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{{also|Appendix:Variations of "pee"}}
==English==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈpiː/}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pee.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{homophones|en|P|p|pea}}
* {{rhymes|en|iː|s=1}}

===Etymology 1===
The initial letter of {{m|en|piss}}. Compare {{m|en|eff}}.

====Noun====
{{en-noun|~}}

# {{lb|en|chiefly|North American|Australian}} [[urine|Urine]].
#*{{quote-web|en|accessdate=17 February 2024|passage=With conventional fuel cells as their model, researchers learned to use similar chemical reactions to make a fuel from microbes in '''pee'''.{{...}}They got to use new, clean toilets lit by the power of their own '''pee'''.{{...}}Microorganisms that feed on nutrients in urine can be used in a microbial fuel cell that generates electricity – or "'''pee''' power," as the Sesame girls called it.|url=https://upworthyscience.com/fuel-cell/|author=Jenny Morber|title=Scientists turn '''pee''' into power in Uganda|site=Upworthy Science}}
# {{lb|en|chiefly|North American|Australian}} An act of [[urination]].
#: {{usex|en|He was dying for a '''pee'''.}}

=====Synonyms=====
* ''See'' '''[[Thesaurus:urine]]'''

=====Coordinate terms=====
* {{l|en|poo#Noun}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{der2|en|hold one's pee|gnat's pee|pee bottle|pee play|pee pot|pee shy|pee-on|pee-pee|take the pee|white pee|pee shivers|bush pee}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top-see|urine|urine}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|shurrë|f}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|بَوْل|m}}
*: Hijazi Arabic: {{t|acw|شُخَّان|m|tr=šuḵḵān}}, {{t|acw|بول|m|tr=bōl}} {{qualifier|formal}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|մեզ}}
* Bashkir: {{t|ba|һейҙек}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|пикня|f}}, {{t|bg|урина|f}}
* Burmese: {{t+|my|သေး}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{t|yue|小便|tr=siu2 bin6}}, {{t|yue|殊殊|tr=syu4 syu4-2}} {{qualifier|childish}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|小便|tr=xiǎobiàn}}, {{t+|cmn|尿泡|tr=niàopāo}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|pis}}, {{t+|da|tis}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|plas}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|piss}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|pissa}}, {{t+|fi|pisu}}, {{t+|fi|pissi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|pipi|m}}
* Georgian: {{t+|ka|შარდი|sc=Geor}}, {{t|ka|ფსელი|sc=Geor}}, {{t|ka|ფისი|sc=Geor}} {{qualifier|baby language}}
* German: {{t+|de|Pipi|n}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|κατουρλιό|n}}, {{t+|el|κάτουρο|n}}, {{t+|el|τσίσα|n-p}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|שתן|tr=sheten}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|pisi}}
* Icelandic: {{t|is|piss|n}}
* Inari Sami: {{t|smn|cissâ}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|mún|m}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|おしっこ|tr=o-shikko}}, {{t+|ja|小便|tr=しょうべん, shōben, しょんべん, shonben}}, {{t|ja|しーしー|tr=shīshī}}, {{t|ja|ちっち|tr=chitchi}}
* Khmer: {{t+|km|នោម}}
* Latgalian: {{t|ltg|slapīņs|m}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|mīzali|p}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|мочка|f}}
* Malay: {{t+|ms|kencing}}
* Marathi: {{t|mr|सुसु}}, {{t|mr|सू|f}}
* Northern Sami: {{t|se|cisˈsa}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|tiss|n}}
* Old English: {{t|ang|miċġa|m}}, {{t|ang|miċġe|f}}, {{t|ang|migoþa|m}}, {{t+|ang|hland|n}}
* Ottoman Turkish: {{t|ota|سیدك|tr=sidik}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|جیش|tr=jiš}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|siusiu}}, {{t+|pl|siki|p}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|chichi}} {{qualifier|Portugal}}, {{t+|pt|xixi}} {{qualifier|Brazil}}, {{t+|pt|pipi}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|pipi|n}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|моча́|f}}, {{t|ru|пипи́|n}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|pis}}, {{t+|es|pipí|m}}, {{qualifier|Chile}} {{t+|es|pichí|m}}, {{t+|es|chis}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|kiss|n}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|çiş}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|شُوشُو|tr=śūśū}}, {{t|ur|سُوسُو|tr=sūsū}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|nước đái}}, {{t+|vi|nước tiểu}}
* Welsh: {{t|cy|pisiad}}
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====Verb====
{{en-verb}}

