From theEtruscan letter𐌊 ( k ,“ ka ” ) , from theAncient Greek letterΚ ( K ,“ kappa ” ) , derived from thePhoenician letter𐤊 ( k ,“ kap ” ) , from theEgyptian hieroglyph𓂧 .
K (lower case k )
The eleventh letter of thebasic modern Latin alphabet . K
( chemistry ) Chemical symbol forpotassium . Symbol forkelvin , the SI unit ofthermodynamic temperature . ( biochemistry ) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation forlysine .( geology ) Symbol forhydraulic conductivity .Abbreviation ofkilo ( thousand ) .5k = 5,000 ( radio slang ) over , waiting for reply( linguistics ) Awildcard for avelar consonant( linguistics ) Awildcard for aconsonant (e.g. in German-language texts)TheUnicode Standard states thatK (U+212A KELVIN SIGN ) is included in Unicode only for backward compatibility reasons. To represent kelvin,K (U+004B LATIN CAPITAL LETTER K ) is preferred.
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( name of letter ) IPA (key ) : /keɪ/ ,[kʰeɪ] Rhymes:-eɪ K (upper case ,lower case k ,plural Ks or K's )
The eleventhletter of the Englishalphabet , calledkay and written in theLatin script . 1876 , "C " in theEncyclopædia Britannica , 9th ed. ,Vol. IV ,p. 616 :The symbolK , 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 ofKalendæ ,Karthago ,Kæso (the proper name). (Latin script letters )letter ;A a ,B b ,C c ,D d ,E e ,F f ,G g ,H h ,I i ,J j ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,O o ,P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u ,V v ,W w ,X x ,Y y ,Z z K (upper case ,lower case k )
Theordinal numbereleventh , derived from thisletter of the Englishalphabet , calledkay and written in theLatin script . Abbreviations.
( Stenoscript ) Abbreviation ofcounter ,prefixcounter- , sequencecontr . K (plural Ks )
( law , informal ) Abbreviation ofcontract .( education , US ) Abbreviation ofkindergarten ."K -8" is Kindergarten through eighth grade.
( often computing ) Abbreviation ofkilo- , 1,000 or 1,024.5k = 5,000 ( computing ) A single character message used as an acknowledgement (ACK ), meaning "previous message received and understood." ( Morse code ) Abbreviation ofgo ahead ,over ,an indication that a message is complete and a reply is awaited. ( baseball ) Abbreviation ofstrikeout .On a baseballscorecard , a frontwards K signifies striking out while swinging the bat, while a backwards K signifies striking out while looking. ( card games , chess ) Abbreviation ofking .( biology ) Abbreviation ofcarrying capacity .( geology ) Abbreviation ofCretaceous .( knitting ) Abbreviation ofknit .1855 ,Godey's Magazine , volume51 , page71 :Knit 3, p 1,k 2, purl 1, k 2, m 1, k 2 together, k 1.
( slang ) Abbreviation ofketamine ( a drug ) .1978 ,John C. Lilly , “Seduction by K”, inThe Scientist , Philadelphia: Lippincott,→ISBN ,page167 :At high levels of concentration ofK in the blood, the observer/operator is cut off from his interlock with e.r., including the human consensus reality.
( music ) Abbreviation ofKöchel number .Die Zauberflöte,K. 620
( UK , government ) Abbreviation ofKnighthood .( economics ) Abbreviation ofcapital .( printing ) Abbreviation ofblack .( slang , from Jamaican Creole) Abbreviation ofKalashnikov .2011 August 16, “My People”[1] performed byKendrick Lamar ,Jay Rock :We used to run from the KKK but now we running from our brothers that be holding themK' s.
2018 October 16, “Demon Boy”, performed bySlowthai :Yeti in the Serengeti, believe the myth.K -man stupid, rub together sticks.
2019 November 22, “Payback” (track 11), inNetflix&Deal [2] , performed by03 Greedo ,Kenny Beats ,OhGeesy , and Judge:Keep the chopper, I'ma spray that. This is an AR, don't keep theK , man.
2021 November 19, “Pink 3 Remix”[3] 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”[4] performed by Big Yavo:A fuck nigga diss GG, he get hit with aK . I'll be back in the morning, just went to the A.
