ĥalifo

== Esperanto == === Etymology === Phonetic derivation from Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa, “caliph”) and خَلِيف (ḵalīf, “successor”). As there are many words containing ĥ that have alternative forms replacing it with k, this unofficial form of kalifo may have been created by analogy or hypercorrection. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xaˈlifo/ Rhymes: -ifo Syllabification: ĥa‧li‧fo === Noun === ĥalifo (accusative singular ĥalifon, plural ĥalifoj, accusative plural ĥalifojn) (nonstandard) alternative spelling of kalifo ==== Usage notes ==== Though unofficial, this form is often preferred to kalifo due to its closer phonetic resemblance to the original Arabic.