# {{lb|en|intransitive|colloquial}} To [[urinate]].
#: {{ux|en|The schoolboy called out to his friend while he was '''peeing''' in the urinal.}}
#: {{ux|en|The delivery driver took a minute to '''pee''' in the woods between houses.}}
## {{lb|en|reflexive}} To urinate on oneself.
##* {{quote-song|en|year=1972|lyricist=Ian Anderson|title=w:Thick As A Brick|artist={{w|Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull}}|passage=See there! A son is born<br>And we pronounce him fit to fight<br>There are blackheads on his shoulders<br>And he '''pees''' himself in the night.}}
## {{lb|en|transitive}} To urinate in or on something, particularly clothing.
##: {{usex|en|I  was so excited, I '''peed''' the bed!}}
# {{lb|en|mildly vulgar|intransitive|colloquial}} To [[drizzle]].
#: {{ux|en|It's '''peeing''' with rain.}}

=====Synonyms=====
* [[wee]] {{qualifier|UK}}
* [[urinate]]
* ''See'' '''[[Thesaurus:urinate]]'''

=====Coordinate terms=====
* {{l|en|poo#Verb}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{der4|en|pee off|pee-er|pee in someone's cornflakes|pee like a racehorse|pee on someone's cornflakes|pee one's pants|stand-to-pee|pee in one's pants|pee oneself|pee on someone's chips
}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top-see|urinate|urinate}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|بَوَّلَ}}
*: Hijazi Arabic: {{t|acw|شَخّ|tr=šaḵḵ}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|միզել}}, {{qualifier|childish}} {{t|hy|չիշիկ անել}}
* Bashkir: {{t|ba|һейеү}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|пикая}}, {{t+|bg|уринирам}}
* Burmese: {{t+|my|သေးပေါက်}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|pixar}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{t|yue|小便|tr=siu2 bin6}}, {{t+|yue|屙尿|tr=o1 niu6}}, {{t|yue|屙殊殊|tr=o1 syu4 syu2}} {{qualifier|childish}}, {{t|yue|殊殊|tr=syu4 syu2}} {{qualifier|childish}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|撒尿|tr=sāniào}}, {{t+|cmn|尿泡|tr=niàopāo}}, {{t+|cmn|小便|tr=xiǎobiàn}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|čůrat|impf}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|tisse}}, {{t|da|pisse}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|plassen}}
* Faroese: {{t|fo|pissa}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|pissata}}, {{t|fi|pisauttaa}}
* French: {{t+|fr|faire pipi}}, {{t+|fr|uriner}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|შარდვა|sc=Geor}}, {{t|ka|ფსმა|sc=Geor}}
* German: {{t+|de|pinkeln}}, {{t|de|Pipi machen}}, {{t+|de|pullern}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|κατουρώ}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|השתין|tr=hishtín}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|pisil}}
* Icelandic: {{t|is|pissa}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|kencing}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|déan mún}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|おしっこをする|tr=o-shikko o suru}}, {{t|ja|小便をする|tr=shōben o suru}}
* Kazakh: {{t|kk|сию}}
* Latgalian: {{t|ltg|meizt}}, {{t|ltg|slapynuotīs}}, {{t|ltg|atvari|p}}
* Latin: {{t|la|meiō}}, {{t|la|mingō}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|mīzt}}, {{t|lv|čurāt}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|моча}}, {{t|mk|мочка}} {{qualifier|of children}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|mimi}}
* Marathi: {{t|mr|सू करणे}}, {{t|mr|सुसु करणे}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|tisse}}, {{t|no|pisse}}, {{t|no|urinere}}, {{t|no|late vannet}}
* Occitan: {{t+|oc|pissar}}
* Old English: {{t|ang|mīgan}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|sikać}}, {{t+|pl|siusiać|impf}}
* Portuguese: {{t|pt|fazer chichi}} {{qualifier|Portugal}}, {{t|pt|fazer xixi}} {{qualifier|Brazil}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|pișa}}, {{t|ro|face pipi}}, {{t+|ro|urina}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|пи́сать}}, {{t+|ru|мочи́ться}}, {{t+|ru|си́кать}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|lulati|impf}}
* Spanish: {{t|es|hacer pis}}, {{t+|es|mear}}, {{t|es|hacer chichí}}, {{t+|es|hacer pipí}}, {{t|es|hacer chis}}
* Swahili: {{t+|sw|gura}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|kissa}}, {{t+|sv|pissa}}, {{t+|sv|pinka}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|pag-ihi}}
* Tatar: {{t|tt|сию}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|çiş yapmak}}, {{t+|tr|işemek}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|пі́сяти|impf}}, {{t|uk|попі́сяти|pf}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|đái}}, {{t+|vi|tiểu}}
* Walloon: {{t+|wa|fé pipisse}}
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===Etymology 2===