2022 September 25, “Dork”[5] performed by Aeterluv:Bitch ass nigga get rocked. I walk in da trap with a Glock and aK 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.
Abbreviation ofkritik .Clipping ofOK .
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( colloquial , text messaging , Internet slang ) OK Synonym: 'kay 2019 , Justin Blackburn,The Bisexual Christian Suburban Failure Enlightening Bipolar Blues , page23 :K , dad, I'll go to my room.
"K" usually impliesapathy oranger towards the statement it is responding to,[ 1] in a moreemphatic way than "k ".
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The seventh letter in the Afar alphabet. ( Latin-script letters) A a ,B b ,T t ,S s ,E e ,C c ,K k ,X x ,I i ,D d ,Q q ,R r ,F f ,G g ,O o ,L l ,M m ,N n ,U u ,W w ,H h ,Y y K (upper case ,lower case k )
The eleventhletter of the Afrikaansalphabet , written in theLatin script . ( Latin-script letters) letter ;A a ,B b ,C c ,D d ,E e ,F f ,G g ,H h ,I i ,J j ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,O o ,P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u ,V v ,W w ,X x ,Y y ,Z z K (plural K's ,diminutive K'tjie )
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The thirteenthletter of the Angamialphabet , written in theLatin script . ( Latin-script letters) Ü ü ,Üi üi ,A a ,Ai ai ,I i ,Ie ie ,U u ,Uo uo ,E e ,Ei ei ,O o ,Ou ou ,K k ,Kh kh ,G g ,Ng ng ,C c ,Ch ch ,J j ,Jh jh ,Ny ny ,T t ,Th th ,D d ,N n ,Ts ts ,Tsh tsh ,Dz dz ,P p ,Ph ph ,B b ,M m ,Pf pf ,Bv bv ,Y y ,Yh yh ,R r ,Rh rh ,L l ,Lh lh ,F f ,V v ,W w ,Wh wh ,S s ,Sh sh ,Z z ,Zh zh ,H h K upper case (lower case k )
The sixteenthletter of the Azerbaijanialphabet , written in theLatin script . (Latin script letters )hərf ;A a ,B b ,C c ,Ç ç ,D d ,E e ,Ə ə ,F f ,G g ,Ğ ğ ,H h ,X x ,I ı ,İ i ,J j ,K k ,Q q ,L l ,M m ,N n ,O o ,Ö ö ,P p ,R r ,S s ,Ş ş ,T t ,U u ,Ü ü ,V v ,Y y ,Z z K (upper case ,lower case k )
The eleventhletter of the Basquealphabet , calledka and written in theLatin script . (Latin-script letters )A a ,B b ,C c , (Ç ç ),D d ,E e ,F f ,G g ,H h ,I i ,J j ,K k ,L ,l ,M m ,N n ,Ñ ñ ,O o ,P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u , (Ü ü ),V v ,W w ,X x ,Y y ,Z z K (upper case ,lower case k )
The eleventhletter of the Catalanalphabet , calledca and written in theLatin script . ( Latin-script letters) lletres ;A a (À à ),B b ,C c (Ç ç ),D d ,E e (É é ,È è ),F f ,G g ,H h ,I i (Í í ,Ï ï ),J j ,K k ,L l (L·L l·l ),M m ,N n ,O o (Ó ó ,Ò ò ),P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u (Ú ú ,Ü ü ),V v ,W w ,X x ,Y y ,Z z /k/ is from West Germanic stem-initial or geminated*k ; from*k innk, lk, rk ; in most of Moselle Franconian from*gg .K
A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian. A letter in the Dutch-based alphabet of Central Franconian. Doubling of K
In the German-based spelling, doubling ofk yieldsck . 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 ofk yieldskk . This is used after short vowels if the syllable were otherwise open. K
Alternative form of剋 ( “ tobeat ; toscold ; tofight ” ) K
Short for 卡拉OK (kǎlā'ōukèi , “karaoke ”).唱K 所 [Shanghainese ] ― 5 tshaon-khe-su[Wugniu ] ― karaoke barInitialism of擴 / 扩 (kuò ), based on its pinyin.
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( Internet slang ) torepost FromEnglish K , abbreviation ofketamine .
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( slang ) ketamine (Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium . Particularly: “from English K?”)
