2006-09-03 08:07:22 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
similar in french and I think in italian
also:
are very few words in which q is not followed by u, and all but one have reached English from other languages:
qadi - a Muslim judge
qanat - an irrigation channel
qasida - an Arabic or Persian poem
qawwal - a qawwali devotional singer
qawwali - Muslim devotional music
qibla - the direction towards Mecca
qigong - a Chinese system of physical exercises
qin - a Chinese musical instrument
qintar - a monetary unit of Albania
qwerty - the standard layout of typewriters and keyboards
tariqa - the Sufi method of spiritual learning
2006-09-03 08:25:53 · answer #1 · answered by LOL 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most languages that use the roman alphabet (i.e. this one) then it is not always the case depending on what sound they are trying to say but in languages that use a different character system like Chinese or Arabic then it is unusual to have U after Q
for example Qing = money in Chinese
2006-09-03 18:40:57 · answer #2 · answered by xpatgary 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Canada has a few Inuit place names, such as Kuujjuaq, which actually end with a Q. The capital city of our latest territory, Nunavut, is Iqaluit.
Essentially, Q on its own has the same value as K, but outside of being paired with U it's usually used in English for words of Arabic or other Middle Eastern origin.
In German, it's different, but I don't know yet exactly to what extent. I know that for some place names such as "Iraq", German uses a K instead of the Q.
2006-09-03 10:30:54 · answer #3 · answered by ichliebekira 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Q is not used at all in many languages, It comes from the Greek letter koppa, but even the Greeks abandoned its use. It is not always followed by u.
2006-09-03 08:21:06 · answer #4 · answered by Les 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Because not all languages have words like Q and U and may have completely different alphabets.i.e arabic and persian.
2006-09-03 10:26:41 · answer #5 · answered by clevagirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the case in French unless 'q' is used at the end of a word, for example 'cinq'.
2006-09-03 11:42:39 · answer #6 · answered by Sam 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
q is only used in 14 languages pretty rare,thats why we have queers in territorised lands,and not in deepest asia
2006-09-03 08:10:39 · answer #7 · answered by done it 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's similar in Spanish.
2006-09-03 08:13:09 · answer #8 · answered by quierounvaquero 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-09-03 08:12:33 · answer #9 · answered by Sky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