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K

See also: k and Appendix:Variations of "k"

K U+004B, K
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER K
← J
[U+004A] 		Basic Latin L →
[U+004C]
K U+212A, K
KELVIN SIGN
← ℩
[U+2129] 		Letterlike Symbols Å →
[U+212B]
Ｋ U+FF2B, Ｋ
FULLWIDTH LATIN CAPITAL LETTER K
← Ｊ
[U+FF2A] 		Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms Ｌ →
[U+FF2C]

Translingual edit

 
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Etymology edit

From the Etruscan letter 𐌊 (k, “ka”), from the Ancient Greek letter Κ (K, “kappa”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤊 (k, “kap”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓂧.

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K (lower case k)

  1. The eleventh letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.

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Symbol edit

K

  1. (chemistry) Symbol for potassium (Latin kalium).
  2. Symbol for kelvin, the SI unit of thermodynamic temperature.
  3. (biochemistry) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for lysine.
  4. (geology) Symbol for hydraulic conductivity.
  5. Abbreviation of kilo (thousand).
    5k = 5,000
  6. (radio slang) over, waiting for reply
  7. (linguistics) A wildcard for a velar consonant

Usage notes edit

The Unicode Standard states that K (U+212A KELVIN SIGN) is included in Unicode only for backward compatibility reasons. To represent kelvin, K (U+004B LATIN CAPITAL LETTER K) is preferred.

Gallery edit

  • Letter styles
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    Uppercase and lowercase versions of K, in normal and italic type
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    Uppercase and lowercase K in Fraktur

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English edit

Etymology 1 edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (name of letter) IPA(key): /keɪ/, [kʰeɪ]
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Audio (UK)(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪ

Letter edit

K (upper case, lower case k, plural Ks or K's)

  1. The eleventh letter of the English alphabet, called kay and written in the Latin script.
    • 1876, "C" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV, p. 616:
      The symbol K, however, was not entirely lost; it is found irregularly in inscriptions of all dates down to the times of the empire, and regularly as an initial abbreviation of Kalendæ, Karthago, Kæso (the proper name).
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Number edit

K (upper case, lower case k)

  1. The ordinal number [[eleventh]], derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called kay and written in the Latin script.

Etymology 2 edit

Abbreviations.

  1. (stenoscript) Abbreviation of counter, prefix counter-, sequence contr.

Noun edit

K (plural Ks)

  1. (law, informal) Abbreviation of contract.
  2. (education, US) Abbreviation of kindergarten.
    "K-8" is Kindergarten through eighth grade.
  3. (often computing) Abbreviation of kilo-, 1,024.
    5k = 5,000
  4. (computing) A single character message used as an acknowledgement (ACK), meaning "previous message received and understood."
  5. (Morse code) Abbreviation of go ahead, over, an indication that a message is complete and a reply is awaited.
  6. (baseball) Abbreviation of strikeout. On a baseball scorecard, a frontwards K signifies striking out while swinging the bat, while a backwards K signifies striking out while looking.
  7. (card games, chess) Abbreviation of king.
  8. (biology) Abbreviation of carrying capacity.
  9. (geology) Abbreviation of Cretaceous.
  10. (knitting) Abbreviation of knit.
    • 1855, Godey's Magazine, volume 51, page 71:
      Knit 3, p 1, k 2, purl 1, k 2, m 1, k 2 together, k 1.
  12. (slang) Abbreviation of ketamine (a drug).
    • 1978, John C. Lilly, “Seduction by K”, in The Scientist, Philadelphia: Lippincott, →ISBN, page 167:
      At high levels of concentration of K in the blood, the observer/operator is cut off from his interlock with e.r., including the human consensus reality.
  13. (music) Abbreviation of Köchel number.
    Die Zauberflöte, K. 620
  14. (UK, government) Abbreviation of Knighthood.
  15. (economics) Abbreviation of capital.
  16. (printing) Abbreviation of black.
  17. (slang, from Jamaican Creole) Abbreviation of Kalashnikov.
    • 2011 August 16, “My People”‎[1]performed by Kendrick Lamar,Jay Rock:
      We used to run from the KKK but now we running from our brothers that be holding them K's.
    • 2018 October 16, “Demon Boy”, performed by Slowthai:
      Yeti in the Serengeti, believe the myth. K-man stupid, rub together sticks.
    • 2019 November 22, “Payback” (track 11), in Netflix&Deal‎[2], performed by 03 Greedo, Kenny Beats, OhGeesy, and Judge:
      Keep the chopper, I'ma spray that. This is an AR, don't keep the K, man.
    • 2021 November 19, “Pink 3 Remix”‎[3]performed by PCAJAY:
      You come to my trap, bitch, you better knock. I keep a 'K and these bullets gon' flock.
    • 2022 June 4, “OVO”‎[4]performed by Big Yavo:
      A fuck nigga diss GG, he get hit with a K. I'll be back in the morning, just went to the A.
    • 2022 September 25, “Dork”‎[5]performed by Aeterluv:
      Bitch ass nigga get rocked. I walk in da trap with a Glock and a K in my sock. U fag ass nigga get popped. U a gay lil dumb ahh nigga came from TikTok. I'mma talk my shi won't stop. Bitch u all on my dick for a drop, nigga get off my cock.
  18. Abbreviation of kritik.
Derived terms edit
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Etymology 3 edit

