x

See also:Appendix:Variations of "x"

x U+0078,x LATIN SMALL LETTER X ←w [U+0077] Basic Latin y→ [U+0079]

Character variations

ˣ U+02E3,ˣ MODIFIER LETTER SMALL X ←ˢ [U+02E2] Spacing Modifier Letters ˤ→ [U+02E4]

ⅹ U+2179,ⅹ SMALL ROMAN NUMERAL TEN ←ⅸ [U+2178] Number Forms ⅺ→ [U+217A]

ｘ U+FF58,ｘ FULLWIDTH LATIN SMALL LETTER X ←ｗ [U+FF57] Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms ｙ→ [U+FF59]

Small-capX(left) and lower-casex(right) are distinct when italic, which is the convention of several phonetic alphabets.Xis the only small-capital letter of the basic Latin alphabet that is not included in Unicode.

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Etymology 1

Letter

x(upper caseX)

1. The twenty-fourth letter of thebasic modern Latin alphabet.

See also

• (Latin script):AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMmNnOoPpQqRrSſsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz
• (Variations of letter X):ẌẍẊẋᶍＸｘ

Etymology 2

The variable name comes from usage in Spain, as up to the 16th century ⟨x⟩ had the sound value/ʃ/inSpanish,so was used to transcribeArabicش(š)used for the purpose of a variable as an abbreviation ofشَيْء(šayʔ,“thing”).Its sound value in Spanish has since then become/x/,which explains the decisionmadein the circle of theInternational Phonetic Associationto assign this character to the voiceless velar fricative. CompareEnglishhickey(“an object whose name is not recalled; bruise-like mark made during petting by pressing the mouth to the skin”)for the development of the sense of a communicated kiss.

Pronunciation

• Pronunciation of IPA[xa axa]with the sound[x]:

  (file)

Symbol

x

1. (IPA)avoicelessvelarfricative.

   (superscript⟨ˣ⟩)[x]-fricated release,[x]-coloring, or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic[x]– see⟨ˣ⟩.

2. (mathematics)A name for an unknownvariable.
3. (mathematics)The first coordinate inCartesian coordinates,representinghorizontalposition.
4. Used as a placeholder for a digit or value that may vary.
   • 2008,Leonard Richardson, Sam Ruby,RESTful Web Services(in English), page387:

     The5xx[i.e. three digits starting "5" ] series of status codes is for representing problems on the server side.

   • 2009,Ravi Rikhye,Concise World Armies 2009(in English):

     BRIGADE NUMBERING - TRADITIONAL • Armor Brigade [5xxseries] • Armored Infantry Brigade [3xx series] • Motorized Infantry Brigade [2xx series] • Infantry Brigade [1xx series] • Special Forces [8xx series]

   • 2010,Tri "Slowhabit" Nguyen, Martin Harris,Advanced PLO Play(in English), page53:

     Although my opponent will have 4xxx[i.e. a 4 and three other cards] frequently, I have to stack off occasionally to avoid being exploited in this spot.

5. Akissat the end of a letter, or similar missive.
   • 2009September 8, tammy martinez, “God bless u!”, incir-b-ksa‎^[3](Usenet;in Spanish), retrieved2014-10-26:

     Que DIOS te bendiga,xoxo

     GOD bless youxoxo

   • 2010September 4, [email protected], “Re: Sortido”, inMedicina UFRJ Turma 1970‎^[4](Usenet;in Portuguese), retrieved2014-10-26:

     Pratinha te amo, te amo...XOXO luizbola

     Parinha I love you, I love you...XOXO luizbola

   • 2012,Amanda Jennings,Sworn Secret(in English):

     i love you:)!xxx.She pressed send and stared at him. She giggled when he reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone.

   • 2012,Maya Rodale,Geheimes Spiel der Liebe‎^[5](in German):

     XOXO, dein Schreibmädchen, deine Frau

     XOXO, your writing girl, your wife

   • 2013,Arthur Fleischmann, Carly Fleischmann,La voz de Carly‎^[6](in Spanish):

     Nos vemos en unos días. Te quiero.Xoxo.

     We see each other in a few days. I want you.Xoxo.

   • 1999,Mon évolution par l'Amour‎^[7](in French), page134:

     Je t’aime! Kristelxxxx...

