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Latin-script digraph
Look up ch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ch is a digraph in the Latin script. It is treated as a letter of its own in the Chamorro, Old Spanish,
Ch_(digraph)
otherwise stated. For instance, ⟨ch⟩ becomes ⟨Ch⟩. Exceptions: In Dutch, ⟨ij⟩ becomes ⟨IJ⟩ , and in Irish, digraphs marking eclipsis are capitalised on
List_of_Latin-script_digraphs
Pair of characters used to write one phoneme
combined. Some digraphs represent phonemes that cannot be represented with a single character in the writing system of a language, like ⟨ch⟩ in Spanish chico
Digraph_(orthography)
Topics referred to by the same term
a single sound, such as "ch" in English Ligature (writing), the joining of two letters as a single glyph, such as "æ" Digraph (computing), a group of two
Digraph
Topics referred to by the same term
up CH, Ch, ch, cH, .ch, or ch. in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. CH, Ch, cH, or ch may refer to: Television channel (sometimes abbreviated as "ch." for
CH
Cyrillic letter
used in Esperanto language Tx : Digraph Tx, used in Basque and Catalan. Ch : Digraph Ch Cs : Digraph Cs Cz : Digraph Cz Ҷ ҷ : Cyrillic letter Che with
Che_(Cyrillic)
Digraph
then, the digraph ⟨ll⟩ has been considered a sequence of two characters. (A similar situation occurred with the Spanish-language digraph ch.) Hypercorrection
Ll
Latin letter C with caron
Sciences Prague) ČD - České dráhy logo (English: Czech Railways) Ć Cz (digraph) Ch (digraph) Che (Persian letter) Che (Cyrillic) "č". Croatian Encyclopedia (in
Č
Third letter of the Latin alphabet
chiefly from Latin /k/ before ⟨a⟩. In French, it was represented by the digraph ⟨ch⟩, as in champ (from Latin camp-um), and this spelling was introduced
C
Spelling and punctuation of the French language
origin is complicated by a number of digraphs which originated in the Latin transcriptions. The digraphs ⟨ph, th, ch⟩ normally represent /f, t, k/, respectively
French_orthography
33rd letter of the three Georgian scripts
[tʃʼ]. It is typically romanized with the digraphs Ch, and Chʼ, or with the letters Č, Ç̌, and Č̣. Ch (digraph) Char (Cyrillic) Latin letter Č Latin letter
Ch'ari
Scripts used to write the Uyghur language
total of 32 letters (if one included their digraphs, which are: ⟨ng⟩ in all three Latin-based alphabets; also ⟨ch⟩, ⟨gh⟩, ⟨sh⟩, & ⟨zh⟩ in ULY and ALA-CL,
Uyghur_alphabets
Orthography of the Lithuanian language
orthography uses five digraphs (Ch Dz Dž Ie Uo); these function as sequences of two letters for collation purposes. The "Ch" digraph represents a voiceless
Lithuanian_orthography
Alphabet used for the South American language
some loanwords, Despite its spelling, the ⟨ch⟩ digraph is not the Spanish affricate sound [tʃ] (English ⟨ch⟩ as in teach), but an alveolo-palatal fricative
Guarani_alphabet
Eighth letter of the Latin alphabet
allophone of /ʁ/. 'H' is also used in many spelling systems in digraphs and trigraphs, such as 'ch', which represents /tʃ/ in Spanish, Galician, and Old Portuguese;
H
Latin-script alphabet consisting of 26 letters
function as syllabic consonants. Written English has a large number of digraphs, such as ⟨ch⟩, ⟨ea⟩, ⟨oo⟩, ⟨sh⟩, and ⟨th⟩. Diacritics are generally not used
English_alphabet
Latin letter C with circumflex
English and Spanish digraph ⟨ch⟩, French trigraph ⟨tch⟩, German tetragraph ⟨tsch⟩, Hungarian digraph ⟨cs⟩, Basque and Catalan digraph ⟨tx⟩ and Italian ⟨ci⟩
Ĉ
Belarusian also has several digraphs: ⟨ch, dz, dź, dž⟩. ↑↑↑↑ Bislama also has the digraph ⟨ng⟩. ↑↑↑↑ Breton also has the digraphs ⟨ch, c'h, zh⟩. ⟨c, q, x⟩ are
List of Latin-script alphabets
List_of_Latin-script_alphabets
Latin letter N with tilde above