Clipping of OK.

Interjection edit

K

  1. (colloquial, text messaging, Internet slang) OK
    Synonym: 'kay
    • 2019, Justin Blackburn, The Bisexual Christian Suburban Failure Enlightening Bipolar Blues, page 23:
      K, dad, I'll go to my room.
Usage notes edit

"K" usually implies apathy or anger towards the statement it is responding to,[1] in a more emphatic way than "k".

References edit

  1. ^ “Youthsplaining: You’ve Been Texting the Word “Okay” Wrong”, in Inside Hook, 2019 July 19

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Afar edit

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K

  1. The seventh letter in the Afar alphabet.

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Afrikaans edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /kɑː/

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K (upper case, lower case k)

  1. The eleventh letter of the Afrikaans alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Noun edit

K (plural K's, diminutive K'tjie)

  1. K

Angami edit

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K

  1. The thirteenth letter of the Angami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Azerbaijani edit

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K upper case (lower case k)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Basque edit

Pronunciation edit

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K (upper case, lower case k)

  1. The eleventh letter of the Basque alphabet, called ka and written in the Latin script.

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Central Franconian edit

Etymology edit

  • /k/ is from West Germanic stem-initial or geminated *k; from *k in nk, lk, rk; in most of Moselle Franconian from *gg.

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K

  1. A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
  2. A letter in the Dutch-based alphabet of Central Franconian.

Usage notes edit

Doubling of K
  • In the German-based spelling, doubling of k yields ck. This is used after short vowels except in certain function words and when the letter is followed by another consonant within the word stem.
  • In the Dutch-based spelling, doubling of k yields kk. This is used after short vowels if the syllable were otherwise open.

Chinese edit

Etymology 1 edit

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Verb edit

K

  1. Alternative form of 剋 (“to beat; to scold; to fight”)

Etymology 2 edit

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Noun edit

K

  1. Short for 卡拉OK (kǎlā'ōukèi, “karaoke”).
    唱K所 [Shanghainese]  ―  5tshaon-khe-su [Wugniu]  ―  karaoke bar
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Etymology 3 edit

Initialism of 擴／扩 (kuò), based on its pinyin.

Pronunciation edit

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K

  1. (Internet slang) to repost

Etymology 4 edit

From English K, abbreviation of ketamine.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

K

  1. (slang) ketamine
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Etymology 5 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from English K?”)

