| aa | Type of scoriaceous volcanic rock with a rough surface and many jagged fragments. |
| ad | An advertisement (US); an advantage in tennis (US) |
| ae | One. Very or same |
| ah | Expression of surprise, joy, pity, complaint etc; Used to indicate doubt or hesitancy in speech |
| ai | Three toed sloth. |
| am | 1st person singular of verb ‘to be’ |
| an | One. The indefinite article |
| ar | 18th letter of alphabet |
| as | In whatever degree, proportion, manner |
| at | Denoting position in time or space |
| aw | Expressing disappointment |
| ax | Axe |
| ay | Yes, indeed |
| ba | In ancient Egyptian religion, the soul, represented by as a bird with a human head |
| be | To live |
| bi | A blockage in the circulation of qi |
| by | At the side of |
| da | A heavy Burmese knife |
| di | A plural of deus |
| do | To accomplish, complete, finish |
| ea | A river; running water; drainage channel |
| ee | Form of eye, plural een |
| ef | 6th letter of the alphabet |
| eh | Inquiry; slight surprise; or failure to hear correctly |
| el | 12th letter of alphabet and anything so shaped |
| em | 13th letter of the alphabet; unit of measurement in printing |
| en | 14th letter of the alphabet; unit of measurement in printing - half of an em |
| er | Expressing hesitation or uncertainty in speech |
| es | 19th letter of the alphabet and anything so shaped |
| ex | 24th letter of the alphabet; to cross out - exed, exing, exes |
| fa | Music: 4th note of the scale |
| gi | A judo or karate costume |
| go | To pass from one place to another |
| gu | A kind of viol formerly used in Shetland |
| ha | Form of hall; denoting skepticism, encouragement, surprise, exultation etc. |
| he | Masculine form of 3rd person pronoun |
| hi | Hello; a greeting |
| id | Fish; One of the three parts of the personality; A chromosome element |
| if | On condition that; provided that; supposing that; whether |
| ii | Roman numeral for 2 |
| in | Within the limits or area of |
| io | Invocation expressing joy, triumph or grief |
| is | 3rd person singular of 'be' |
| it | Impersonal object, thing |
| iv | Roman numeral for 4 |
| ix | Roman numeral for 9 |
| jo | A beloved one |
| ka | The spirit of the soul within a person |
| ko | A Maori digging stick |
| ky | Cows |
| la | 6th note of the musical scale |
| li | Chinese unit of distance. About 1/3 of a mile; Roman numeral for 51 |
| lo | Look, behold; may be used to indicate a startling revelation as in 'lo and behold' |
| lv | Roman numeral for 55 |
| lx | Roman numeral 60 |
| ma | A childish version of mother |
| me | I, myself |
| mi | 3rd note of the musical scale |
| mu | Greek letter M |
| my | Belonging to me |
| na | Form of NO |
| ne | Born - used in giving the original name of a titled man |
| no | Negative |
| nu | 13th letter of the Greek alphabet |
| ob | An objection - from the marginal notes of old controversial divinity books (UK) |
| od | A force supposed to manifest itself in light, magnetism, chemical action, hypnotism |
| oe | Same as oy - a grandchild |
| of | From among; made from; etc... |
| oh | Zero, from the number zero's resemblance to this letter |
| oi | Used to attract attention |
| om | Sacred syllable intoned as part of devotion and contemplation |
| on | In contact with the upper surface |
| oo | Form of wool; and form of we |
| or | Conjunction used to link alternatives; heraldic colour, 'gold' |
| os | A bone (plural ossa); A mouth or mouthlike opening (plural ora) |
| ou | Expressing concern; a man (plural ous or ouens) |
| ow | Spontaneous utterance expressing pain; Same as ou 'a man' |
| ox | General name for cattle (plural oxen) |
| oy | Same as oe - A grandchild |
| pa | A childish or familiar name for father; a Maori fort or settlement |
| pe | 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
| pi | 16th letter of the Greek alphabet |
| qi | Same as chi - and individual person's life force |
| re | 2nd note of the musical scale; preposition - concerning |
| sh | Shush; hush; used to urge silence; 27th letter of the Albanian alphabet |
| si | 7th note of the musical scale |
| so | In such manner degree or condition; Likewise; 5th note of the musical scale |
| ta | Thank you |
| te | 7th note of the musical scale |
| ti | 7th note of the musical scale; small Pacific tree with edible roots (plural tis) |
| to | In the direction of; reaching as far as |
| uh | Used to express hesitancy or doubt US |
| um | Used to express hesitancy or doubt UK |
| up | In, to or towards a higher place |
| ur | Used by speakers to fill a gap in speech when hesitant |
| us | The objective case of we |
| ut | 1st note of the musical scale |
| vi | Roman numeral for 6 |
| we | Pronoun plural of I; I and others; people in general |
| xc | Roman numeral for 90 |
| xi | 14th letter of the Greek alphabet |
| xl | Roman numeral for 40 |
| xu | Monetary unit of Vietnam; 1/100th of a dong |
| xv | Roman numeral for 15 |
| xx | Roman numeral for 20 |
| ye | 2nd person plural pronoun of YOU |
| yo | Calling for attention or used in greeting |
| yu | Precious jade (nephrite or jadeite) |
| zo | Kind of hybrid domestic cattle found in parts of the Himalayas. Also zho, dso, dzho or dzo. All pluralised with s. Female is zhomo, dsomo or jomo; Male is zobo, zobu or dsobo |