lower-case ⟨n⟩. The origin dates back to medieval Spanish, when the Latin digraph ⟨nn⟩ began to be abbreviated using a single ⟨n⟩ with a roughly wavy line
Ñ
Austronesian language of Palau
exceptions are worth mentioning: The first is ⟨ch⟩, which is invariably pronounced as a glottal stop [ʔ]. The ch digraph is a remnant of an earlier writing system
Palauan_language
Component of a personal name based on the given name of one's male ancestor
(who spells his surname in a way that is closer to Catalan, but with the ch digraph characteristic of Spanish). Due to the letters z and s being pronounced
Patronymic
Latin letter C with diaeresis
[citation needed] It is also used in the digraph c̈h in the Yanesha and Chamicuro; c̈h represents /t͡ʂ/, and ch (without the diaeresis) represents /t͡ʃ/
C̈
Declensions in the Latvian language
orthography, namely the use of long ⟨ō⟩, the ⟨ch⟩ digraph and the use of "softened" ⟨ŗ⟩ were abolished. The use of ⟨ō⟩, ⟨ch⟩ and ⟨ŗ⟩ is often collectively referred
Latvian_declension
Letter in the Armenian alphabet
Armenian alphabet Mesrop Mashtots b (Latin) б (Cyrillic) ч (Cyrillic) Ch (digraph) "զ տառը բացատրություն, z tary bacatrutyun, զ տառը հոմանիշ, զ տառը ռուսերեն
Che_(Armenian)
Town in Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine
it is often shown in Polish/Turkish-like transcription Czehrin (see Ch (digraph)). From 1320 to 1569, the area had been part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Chyhyryn
Transmission of language with brief pulses
no standard representation for the exclamation mark !, although the KW digraph ( ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ) was proposed in the 1980s by the Heathkit Company
Morse_code
Braille systems used in Zambia
braille alphabet used for Grade-1 English Braille, so the print digraph ch is written as a digraph ⠉⠓ in braille as well. The letter ñ/ŋ [ŋ] of several of the
Zambian_Braille
Cyrillic letter used for /x/ in Shughni and Wakhi
voiceless velar fricative /x/, like the Scottish ⟨ch⟩ in "loch". In Shughni, it can be substituted for the digraph хь, and corresponds to the Latin letters Ẋ
Kha_with_caron
Television series
words) Champ (digraphs CH and SH) Song (digraph NG) Thing (digraph TH) Train (digraph AI) Beep (digraph EE) Tightrope (trigraph IGH) Toad (digraph OA) Book
Alphablocks
Modifier mark added to a letter
⟨ç⟩ combined with h to give the digraph ⟨çh⟩ (pronounced /tʃ/) to mark the distinction between it and the digraph ⟨ch⟩ (pronounced /h/ or /x/). Other
Diacritic
Rules for writing the Welsh language
transcription delimiters. Welsh orthography uses 29 letters (including eight digraphs) of the Latin script to write native Welsh words as well as established
Welsh_orthography
Sounds spelled with the digraph ⟨th⟩
⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. In English, the digraph ⟨th⟩ usually represents either the voiced dental fricative phoneme /ð/
Pronunciation_of_English_⟨th⟩
Twenty-third letter of the Latin alphabet
The digraph ⟨VV⟩/⟨uu⟩ was also used in Medieval Latin to represent Germanic names, including Gothic ones like Wamba. It is from this ⟨uu⟩ digraph that
W
Artificial auxiliary language
phonemes being taken over by either S or K), but the Ch digraph is treated as a letter. a=ah, b= bay, ch = chay, d=day, e = eh, f=eff, g=gay, h=ash, i = ee
Eurolengo
Celtic language spoken in France
cɥ, hɥ, ɟɥ, ɥ, sc~ʃc]. In the case of word-final ⟨g⟩ and ⟨k⟩ palatalization to [c] also occurs after ⟨i⟩. ^ Before a vowel other than ⟨i⟩ the digraph
Breton_language
Orthography of the Italian language
semivowels, and a silent ⟨h⟩ is used in a very few cases other than the digraphs ⟨ch⟩ and ⟨gh⟩ (used for the hard ⟨c⟩ and ⟨g⟩ sounds before ⟨e⟩ and ⟨i⟩).