     I love you! Kristelxxxx...

Usage notes

In the mathematical senses, the term is conventionally rendered in italics, as in, “Solve the equation$x^{3}+x=a$for$x$.”

Etymology 3

Themultiplication signis an arbitrary notation developed in the early 17th century.

Symbol

x

1. Alternative spelling of×

   Dimensions: 1280x720

   3xas much as usual

   • 2017,Karin Loose,Gesunde Lebensführung - Gewusst wie!?: Ernährung + Bewegung + Psyche(in German), BookRix,→ISBN:

     Nebenzahlreichen sekundären Pflanzenstoffen enthält Moringa: 2xso viel Proteine wie Soja [...]

     (pleaseadd an English translationof this quotation)

Usage notes

Usingx(in upper- or lower-case, italicized or not, and sometimes rotated 90 degrees) to indicate multiplication was common in 17th-century mathematical texts.Today, this usage is considered poor typography, but it is nevertheless common because computer keyboards lack a × key.

Etymology 4

ACD-Rclaiming52Xspeed.

ADVD-Rclaiming8xspeed.

Originates in given multiples of the speeds specified in the original CD and DVD standards, then, by reason of the actual unit being without name but just implied by the multiplication sign, reinterpreted as or used as if a unit, considering also that data transfer speed isvariable,so that now, bolstered by stylization of the sign in the marketing of manufacturers, either spelling, with the multiplication sign or with the ex borrowed from the iconic mathematical variable sign, seems correct.

Symbol

x

1. (computing)Aunitoftransfer rateofCDdrives, equal to 150KiBper second.
2. (computing)Aunitoftransfer rateofDVDdrives, equal 1.32MiBper second.

Further reading

• “What is meant by the speed of a CD or DVD drive?”, inIndiana University: University Information Technology Services Knowledge Base‎^[8],2018 January 18
• Optical disc driveon Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• CD and DVD writing speedon Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 5

Symbol

x

1. Ⅹ,theRoman numeralten(10)

Alternative forms

• X
• VV,vv(nonstandard)

See also

• Previous:ⅸ(nine,9)
• Next:ⅺ(eleven,11)

Gallery

• Letter styles
• 
  Uppercase and lowercase versions ofX,in normal and italic type
• 
  Uppercase and lowercaseXinFraktur

See also

Other representations of X:

NATO phonetic:Xray Morse code:–··– Braille:⠭ ASL Manual:X

Signal flag:

Semaphore:

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (letter name):IPA^(key):/ɛks/

Audio(US):

(file)

Rhymes:-ɛks

• (phoneme)
  • IPA^(key):/ks/,/ɡz/,/kʃ/,/ɡʒ/
  • IPA^(key):/z/,/ʃ/(word-initially)

Letter

x(lower case,upper caseX,pluralxsorx's)

1. The twenty-fourthletterof the Englishalphabet,calledexand written in theLatin script.
3. Forming gender-neutral or otherwise more inclusive versions of words, especially Spanish-derived words by replacing both the masculine-oand feminine-a.

   alumnx,Chicanx(Xicanx),Filipinx,Latinx,Mx,mxn,Tejanx,womxn

Derived terms

• moto-x
• x-axis
• x-band
• x-height
• x-intercept
• x-over
• x-plat
• xpost
• x-risk
• x-section
• x unit
• x-wing
• x-word

See also

• -x(as infolx,punx)
• (gender):@

Adjective

x

1. Alternativeletter-caseform ofX(“intersexornon-binary,in passports and identification documents”)

Numeral

x

1. (sometimeshumorous)Anunknownorunspecifiednumberof.
   • 2016February 22,Andrew Sparrow,“David Cameron's swipe at Boris Johnson in the Commons – verdict”, inThe Guardian‎^[9]:

     David Cameron gives a Commons statement after every EU summit and normally they follow a predictable pattern; he says that he set out withXnumber of aims, and then he explains he has achieved allXof them (even if he hasn’t). The most interesting comments normally come in the exchanges with MPs.

   • 2016May 19, Aaron Souppouris, “Why Google can't stop making messaging apps”, inEngadget‎^[10]:

     But chances are that Google will continue to float new ideas before eventually merging the best of them into a single, coherent application, as it did with Hangouts. And then it'll start the process again. In the meantime, Google will spend money developingxnumber of duplicate apps, and users will have to deal with a confusing mess of applications on their home screens.