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thousand ;kilo K
kilometre kilogram Dialectal synonyms of
公斤 (“kilogram”)
[map] Abbreviation ofEnglish kilobyte .
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( computing , informal ) kilobyte FromEnglish K , abbreviation ofkarat .
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karat K
( Cantonese ) Alternative form of茄 ( ke1 ,“ poop ” ) From the letter K of the English pattern playing cards. In the spoken language, its name is generally a borrowing fromEnglish king or the letterK .
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( card games ) king (Classifier :隻 / 只 ; 張 / 张 ) Dialectal synonyms of
老K (“king (playing cards)”)
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The eleventh letter of the Latin alphabet. K
The eleventh letter used inPinyin . 《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). IPA (key ) : /kʰ/ K (lower case k )
Aletter of the Chipewyanalphabet , written in theLatin script . K (capital ,lowercase k )
the eleventh letter of the Dutch alphabet Previous letter:J Next letter:L K (upper case K ,lower case k )
The fourteenthletter of the Elfdalianalphabet , written in theLatin script . K (upper case ,lower case k )
The fifteenthletter of the Esperantoalphabet , calledko and written in theLatin script . (Latin script letters )litero ;A a ,B b ,C c ,Ĉ ĉ ,D d ,E e ,F f ,G g ,Ĝ ĝ ,H h ,Ĥ ĥ ,I i ,J j ,Ĵ ĵ ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,O o ,P p ,R r ,S s ,Ŝ ŝ ,T t ,U u ,Ŭ ŭ ,V v ,Z z K
( text messaging ) Abbreviation ofkaj ( “ and ” ) .K (upper case ,lower case k )
The eleventhletter of the Estonianalphabet , calledkaa and written in theLatin script . (Latin-script letters )täht ;A a ,B b (C c ),D d ,E e ,F f ,G g ,H h ,I i ,J j ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,O o ,P p (Q q ),R r ,S s ,Š š ,Z z ,Ž ž ,T t ,U u ,V v (W w ),Õ õ ,Ä ä ,Ö ö ,Ü ü (X x ,Y y ) 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. Seethe Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information , andK for information on the development of the glyph itself.
K (upper case ,lower case k )
The eleventhletter of the Finnishalphabet , calledkoo and written in theLatin script . (Latin-script letters )kirjain ;A a ,B b ,C c ,D d ,E e ,F f ,G g ,H h ,I i ,J j ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,O o ,P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s (Š š ),T t ,U u ,V v (W w ),X x ,Y y ,Z z (Ž ž ),Å å ,Ä ä ,Ö ö K (upper case ,lower case k )
The eleventh letter of the German alphabet. Doubling ofk normally yieldsck , but loanwords with originalcc are excepted. These are integrated withkk (Akkusativ ,Mokka ) or retain the original spelling (Account ,Piccolo ). ( letter name ) IPA (key ) : /ˈkeː/ ( phoneme ) [k ~ t]K
The seventhletter of the Hawaiianalphabet , written in theLatin script . ( Latin-script letters) A a (Ā ā ),E e (Ē ē ),I i (Ī ī ),O o (Ō ō ),U u (Ū ū ),H h ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,P p ,W w ,ʻ K (lower case k )
Aletter of the Heiltsukalphabet , written in theLatin script . ( Latin-script letters) A a ,Á á ,A̓ a̓ ,B b ,C c ,C̓ c̓ ,D d , ,G g ,Gv gv ,Ǧ ǧ ,Ǧv ǧv ,H h ,H̓ h̓ ,Ħ ħ ,I i ,Í í ,I̓ i̓ ,K k ,Kv kv ,K̓ k̓ ,K̓v k̓v ,L l ,ʼL l̓ ,Ḷ ḷ ,Ḷ́ ḷ́ ,ʼḶ ḷ̓ ,Ɫ ɫ ,M m ,ʼM m̓ ,Ṃ ṃ ,Ṃ́ ṃ́ ,ʼṂ ṃ̓ ,N n ,ʼN n̓ ,Ṇ ṇ ,Ṇ́ ṇ́ ,ʼṆ ṇ̓ ,P p ,P̓ p̓ ,Q q ,Qv qv ,Q̓ q̓ ,Q̓v q̓v ,S s ,T t ,T̓ t̓ , ƛ ,̓ ƛ̓ ,U u ,Ú ú ,U̓ u̓ ,W w ,ʼW w̓ ,X x ,Xv xv ,X̌ x̌ ,X̌v x̌v ,Y y ,ʼY y̓ ,Z z ,ʔ Compass rose Abbreviation ofkelet ( “ east ” ) .