Italian_orthography
34th letter of the three Georgian scripts
of ⟨ch⟩ in "loch" in Scottish English. It is typically romanized with the digraph Kh, or with the letters X, and Ꭓ. Latin letter X Latin digraph Kh Cyrillic
Khani_(letter)
Script of the Polish language
not usually listed under ⟨c⟩). Digraphs are not given any special treatment in alphabetical ordering. For example, ⟨ch⟩ is treated simply as ⟨c⟩ followed
Polish_alphabet
Alphabet used from 7th to 12th centuries
/ks/ Y, y /y(ː)/ Z, z /z/ Ƿ*, ƿ /w/ Ð, ð /θ/, [ð] Þ, þ Æ, æ /æ(ː)/ Digraph IPA cg [dʒ] ch (rare) [x] ea /æɑ(ː)/ eo /eo(ː)/ gc (rare) [dʒ] ie perhaps /iy(ː)/
Old_English_Latin_alphabet
System for ordering words, names and phrases
following n, and formerly treated the digraphs ch and ll as basic letters following c and l, respectively. Now ch and ll are alphabetized as two-letter
Alphabetical_order
Glyph combining two or more letterforms
these digraphs may or may not be considered individual letters in their respective languages. Until the 1994 spelling reform, the digraphs ⟨ch⟩ and ⟨ll⟩
Ligature_(writing)
Alphabet and spelling
sê. ^ Silent at the start or at the end of a word. Also part of the digraphs ch, lh, nh. See below. ^ The letters K (called capa /ˈkapɐ/ in EP or cá
Portuguese_orthography
Character encoding of Latin script
ø or øe Dutch IJ, ij (debatable), j́ (in emphasized words like "blíj́f") digraphs IJ, ij or ÿ; blíjf Estonian, Finnish Š, š, Ž, ž (only present in loanwords)
ISO/IEC_8859-1
Latin letter C with cedilla
slavic S. In Manx it is used in the digraph ⟨çh⟩, which also represents /t͡ʃ/, to differentiate it from normal ⟨ch⟩, which represents /x/. In Basque, ⟨ç⟩
Ç
Consonantal sound
the tesh digraph (ʧ): U+107AE 𐞮 MODIFIER LETTER SMALL TESH DIGRAPH is an IPA superscript letter U+1DF17 𝼗 LATIN SMALL LETTER TESH DIGRAPH WITH PALATAL
Voiceless postalveolar affricate
Voiceless_postalveolar_affricate
Diacritical mark (◌̌)
often prefer using it to express sounds for which English require a digraph (sh, ch, and zh) because most Slavic languages use only one character to spell
Caron
alphabetically by their names according to the old Spanish orthography, where the digraph ⟨ch⟩ was treated as a single letter and places after other words begin with
Postal_codes_in_Mexico
Transliteration of text from the Macedonian Cyrillic alphabet into the Latin alphabet
dzh for џ, and sometimes ts for ц. Such a diacritic-free system, with digraphs ch, sh, zh, dz, dj, gj, kj, lj, nj has been adopted since 2008 for use in
Romanization_of_Macedonian
used over the centuries, due to the evolution of the Czech language. The digraph "cž" was used from the time of the 16th-century Bible of Kralice until
Name_of_the_Czech_Republic
Latin alphabet used for the Igbo language
which are not part of Abidịị Igbo. C is not used other than in the digraph 'ch'. The alphabet uses the dot above on the letter Ṅ, and the dot below
Igbo_alphabet
Form of the Latin script used to write Czech language
having evolved from an earlier system which used many digraphs (although one digraph has been kept - ch). The caron (known as háček in Czech) is added to
Czech_orthography
Spelling and punctuation of the Dutch language
are vowels and 20 (or 21) letters are consonants. In some aspects, the digraph ⟨ij⟩ behaves as a single letter. ⟨e⟩ is the most frequently used letter
Dutch_orthography
the digraphs ⟨sc⟩ for /ʃ/ and ⟨sg⟩ for /ʒ/ (even though those are marginal phonemes); word-internally, the trigraphs ⟨s-c⟩ and ⟨s-g⟩ are used. ⟨s-ch⟩ is
List of Latin-script tetragraphs
List_of_Latin-script_tetragraphs
example, the pentagraph tzsch represents the [tʃ] sound of the English digraph ch, and indeed is found in the English word Nietzschean. Irish has several
Pentagraph
Latin-based alphabet
and 5 digraphs: Norfolk/Pitcairnese also uses the other digraphs and 1 trigraph below. ⟨ie⟩ ⟨sh⟩ (⟨sch⟩) The letters ⟨c⟩ (meaning /k/ or /s/ (⟨ch⟩ meaning
Norfolk/Pitcairnese_alphabet
Constructed international auxiliary language