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K

  1. thousand; kilo

Classifier edit

K

  1. kilometre
  2. kilogram

Synonyms edit

Dialectal synonyms of 公斤 (“kilogram”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 千克, 公斤
Mandarin Beijing 公斤
Taiwan 公斤
Tianjin 公斤
Chengde 公斤
Tangshan 公斤
Cangzhou 公斤
Baoding 公斤
Shijiazhuang 公斤
Chifeng 公斤
Hulunbuir (Hailar) 公斤
Heihe 公斤
Qiqihar 公斤
Harbin 公斤
Jiamusi 公斤
Baicheng 公斤
Changchun 公斤
Tonghua 公斤
Shenyang 公斤
Dandong 公斤
Jinzhou 公斤
Dalian 公斤
Yantai 公斤
Qingdao 公斤
Lijin 公斤
Zhucheng 公斤
Jinan 公斤
Jining 公斤
Shangqiu 公斤
Yuanyang 公斤
Zhengzhou 公斤
Lingbao 公斤
Xinyang 公斤
Baihe 公斤
Hanzhong 公斤
Baoji 公斤
Yinchuan 公斤
Tianshui 公斤
Lanzhou 公斤
Dunhuang 公斤
Xining 公斤
Hami 公斤
Ürümqi 公斤
Wuhan 公斤
Yichang 公斤
Xiangyang 公斤
Tianmen 公斤
Hong'an 公斤
Chengdu 公斤
Nanchong 公斤
Dazhou 公斤
Hanyuan 公斤
Xichang 公斤
Zigong 公斤
Chongqing 公斤
Guiyang 公斤
Zunyi 公斤
Bijie 公斤
Liping 公斤
Zhaotong 公斤
Dali 公斤
Kunming 公斤
Mengzi 公斤
Guilin 公斤
Liuzhou 公斤
Jishou 公斤
Changde 公斤
Anqing 公斤
Xuzhou 公斤
Fuyang 公斤
Wuhu 公斤
Yangzhou 公斤
Lianyungang 公斤
Lianshui 公斤
Nanjing 公斤
Hefei 公斤
Nantong 公斤
Singapore 公斤
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) 公斤, кило, килограмм
Cantonese Hong Kong 公斤, kilo, K
Beihai 公斤
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) 公斤, kí
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) 公斤
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) 公斤
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) kí
Móng Cái kí
Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 公斤
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 公斤
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 公斤
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 公斤
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 公斤
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 公斤
Huizhou Shexian 公斤
Jin Taiyuan 公斤
Yangyuan 公斤
Datong 公斤
Xinzhou 公斤
Lishi 公斤
Linfen 公斤
Changzhi 公斤
Linhe 公斤
Jining 公斤
Hohhot 公斤
Erenhot 公斤
Pingshan 公斤
Zhangjiakou 公斤
Handan 公斤
Linzhou 公斤
Suide 公斤
Southern Min Penang (Hokkien) kilo
Singapore (Hokkien) kilo
Manila (Hokkien) kilo
Central Min Yanping (Wangtai) 公斤
Wu Xiangshan 公斤

Etymology 6 edit

Abbreviation of English kilobyte.

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K

  1. (computing, informal) kilobyte

Etymology 7 edit

From English K, abbreviation of karat.

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K

  1. karat

Etymology 8 edit

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K

  1. (Cantonese) Alternative form of 茄 (ke1, “poop”)

Etymology 9 edit

From the letter K of the English pattern playing cards. In the spoken language, its name is generally a borrowing from English king or the letter K.

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Noun edit

K

  1. (card games) king (Classifier: 隻／只; 張／张)
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Dialectal synonyms of 老K (“king (playing cards)”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Mandarin Beijing 老K
Luoyang 老K
Xi'an 老K, K
Wuhan 老K
Chongqing K
Guiyang 老K, 鋸
Xuzhou 老K
Nanjing 老K
Cantonese Guangzhou 傾
Hong Kong 傾
Taishan 王
Nanning 傾
Nanning (Tanka) 傾
Wuzhou 傾
Yulin K
Gan Nanchang 老K
Pengze K
Lichuan 老K
Pingxiang 老K, 老, K
Hakka Luhe 王
Yudu 老K
Huizhou Jixi 老K
Jin Taiyuan 老K
Southern Min Xiamen K
Shantou K
Lufeng K
Wu Shanghai (Chongming) 老K
Suzhou K, 老K
Jiangyin 老K

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K

  1. The eleventh letter of the Latin alphabet.

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K

  1. The eleventh letter used in Pinyin.
Usage notes edit
  • 《汉语拼音方案》 defines a standard pronunciation for each letter. However, these pronunciations are rarely used in education; another pronunciation is commonly used instead.
  • The pronunciation above are only used while referring to letters in Pinyin. They are not used in other context (such as English).

