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K

See also: k and Appendix:Variations of "k"
LetterK.svg
K U+004B, K
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER K
← J
[U+004A] 		Basic Latin L →
[U+004C]
U+212A.svg
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]

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TranslingualEdit

 
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

LetterEdit

K (lower case k)

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

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SymbolEdit

K

  1. (chemistry) Symbol for potassium.
  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. Thousand.
    5k = 5,000
  6. (radio slang) over, waiting for reply

GalleryEdit

  • Letter styles

  • Capital 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): /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).
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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

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.
  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.
  7. (card games, chess) Abbreviation of king.
  8. (biology) Abbreviation of carrying capacity.
  9. (slang) Short for OK.
  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.
  11. (slang) Abbreviation of ketamine (a drug).
  12. (music) Abbreviation of Köchel number.
    Die Zauberflöte, K. 620
  13. (Britain, government) Abbreviation of Knighthood.
  14. (economics) Abbreviation of capital.
TranslationsEdit
Usage notesEdit

On a baseball scorecard, a frontwards K signifies striking out while swinging the bat, while a backwards K signifies striking out while looking.

Derived termsEdit

AfarEdit

LetterEdit

K

  1. The seventh letter in the Afar alphabet.

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American Sign LanguageEdit

LetterEdit

  (transliteration needed) (Stokoe K)

  1. The letter K

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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ChineseEdit

PronunciationEdit

DefinitionsEdit

K

  1. Alternative form of 剋 (“to beat; to scold; to fight”).
  2. Short for 卡拉OK (kǎlā'ōukèi, “karaoke”).
  3. (Internet slang) Short for 擴／扩 (kuò, “to repost”).
  4. (slang) Short for K粉 (kēifěn, “ketamine”).
  5. thousand; kilo
  6. (computing) kilobyte
  7. karat

DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

K (capital, lowercase k)

  1. The eleventh letter of the Dutch alphabet.

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  • Previous letter: J
  • Next letter: L

EsperantoEdit

LetterEdit

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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ConjunctionEdit

K

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

FinnishEdit

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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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GermanEdit

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

K (upper case, lower case k)

  1. The eleventh letter of the German alphabet.

German Sign LanguageEdit

EtymologyEdit

Related to the French Sign Language sign for "K".

ProductionEdit

This one-handed GSL sign is produced as follows:

  • Posture the dominant hand in the “K” shape.

LetterEdit

  (transliteration needed)

  1. the letter K

HungarianEdit

 
Compass rose

EtymologyEdit

Abbreviation of kelet (“east”).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

K

  1. E (east)

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IdoEdit

PronunciationEdit

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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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ItalianEdit

 
Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

PronunciationEdit

  • (name of letter) IPA(key): /ˈkaˌpːa/
  • (phonetic realization) IPA(key): [k~kʰ] (aspirated by some speakers to distinguish between c and k pronunciations)

LetterEdit

K m or f (invariable, 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.

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LatvianEdit

 
Latvian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia lv

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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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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MalayEdit

 
Malay Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ms

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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PortugueseEdit

PronunciationEdit

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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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RomanianEdit

PronunciationEdit

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K (lowercase k)

  1. The fourteenth letter of the Romanian alphabet, mostly used in foreign words to represent the phoneme /k/. Preceded by J and followed by L.

SaanichEdit

PronunciationEdit

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K

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

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Skolt SamiEdit

PronunciationEdit

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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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SloveneEdit

 
Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sl

PronunciationEdit

LetterEdit

K (capital, lowercase k)

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

SomaliEdit

PronunciationEdit

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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 notesEdit

  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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SpanishEdit

LetterEdit

K (upper case, lower case k)

  1. The eleventh letter of the Spanish alphabet.

TurkishEdit

LetterEdit

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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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.

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Etymology 2Edit

From English K, from Kelvin

NounEdit

K

  1. K (Kelvin)

Usage notesEdit

Etymology 3Edit

NounEdit

K

  1. cancer

ZuluEdit

LetterEdit

K (upper case, lower case k)

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

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