with three digraphs and no ligatures or diacritics. Where the table below lists two pronunciations, either is perfectly acceptable. The digraphs are: The
Ido
Script used to write the Greek language
pronunciation, is usually regular and predictable. The following vowel letters and digraphs are involved in the mergers: Modern Greek speakers typically use the same
Greek_alphabet
West Frisian orthography
and Zorro. Both capital and lower-case C are mainly restricted to the digraph CH. Proper nouns and English loans are exceptions. Both capital and lower
West_Frisian_alphabet
Rhenish phonetic writing system
and ten more letters, digraphs, and a trigraph, each having diacritical marks: ạ ą̈ c͜h e̩ ǫ ǫ̈ ṛ ṣ s͜ch Each letter, digraph, or trigraph is strictly
Rheinische_Dokumenta
Writing system of the Polish language
uses the digraphs ch, cz, dz, dź, dż, rz, and sz. Combinations of certain consonants with the letter i before a vowel can be considered digraphs: ci as
Polish_orthography
Speech sound articulated by closing the vocal tract fully or partially
consonant sounds, so digraphs like ⟨ch⟩, ⟨sh⟩, ⟨th⟩, and ⟨ng⟩ are used to extend the alphabet, though some letters and digraphs represent more than one
Consonant
Aspect of the West Slavic language
Czech exist at the end of the century. The digraph orthography is applied. The older digraph orthography: ch = ch; chz = č; cz = c; g = j; rs, rz = ř; s =
History_of_the_Czech_language
Alphabet of the Sorbian languages
bj, pj, mj, wj, and fj. Sorbian orthography also includes two digraphs: The digraph ch follows h in alphabetical order. These letters are used in foreign
Sorbian_alphabet
Group of letters acting as a single unit
a multigraph consisting of characters of the Latin script. digraphs (two letters, as ⟨ch⟩ or ⟨ea⟩) trigraphs (three letters, as ⟨tch⟩ or ⟨eau⟩) quadrigraphs
Latin-script_multigraph
Writing system
languages, digraphs and trigraphs are regarded as independent letters of the alphabet in their own right. The capitalization of digraphs and trigraphs
Latin_script
Latin-script alphabet used to write the Yorùbá language
present in several dialectal forms of Yoruba, including V, Z, and other digraphs (like ch, gh, and gw). Central Yoruba dialects also have two extra vowels that
Yoruba_alphabet
Sequence of four letters representing a sound or set of sounds
for example, the tetragraph tsch represents the sound of the English digraph ch. English does not have tetragraphs in native words (the closest is perhaps
Tetragraph
Braille system for Welsh
alphabet of the Welsh language. Except for ⠡ ch and ⠹ th, print digraphs in the Welsh alphabet are digraphs in braille as well: ⠙⠙ dd, ⠋⠋ ff, ⠝⠛ ng, ⠇⠇
Welsh_Braille
7th Arabic letter
Abjad numerals). In most European languages, it is mostly romanized as the digraph kh. When representing this sound in transliteration of Arabic into Hebrew
Ḫāʾ
Letter that is not pronounced
silent letters: ⟨h⟩ is silent outside of the digraph ⟨ch⟩ and loanwords such as hámster or hachís. The digraph ⟨qu⟩, used to represent [k] before the front
Silent_letter
Obsolete Indonesian spelling system
for example sjarat (syarat). The digraph ⟨ch⟩ was used to write "kh" [x], for example achir (akhir). The digraph ⟨oe⟩ was used to write "u" [u], for
Van_Ophuijsen_Spelling_System
Using uppercase for a word's first letter, or using uppercase at all
the digraph ch (usually considered as a single letter) can be capitalized in two ways: Ch or CH. In general only the first part is capitalized (Ch), unless
Capitalization
Polish anti-police acronym
language expressions ACAB and “fuck the police”. In Polish orthography, Ch is a digraph. However as chuj is pronounced the same as huj, the acronym HWDP is
CHWDP
Romanization of the Armenian alphabet
serves a similar purpose in Greek: t̔, ch̔, č̔, p̔, k̔. Antoine Meillet, after using the letter h in digraphs, used the same diacritic as Hübschmann but
Romanization_of_Armenian
Writing systems used in Malaysia and Indonesia
