к

See also: қ, К, ќ, Ќ, and к.

к U+043A, к CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER KA ← й [U+0439] Cyrillic л → [U+043B]

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Translingual

Letter

к (upper case К)

1. A letter in the Cyrillic alphabet.

Gallery

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

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  Handwritten forms

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Ossetian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /k/

Letter

к • (k) (upper case К)

1. The fourteenth letter of the Ossetian alphabet

See also

• (Cyrillic-script letters) А а (A a), Ӕ ӕ (Æ æ), Б б (B b), В в (V v), Г г (G g), Гъ гъ (Ǧ ǧ), Д д (D d), Дж дж (Ǵ ǵ), Дз дз (Ʒ ʒ), Е е (E e), З з (Z z), И и (I i), Й й (J j), К к (K k), Къ къ (K’ k’), Л л (L l), М м (M m), Н н (N n), О о (O o), П п (P p), Пъ пъ (P’ p’), Р р (R r), С с (S s), Т т (T t), Тъ тъ (Tʺ t’), У у (U u), Ф ф (F f), Х х (X x), Хъ хъ (Q q), Ц ц (C c), Цъ цъ (C’ c’), Ч ч (Ḱ ḱ), Чъ чъ (Ḱ’ ḱ’), Ы ы (Y y)

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Russian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [k]

• Audio

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Letter

к • (k) (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 (J) and followed by Л (L).

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *kъ(n).

Alternative forms

• къ (k) (Pre-reform orthography (1918))

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [k]

• Audio

  (file)

Preposition

к • (k) (+ dative case)

1. to, toward

   к до́му ― k dómu ― to the house

   к бра́ту ― k brátu ― to (my) brother

   ко мне ― ko mne ― to me

2. by, for (of time)

   ко вто́рнику ― ko vtórniku ― by Tuesday, for Tuesday

Usage notes

ко (ko) is used before words beginning with certain awkward consonant clusters such as мн- (mn-), вс- (vs-), вт- (vt-), and сн- (sn-).

Etymology 3

Abbreviation of кило- (kilo-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲɪlə]

Prefix

к • (k)

1. k, kilo- (x 1000)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• (uppercase): К

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /k/

Letter

к (Latin spelling k)

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

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

• ка (See usage notes)

Preposition

к (Latin spelling k) (+ dative case)

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