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{Latn-def|en|name|P|p}}
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1985|author=Stephen King|title=Paranoid: A Chant
|passage=They have writing samples and examine the back loops of '''pees''' and the crosses of tees.}}
#* {{quote-text|en|year=2004|author=Will Rogers|title=The Stonking Steps|page=170
|passage=It said, in a whispering, buzzing voice, "Gee-you-ess-ess-ay-dash-em-ee-ar-ar-wye-dash-em-eye-en-gee-oh-dash-'''pee'''-eye-'''pee'''-dash-'''pee'''-ee-ar-ar-wye-dash-'''pee'''-eye-en-gee-oh."}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col3|en
|elpee
|mind one's pees and cues
|pee bee and jay
|PeeCee
|peejays
|teepee
|veepee
}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|name of the letter P, p}}
* Afrikaans: {{t|af|pee}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|بِيه|m}}, {{t|ar|پِي|m}} {{qualifier|rare, using a Persian letter}}, {{t|ar|بِي|m}} {{qualifier|same as [[bee]]}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|পি}}
* Burmese: {{t+|my|ပီ}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|pe|f}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{qualifier|English letter names are called as in English, no other standard Mandarin name exists}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|pé}}
* Esperanto: {{t+|eo|po}}
* Faroese: {{t|fo|pe|n}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|pee}}
* French: {{t+|fr|pé|m}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|pe|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|πι}}
* Hawaiian: {{t|haw|pī}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|पी}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|pé}}
* Icelandic: {{t|is|pé}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|pe}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|pé}}, {{t|ga|peith}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|ピー|tr=pī}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|피}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|pē}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|пе|n}}
* Malay: {{t+|ms|pi}}
* Marathi: {{t|mr|पी}}
* Occitan: {{t+|oc|pe|f}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|pe|n}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|pê|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|пи|n}} {{qualifier|English}}, {{t+|ru|пэ|n}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|pe|f}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|พี}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|pe}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|pê}}, {{t+|vi|pờ}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|pi|f}}
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=====See also=====
* {{list:Latin script letter names/en}}

===Etymology 3===
Spelling of the abbreviation {{m|en|p}} of {{m|en|pence}}.

====Noun====
{{en-noun|pee}}

# {{lb|en|British|Irish|colloquial}} [[pence|Pence]]; [[penny]] {{qualifier|a quantity of money}}
#: {{ux|en|I bought these carrots for fifty '''pee'''.}}
#: {{ux|en|I can't afford that — I'm one '''pee''' short.}}

=====Usage notes=====
* Only used to refer to decimal pence (the symbol for the [[old penny]] having been abbreviated {{m|en|d}}).

=====Synonyms=====
* {{sense|plural}} {{l|en|p}}, {{l|en|pence}}
* {{sense|singular}} {{l|en|p}}, {{l|en|penny}}

===Etymology 4===
See {{m|en|peak}}.

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{lb|en|nautical}} The [[bill]] of an [[anchor]].