Indonesia. In addition, there are digraphs that are not considered separate letters of the alphabet: The letter j and the digraph ch used to represent different
Malay_orthography
Alphabet for Friulian developed by Giorgio Faggin and Gianni Nazzi
the middle of words in standard orthography are both spelled as Š The digraph ‘S in standard orthography is spelled as X Nazzi, Gianni (2003). Vocabolario
Faggin–Nazzi_alphabet
Orthography used in writing the German language
waschen 'wash', not *waschschen. Hence, short and long vowels before the digraph ⟨ch⟩ are not distinguished in writing: Drache /ˈdʁaxə/ 'dragon', Sprache
German_orthography
Latin alphabet of the Hungarian language
[æ], may be denoted as Ää in the Hungarian linguistics literature. The digraph ch also exists in some words (technika, monarchia) and is pronounced the
Hungarian_alphabet
Mnemonic rule of thumb for English spelling
the words listed above do not contain the ⟨ie⟩ or ⟨ei⟩ digraph, but the letters ⟨i⟩ (or digraph ⟨ci⟩) and ⟨e⟩ pronounced separately. The rule is sometimes
I_before_E_except_after_C
Frequency and point values in the board game
in the digraph CH, the C was likely included because the CH is played with a C and an H. It is unknown if a blank can be used to represent CH. Q and X
Scrabble_letter_distributions
some digraphs is rendered in various ways in English. The diphthongs αι and οι may be spelled in three different ways in English: the Latinate digraphs ae
English_words_of_Greek_origin
Japanese syllabic writing systems
transcribed sh* and ch* instead of sy* and ty*. For example, しゃ is transcribed as sha, and ちゅ is transcribed as chu. In earlier Japanese, digraphs could also be
Kana
batch. In English it is a variant of the digraph ⟨ch⟩, used in situations similar to those that trigger the digraph ⟨ck⟩ for ⟨k⟩. ⟨tcx⟩ is used for the uvularized
List of Latin-script trigraphs
List_of_Latin-script_trigraphs
Set of letters in Filipino and other Philippine languages
ISO basic Latin alphabet, the Spanish letter Ñ, and the native digraph NG. The digraph was retained from the 31-letter "enriched" Filipino alphabet (Filipino:
Filipino_alphabet
Japanese syllabary
mora in the Japanese language is represented by one character (or one digraph) in each system. This may be a vowel such as /a/ (hiragana あ); a consonant
Hiragana
Kipchak Turkic language
and woʻ, respectively. The letter I ı has been replaced by Iʻ iʻ. The digraph ch has been introduced. After the reform, the Karakalpak alphabet received
Karakalpak_language
Letter in the Cyrillic script
/xʲ/. Kha represents the voiceless uvular fricative /χ/ in Ossetian. The digraph ⟨хъ⟩ represents the voiceless uvular plosive /q/. Kha is also an alternative
Kha_(Cyrillic)
Latin letter T with dot below
used for the same sound in Javanese, but has now been replaced by the digraph "th". It is used in writing the letters ṭ and ṭh of Pali, an important
Ṭ
speciaal and specifiek. Most Afrikaans words using ⟨c⟩ begin with the digraph ⟨ch⟩, pronounced [ x ], such as Christelik ("Christian") or chemie ("chemistry")
Comparison of Afrikaans and Dutch
Comparison_of_Afrikaans_and_Dutch
Twenty-sixth letter of the Latin alphabet
/ʑ/ and /ʐ/. They also appear in the digraphs ⟨dź⟩ (/d͡ʑ/) and ⟨dż⟩ (/d͡ʐ/). Hungarian uses ⟨z⟩ in the digraphs ⟨sz⟩ (expressing /s/, as opposed to the
Z
System for writing in Spanish
distinguished in most dialects; see seseo. The digraph ⟨ch⟩ represents the affricate /tʃ/. The digraph was formerly treated as a single letter, called
Spanish_orthography
29th letter of the three Georgian scripts
pronunciation of ⟨ch⟩ in "choose". It is typically romanized with the digraphs Ch, and Ch’, or with the letters Č, Č’, and Č‘. Latin letter Ch Latin letter
Chini_(letter)
Sequence of letters that behaves as a unit, not as a sequence of parts
infrequently used, as the number of letters is usually specified: Digraph – two, as English ⟨ch⟩ or ⟨ea⟩ Trigraph – three, as French ⟨eau⟩ and Italian ⟨gli⟩
Multigraph_(orthography)
