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K

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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]

TranslingualEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

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.

LetterEdit

K (lower case k)

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

See alsoEdit

SymbolEdit

K

  1. (chemistry) Symbol for potassium (Latin kalium).
  2. Symbol for kelvin, the SI unit of thermodynamic temperature. Specifically (U+212A version)
  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

GalleryEdit

  • Letter styles
  •  

    Uppercase and lowercase versions of K, in normal and italic type

  •  

    Uppercase and lowercase K in Fraktur

See alsoEdit

Other representations of K:

EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

PronunciationEdit

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

LetterEdit

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).
See alsoEdit

NumberEdit

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 2Edit

Abbreviations.

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

NounEdit

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. (slang) Short for OK.
  11. (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”‎[2], performed by Kendrick Lamar,Jay Rock:
      We used to run from the KKK but now we runnung from our brothers that be holding them K's.
      2018 October 16, “Demon Boy”‎[3], performed by Slowthai:
      Yeti in the Serengeti, believe the myth. K-man stupid, rub together sticks.
      2019 November 22, “Payback”, in Netflix&Deal‎[4], performed by 03 Greedo,Kenny Beats,OhGeesy,Judge:
      Keep the chopper, I'ma spray that. This is an AR, don't keep the K, man.
      2021 November 19, “Pink 3 Remix”‎[5], 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”‎[6], 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”‎[7], 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.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit

Etymology 3Edit

Clipping of OK.

InterjectionEdit

K

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

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

ReferencesEdit

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

AfarEdit

LetterEdit

K

  1. The seventh letter in the Afar alphabet.

See alsoEdit

AfrikaansEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /kɑː/

LetterEdit

K (upper case, lower case k)

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

See alsoEdit

NounEdit

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

  1. K

AngamiEdit

LetterEdit

K

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

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AzerbaijaniEdit

LetterEdit

K upper case (lower case k)

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

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BasqueEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

K (upper case, lower case k)

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

See alsoEdit

Central FranconianEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

K

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

Usage notesEdit

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.

ChineseEdit

Etymology 1Edit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

K

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

Etymology 2Edit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

K

  1. Short for 卡拉OK (kǎlā'ōukèi, “karaoke”).
    唱K所 [Shanghainese]  ―  [t͡sʰɑ̃³³ kʰe̞⁵⁵ sv̩ʷ²¹] [IPA]  ―  karaoke bar
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 3Edit

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

PronunciationEdit

  This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

VerbEdit

K

  1. (Internet slang) to repost

Etymology 4Edit

From English K, abbreviation of ketamine.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

K

  1. (slang) ketamine
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 5Edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

PronunciationEdit

NumeralEdit

K

  1. thousand; kilo

NounEdit

K

  1. kilometre
  2. kilogram

Etymology 6Edit

Abbreviation of English kilobyte.

PronunciationEdit

ClassifierEdit

K

  1. (computing, informal) kilobyte

Etymology 7Edit

From English K, abbreviation of karat.

Alternative formsEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

K

  1. karat

Etymology 8Edit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

K

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

Etymology 9Edit

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

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

K

  1. (card games) king (Classifier: 隻／只; 張／张)

Etymology 10Edit

Pronunciation 1Edit

LetterEdit

K

  1. The eleventh letter of the Latin alphabet.

Pronunciation 2Edit

LetterEdit

K

  1. The eleventh letter used in Pinyin.
Usage notesEdit
  • 《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).

DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

K (capital, lowercase k)

  1. The eleventh letter of the Dutch alphabet.

See alsoEdit

  • Previous letter: J
  • Next letter: L

EsperantoEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

K (upper case, lower case k)

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

See alsoEdit

ConjunctionEdit

K

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

EstonianEdit

 
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LetterEdit

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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FinnishEdit

LetterEdit

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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GermanEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

K (upper case, lower case k)

  1. The eleventh letter of the German alphabet.

Usage notesEdit

  • Doubling of k generally yields ck, but kk is used in loanwords originally spelt with cc.

HungarianEdit

 
Compass rose

Etymology 1Edit

Abbreviation of kelet (“east”).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

K

  1. E (east)
DeclensionEdit
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 termsEdit

(compass points) égtájak;

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

Etymology 2Edit

PronunciationEdit

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

LetterEdit

K (upper case, lower case k)

  1. The eighteenth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called ká and written in the Latin script.
DeclensionEdit
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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IdoEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

K (lower case k)

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

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IndonesianEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

K (upper case, lower case k)

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

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ItalianEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

  • (letter name) IPA(key): /ˈkap.pa/
  • (phonemic realization) IPA(key): /k/
  • (phonetic realization of some speakers to distinguish between c and k pronunciations) IPA(key): [kʰ]

LetterEdit

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 notesEdit

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

See alsoEdit

Jamaican CreoleEdit

 
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NounEdit

K (plural Ks)

  1. Abbreviation of Kalashnikov.
    • 2002 November 12, “Like Glue”, in Dutty Rock‎[8], 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”, in Riddim Driven: Shadowz (2008)‎[9], 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”, in Jamaican Style, Vol.3‎[10], 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”, in Pon Di Gaza 2.0‎[11], 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”, in Gaza vs Gully EP Part 1‎[12], 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.

LatvianEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

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.

PronunciationEdit

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LetterEdit

 
K

K (upper case, lower case k)

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

See alsoEdit

MalayEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

  • (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]

LetterEdit

K

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

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NupeEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

K (upper case, lower case k)

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

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PolishEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

K (upper case, lower case k)

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

See alsoEdit

Further readingEdit

  • K in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • K in Polish dictionaries at PWN

PortugueseEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

K (upper case, lower case k)

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

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RomaniEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

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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RomanianEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

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 notesEdit

Used only in loanwords and some proper nouns.

See alsoEdit

SaanichEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

K

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

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Skolt SamiEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

K (lower case k)

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

See alsoEdit

SloveneEdit

 
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LetterEdit

K (capital, lowercase k)

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

SomaliEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

K upper case (lower case k)

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

Usage notesEdit

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

See alsoEdit

SpanishEdit

LetterEdit

K (upper case, lower case k)

  1. the eleventh letter of the Spanish alphabet

SwedishEdit

 
Basement level.

PronunciationEdit

Letter name
Phoneme

LetterEdit

K (upper case, lower case k)

  1. the eleventh letter of the Swedish alphabet

SymbolEdit

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

AbbreviationsEdit

  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”).

TagalogEdit

EtymologyEdit

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) 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.

PronunciationEdit

  • 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

LetterEdit

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 alsoEdit

LetterEdit

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 readingEdit

TurkishEdit

PronunciationEdit

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

LetterEdit

K (upper case, lower case k)

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

See alsoEdit

VietnameseEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Portuguese K or French K.

LetterEdit

K (upper case, lower case k)

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

See alsoEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From English K, from Kelvin.

NounEdit

K

  1. K (Kelvin)
Usage notesEdit

Etymology 3Edit

NounEdit

K

  1. cancer

YorubaEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

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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ZuluEdit

LetterEdit

K (upper case, lower case k)

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

See alsoEdit

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