Template:pi-mention/documentation

This template generates a link to an entry in Pali and to its Roman script equivalent if different. It links to the Pali section on the target page, and applies language-specific formatting. It can also show a number of annotations after the linked term.

There are several linking templates:
 * , corresponding to . Use this template outside running text, in sections that list entries, such as “Synonyms”, “Related terms”, and “Descendants”.
 * , corresponding to ). Use this template when a particular term is mentioned (as in the use–mention distinction) within running English text, as in definitions or in “Etymology” and “Usage notes” sections.
 * There are currently no analogues to or.

All of these templates create a link to a language's section of an entry. As an unimplemented extension they might instead link to a language-specific sense id created by the template if the id parameter were used.

This template uses Module:links as a back-end, so it supports all the features and bugs of that module. Please see its documentation for more details. The numerous combinations of options are managed by the template.

Parameters
The template takes one required positional parameter and several optional parameters. Note that either the first positional parameter should be given, although technically neither is required.


 * 1
 * The page name to be linked to.


 * 2
 * Not implemented. Alternate text to display as the link title, if different from the page name.


 * t
 * A gloss or short translation of the word.


 * tr
 * Transliteration for non-Latin-script words. This parameter is not allowed if the term is already in the Latin script. Use   if you don't want a transliteration to be automatically generated.  If the transliteration is suppressed, the Roman script equivalent will only be displayed if explicitly specified.


 * eqv
 * The (canonical) Roman script equivalent where different from the transliteration. Examples of its use are given below.  This might be appropriate for a non-IAST Roman script form if such an entry were permitted.


 * ts
 * Not implemented. Transcription for non-Latin-script words whose transliteration is markedly different from the actual pronunciation. Should not be used for IPA pronunciations.


 * pos
 * A part of speech indication for the term.


 * lit
 * Not implemented. A literal translation for the term.


 * id
 * Not implemented. A sense id for the term, which links to anchors on the page set by the template.


 * 1
 * Attempt to produce red text rather than raising a module error for erroneous input.

Examples
These examples serve also as test cases and as a key to annotations in the body of the template.

Note that if one does not want a link to the standard Roman script equivalent, it is better to simply use.

Customization
The outcome of Votes/2007-10/style for mentioned terms determined the default style for terms mentioned with the / template. The preliminary default for Latin-script (i.e. Roman script, not just Latin-language) terms and phrases is italics. Readers can easily toggle the output from italics to bold by selecting “Show other Latin (Roman) script mentions in bold” from WT:PREFS. Alternatively, or for more advanced customization, readers can add styles to their style sheets as described in WT:CUSTOM:


 * For plain format (e.g.: From mot + ...):
 * For bold format (e.g.: From mot + ...):
 * For italicized format (e.g.: From mot + ...):
 * For italicized format (e.g.: From mot + ...):
 * For italicized format (e.g.: From mot + ...):

Further, the default style of the subsequent English translation glosses is in double quotes (pending a vote to approve this template). Readers can easily change the output to single quotes by selecting “Show English glosses for mentioned terms in single quotes” from WT:PREFS.