Set of 23 Latin-script letters used to write the Galician language
According to the modern and official standard, it has 23 letters and 6 digraphs. The extraneous letters ⟨j⟩, ⟨k⟩, ⟨w⟩ and ⟨y⟩ are sporadically found in
Galician_alphabet
Latin letter S with circumflex
Latin-based Slavic alphabets (Polish is the most notable exception). Letters and digraphs that are similar to ŝ (also based on s) and which represent the same sound
Ŝ
Name list
't' immediately preceding the ě. The second is a digraph at the end of the name: the last two letters 'ch' in fact form a single phoneme (pronounced as a
Vojtěch
1920s–30s Soviet Latin alphabet for Turkic languages
(schwa) also looks like Russian/Cyrillic Э in some fonts. There is also a digraph in Yañalif (Ьj ьj). The earliest written text in a Kipchak language, specifically
Yañalif
Topics referred to by the same term
(born 1967), American comedian Con Kolivas, Australian anaesthetist ck (digraph), a letter combination used in spelling C-K theory (concept-knowledge theory)
CK
How Yiddish is spelled and written
digraph forms on both modified Hebrew and native Yiddish typewriters, when Yiddish text is entered from a computer keyboard with single-key digraphs,
Yiddish_orthography
Pronunciation of "C" in Latin-based orthographies
combinations or digraphs follow distinct pronunciation patterns and do not follow the hard/soft distinction of ⟨c⟩. For example, ⟨ch⟩ may represent /tʃ/
Hard_and_soft_C
CH DIGRAPH
CH DIGRAPH
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name, a plural variant of Oak.Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Dubhdara ‘son of Dubhdara’, a personal name composed of the elements dubh ‘dark’ + dara(ch), genitive of dair ‘oak’, by translation of the main element of the Gaelic name.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Thatch.Vietnamese (Th&adotu;ch) : unexplained.Cambodian : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : ethnic name for someone from Denmark, from Middle English den(s)ch ‘Danish’ (Old English denisc). There were many Danes in England in the Middle Ages, not only the long-established settlers in the Danelaw region, but also more recent immigrants.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : nickname for a ruffian, earlier for a hairy person, from Middle High German rūch, rūhe, rouch ‘hairy’, ‘shaggy’, ‘rough’.English : from a medieval personal name, a variant of Ralph.Italian (Sicily) : from a local variant of the personal name Rao, an old form of Ra(o)ul, composed of the Germanic elements rad ‘counsel’, ‘advice’ + wolf ‘wolf’. Compare Ralph.Indian : variant of Rao.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Mears.Dutch : topographic name from meers(ch) denoting lush, alluvial land by a watercourse.
Surname or Lastname
Dutch
Dutch : occupational name for a hawker or travelling salesman, Middle Dutch me(e)rseman.Dutch : habitational name for someone from any of numerous places named ter or de Meers(ch).German : unexplained; possibly a variant of Massmann.English : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English and Dutch
English and Dutch : from the personal name (Greek Nikolaos, from nikÄn ‘to conquer’ + laos ‘people’). Forms with -ch- are due to hypercorrection (compare Anthony). The name in various vernacular forms was popular among Christians throughout Europe in the Middle Ages, largely as a result of the fame of a 4th-century Lycian bishop, about whom a large number of legends grew up, and who was venerated in the Orthodox Church as well as the Catholic. In English-speaking countries, this surname is also found as an Americanized form of various Greek surnames such as Papanikolaou ‘(son of) Nicholas the priest’ and patronymics such as Nikolopoulos.The colonial official and revolutionary patriot Robert Carter Nicholas was from a prominent VA family on both sides. His father was a British navy surgeon who emigrated in about 1700 from Lancashire, England, to Williamsburg, VA.