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K (upper case ,lower case k )
The eighteenthletter of the Hungarianalphabet , calledká and written in theLatin script . ( Latin-script letters) betű ;A a ,Á á ,B b ,C c ,Cs cs ,D d ,Dz dz ,Dzs dzs ,E e ,É é ,F f ,G g ,Gy gy ,H h ,I i ,Í í ,J j ,K k ,L l ,Ly ly ,M m ,N n ,Ny ny ,O o ,Ó ó ,Ö ö ,Ő ő ,P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,Sz sz ,T t ,Ty ty ,U u ,Ú ú ,Ü ü ,Ű ű ,V v ,W w ,X x ,Y y ,Z z ,Zs zs K (lower case k )
The fourteenthletter of the Icelandicalphabet , written in theLatin script . ( Latin-script letters) bókstafur ;A a ,Á á ,B b ,D d ,Ð ð ,E e ,É é ,F f ,G g ,H h ,I i ,Í í ,J j ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,O o ,Ó ó ,P p ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u ,Ú ú ,V v ,X x ,Y y ,Ý ý ,Þ þ ,Æ æ ,Ö ö K (lower case k )
The eleventhletter of the Idoalphabet , written in theLatin script . (Latin-script letters )litero ;A a ,B b ,C c ,D d ,E e ,F f ,G g ,H h ,I i ,J j ,K k ,L ,l ,M m ,N n ,O o ,P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u ,V v ,W w ,X x ,Y y ,Z z K (upper case ,lower case k )
The eleventhletter of the Indonesianalphabet , written in theLatin script . (Latin script letters )A a ,B b ,C c ,D d ,E e ,F f ,G g ,H h ,I i ,J j ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,O o ,P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u ,V v ,W w ,X x ,Y y ,Z z ( letter name ) IPA (key ) : /ˈkap.pa/ ( phonemic realization ) IPA (key ) : /k/ K f or m (invariable ,upper case ,lower case k )
The eleventh letter of theLatin alphabet , calledcappa orkappa in Italian The letterK is not considered part of the Italian alphabet and is found only in loanwords. (Latin-script letters )lettera ;A a (À à ),B b ,C c ,D d ,E e (É é ,È è ),F f ,G g ,H h ,I i (Í í ,Ì ì ,Î î ,J j ,K k ),L l ,M m ,N n ,O o (Ó ó ,Ò ò ),P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u (Ú ú ,Ù ù ),V v (W w ,X x ,Y y ),Z z Italian alphabet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia K (plural K dem ,quantified K )
Kalashnikov 2002 November 12, “Like Glue” (track 4), inDutty Rock [6] , performed bySean Paul :One ting me haffi tell dem, Dutty got di woody woody. Frontway, backway, duttyK -man have di shooby shooby. One thing I have to tell them, I've got an erection, Forwards, backwards, the dirty gunman wielding aKalashnikov has to shove it, shove it. 2007 January 1, “Ay Ya Ay Ya” (track 14), inRiddim Driven: Shadowz (2008) [7] , 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 theAK will fill him up with holes like a strainer. 2008 September 12, “Weh Dem A Go” (track 46), inJamaican Style, Vol.3 [8] , performed byVybz Kartel ,Jah Vinci :Dem shoulda memba say di Haskell a spray, di sixpance a play. Weh dem a guh wid dem ChineyK ? They should remember that the Haskell(Hi-Point ) 45ACP Semi-auto Pistol sprays (bullets), the six-shooter will play. Where are they going with their (imitation) ChineseKalashnikovs ? 2008 December 27, “Last Man Standing” (track 24), inPon Di Gaza 2.0 [9] , performed byVybz Kartel :Me get aK from Vagga fromDe La Vega weh mek Chiney man skin black like naega I get aKalashnikov from my friend Vagga from De La Vega which makes a Chinese man's skin black like a nigga's. 2008 , “ChineyK ” (track 18), inGaza vs Gully EP Part 1 [10] , performed byMavado :Inna middle day, gun play. Bad man ah beat di ChineyK . Night turn to day, all mama pray. Dem ah beat di ChineyK . In the middle of the day, there's gun play. Bad men shoot the Chinese imitationKalashnikovs . Night turns to day, all mothers pray. They shoot the Chinese (imitation)Kalashnikovs . Borrowed fromTagalog K . Letter pronunciation is influenced byEnglish K .
