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Calque of Esperanto h-sistemo.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A convention whereby Esperanto’s circumflex accents (ĉ, ĝ, ĥ, ĵ, ŝ) are replaced by an h after the letter (ch, gh, hh, jh, sh) and the breve (ŭ) is left out entirely (u), for convenience of typing. Full definition →
Calque of Esperanto h-sistemo.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.