CH DIGRAPH
CH DIGRAPH
Biblical
liar; lying; one that runs
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English, German
Rich Man's Estate; From Ed's Hall; Noble; Bright
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Crowned.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, Greek
Nobel Wolf; Manly
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Victory to God Raman; Success
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Peace with Remembrance of God
Boy/Male
Sikh
Brave and contented
Boy/Male
English Scottish Welsh
Son of Harry.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Increase; Grow
Girl/Female
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu
Silver; A Companion
CH DIGRAPH
CH DIGRAPH
CH DIGRAPH
CH DIGRAPH
CH DIGRAPH
v. t.
To fetter; to shackle; to chain. H () the eighth letter of the English alphabet, is classed among the consonants, and is formed with the mouth organs in the same position as that of the succeeding vowel. It is used with certain consonants to form digraphs representing sounds which are not found in the alphabet, as sh, th, /, as in shall, thing, /ine (for zh see /274); also, to modify the sounds of some other letters, as when placed after c and p, with the former of which it represents a compound sound like that of tsh, as in charm (written also tch as in catch), with the latter, the sound of f, as in phase, phantom. In some words, mostly derived or introduced from foreign languages, h following c and g indicates that those consonants have the hard sound before e, i, and y, as in chemistry, chiromancy, chyle, Ghent, Ghibelline, etc.; in some others, ch has the sound of sh, as in chicane. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 153, 179, 181-3, 237-8.
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A sum of money offered, as in church service; as, a missionary offering. Specif.: (Ch. of Eng.) Personal tithes payable according to custom, either at certain seasons as Christmas or Easter, or on certain occasions as marriages or christenings.
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The unsymmetrical hypothetical hydrocarbon radical, CH3.CH2.CH, analogous to ethylidene, and regarded as the type of certain derivatives of propane; -- called also propylidene.
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A term used differently by different authorities; -- by some as equivalent to fricative, -- that is, as including all the continuous consonants, except the nasals m, n, ng; with the further exception, by others, of the liquids r, l, and the semivowels w, y; by others limited to f, v, th surd and sonant, and the sound of German ch, -- thus excluding the sibilants, as well as the nasals, liquids, and semivowels. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 197-208.
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An interval of time; specifically (R. C. Ch.), in the plural, the intervals which the canon law requires between the reception of the various degrees of orders.
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A univalent hydrocarbon radical of the ethylene series, CH2:CH; -- called also vinyl. See Vinyl.
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One of the sonant mutes /, /, / (b, d, g), in Greek, or of their equivalents in other languages, so named as intermediate between the tenues, /, /, / (p, t, k), and the aspiratae (aspirates) /, /, / (ph or f, th, ch). Also called middle mute, or medial, and sometimes soft mute.
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One who conforms to or inculcates Judaism; specifically, pl. (Ch. Hist.), those Jews who accepted Christianity but still adhered to the law of Moses and worshiped in the temple at Jerusalem.
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A compound radical, C6H5.CH, of the aromatic series, related to benzyl and benzoyl; -- used adjectively or in combination.
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See Ch/lopoda.
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The morning; specifically (R. C. Ch.), the first canonical hour, succeeding to lauds.
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The union of the four attributes of the Evangelists in one figure, which is represented as winged, and standing on winged fiery wheels, the wings being covered with eyes. The representations of it are evidently suggested by the vision of Ezekiel (ch. i.)
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The hypothetical hydrocarbon radical CH, regarded as an essential residue of certain organic compounds.
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A letter of a pastor to his charge; specifically, a letter addressed by a bishop to his diocese; also (Prot. Epis. Ch.), a letter of the House of Bishops, to be read in each parish.
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An aquatic animal, described in the book of Job, ch. xli., and mentioned in other passages of Scripture.
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A member of a vestry; especially (Prot. Epis. Ch.), a member other than a warden. See Vestry.
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Any one of a series of compounds analogous to the ketones, and consisting of the sulphuryl group united with two hydrocarbon radicals; as, dimethyl sulphone, (CH/)/.SO/.
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The acceptance of articles, or other tests tending to promote uniformity; esp. (Ch. of Eng.), formal assent to the Thirty-nine Articles and the Book of Common Prayer, required before ordination.
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A nitro derivative of methane, analogous to chloroform, obtained as a colorless oily or crystalline substance, CH.(NO2)3, quite explosive, and having well-defined acid properties.