Chipewyan edit

Pronunciation edit

  1. IPA(key): /kʰ/

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K (lower case k)

  1. A letter of the Chipewyan alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

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K (capital, lowercase k)

  1. The eleventh letter of the Dutch alphabet.

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  • Previous letter: J
  • Next letter: L

Elfdalian edit

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K (upper case K, lower case k)

  1. The fourteenth letter of the Elfdalian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Esperanto edit

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K (upper case, lower case k)

  1. The fifteenth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called ko and written in the Latin script.

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Conjunction edit

K

  1. (text messaging) Abbreviation of kaj (“and”).

Estonian edit

 
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K (upper case, lower case k)

  1. The eleventh letter of the Estonian alphabet, called kaa and written in the Latin script.

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Finnish edit

Etymology edit

The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on those of Swedish, German and Latin, and was first used in the mid-16th century. No earlier script is known. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, and K for information on the development of the glyph itself.

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K (upper case, lower case k)

  1. The eleventh letter of the Finnish alphabet, called koo and written in the Latin script.

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German edit

Pronunciation edit

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K (upper case, lower case k)

  1. The eleventh letter of the German alphabet.

Usage notes edit

  • Doubling of k normally yields ck, but loanwords with original cc are excepted. These are integrated with kk (Akkusativ, Mokka) or retain the original spelling (Account, Piccolo).

Hungarian edit

 
Compass rose

Etymology 1 edit

Abbreviation of kelet (“east”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

K

  1. E (east)
Declension edit
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative K —
accusative K-et —
dative K-nek —
instrumental K-tel —
causal-final K-ért —
translative K-té —
terminative K-ig —
essive-formal K-ként —
essive-modal — —
inessive K-ben —
superessive K-en —
adessive K-nél —
illative K-be —
sublative K-re —
allative K-hez —
elative K-ből —
delative K-ről —
ablative K-től —
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		K-é —
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		K-éi —
Possessive forms of K
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. K-em —
2nd person sing. K-ed —
3rd person sing. K-e, K-je —
1st person plural K-ünk —
2nd person plural K-etek —
3rd person plural K-ük, K-jük —
Coordinate terms edit

(compass points) égtájak;

északnyugat (ÉNy) észak (É) északkelet (ÉK)
nyugat (Ny)   kelet (K)
délnyugat (DNy) dél (D) délkelet (DK)

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (phoneme): IPA(key): [ˈk]
  • (letter name): IPA(key): [ˈkaː]

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K (upper case, lower case k)

  1. The eighteenth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called ká and written in the Latin script.
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Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative K K-k
accusative K-t K-kat
dative K-nak K-knak
instrumental K-val K-kkal
causal-final K-ért K-kért
translative K-vá K-kká
terminative K-ig K-kig
essive-formal K-ként K-kként
essive-modal — —
inessive K-ban K-kban
superessive K-n K-kon
adessive K-nál K-knál
illative K-ba K-kba
sublative K-ra K-kra
allative K-hoz K-khoz
elative K-ból K-kból
delative K-ról K-król
ablative K-tól K-któl
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		K-é K-ké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		K-éi K-kéi
Possessive forms of K
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. K-m K-im
2nd person sing. K-d K-id
3rd person sing. K-ja K-i
1st person plural K-nk K-ink
2nd person plural K-tok K-itok
3rd person plural K-juk K-ik

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Ido edit

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K (lower case k)

  1. The eleventh letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Indonesian edit

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K (upper case, lower case k)

  1. The eleventh letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Italian edit

 
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Pronunciation edit

  • (letter name) IPA(key): /ˈkap.pa/
  • (phonemic realization) IPA(key): /k/

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K f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case k)

  1. The eleventh letter of the Latin alphabet, called cappa or kappa in Italian

Usage notes edit

  • The letter K is not considered part of the Italian alphabet and is found only in loanwords.

