k U+006B, k
LATIN SMALL LETTER K
j
[U+006A]
Basic Latin l
[U+006C]
U+1D4F, ᵏ
MODIFIER LETTER SMALL K

[U+1D4E]
Phonetic Extensions
[U+1D50]
U+FF4B, k
FULLWIDTH LATIN SMALL LETTER K

[U+FF4A]
Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms
[U+FF4C]

Translingual edit

 
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k (upper case K)

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

Pronunciation edit

  • (Voiceless velar plosive):
    (file)

Symbol edit

 
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k

  1. (IPA) a voiceless velar plosive.
    (superscript ⟨ᵏ⟩) – See ⟨ᵏ⟩.
  2. (geology) the permeability of a material for fluids
  3. (physics) the spring constant of an elastic material
  4. (physics) Boltzmann's constant

Noun edit

k

  1. (numbers) Abbreviation of thousand. (1000) (taken from the SI-prefix k- for kilo- meaning 1000's multiplier)
    (finance) €500k = 500,000 Euros

Gallery edit

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Other representations of K:

English edit

Etymology 1 edit

Pronunciation edit

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

  1. The eleventh letter of the English alphabet, called kay and written in the Latin script.
  2. The first letter of callsigns allocated to American broadcast television and radio stations west of the Mississippi river.
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Number edit

k (lower case, upper 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

From kilo-.

Noun edit

k (plural ks or k's)

  1. (computing) A kilobyte (more formally KB or kB).
  2. (computing) A kilobit (more formally kb), especially in measuring Internet connection.
  3. (colloquial) kilometre or kilometres.
    We drove 15 ks before we realised Billy wasn't in the back seat.
  4. (colloquial) thousand or thousands.
    Just about 65 k of Jack's full salary comes from servicing the Baker account.
  5. The SI measurement value of 1,000
Derived terms edit

Etymology 3 edit

Clipping of OK.

Interjection edit

k

  1. (colloquial, text messaging, Internet slang) OK
    Synonym: 'kay
Usage notes edit

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

Derived terms edit

References edit

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

Etymology 4 edit

Abbreviations.

  1. (stenoscript) Abbreviation of can.
  2. (stenoscript) Abbreviation of come and inflections coming, came.
  3. (stenoscript) the prefix con- or com-.

Usage notes edit

  • Phonetically, /k/ is always ⟨k⟩. ⟨c⟩ is used for /tʃ/.

Afar edit

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k

  1. The seventh letter of the Afar alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Ainu edit

Etymology edit

Contraction of ku.

Pronunciation edit

Pronoun edit

k= (Kana spelling )

  1. (Saru, before vowels) I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

Usage notes edit

Used before verbs and adjectives to express the first person. When isolated, kuani is used. They can also be used together, thus:

Kuani k=arpa wa ku=ye. ― I will go and tell him.

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Azerbaijani edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (phoneme) IPA(key): /c/, /ç/, /k/

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k lower case (upper 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 (lower case, upper case K)

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

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Chinese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of k – see K (“karaoke; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of K).

Chipewyan edit

Pronunciation edit

  1. IPA(key): /kʰ/

Letter edit

k (upper case K)

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

Czech edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Czech k, from Proto-Slavic *kъ(n).

Pronunciation edit

  • (before a vowel or a voiceless consonant) IPA(key): [k]
  • (before a voiced consonant) IPA(key): [ɡ]
  • (file)

Preposition edit

k [+dative]

  1. to, toward, towards (movement towards a person)
    Šel jsem si k mému bratrovi pro půjčku.I went to my brother for a loan.
    Měla by jsi jít k lékařovi.You should go to a doctor.
  2. to (in the direction of rather than a destination)
    V jedné chvíli jsem si uvědomila, že jdu směrem k domu.At some point, i found myself walking towards the house.
  3. to, up to
    takže jsem vstala a šla k oknu.So I got up and I went to the window.
    Od nevyšších k nejnižším.From the highest to the lowest.
  4. for, to (purpose)
    Co si dáš k obědu?What will you have for lunch?
    něco k jídlu.Something to eat.
    všechno zlé je k něčemu dobré.Everything bad is good for something.

Usage notes edit

This preposition is followed by the dative case.

Synonyms edit

Further reading edit

  • k in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • k in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

Letter edit

k (lower case, upper case K)

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

See also edit

  • Previous letter: j
  • Next letter: l
  • 'k

Esperanto edit

Pronunciation edit

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k (lower case, upper 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. Abbreviation of kaj (and).
    • 1938, Alardo Prats, translated by Pario, Fronto k Postfronto de Aragonio, page 24:
      Io mortis en Hispanio k io ega k brilega naskiĝis.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1948, Gaston Waringhien, Leteroj de L.-L. Zamenhof: La Tragedio de Lia Vivo Rivelita de Lia Ĵus Retrovita Korespondo kun la Francaj Eminentuloj, Edlonis S.A.T., →OCLC, page 9:
      Cetere li bone konsciis sian valoron, tiris el ĝi orgojlon, kompleze flegadis sian « mi », k rapide senpacienciĝis, se li renkontis kontraŭulon, kiu rifuzis lasi sin persvadi de liaj rezonoj.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2003 January 13, Sebastian Hartwig, “Re: 'Ghisdate pri Esperanto' hodiau en la boksmala”, in soc.culture.esperanto[2] (Usenet), retrieved 2017-05-17:
      SAS estas ja nur aerkompanio de tiuj tri landoj. (Ferooj k Gr(o)enlando apartenas al Danio, Islando havas propran kompanion Loftleidir (krom pli nova Viking Air).)
      SAS is really just an airline of those three countries. (the Faroe Islands and Greenland belong to Denmark, Iceland has its own company Loftleidir (besides a newer Viking Air).)