( letter name ) IPA (key ) : /kej/ [k̠ei̯] ( phoneme ) IPA (key ) : /k/ [k̠̚] K (upper case ,lower case k )
The eleventhletter of the Kankanaeyalphabet , calledkey and written in theLatin script . ( Latin-script letters) letra ;A a ,B b ,C c ,D d ,E e ,F f ,G g ,H h ,I i ,J j ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,Ñ ñ ,Ng ng ,O o ,P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u ,V v ,W w ,X x ,Y y ,Z z Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016 )Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy [Kankanaey Orthography ][11] (in Kankanaey and Tagalog),→ISBN , pages10-11 The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See theKashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, andK for development of the glyph itself.
K (upper case ,lower case k )
The fifteenthletter of the Kashubianalphabet , written in theLatin script . ( Latin-script letters) A a ,Ą ą ,Ã ã ,B b ,C c ,D d ,E e ,É é ,Ë ë ,F f ,G g ,H h ,I i ,J j ,K k ,L l ,Ł ł ,M m ,N n ,O o ,Ò ò ,Ó ó ,Ô ô ,P p ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u ,Ù ù ,W w ,Y y ,Z z ,Ż ż Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed byK. Mīlenbahs , which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in GermanFraktur , and sporadically inCyrillic .
K K (upper case ,lower case k )
The sixteenthletter of the Latvianalphabet , calledkā and written in theLatin script . Letters of the Latvian alphabet: burti :A a ,Ā ā ,B b ,C c ,Č č ,D d ,E e ,Ē ē ,F f ,G g ,Ģ ģ ,H h ,I i ,Ī ī ,J j ,K k ,Ķ ķ ,L l ,Ļ ļ ,M m ,N n ,Ņ ņ ,O o ,P p ,R r ,S s ,Š š ,T t ,U u ,Ū ū ,V v ,Z z ,Ž ž ( 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] K
The eleventhletter of the Malayalphabet , written in theLatin script . (Latin script letters )A a ,B b ,C c ,D d ,E e ,F f ,G g ,H h ,I i ,J j ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,O o ,P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u ,V v ,W w ,X x ,Y y ,Z z K (lower case k )
Aletter of the Navajoalphabet , written in theLatin script . ( Latin-script letters) A a (Á á ,Ą ą ,Ą́ ą́ ),B b ,Ch ch ,Chʼ chʼ ,D d ,Dl dl ,Dz dz ,E e (É é ,Ę ę ,Ę́ ę́ ),G g ,Gh gh ,H h ,Hw hw ,X x ,I i (Í í ,Į į ,Į́ į́ ),J j ,K k ,Kʼ kʼ ,Kw kw ,ʼ ,L l ,Ł ł ,M m ,N n (Ń ń ),O o (Ó ó ,Ǫ ǫ ,Ǫ́ ǫ́ ),S s ,Sh sh ,T t ,Tʼ tʼ ,Tł tł ,Tłʼ tłʼ ,Ts ts ,Tsʼ tsʼ ,W w ,Y y ,Z z ,Zh zh K (upper case ,lower case k )
The thirteenthletter of the Nupealphabet , written in theLatin script . ( Latin-script letters) banki ;A a (Á á ,À à ),B b ,C c ,D d ,Dz dz ,E e (É é ,È è ),F f ,G g ,Gb gb ,H h ,I i (Í í ,Ì ì ),J j ,K k ,Kp kp ,L l ,M m (Ḿ ḿ ,M̀ m̀ ,M̄ m̄ ),N n (Ń ń ,Ǹ ǹ ,N̄ n̄ ),O o (Ó ó ,Ò ò ),P p ,R r ,S s ,Sh sh ,T t ,Ts ts ,U u (Ú ú ,Ù ù ),V v ,W w ,Y y ,Z z ,Zh zh The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See thehistory of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, andK for development of the glyph itself.
