к

Character	к
Unicode name	CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER KA
Cyrillic	U+043A

Russian

Pronunciation

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Letter

к (lower case, upper case К)

1. The twelfth letter of the Russian Cyrillic alphabet. Its name is ка (ka) and it has the sound of English k. It is preceded by Й and followed by Л.

See also

• Letter styles
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  Cyrillic letter К к, normal above, italics below.

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  Handwritten forms

Preposition

к + dative case (ко before words beginning with certain awkward consonant clusters such as мн-, вс-, вт-, and сн-.)

1. to, toward

   к дому — to the house

   к брату — to my brother

   ко мне — to me

2. (time): by, for

   ко вторнику — by Tuesday, for Tuesday

Abbreviation

1. kilo- (x 1000)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• (uppercase): К

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA: /k/

Letter

к (Roman spelling k)

1. The 12th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic alphabet, preceded by ј and followed by л.

See also

• Letter styles
• 

  Cyrillic letter К к, normal above, italics below.

• 

  Handwritten forms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *kъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European *kom.

Alternative forms

• ка (See usage notes)

Preposition

к (Roman spelling k)

1. to
2. towards

Usage notes

Although both к and ка can be used synonymously, к must take the alternative form ка in the following environment:

• before /к, г, х/:

  ка граду - to the city

  ка горе - towards above

  ка хладу - toward the shade