Synonyms edit

  • &
  • (text messaging) K

Estonian edit

 
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k (lower case, upper case K)

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

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Faroese edit

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k (upper case K)

  1. The thirteenth letter of the Faroese alphabet, 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.

Pronunciation edit

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k (lower case, upper case K)

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

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Noun edit

k

  1. (housing) Abbreviation of keittiö (kitchen).

French edit

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k (lower case, upper case K)

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

Fula edit

Pronunciation edit

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k (lower case, upper case K)

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

Usage notes edit

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Gothic edit

Romanization edit

k

  1. Romanization of 𐌺

Hungarian edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Letter edit

k (lower case, upper case K)

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

Declension edit

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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Further reading edit

  • k in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Ido edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (context pronunciation) IPA(key): /k/
  • (letter name) IPA(key): /ke/

Letter edit

k (upper case K)

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

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Indonesian edit

Pronunciation edit

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k (lower case, upper case K)

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

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Italian edit

Letter edit

k f or m (invariable, lower case, upper 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 contemporary Italian alphabet. See under K.

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.

Letter edit

k (lower case, upper case K)

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

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Latin edit

Letter edit

k

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

Latvian edit

 
Latvian Wikipedia has an article on:
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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.

Pronunciation edit

(file)

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K

k (lower case, upper case K)

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

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Livonian edit

Pronunciation edit

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k (upper case K)

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

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Lower Sorbian edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

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k (upper case K)

  1. The fifteenth letter of the Lower Sorbian alphabet, called ka and written in the Latin script.

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Slavic *kъ(n).

Alternative forms edit

  • ku (before ch, g, and k)

Preposition edit

k (with dative)

  1. to

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Lushootseed edit

Pronunciation edit

Letter edit

k

  1. The seventeenth letter of the Lushootseed alphabet, pronounced as a voiceless velar stop.

Malay edit

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k (lower case, upper case K)

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

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Maltese edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /k/
  • IPA(key): /ɡ/ (per assimilation to a following voiced obstruent)

Letter edit

k (lower case, upper case K)

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

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Norwegian edit

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k

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

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Nupe edit

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k (lower case, upper case K)

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

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Old Polish edit

Pronunciation edit

Preposition edit

k [+dative]

  1. Alternative form of ku

References edit

Polish edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 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.

Letter edit

k (upper case K, lower case)

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

Etymology 2 edit

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

Preposition edit

k [+dative]

  1. Middle Polish form of ku

Further reading edit

  • k in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese edit

Letter edit

k (lower case, upper case K)

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

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Romani edit

Pronunciation edit

Letter edit

k (lower case, upper 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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Romanian edit

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k (lower case, upper 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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Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology 1 edit

See Translingual section.

Alternative forms edit

  • K (uppercase)

Pronunciation edit

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k (Cyrillic spelling к)

  1. The 15th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet (gajica), preceded by j and followed by l.

Etymology 2 edit

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

Alternative forms edit

  • ka (see usage notes)

Preposition edit

k (Cyrillic spelling к) (+ dative case)

  1. to
  2. towards
Usage notes edit

Although both k and ka can be used synonymously, k must take the alternative form ka in the following environment:

  • before /k, g, h/:
    ka kućito/towards home
    ka graduto/towards the city
    ka hladuto/towards the shade
  • before consonant clusters with emphasis on /k, g, h/:
    ka školito/towards school
    ka zgradito/towards the building
    ka hladuto/towards the shade
Synonyms edit
  • ka (see usage notes)

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.

Letter edit

k (lower case, upper case K)

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

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Skolt Sami edit

Pronunciation edit

Letter edit

k (upper case K)

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

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Spanish edit

Etymology 1 edit

Pronunciation edit

Letter edit

k (lower case, upper case K)

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

Etymology 2 edit

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Conjunction edit

k

  1. (slang) Abbreviation of que.

Pronoun edit

k

  1. (slang) Abbreviation of que.

Etymology 3 edit

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

k

  1. (Argentina) Alternative letter-case form of K: kirchnerista
    Antonyms: anti-K, antikirchnerista

Swedish edit

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Letter name
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k (lower case, upper case K)

  1. The eleventh letter of the Swedish alphabet, called and written in the Latin script. Pronounced /k/ in front of a, o, u and å and /ɕ/ in front of e, i, y, ä and ö (some loan words might ignore this rule).

Tagalog edit

Etymology 1 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 (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 (lower case, upper case K, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜌ᜔)

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

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

  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.

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

Interjection edit

k (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜌ᜔)

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) OK

Etymology 3 edit

Pronunciation edit

Pronoun edit

k (Baybayin spelling )

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative form of ka (in text messaging and Internet conversations): you; u
    Nasan k na?
    Where are u?

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[3], volume 49, issue 4, →ISSN, page 938–967

Turkish edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Letter edit

k (lower case, upper case K)

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

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Turkmen edit

Pronunciation edit

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k (upper case K)

  1. The thirteenth letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called ka and written in the Latin script.

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Yoruba edit

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k (lower case, upper case K)

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

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Zulu edit

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k (lower case, upper case K)

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

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