K (upper case ,lower case k )
The fourteenthletter of the Polishalphabet , calledka and written in theLatin script . ( Latin-script letters) A a ,Ą ą ,B b ,C c ,Ć ć ,D d ,E e ,Ę ę ,F f ,G g ,H h ,I i ,J j ,K k ,L l ,Ł ł ,M m ,N n ,Ń ń ,O o ,Ó ó ,P p ,R r ,S s ,Ś ś ,T t ,U u ,W w ,Y y ,Z z ,Ź ź ,Ż ż K (upper case ,lower case k )
The eleventhletter of the Portuguesealphabet , written in theLatin script . (Latin-script letters )letra ;A a (Á á ,À à , â ,à ã ),B b ,C c (Ç ç ),D d ,E e (É é ,Ê ê ),F f ,G g ,H h ,I i (Í í ),J j ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,O o (Ó ó ,Ô ô ,Õ õ ),P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u (Ú ú ),V v ,W w ,X x ,Y y ,Z z K (upper case ,lower case k )
( International Standard ) The fourteenthletter of the Romanialphabet , written in theLatin script . ( Pan-Vlax ) The fifteenthletter of the Romanialphabet , written in theLatin script . ( Latin-script letters) A a ,B b ,C c ,D d ,E e ,F f ,G g ,H h ,X x ,I i ,J j ,K k ,Kh kh ,L l ,M m ,N n ,O o ,P p ,Ph ph ,R r ,S s ,T t ,Th th ,U u ,V v ,Z z International Standard: (À à ,Ä ä ,Ǎ ǎ ),Ć ć ,Ćh ćh , (È è ,Ë ë ,Ě ě ), (Ì ì ,Ï ï ,Ǐ ǐ ), (Ò ò ,Ö ö ,Ǒ ǒ ),Rr rr ,Ś ś , (Ù ù ,Ü ü ,Ǔ ǔ ),Ź ź ,Ʒ ʒ ,Q q ,Ç ç ,ϴ θ .Pan-Vlax: Č č ,Čh čh ,Dž dž , (Dź dź ),Ř ř ,Š š , (Ś ś ),Ž ž , (Ź ź ) .K (upper case ,lower case k )
The fourteenthletter of the Romanianalphabet , calledca orcapa and written in theLatin script . Used only in loanwords and some proper nouns.
(Latin script letters )A a ,Ă ă , â ,B b ,C c ,D d ,E e ,F f ,G g ,H h ,I i ,Î î ,J j ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,O o ,P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,Ș ș ,T t ,Ț ț ,U u ,V v ,W w ,X x ,Y y ,Z z K
The fourteenthletter of the Saanichalphabet , written in theLatin script . ( Latin-script letters) A ,Á ,Ⱥ ,B ,C ,Ć ,Ȼ ,D ,E ,H ,I ,Í ,J ,K ,Ꝁ ,Ꝃ ,₭ ,Ḵ ,Ḱ ,L ,Ƚ ,M ,N ,Ṉ ,O ,P ,Q ,S ,Ś ,T ,Ⱦ ,Ṯ ,Ŧ ,U ,W ,W̱ ,X ,X̱ ,Y ,Z ,s ,¸ The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See theSilesian language article on Wikipedia for more, andK for development of the glyph itself.
