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Hi all,
I wonder what is the meaning of X in the begining of a word.
I know it can be Ex, It can be in portugues - Sh.
What else it can be?
Thanks
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Z sound as in xylophone or Xerxes.
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In reply to:
wonder what is the meaning of X in the begining of a word
I'm not aware that the leading X denotes any thing in particular.
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jabcka,
I have just reread your post and wonder if you mean to say "pronunciation" instead of "meaning"? You indicate that x is pronounced 'sh' in Portuguese. If that's your question, x is pronounced like z at the beginning of a word in English, as Faldage pointed out.
Atenciosamente,
AnnaStrophic
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Oh and one more thing, hearty welcome to jabcka.
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Hi, jabcka, - an interesting problem you have set us.
I believe that it is also used to denote a "click" sound in transliterations of the click-languages like Xhosa (South Africa)
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As for meaning it can be the unknown (X-rays, X Files) or Christ (Xmas). The latter is from the Greek letter chi, which looks like a Roman X.
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...or Christ (Xmas). The latter is from the Greek letter chi, which looks like a Roman X.
I thought the " X " represented the cross... it even looks like the 'image' of *it being drug down the road...
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the 'image' of *it being drug down the road...
There's a nice Christmas image.
Of course, to quote from the Christmas carol:
Myrrh is mine, its bitter perfume
Breathes a life of gathering gloom.
Sorrowing, sighing,
Bleeding, dying,
Sealed in a stone cold tomb.
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