Difference between revisions of "Help:Abbreviations"
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* eqv: equivalent [to] | * eqv: equivalent [to] | ||
* lit: literally (do not use this for "literary") | * lit: literally (do not use this for "literary") | ||
| + | * neg: negative | ||
* pl: plural | * pl: plural | ||
* sing: singular | * sing: singular | ||
Revision as of 15:02, 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")
- neg: negative
- 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