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Jamaican Creole edit

 
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K (plural K dem, quantified K)

  1. Kalashnikov
    • 2002 November 12, “Like Glue” (track 4), in Dutty Rock‎[6], performed by Sean Paul:
      One ting me haffi tell dem, Dutty got di woody woody. Frontway, backway, dutty K-man have di shooby shooby.
      One thing I have to tell them, I've got an erection, Forwards, backwards, the dirty gunman wielding a Kalashnikov has to shove it, shove it.
    • 2007 January 1, “Ay Ya Ay Ya” (track 14), in Riddim Driven: Shadowz (2008)‎[7], performed by Blak Rino:
      Any bwoy diss di link make di paper. Di 'K full him of hole like strainer
      If any boy cuts out the middle man to make money then the AK will fill him up with holes like a strainer.
    • 2008 September 12, “Weh Dem A Go” (track 46), in Jamaican Style, Vol.3‎[8], performed by Vybz Kartel,Jah Vinci:
      Dem shoulda memba say di Haskell a spray, di sixpance a play. Weh dem a guh wid dem Chiney K?
      They should remember that the Haskell(Hi-Point) 45 ACP Semi-auto Pistol sprays (bullets), the six-shooter will play. Where are they going with their (imitation) Chinese Kalashnikovs?
    • 2008 December 27, “Last Man Standing” (track 24), in Pon Di Gaza 2.0‎[9], performed by Vybz Kartel:
      Me get a K from Vagga from De La Vega weh mek Chiney man skin black like naega
      I get a Kalashnikov from my friend Vagga from De La Vega which makes a Chinese man's skin black like a nigga's.
    • 2008, “Chiney K” (track 18), in Gaza vs Gully EP Part 1‎[10], performed by Mavado:
      Inna middle day, gun play. Bad man ah beat di Chiney K. Night turn to day, all mama pray. Dem ah beat di Chiney K.
      In the middle of the day, there's gun play. Bad men shoot the Chinese imitation Kalashnikovs. Night turns to day, all mothers pray. They shoot the Chinese (imitation) Kalashnikovs.

Kashubian edit

Etymology edit

The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Kashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, and K for development of the glyph itself.

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K (upper case, lower case k)

  1. The fifteenth letter of the Kashubian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Latvian edit

 
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Etymology edit

Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by K. Mīlenbahs, which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in German Fraktur, and sporadically in Cyrillic.

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K

K (upper case, lower case k)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called kā and written in the Latin script.

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Malay edit

 
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Pronunciation edit

  • (Name of letter) IPA(key): [ke]
  • (Phoneme, Syllable initial) IPA(key): [k]
  • (Phoneme 1, Syllable final) IPA(key): [ʔ]
  • (Phoneme 2, Syllable final) IPA(key): [k̚]

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K

  1. The eleventh letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Nupe edit

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K (upper case, lower case k)

  1. The thirteenth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Polish edit

Etymology edit

The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the history of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, and K for development of the glyph itself.

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K (upper case, lower case k)

  1. The fourteenth letter of the Polish alphabet, called ka and written in the Latin script.

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Portuguese edit

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K (upper case, lower case k)

  1. The eleventh letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Romani edit

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K (upper case, lower case k)

  1. (International Standard) The fourteenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
  2. (Pan-Vlax) The fifteenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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K (upper case, lower case k)

  1. The fourteenth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called ca or capa and written in the Latin script.

Usage notes edit

Used only in loanwords and some proper nouns.

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Saanich edit

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K

  1. The fourteenth letter of the Saanich alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Silesian edit

Etymology edit

The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Silesian language article on Wikipedia for more, and K for development of the glyph itself.

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K (upper case, lower case k)

  1. The thirteenth letter of the Silesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Skolt Sami edit

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K (lower case k)

  1. The eighteenth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Slovene edit

 
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K (capital, lowercase k)

  1. The 12th letter of the Slovene alphabet. Preceded by J and followed by L.

Somali edit

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K upper case (lower case k)

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Somali alphabet, called kaaf and written in the Latin script.