Conjunction

x

1. (fandomslang)Used between the names of twocharactersto denote aship,particularly inanime,manga,andvideo games.
   • 1998August 31, Greg Upchurch, “[Eva][Fanfic] Aright”, inrec.arts.anime.creative‎^[11](Usenet):

     If there is anyone in the audience who can't stand someone pushing a ShinjixRei thing, I know you want to quit on this fic now.

   • 2002July 7, Arnold Kim, “Re: Favorite couples??”, inalt.tv.buffy-v-slayer‎^[12](Usenet):

     I'm a fairly big AngelxBuffy fan, though I'm not a particularly big fan of Angel. They just work well together, IMO.

   • 2003April 29, sephigirl, “Re: [OT] Character selections was: Re: [POLL] Identification”, inalt.fan.utena‎^[13](Usenet):

     Tho' my doujinshi is a CloudxSephiroth - yes you read that right - Cloud's name is first. ^^!

   • For more quotations using this term, seeCitations:x.
2. (music)Used in place ofandin artist collaborations.

   Taska BlackxDROELOE, Steve AokixLauren Jauregui, etc.

Etymology 2

Abbreviations.

Symbol

x

1. (stenoscript)the sound sequence /ɛks/ or /ks/.
2. (stenoscript)the suffix or final sequence /iəs/ (-ious,-eous,-eus)
3. (stenoscript)the suffix or final syllable /ʃəs/ (-tious,-cious,-xious)
4. (stenoscript)the suffix or final syllable /ʃəl/ (-tial,-cial)

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
• -x
• x-cat-ik

Afar

Letter

x

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

See also

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

Albanian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/d͡z/

Letter

x(upper caseX,lower casex)

1. The thirty-secondletterof the Albanianalphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)shkronjë;Aa,Bb,Cc,Çç,Dd,Dhdh,Ee,Ëë,Ff,Gg,Gjgj,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Llll,Mm,Nn,Njnj,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Rrrr,Ss,Shsh,Tt,Thth,Uu,Vv,Xx,Xhxh,Yy,Zz,Zhzh
• (Arvanitic)(Greek-script letters)Αα,Ββ,Ƃƅ,Γγ,Γϳγϳ,Δδ,Dd,Εε,Ε̱ε̱,Ζζ,Ζ̇ζ̇,Θθ,Ιι,Ϳϳ,Κκ,Κ̇κ̇,Λλ,ΛΛλλ,Λ̇λ̇,Μμ,Νν,Ν̇ν̇,Οο,Ππ,Ρρ,Ρ̇ρ̇,Σσ,Σ̈σ̈,Ττ,Ȣȣ,Υυ,Φφ,Χχ,Χ̇χ̇,ΤΣτσ,ΤΣ̈τσ̈,DΣdσ,DΣ̈dσ̈

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ʃe/

Letter

x(upper caseX)

1. A letter of theAsturianalphabet.

Usage notes

• Historically, it represented /ks/, and /ʃ/ was represented byẍ.In modern Asturian it always represents /ʃ/.

Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/x/

Letter

xlower case(upper caseX)

1. The twelfthletterof 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):/iʃa/,[i.ʃa]

Letter

x(lower case,upper caseX)

1. The twenty-fifthletterof the Basquealphabet,calledixaand 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

Blin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ħ/(/x/is spelled⟨kh⟩)

Letter

x(uppercaseX)

1. Aletterof theBilenLatin alphabet.

Catalan

Preposition

x

1. (text messaging,Internetslang)per

Central Mazahua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ʃ/

Letter

x(upper caseX)

1. A letter of theMazahuaalphabet.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Ⱥⱥ,A̱a̱,Bb,Cc,Cꞌcꞌ,Cjcj,Cucu,Cꞌucꞌu,Cjucju,Chch,Chꞌchꞌ,Chjchj,Dd,Dydy,Ee,Ɇɇ,E̱e̱,Gg,Gugu,Huhu,ꞌHuꞌhu,Ii,I̱i̱,Jj,Jꞌjꞌ,Jmjm,Jnjn,Jñjñ,Juju,Jyjy,Ll,Mm,Mꞌmꞌ,Nn,Nꞌnꞌ,Ññ,Ñꞌñꞌ,Oo,Øø,O̱o̱,Pp,Pjpj,Rr,Ss,Tt,Tꞌtꞌ,Tjtj,Tsts,Tsꞌtsꞌ,Tsjtsj,Uu,Ꞹꞹ,U̱u̱,Xx,Zz,Zhzh,ꞌ

