Help:Abbreviations
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General[edit]
- contr: contraction
- derog: derogatory
- dial: dialectical (for some languages, a more specific term may be used)
- eqv: equivalent [to]
- fem: feminine speech
- lit: literally (do not use this for "literary")
- masc: masculine speech
- neg: negative
- pl: plural
- sing: singular
- smth: something
- std: standard — used to provide the standard equivalent of dialectical language
- usu: usually
Japanese[edit]
- hon: honorific
- hum: humble
- ksb: Kansai-ben, the dialect of Osaka and other places
- pol: polite
