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* dial: dialectical (for some languages, a more specific term may be used)
 
* dial: dialectical (for some languages, a more specific term may be used)
 
* eqv: equivalent [to]
 
* eqv: equivalent [to]
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* lit: literally (do not use this for "literary")
 
* pl: plural
 
* pl: plural
 
* sing: singular
 
* sing: singular

Revision as of 14:46, 23 February 2011

NOTE — These abbreviations should generally be used only in annotations, not in running text.

General

  • dial: dialectical (for some languages, a more specific term may be used)
  • eqv: equivalent [to]
  • lit: literally (do not use this for "literary")
  • pl: plural
  • sing: singular
  • smth: something
  • std: standard — used to provide the standard equivalent of dialectical language

Japanese

  • hon: honorific
  • hum: humble
  • ksb: Kansai-ben, the dialect of Osaka and other places
  • pol: polite