K (upper case ,lower case k )
The thirteenthletter of the Silesianalphabet , written in theLatin script . ( Latin-script letters) A a ,Ã ã ,B b ,C c ,Ć ć ,D d ,E e ,F f ,G g ,H h ,I i ,J j ,K k ,L l ,Ł ł ,M m ,N n ,Ń ń ,O o ,Ŏ ŏ ,Ō ō ,Ô ô ,Õ õ ,P p ,R r ,S s ,Ś ś ,T t ,U u ,W w ,Y y ,Z z ,Ź ź ,Ż ż K (lower case k )
The eighteenthletter of the Skolt Samialphabet , written in theLatin script . ( Latin-script letters) bukva ;A a , â ,B b ,C c ,Č č ,Ʒ ʒ ,Ǯ ǯ ,D d ,Đ đ ,E e ,F f ,G g ,Ǧ ǧ ,Ǥ ǥ ,H h ,I i ,J j ,K k ,Ǩ ǩ ,L l ,M m ,N n ,Ŋ ŋ ,O o ,Õ õ ,P p ,R r ,S s ,Š š ,T t ,U u ,V v ,Z z ,Ž ž ,Å å ,Ä ä ,ʹ K (capital ,lowercase k )
The twelfthletter of the Slovenealphabet , written in theLatin script . The eighteenthletter of the Slovenealphabet (Resian), written in theLatin script . The thirteenthletter of the Slovenealphabet (Natisone Valley dialect), written in theLatin script . K upper case (lower case k )
The sixteenthletter of the Somalialphabet , calledkaaf and written in theLatin script . The sixteenth letter of theSomali alphabet, which followsArabic abjad order. It is preceded byQ and followed byL . ( Latin-script letters) ʼ ,B b ,T t ,J j ,X x ,Kh kh ,D d ,R r ,S s ,Sh sh ,Dh dh ,C c ,G g ,F f ,Q q ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,W w ,H h ,Y y ,A a ,E e ,I i ,O o ,U u K (upper case ,lower case k )
The eleventh letter of the Spanish alphabet K
( Argentina ) Abbreviation ofkirchnerista .Antonyms: anti-K ,antikirchnerista Although K is part of the Spanish Alphabet, it is only found on loanwords.
Basement level. Letter name Phoneme K (upper case ,lower case k )
The eleventh letter of the Swedish alphabet K
( 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 ( dated , county letter) Blekinge Synonym: 10 ( dated , 1941) type ofberedskapskort ( “ readiness ration card ” ) valid until ration cards for any of the individual items are madeCoordinate terms: A ,U ,X Abbreviation ofkällare ,källarplan orkällarvåning ( “ basement level ” ) .( card games ) Abbreviation ofkung ( “ king ” ) .Coordinate terms: D ( “ queen ” ) ,Kn ( “ knight ” ) ,E ( “ ace ” ) Abbreviation ofkallt ( “ cold ” ) .Antonym: V ( “ warm ” ) Abbreviation ofkylskåp ( “ refrigerator ” ) .Coordinate term: F ( “ freezer ” ) Abbreviation ofkontor ( “ office; office space ” ) .Abbreviation ofkombinationsbrunn orkopplingsbrunn ( “ connection vault ” ) .Coordinate terms: A ( “ sewage ” ) ,BP ( “ fire hydrant ” ) ,D ( “ urban runnoff ” ) ,R ( “ cleaning well ” ) ,V ( “ water main ” ) Abbreviation ofkulvert ( “ culvert ” ) .Abbreviation ofkultur ( “ culture ” ) .Abbreviation ofklubb ( “ club; association ” ) .( military ) Abbreviation ofkavalleri ( “ cavalry ” ) .Borrowed fromSpanish K . Each pronunciation has a different source:
Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced byEnglish K . Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin characterᜃ ( ka ) . Abecedario pronunciation is fromSpanish 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 asJosé Rizal andTrinidad 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.
( Standard Tagalog ) IPA (key ) : /ˈkej/ [ˈkeɪ̯] ( letter name, Filipino alphabet ) IPA (key ) : /ˈka/ [ˈka] ( letter name, Abakada alphabet, Abecedario ) IPA (key ) : /k/ [k] ( phoneme ) IPA (key ) : /k/ [x] ( phoneme, intervocalic ) K (upper case ,lower case k ,Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜌ᜔ )
The eleventhletter of the Tagalogalphabet (theFilipino alphabet ), calledkey and written in theLatin script . ( Latin-script letters) titik ;A a ,B b ,C c ,D d ,E e ,F f ,G g ,H h ,I i ,J j ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,Ñ ñ ,Ng ng ,O o ,P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u ,V v ,W w ,X x ,Y y ,Z z K (upper case ,lower case k ,Baybayin spelling ᜃ )
The thirdletter of the Tagalogalphabet (theAbakada alphabet ), calledka and written in theLatin script . ( historical ) The twelfthletter of the Tagalogalphabet (theAbecedario ), calledka and written in theLatin script . “K ”, inPambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph , Manila,2018 Thomas, Megan C. (2007 ) “K Is for De-Kolonization: Anti-Colonial Nationalism and Orthographic Reform”, inComparative Studies in Society and History [12] , volume49 , number 4,→ISSN , pages938–967 ( phoneme ) : IPA (key ) : /c/ ,/k/ ( letter name ) : IPA (key ) : ( standard ) /ceː/ ,/kaː/ K (upper case ,lower case k )
The fourteenthletter of the Turkishalphabet , calledke and written in theLatin script . (Latin script letters )harf ;A a ,B b ,C c ,Ç ç ,D d ,E e ,F f ,G g ,Ğ ğ ,H h ,I ı ,İ i ,J j ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,O o ,Ö ö ,P p ,R r ,S s ,Ş ş ,T t ,U u ,Ü ü ,V v ,Y y ,Z z FromPortuguese K .