Usage notes edit

  1. The sixteenth letter of the Somali alphabet, which follows Arabic abjad order. It is preceded by Q and followed by L.

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Spanish edit

Etymology 1 edit

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K (upper case, lower case k)

  1. The eleventh letter of the Spanish alphabet

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K

  1. (Argentina) Abbreviation of kirchnerista.
    Antonyms: anti-K, antikirchnerista

Swedish edit

 
Basement level.

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Letter name
Phoneme

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K (upper case, lower case k)

  1. The eleventh letter of the Swedish alphabet

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K

  1. (SAB system) history
    Meronyms: K.2, K.3, K.4, K.5, K.6, Kc, Kd, Ke, Kf, Kg, Kh, Ki, Kj, Kk, Kl, Km, Kn, Ko, Kt, Ku, Kv, Ky
  2. (dated, county letter) Blekinge
    Synonym: 10
  3. (dated, 1941) type of beredskapskort (“readiness ration card”) valid until ration cards for any of the individual items are made
    Coordinate terms: A, U, X

Abbreviations edit

  1. Abbreviation of källare, källarplan or källarvåning (“basement level”).
  2. (card games) Abbreviation of kung (“king”).
    Coordinate terms: D (“queen”), Kn (“knight”), E (“ace”)
  3. Abbreviation of kallt (“cold”).
    Antonym: V (“warm”)
  4. Abbreviation of kylskåp (“refrigerator”).
    Coordinate term: F (“freezer”)
  5. Abbreviation of kontor (“office; office space”).
  6. Abbreviation of kombinationsbrunn or kopplingsbrunn (“connection vault”).
    Coordinate terms: A (“sewage”), BP (“fire hydrant”), D (“urban runnoff”), R (“cleaning well”), V (“water main”)
  7. Abbreviation of kulvert (“culvert”).
  8. Abbreviation of kultur (“culture”).
  9. Abbreviation of klubb (“club; association”).
  10. (military) Abbreviation of kavalleri (“cavalry”).

Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

From Spanish K. Each pronunciation has a different source:

  • Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English K.
  • Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character ᜃ (ka).
  • Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish K.

The use of ⟨K⟩ instead of using the Spanish-based ⟨C⟩ and ⟨Q⟩ was promoted in the late 19th century primarily by the educated (such as José Rizal and Trinidad Pardo de Tavera) because of the Baybayin character primarily being applicable to all vowels, as well as the ease of usage with Tagalog grammar rules. Its order in the Abakada alphabet was due to the order of the similar sounding ⟨C⟩ in the Spanish alphabet.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: K
  • (letter name, Filipino alphabet): IPA(key): /kej/, [kɛɪ̯]
  • (letter name, Abakada alphabet, Abecedario): IPA(key): /ka/, [kɐ]
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /k/, [k]
  • (phoneme, intervocalic): IPA(key): /k/, [x]
  • Rhymes: -ej, -a

Letter edit

K (upper case, lower case k, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜌ᜔)

  1. The eleventh letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Filipino alphabet), called key and written in the Latin script.

See also edit

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K (upper case, lower case k, Baybayin spelling ᜃ)

  1. The third letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Abakada alphabet), called ka and written in the Latin script.
  2. (historical) The twelfth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Abecedario), called ka and written in the Latin script.

Further reading edit

  • “K”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Thomas, Megan C. (2007) “K Is for De-Kolonization: Anti-Colonial Nationalism and Orthographic Reform”, in Comparative Studies in Society and History‎[11], volume 49, number 4, →ISSN, pages 938–967

Turkish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /c/, /k/
  • (letter name): IPA(key): (standard) /ceː/, /kaː/

Letter edit

K (upper case, lower case k)

  1. The fourteenth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called ke and written in the Latin script.

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Vietnamese edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Portuguese K or French K.

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K (upper case, lower case k)

  1. The thirteenth letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called ca and written in the Latin script.

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Etymology 2 edit

From English K, from Kelvin.

Noun edit

K

  1. K (Kelvin)
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Etymology 3 edit

Noun edit

K

  1. cancer

Yoruba edit

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K (upper case, lower case k)

  1. The twelfth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called kí and written in the Latin script.

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Zulu edit

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K (upper case, lower case k)

  1. The eleventh letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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