===Etymology 5===

====Alternative forms====
* {{alter|en|pea}}

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# The [[slide|sliding]] [[weight]] on a [[steelyard]].

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=eep|Epe|eep}}

{{cln|en|spelled-out initialisms}}
{{C|en|Bodily fluids|Bodily functions}}

==Estonian==

===Noun===
{{et-noun}}

# {{Latn-def|et|name|P|p}}

===Noun===
{{et-noun}}

# euphemism: [[arse]], [[bum]]

==Finnish==

===Pronunciation===
{{fi-pronunciation}}

===Etymology 1===
{{etymid|fi|letter}}
Probably from the {{der|fi|sv|-}} letter name, itself ultimately from {{der|fi|la|pē}}.

====Noun====
{{fi-noun}}

# [[#English|pee]] ({{Latn-def|fi|name|P|p}})

=====Declension=====
{{fi-decl-maa|pee|ä}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col-auto|fi|title=compounds
|peeärrä
}}

=====See also=====
* {{list:Latin script letter names/fi}}

===Etymology 2===
{{etymid|fi|euphemism-shit}}
From the first letter of {{m|fi|paska||shit}}.

====Noun====
{{fi-noun}}

# {{lb|fi|uncountable|euphemistic}} [[shit]].

=====Declension=====
{{fi-decl-maa|pee|ä}}

===Etymology 3===
{{etymid|fi|euphemism-arse}}
From the first letter of {{m|fi|perse||arse}}.

====Noun====
{{fi-noun}}

# {{lb|fi|uncountable|euphemistic}} [[arse]]
#: {{ux|fi|Kaikki on '''päin peetä'''.|Everything is '''fucked up'''.}}

=====Declension=====
{{fi-decl-maa|pee|ä}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:fi:KTSK|accessdate=2024-01-01}} <!-- etymologies 2 and 3 -->

==Old Galician-Portuguese==
{{was fwotd|roa-opt|2013|July|19}}

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|roa-opt|pé}}

===Etymology===
{{inh+|roa-opt|la|pes|pedem}}, from {{inh|roa-opt|ine-pro|*pṓds}}. Cognate with {{cog|osp|pie}} and {{cog|fro|pié}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|roa-opt|/ˈpɛ.e/}}

===Noun===
{{head|roa-opt|noun|g=m|plural|pees}}

# [[foot]]
#* {{roa-opt-cite-cantigas|E|127|http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/cantigas/facsimiles/E/256small.html}}
#*: Eſta e como ſanta maria nȯ q̇s q̇ entraſſe na ſa eigreia do poe un mancebo q̇ dera aſſa madre un couce ⁊ el pois uiu q̇ nȯ podia enẗr cortoo '''pee''' ⁊ de pois ſãou ſanta maria.
#*:: This one is (about) how Holy Mary didn't want that a young man, who had kicked his mother, entered her church in Puy. And he, seeing that he couldn't enter, cut his '''foot''' and later Holy Mary healed it.

====Descendants====
* {{desc|gl|pé}}
* {{desc|pt|pé}}

==Old Tupi==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|tpw|/pɛˈɛ/}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|tpw|pronoun}}

# [[you]], [[ye]] {{lb|tpw|second person plural}}

===References===
* http://tupi.fflch.usp.br/

==Spanish==

===Verb===
{{head|es|verb form}}

# {{es-verb form of|peer}}

==Tobilung==

===Etymology===
{{dercat|tgb|poz-pro|map-pro|inh=2}}
From {{inh|tgb|poz-pro|*paʀih}}.

===Noun===
{{head|tgb|noun}}

# [[stingray]]

==Võro==

===Noun===
{{vro-noun}}

# {{Latn-def|vro|name|P|p}}

====Inflection====
{{rfinfl|vro|noun}}

==Yola==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|yol|/piː/}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|yol|enm|pye}}.

====Noun====
{{head|yol|noun}}

# [[pie]] (pastry food)

===Etymology 2===
From {{inh|yol|enm|pye}}.

====Noun====
{{head|yol|noun}}

# [[pie]] (woodpecker)

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|yol|maggota-pee}}

===References===
* {{R:Poole 1867|page=61 & 55}}