ñ

Symbol

ñ

1. (NAPA) a palatal nasal (IPA  [ɲ]).

Letter

ñ (upper case Ñ)

1. (IAST) transliterates Sanskrit ञ (or equivalent).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (phoneme) /ɲ/

Letter

ñ (lower case, upper case Ñ)

1. The fifteenth letter of the Basque alphabet, called eñe and written in the Latin script.

Further reading

• “ñ”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋ/

Letter

ñ (uppercase Ñ)

1. A letter of the Bilen Latin alphabet.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /◌̃/

1. Nasalizes the preceding vowel.

Letter

ñ (uppercase Ñ)

1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲ/

Letter

ñ (uppercase Ñ)

1. A letter of the Cahuilla alphabet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲ/

Letter

ñ (upper case Ñ)

1. A letter of the Mazahua alphabet.

Letter

ñ lower case (upper case Ñ)

1. The eighteenth letter of the Crimean Tatar alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Alternative forms

• n̄

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋ/

Letter

ñ (upper case Ñ)

1. A letter of the Efik alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, D d, E e, Ẹ ẹ, F f, G g, Gh gh, H h, I i, Ị ị, K k, Kp kp, Kw kw, M m, N n, Ny ny, Ñ ñ, Ñw ñw, O o, Ọ ọ, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ụ ụ, W w, Y y

Pronunciation

1. IPA^(key): /ŋ/

Letter

ñ (upper case Ñ)

1. A letter of the Igala alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Pronunciation

1. IPA^(key): /ɲ/

Letter

ñ (upper case Ñ)

1. A letter of the Inupiaq alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog ñ. Letter pronunciation is influenced by Spanish ñ.

Pronunciation

• (letter name) IPA^(key): /ˈʔenje/ [ˈʔen.je]
  • Rhymes: -enje
• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /nj/ [ɲ]

Letter

ñ (lower case, upper case Ñ)

1. The fifteenth letter of the Kankanaey alphabet, called enye and written in the Latin script.

References

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

Letter

ñ (no case)

1. Alternative form of n̶

Particle

ñ

1. (Medieval Latin) Scribal abbreviation of nōn (“not”).
   • 1835, illā] ñ vult iñ respōđe sñ . . ., Rotuli Curiae Regis, &c, page 20:

     Rađ Nepos dix̃ qᵭ [teñ trā

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1889, The Great Roll of the Pipe for the thirteenth year of the reign of King Henry the Second: Buchingehāscr̃ et Bedefordscr̃:

     .VIII. ᵭ. ñ sunt de firma Comitat⁹.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Adverb

ñ (not comparable)

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of não.

   Synonym: n

Etymology

From n with a nasal dash, which is a medieval shorthand for m or n (e.g. fõtẽ or fōtē for fontem). The sign ñ thus represents nn, the usual Old Spanish spelling for /ɲ/, generalised from words like año, where the sound goes back to Latin -nn-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɲe/ [ˈe.ɲe]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -eɲe

Letter

ñ (lower case, upper case Ñ)

1. The fifteenth letter of the Spanish alphabet, called eñe and written in the Latin script. For example, used in the word cañón ('canyon').

Interjection

ñ

1. Used by Spanish speakers on the internet to taunt non-Spanish speakers

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ñ.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈʔenje/ [ˈʔɛː.ɲɛ] (letter name)
    • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈʔenje/ [ˈʔɛn̪.jɛ] (letter name)
    • Rhymes: -enje
  • IPA^(key): /nj/ [ɲ] (phoneme)

Letter

ñ (lower case, upper case Ñ, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜌᜒ)

1. The fifteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Filipino alphabet), called enye and written in the Latin script.
2. (historical) The seventeenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abecedario), called eñe and written in the Latin script.

Further reading

• “ñ”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018