Comox

Pronunciation

1. IPA^(key):/x/

Letter

x(no case)

1. Aletterof the Comoxalphabet,written in theLatin script.

Usage notes

Found in loan words and onomatopoeia.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)a,æ,aw,ay,ɔ,č,č̓,e,ɛ,ə,əw,əy,g,gʸ,h,i,ɩ,j,k,k̓,kʷ,k̓ʷ,kʸ,k̓ʸ,l,l̓,ɬ,ƛ,ƛ̓,m,m̓,n,n̓,o,ɔy,p,p̓,q,q̓,qʷ,q̓ʷ,s,š,t,t̓,θ,tᶿ,t̓ᶿ,u,ʊ,w,w̓,ꭓ,ꭓʷ,x,xʷ,y,y̓,ʔ,꞉

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes:-ɪks
• (letter name):IPA^(key):/ɪks/

Letter

x(lower case,upper caseX)

1. the twenty-fourth letter of the Dutch alphabet

See also

• Previous letter:w
• Next letter:y

Esperanto

Letter

x(lower case,upper caseX)

1. (replacement)The letter that represents a diacritic in thex-system,written after the letter in its non-diacritickedform; it is calledikso.

   ambaŭ→ambaux

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

Pronunciation

• Audio(letter name);“äks”:

  (file)

Letter

x(lower case,upper caseX)

1. The twenty-thirdletterof the Finnishalphabet,calledäksoreksand written in theLatin script.

Usage notes

• Used only in loanwords. In more established loanwords replaced withks.

Derived terms

compounds

• x-akseli
• x-suunta

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

French

Pronunciation

• (letter name)IPA^(key):/iks/

• Audio:

  (file)

Letter

x(lower case,upper caseX)

1. The twenty-fourthletterof the Frenchalphabet,written in theLatin script.
   • 1837,Louis Viardot,L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche‎^{fr.Wikisource},translation ofEl ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Manchaby Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Chapter I:

     Avec ces propos et d’autres semblables, le pauvre gentilhomme perdait le jugement. Il passait les nuits et se donnait la torture pour les comprendre, pour les approfondir, pour leur tirer le sens des entrailles, ce qu’Aristote lui-même n’aurait pu faire, s’il fût ressuscité tout exprès pour cela.

     With these passages and other similar ones, the poor gentleman lost his judgement. He spent his nights and tortured himself to understand them, to consider them more deeply, to take from them their deepest meaning, which Aristotle himself would not have been able to do, had he been resurrected for that very purpose.

Gothic

Romanization

x

1. Romanization of𐍇

Heiltsuk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ç/

Letter

x(upper caseX)

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

Pronunciation

• (phoneme):IPA^(key):[ˈks]
• (letter name):IPA^(key):[ˈiks]

Letter

x(lower case,upper caseX)

1. A letter of the extended Hungarianalphabet,calledikszand written in theLatin script.

Declension

Inflection (stem in-e-,front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	x	x-ek
accusative	x-et	x-eket
dative	x-nek	x-eknek
instrumental	x-szel	x-ekkel
causal-final	x-ért	x-ekért
translative	x-szé	x-ekké
terminative	x-ig	x-ekig
essive-formal	x-ként	x-ekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	x-ben	x-ekben
superessive	x-en	x-eken
adessive	x-nél	x-eknél
illative	x-be	x-ekbe
sublative	x-re	x-ekre
allative	x-hez	x-ekhez
elative	x-ből	x-ekből
delative	x-ről	x-ekről
ablative	x-től	x-ektől
non-attributive possessive - singular	x-é	x-eké
non-attributive possessive - plural	x-éi	x-ekéi

Possessive formsofx
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	x-em	x-eim
2nd person sing.	x-ed	x-eid
3rd person sing.	x-e	x-ei
1st person plural	x-ünk	x-eink
2nd person plural	x-etek	x-eitek
3rd person plural	x-ük	x-eik

