𑀓

𑀓 U+11013, 𑀓 BRAHMI LETTER KA ← 𑀒 [U+11012] Brahmi 𑀔 → [U+11014]

Translingual

Brahmi "ka" and its alternative forms for other vowels—an example of modifying a letter to describe vowel sounds in an abugida.

Glyph origin

Possibly from Aramaic 𐡊 (k), although this is debated.Compare Phoenician 𐤊 (k)

Letter

𑀓 (ka)

1. the first Brahmi consonant ka

Descendants

• Northern Brahmi:
  • Gupta: , , , (ka)
    • Nagari:
      • Devanāgarī: क (ka)
        • Gujarati: ક (ka)
    • Siddham: (ka)
      • Bengali-Assamese: ক (ko)
    • Sharada: 𑆑 (: ka)
      • Gurmukhi: ਕ (ka)
  • Kalinga:
    • Odia: କ (kô)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• ka (Latin script)
• क (Devanagari script)
• ক (Bengali script)
• ක (Sinhalese script)
• က or ၵ (Burmese script)
• ก or กะ (Thai script)
• ᨠ (Tai Tham script)
• ກ or ກະ (Lao script)
• ក (Khmer script)
• 𑄇 (Chakma script)

Pronoun

𑀓 m

1. Brahmi script form of ka (“who (m.)”)

Declension

Declension table of "𑀓" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀓𑁄 (ko)	𑀓𑁂 (ke)
Accusative (second)	𑀓𑀁 (kaṃ)	𑀓𑁂 (ke)
Instrumental (third)	𑀓𑁂𑀦 (kena)	𑀓𑁂𑀳𑀺 (kehi) or 𑀓𑁂𑀪𑀺 (kebhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀓𑀲𑁆𑀲 (kassa) or 𑀓𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲 (kissa)	𑀓𑁂𑀲𑀁 (kesaṃ) or 𑀓𑁂𑀲𑀸𑀦𑀁 (kesānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀓𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (kasmā) or 𑀓𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (kismā)	𑀓𑁂𑀳𑀺 (kehi) or 𑀓𑁂𑀪𑀺 (kebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀓𑀲𑁆𑀲 (kassa) or 𑀓𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲 (kissa)	𑀓𑁂𑀲𑀁 (kesaṃ) or 𑀓𑁂𑀲𑀸𑀦𑀁 (kesānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀓𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀁 (kasmiṃ) or 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (kamhi) or 𑀓𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀁 (kismiṃ) or 𑀓𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (kimhi)	𑀓𑁂𑀲𑀼 (kesu)

Pronoun

𑀓 n

1. Brahmi script form of ka (“what (n.)”)

Declension

Declension table of "𑀓" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀓𑀺𑀁 (kiṃ)	𑀓𑀸𑀦𑀺 (kāni)
Accusative (second)	𑀓𑀺𑀁 (kiṃ)	𑀓𑀸𑀦𑀺 (kāni)
Instrumental (third)	𑀓𑁂𑀦 (kena)	𑀓𑁂𑀳𑀺 (kehi) or 𑀓𑁂𑀪𑀺 (kebhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀓𑀲𑁆𑀲 (kassa) or 𑀓𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲 (kissa)	𑀓𑁂𑀲𑀁 (kesaṃ) or 𑀓𑁂𑀲𑀸𑀦𑀁 (kesānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀓𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (kasmā) or 𑀓𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (kismā)	𑀓𑁂𑀳𑀺 (kehi) or 𑀓𑁂𑀪𑀺 (kebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀓𑀲𑁆𑀲 (kassa) or 𑀓𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲 (kissa)	𑀓𑁂𑀲𑀁 (kesaṃ) or 𑀓𑁂𑀲𑀸𑀦𑀁 (kesānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀓𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀁 (kasmiṃ) or 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (kamhi) or 𑀓𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀺𑀁 (kismiṃ) or 𑀓𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀺 (kimhi)	𑀓𑁂𑀲𑀼 (kesu)