enyay
enyay noun: the name of the Latin script letter Ñ/ñ.
Noun
enyay (plural enyays)
- The name of the Latin script letter Ñ/ñ.
- These accent letter codes and punctuation codes are represented by two characters. The first character (called a signal) more or less modifies the second character. For example, ˜n represents the Spanish enyay.1988, Don Chapman, Alan K Melby, “MicroMATER”, in Deseret Language and Linguistic Society Symposium, volume 14, number 1, page 67
- Please try to stay away from some of those special characters (umlauts, hachas, enyays, etc), because they are 8-bit and non-standard.1994 June 7, Jeff Kopmanis, “LSM: New Release: 05JUN94”, in comp.os.linux.development (Usenet)
Examples of enyay in a sentence
- There's upside down punctuation, no C cedille, no enyay.2002 July 23, Silvan, “strange keyboard behavior”, in alt.os.linux.mandrake (Usenet):
- "No, no, no," I said, trilling my double r's and transforming all the n's with tildes into enyays, "I did not ask you what it cost, I asked you what it was worth."2008 November, Ben Guerrero, “Rockers”, in Home, Ridgefield: Hersam Acorn Newspapers, archived from the original on 24 May 2022, page 42:
Forms of enyay
| plural | enyays |
|---|---|
| alternative form | enye |
Origin of enyay
Borrowed from Spanish eñe.
Questions about enyay
- What does enyay mean?
- Enyay means the name of the Latin script letter Ñ/ñ.
- How do you use enyay in a sentence?
- There's upside down punctuation, no C cedille, no enyay.
- What part of speech is enyay?
- Enyay is a noun.
- What is the plural of enyay?
- The plural of enyay is enyays.
Words near enyay in the dictionary
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