Derived terms

• x-edik
• x-edszer
• x-lábú
• x-szer

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

• xinBárczi, 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

• IPA^(key):/xs/

Letter

x(upper caseX)

1. The twenty-seventhletterof 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):/ks/
• (letter name)IPA^(key):/kse/

Letter

x(upper caseX)

1. The twenty-fourthletterof 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

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (context pronunciation)IPA^(key):/s, ks/
• (letter name)IPA^(key):/ɛks/

Letter

x(upper caseX)

1. The twenty-fourthletterof 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

Etymology 2

Noun

x

1. (text messaging)Abbreviationofkali.

Etymology 3

Unknown.

Suffix

x

1. (text messaging,slang)Abbreviationof-nya.

Synonyms

• ny

Italian

Etymology 1

Letter

xform(invariable,lower case,upper caseX)

1. The twenty-fourth letter of theLatin alphabet,calledicsin Italian

Usage notes

• The letterXis not considered part of the Italian alphabet. It is found mainly in loanwords,Latinisms,andGrecisms.

Etymology 2

The multiplication sign×(which is visually similar to the letterx) is pronouncedperin Italian.

Preposition

x

1. (text messaging,slang)Abbreviationofper(“for”).

Usage notes

• This convention is not only used for the preposition but also used within words such as,xké(“perché”),xò(“però”).

Kankanaey

Etymology

BorrowedfromTagalogx.Letter pronunciation is influenced byEnglishx.

Pronunciation

• (letter name)IPA^(key):/ʔeks/[ʔek̠s]
  • Rhymes:-eks
• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/ks/[k̠s]

Letter

x(lower case,upper caseX)

1. The twenty-sixthletterof the Kankanaeyalphabet,calledeksand 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[Kankanaey Orthography]‎^[14](in Kankanaey and Tagalog),→ISBN,pages10-11

Kwak'wala

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/x/

Letter

x(upper caseX)

1. Aletterof the Kwak'walaalphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• Uʼmista(Latin-scriptletters)Aa,A̱a̱,Bb,Dd,Dłdł,Dzdz,Ee,Gg,Gwgw,G̱g̱,G̱wg̱w,Hh,Ii,Kk,Kwkw,K̓k̓,K̓wk̓w,Ḵḵ,Ḵwḵw,Ḵ̓ḵ̓,Ḵ̓wḵ̓w,Ll,ʼLʼl,Łł,Mm,ʼMʼm,Nn,ʼNʼn,Oo,Pp,P̓p̓,Ss,Tt,T̓t̓,Tłtł,T̓łt̓ł,Tsts,T̓st̓s,Uu,Ww,ʼWʼw,Xx,Xwxw,X̱x̱,X̱wx̱w,Yy,ʼYʼy,ʼ

• Liq̓ʷala(Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Əə,Bb,Dd,Ꟛꟛ,Dᶻdᶻ,Ee,Gg,Gʷgʷ,Ǧǧ,Ǧʷǧʷ,Hh,Ii,Kk,Kʷkʷ,K̓k̓,K̓ʷk̓ʷ,Qq,Qʷqʷ,Q̓q̓,Q̓ʷq̓ʷ,Ll,L̓l̓,Łł,Mm,M̓m̓,Nn,N̓n̓,Oo,Pp,P̓p̓,Ss,Tt,T̓t̓,Ƛƛ,Ƛ̓ƛ̓,Cc,C̓c̓,Uu,Ww,W̓w̓,Xx,Xʷxʷ,X̌x̌,X̌ʷx̌ʷ,Yy,Y̓y̓,ʔ

Latin

Letter

x(lower case,upper caseX)

1. The twenty-thirdletterof the Latinalphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• More information atX.

Malay

Letter

x(lower case,upper caseX)(eks)

1. The twenty-fourthletterof 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

Adverb

x

1. (informal,text messaging,Internetslang)Abbreviationoftak(“not”).

Synonyms

• tidak

Derived terms

• xde(tidak ada, "does not have" )
• xpe(tidak apa, "what not" )

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ʃ/
• IPA^(key):/ʒ/(by assimilation to a following voiced obstruent)
• In a handful of English borrowings,xrepresents/ʒ/also in other positions (comparetelevixin).

