[ɣ],SNPT:[h],[ɣ](see also usage notes)

Note:different distinctions and accent shifts do not necessarily exclude other and most of them exist in both tonal and non-tonal Slovene.

(often colloquially or when trying to stress it, considered incorrect by Slovenski pravopis)Pronunciation of h [hə]

•(Standard Slovene, tonal)IPA(key):[xə],SNPT:[hə] •(Standard Slovene, non-tonal)IPA(key):[xə],SNPT:[hə]

Note:different distinctions and accent shifts do not necessarily exclude other and most of them exist in both tonal and non-tonal Slovene.

(outside of original context)Pronunciation of h [hə̀] (ə̏)

•(Standard Slovene, tonal)IPA(key):[ˈxə́],SNPT:[hə̏] •(Standard Slovene, non-tonal)IPA(key):[ˈxə],SNPT:[hə̀]

Note:different distinctions and accent shifts do not necessarily exclude other and most of them exist in both tonal and non-tonal Slovene.

Miscellaneous

•Alpine Slavic (1000–1200 AD): *k     •Carinthian dialect plane: *k     •Veneitian–Karst dialect plane: =*k     •Soča–Idrija dialect plane: *k     •Upper Carniolan dialect plane: *k     •Lower Carniolan dialect plane: *k     •Southern Styrian dialect plane: *k     •Northern Styrian dialect plane: *k     •Pannonian dialect plane: *k

Preposition

h

1. (with dative,see usage notes)to,for

Usage notes

Prepositionhis a form of prepositionkthat appears before words that start with/k/or/ɡ/while other form is used for all other words. In "correct" pronunciation, the preposition does not form its own syllable, but binds to the first syllable of the next word and has therefore two pronunciations:[x]if word starts with[k]and[ɣ]if word starts with[ɡ].In colloquial speech, this form (or at least its pronunciation) are also used with words starting with other letters.

See also

• (Latin script letters)Aa,Bb,Cc,Čč,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Rr,Ss,Šš,Tt,Uu,Vv,Zz,Žž

References

• Kenda-Jež, Karmen (2017 February 27)Fonetična trankripcija‎^[4](in Slovene), Znanstvenoraziskovalni centerSAZU,Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša, archived fromthe originalonJanuary 22, 2022,pages27–30

Further reading

• “h”,inSlovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU(in Slovene),2014–2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):(letter name)/ˈat͡ʃe/[ˈa.t͡ʃe]

• Audio(Spain):

  (file)

• Rhymes:-atʃe

Letter

h(lower case,upper caseH)

1. The eighthletterof the Spanishalphabet,written in theLatin script.

Derived terms

• por h o por b

Swedish

Letter

h(lower case,upper caseH)

1. The eighthletterof the Swedishalphabet,written in theLatin script.

Noun

h

1. (nonstandard,anglicism)Abbreviationofhourfrom English.

   Synonyms:timme,tim.

2. (strictlytechnology)Abbreviationofhorafrom Latin.

   Synonyms:timme,tim.

3. (music)B,note with a frequency close to 493.88 · 2ⁿHz

   Synonym:(anglicism)b

Tagalog

Etymology

BorrowedfromSpanishh.Each pronunciation has a different source:

• Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced byEnglishh.
• Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin characterᜑ(ha).
• Abecedario pronunciation is fromSpanishh.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key):/ˈʔejt͡ʃ/[ˈʔeɪ̯t͡ʃ](letter name, Filipino alphabet)
    • IPA^(key):(no yod coalescence)/ˈʔejts/[ˈʔeɪ̯t̪s](letter name, Filipino alphabet)
    • Rhymes:-ejt͡ʃ(letter name, Filipino alphabet),(no yod coalescence)-ejts(letter name, Filipino alphabet)
  • IPA^(key):/ˈha/[ˈha](letter name, Abakada alphabet)
    • Rhymes:-a
  • IPA^(key):/ˈʔat͡ʃe/[ˈʔaː.t͡ʃɛ](letter name, Abecedario)
    • IPA^(key):(no yod coalescence)/ˈʔatse/[ˈʔat̪.sɛ](letter name, Abecedario)
    • Rhymes:-at͡ʃe(letter name, Abecedario),(no yod coalescence)-atse(letter name, Abecedario)
  • IPA^(key):/h/[h](phoneme; silent in Spanish unadapted loanwards)

Letter

h(lower case,upper caseH,Baybayin spellingᜁᜌ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐ᜔)

1. The eighthletterof the Tagalogalphabet(theFilipino alphabet), calledeytsand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)titik;Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Ññ,Ngng,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

Letter

h(lower case,upper caseH,Baybayin spellingᜑ)

1. The seventhletterof the Tagalogalphabet(theAbakada alphabet), calledhaand written in theLatin script.

Letter

h(lower case,upper caseH,Baybayin spellingᜀᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

1. (historical)The ninthletterof the Tagalogalphabet(theAbecedario), calledhacheand written in theLatin script.