K (upper case ,lower case k )
The thirteenthletter of the Vietnamesealphabet , calledca and written in theLatin script . ( Quốc ngữ letters) chữ cái ;A a (À à ,Ả ả ,à ã ,Á á ,Ạ ạ ),Ă ă (Ằ ằ ,Ẳ ẳ ,Ẵ ẵ ,Ắ ắ ,Ặ ặ ), â (Ầ ầ ,Ẩ ẩ ,Ẫ ẫ ,Ấ ấ ,Ậ ậ ),B b ,C c (Ch ch ),D d ,Đ đ ,E e (È è ,Ẻ ẻ ,Ẽ ẽ ,É é ,Ẹ ẹ ),Ê ê (Ề ề ,Ể ể ,Ễ ễ ,Ế ế ,Ệ ệ ),G g (Gh gh ,Gi gi ),H h ,I i (Ì ì ,Ỉ ỉ ,Ĩ ĩ ,Í í ,Ị ị ),K k (Kh kh ),L l ,M m ,N n (Ng ng ,Ngh ngh ,Nh nh ),O o (Ò ò ,Ỏ ỏ ,Õ õ ,Ó ó ,Ọ ọ ),Ô ô (Ồ ồ ,Ổ ổ ,Ỗ ỗ ,Ố ố ,Ộ ộ ),Ơ ơ (Ờ ờ ,Ở ở ,Ỡ ỡ ,Ớ ớ ,Ợ ợ ),P p (Ph ph ),Q q (Qu qu ),R r ,S s ,T t (Th th ,Tr tr ),U u (Ù ù ,Ủ ủ ,Ũ ũ ,Ú ú ,Ụ ụ ),Ư ư (Ừ ừ ,Ử ử ,Ữ ữ ,Ứ ứ ,Ự ự ),V v ,X x ,Y y (Ỳ ỳ ,Ỷ ỷ ,Ỹ ỹ ,Ý ý ,Ỵ ỵ )FromEnglish K , fromKelvin .
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cancer K (upper case ,lower case k )
The twelfthletter of the Yorubaalphabet , calledkí and written in theLatin script . ( Latin-script letters) lẹ́tà ;A a (Á á ,À à ,Ā ā ),B b ,D d ,E e (É é ,È è ,Ē ē ),Ẹ ẹ (Ẹ́ ẹ́ ,Ẹ̀ ẹ̀ ,Ẹ̄ ẹ̄ ),F f ,G g ,Gb gb ,H h ,I i (Í í ,Ì ì ,Ī ī ),J j ,K k ,L l ,M m (Ḿ ḿ ,M̀ m̀ ,M̄ m̄ ),N n (Ń ń ,Ǹ ǹ ,N̄ n̄ ),O o (Ó ó ,Ò ò ,Ō ō ),Ọ ọ (Ọ́ ọ́ ,Ọ̀ ọ̀ ,Ọ̄ ọ̄ ),P p ,R r ,S s ,Ṣ ṣ ,T t ,U u (Ú ú ,Ù ù ,Ū ū ),W w ,Y y ( Benin ) ( Latin-script letters) lɛ́tà ;A a ,B b ,D d ,E e ,Ɛ ɛ ,F f ,G g ,Gb gb ,H h ,I i ,J j ,K k ,Kp kp ,L l ,M m ,N n ,O o ,Ɔ ɔ ,P p ,R r ,S s ,Sh sh ,T t ,U u ,W w ,Y y K (upper case ,lower case k )
The eleventhletter of the Zulualphabet , written in theLatin script . ( Latin-script letters) A a ,B b ,C c ,D d ,E e ,F f ,G g ,H h ,I i ,J j ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,O o ,P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u ,V v ,W w ,X x ,Y y ,Z z