Letter

x(upper caseX)

1. The twenty-eighthletterof the Maltesealphabet,written in theLatin script.

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

Mam

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ʂ/

Letter

x(uppercaseX)

1. Aletterof theMamalphabet.

Navajo

Pronunciation

1. IPA^(key):/x/,/h/

Letter

x(upper caseX)

1. Aletterof the Navajoalphabet,written in theLatin script.

Usage notes

The letter⟨x⟩is used for the phoneme/x/,but also for/h/after the letter⟨s⟩and elsewhere that an⟨h⟩would be ambiguous.

• Appendix:Navajo alphabet

Norwegian

Pronunciation

• (letter name):IPA^(key):/eks/,/ɛks/
• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/ks/,/s/

• Audio:

  (file)

Letter

x

1. The 24th letter of the Norwegian alphabet.

Usage notes

• Only appears in loanwords from e.g. Latin.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Phoneme:

• IPA^(key):/ʃ/,/ks/,/s/,/z/,/ɡz/

Letter name:

• (Brazil)IPA^(key):/ˈʃis/

• (Brazil)IPA^(key):/ˈʃis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro)IPA^(key):/ˈʃiʃ/

• (Portugal)IPA^(key):/ˈʃiʃ/

• Audio(Brazil):

  (file)

Letter

x(lower case,upper caseX)

1. The twenty-fourthletterof the Portuguesealphabet,written in theLatin script.

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

Romani

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/x/

Letter

x(lower case,upper caseX)

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

References

• Yūsuke Sumi (2018) “X, x”,inニューエクスプレス ロマ ( ジプシー ) ngữ[New Express Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha,→ISBN,page13

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ks/,/ɡz/

Letter

x(lower case,upper caseX)

1. The twenty-ninthletterof the Romanianalphabet,calledicsand 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

Somali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ħ/

Letter

x(upper caseX)

1. The fifthletterof the Somalialphabet,written in theLatin script.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):(phoneme)/ks/,/s/,/x/
• IPA^(key):(letter name)/ˈekis/[ˈe.kis]

  • Audio(Spain):

    (file)

  • Rhymes:-ekis
• IPA^(key):(gender-neutral)/e/[e]
  • Rhymes:-e

Letter

x(lower case,upper caseX)

1. the 25th letter of the Spanish alphabet
3. (uncommon)forms gender-neutral versions of words by replacing both the masculineoand femininea

   ‎chicano/chicana→ ‎chicanx

   ‎ellos/ellas→ ‎ellxs

   ‎latino/latina→ ‎latinx

   ‎los/las→ ‎lxs

See also

• @

Preposition

x

1. (text messaging,Internetslang)por

Tagalog

Etymology

BorrowedfromSpanishx.Each pronunciation has a different source:

• Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced byEnglishx.
• Abecedario pronunciation is fromSpanishx.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key):/ˈʔeks/[ˈʔɛks](letter name, Filipino alphabet)
    • Rhymes:-eks
  • IPA^(key):/ˈʔekis/[ˈʔɛː.xɪs](letter name, Abecedario)
    • Rhymes:-ekis
  • IPA^(key):/ks/[ks](phoneme)
  • IPA^(key):/h/[h](phoneme, some Spanish loanwords)

Letter

x(lower case,upper caseX,Baybayin spellingᜁᜃ᜔ᜐ᜔)

1. The twenty-sixthletterof the Tagalogalphabet(theFilipino alphabet), calledeksand written in theLatin script.

Usage notes

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

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

x(lower case,upper caseX,Baybayin spellingᜁᜃᜒᜐ᜔)

1. (historical)The twenty-sixthletterof the Tagalogalphabet(theAbecedario), calledequisorekisand written in theLatin script.

Further reading

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

Tarifit

Alternative forms

• xef

Etymology

Fromixf(“head”)by means of grammaticalization.

Preposition

x(Tifinagh spellingⵅ)

1. location marker
   1. indicates location on top of something:on,on top of

      yeqqimxřkursi

      He satonthe chair.

Tlingit

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/x/

Letter

x(upper caseX)

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),․

Zulu

Letter

x(lower case,upper caseX)

1. The twenty-fourthletterof 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