Usage notes

• Over time, some of the loaned Spanish words still spelled with the silent⟨h⟩are spoken with/h/due tospelling pronunciation,as people are becoming less aware of the letter being silent.

See also

• ch

Further reading

• “h”,inPambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph,Manila,2018

Tlingit

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/h/

Letter

h(upper caseH)

1. Aletterof the Tlingitalphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• Canada:(Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Áá,Àà,Ââ,Chch,Chʼchʼ,Dd,Dłdł,Dzdz,Ee,Éé,Èè,Êê,Gg,Gwgw,Ghgh,Ghwghw,Hh,Ii,Íí,Ìì,Îî,Jj,Kk,Kwkw,Kʼkʼ,Kʼwkʼw,Khkh,Khwkhw,Khʼkhʼ,Khʼwkhʼw(Ll),Łł,Łʼłʼ(Mm),Nn(Oo),Ss,Sʼsʼ,Shsh,Tt,Tʼtʼ,Tltl,Tlʼtlʼ,Tsts,Tsʼtsʼ,Uu,Úú,Ùù,Ûû,Ww,Xx,Xwxw,Xʼxʼ,Xʼwxʼw,Xhxh,Xhwxhw,Xhʼxhʼ,Xhʼwxhʼw,Yy(Ÿÿ),․
• US:(Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Áá,Aaaa,Áaáa,Chch,Chʼchʼ,Dd,Dldl,Dzdz,Ee,Éé,Eeee,Éeée,Eiei,Éiéi,Gg,Gwgw,G̱g̱,G̱wg̱w,Hh,Ii,Íí,Jj,Kk,Kwkw,Kʼkʼ,Kʼwkʼw,Ḵḵ,Ḵwḵw,Ḵʼḵʼ,Ḵʼwḵʼw,Ll,Lʼlʼ(Ḻḻ,Mm),Nn(Oo),Oooo,Óoóo,Ss,Sʼsʼ,Shsh,Tt,Tʼtʼ,Tltl,Tlʼtlʼ,Tsts,Tsʼtsʼ,Uu,Úú,Ww,Xx,Xwxw,Xʼxʼ,Xʼwxʼw,X̱x̱,X̱wx̱w,X̱ʼx̱ʼ,X̱ʼwx̱ʼw,Yy(Ÿÿ,Y̱y̱),․

Turkish

Pronunciation

• (letter name)IPA^(key):(standard)/ˈheː/,/ˈhaʃ/
• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/h/,[ç]

Letter

h(lower case,upper caseH)

1. The tenthletterof the Turkishalphabet,calledheand written in theLatin script.

Usage notes

• SeeH.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)harf;Aa(Ââ),Bb,Cc,Çç,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Ğğ,Hh,Iı,İi(Îî),Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Öö,Pp,Rr,Ss,Şş,Tt,Uu(Ûû),Üü,Vv,Yy,Zz

Turkmen

Pronunciation

• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/h~x/

Letter

h(upper caseH)

1. The ninthletterof the Turkmenalphabet,calledheand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)harp;Aa,Bb,Çç,Dd,Ee,Ää,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Žž,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Ňň,Oo,Öö,Pp,Rr,Ss,Şş,Tt,Uu,Üü,Ww,Yy,Ýý,Zz

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/h/

Prefix

h

1. marker ofh-prothesis

   eihiaith―her language

   i’nheglwys―to our church

   un arhugain―twenty-one

Yoruba

Pronunciation

• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/h/
• (letter name):IPA^(key):/hí/

Letter

h(lower case,upper caseH)

1. The ninthletterof the Yorubaalphabet,calledhíand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)lẹ́tà;Aa(Áá,Àà,Āā),Bb,Dd,Ee(Éé,Èè,Ēē),Ẹẹ(Ẹ́ẹ́,Ẹ̀ẹ̀,Ẹ̄ẹ̄),Ff,Gg,Gbgb,Hh,Ii(Íí,Ìì,Īī),Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm(Ḿḿ,M̀m̀,M̄m̄),Nn(Ńń,Ǹǹ,N̄n̄),Oo(Óó,Òò,Ōō),Ọọ(Ọ́ọ́,Ọ̀ọ̀,Ọ̄ọ̄),Pp,Rr,Ss,Ṣṣ,Tt,Uu(Úú,Ùù,Ūū),Ww,Yy
• (Benin)(Latin-scriptletters)lɛ́tà;Aa,Bb,Dd,Ee,Ɛɛ,Ff,Gg,Gbgb,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Kpkp,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Ɔɔ,Pp,Rr,Ss,Shsh,Tt,Uu,Ww,Yy

Zulu

Letter

h(lower case,upper caseH)

1. The eighthletterof the Zulualphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)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