k

See also:Appendix:Variations of "k"

k U+006B,k LATIN SMALL LETTER K ←j [U+006A] Basic Latin l→ [U+006C]

Character variations

ᵏ U+1D4F,ᵏ MODIFIER LETTER SMALL K ←ᵎ [U+1D4E] Phonetic Extensions ᵐ→ [U+1D50]

ｋ U+FF4B,ｋ FULLWIDTH LATIN SMALL LETTER K ←ｊ [U+FF4A] Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms ｌ→ [U+FF4C]

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Translingual

Letter

k(upper caseK)

1. The eleventh letter of thebasic modern Latin alphabet.

Pronunciation

• Pronunciation of IPA[kɑː, ɑkkɑː]with the sound[k]:

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Symbol

k

1. (IPA)Avoicelessvelarplosive.
2. (geology)Thepermeabilityof amaterialforfluids.
3. (physics)Thespring constantof anelasticmaterial.
4. (physics)Boltzmann's constant.

Noun

k

2. (numbers)Abbreviationofthousand.(1000)(taken from the SI-prefixk-forkilo-meaning 1000's multiplier)

   (finance)€500k= 500,000 Euros

Gallery

• Letter styles
• 
  Uppercase and lowercase versions ofK,in normal and italic type
• 
  Uppercase and lowercaseKinFraktur

See also

• (IPA):ɡ(“voiced velar plosive”)
• (Latin script):AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMmNnOoPpQqRrSſsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz
• (Variations of letter K):ḰḱǨǩĶķḲḳḴḵƘƙⱩⱪᶄᶄꝀꝁᴋＫｋ

Other representations of K:

NATO phonetic:Kilo Morse code:–·– Braille:⠅ ASL Manual:K

Signal flag:

Semaphore:

• Uppercase:K
• Withcedilla:ķ
• With hook:ƙ
• Withháček:ǩ
• Withacute:ḱ
• With dot below:ḳ
• With line below:ḵ
• ĸ(kra)
• Κ(kappa)
• К(ka)

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (letter name):IPA^(key):/keɪ/

  • Audio(US):

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  • Audio(UK):

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  • Rhymes:-eɪ
• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/k/

Letter

k(lower case,upper caseK,pluralksork's)

1. The eleventhletterof the Englishalphabet,calledkayand written in theLatin script.
2. The first letter ofcallsignsallocated to American broadcast television and radio stations west of the Mississippi river.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)letter;Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

Number

k(lower case,upper caseK)

1. Theordinalnumbereleventh,derived from thisletterof the Englishalphabet,calledkayand written in theLatin script.

Etymology 2

Fromkilo-.

Noun

k(pluralksork's)

1. (computing)Akilobyte(more formallyKBorkB).
2. (computing)Akilobit(more formallykb), especially in measuringInternetconnection.
3. (colloquial)kilometreorkilometres.

   We drove 15ks before we realised Billy wasn't in the back seat.

4. (colloquial)thousandorthousands.

   Just about 65kof Jack's full salary comes from servicing the Baker account.

5. TheSImeasurement value of 1,000

Derived terms

• 401k/401(k)
• 56k
• k-adic
• k-adic notation
• k-algebra
• k-anonymity
• k-cell
• k-d tree
• k-essence
• k-line
• k-means clustering
• k-rad
• k-style
• k-value
• k-word

Etymology 3

Clipping ofOK.

Interjection

k

1. (colloquial,text messaging,Internetslang)OK

   Synonym:'kay

Usage notes

"k" usually impliesapathyorangertowards the statement it is responding to,in a lessemphaticway than "K".

Derived terms

• kk

Etymology 4

Abbreviations.

1. (stenoscript)Abbreviationofcan.
2. (stenoscript)Abbreviationofcomeand inflectionscoming,came.
3. (stenoscript)the prefixcon-orcom-.

Usage notes

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

Afar

Letter

k

1. The seventhletterof the Afaralphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Bb,Tt,Ss,Ee,Cc,Kk,Xx,Ii,Dd,Qq,Rr,Ff,Gg,Oo,Ll,Mm,Nn,Uu,Ww,Hh,Yy

Ainu

Etymology

Contraction ofku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[k]

Pronoun

k=(Kana spellingㇰ)

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

Usage notes

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

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

See also

Ainu personal pronouns

person	isolated form	affix form
		nominative	objective
first	singular	kuani,kani1	ku=,k=1(before vowels)	en=
	exclusive plural	ciokay,coka1,ciutari	ci=,c=1=as	un=
	inclusive plural	anokay,aoka1,anutari	a=,=an	i=
second	singular	eani	e=
	plural	eciokay,ecioka1,eciutari	eci=
	singular (polite)	anokay,aoka1	a=,=an	i=
	plural (polite)	anokay,aoka1,anutari
third	singular	sinuma,anihi	∅=
	plural	okay,oka1
indefinite	singular	asinuma	a=,=an	i=
	plural	anokay,aoka1,anutari
1. Saru dialect

Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/c/,/ç/,/k/

Letter

klower case(upper caseK)

1. The sixteenthletterof the Azerbaijanialphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)hərf;Aa,Bb,Cc,Çç,Dd,Ee,Əə,Ff,Gg,Ğğ,Hh,Xx,Iı,İi,Jj,Kk,Qq,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Öö,Pp,Rr,Ss,Şş,Tt,Uu,Üü,Vv,Yy,Zz

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ka/,[ka]

Letter

k(lower case,upper caseK)

1. The eleventhletterof the Basquealphabet,calledkaand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Bb,Cc(Çç),Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Ññ,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu(Üü),Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions ofk– seeK( “karaoke;etc.” ). (This character is a variant form ofK).

Chipewyan

Pronunciation

1. IPA^(key):/kʰ/

Letter

k(upper caseK)

1. Aletterof the Chipewyanalphabet,written in theLatin script.

Czech

Etymology

InheritedfromOld Czechk,fromProto-Slavic*kъ(n).

Pronunciation

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

• Audio:

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Preposition

k[withdative]

1. to,toward,towards(movement towards a person)

   Šel jsem sikbratrovipropůjčku.―I wenttomy brother for a loan.

   Měla bysjítklékařovi.―You should gotoa doctor.

2. to(in the direction of rather than a destination)

   V jednéchvílijsem si uvědomila, že jdusměremkdomu.―At some point, i found myself walkingtowardsthe house.

3. to,up to

   takžejsem vstala a šlakoknu.―So I got up and I wenttothe window.

   Odnevyššíchknejnižším.―From the highesttothe lowest.

4. for,to(purpose)

   Co si dáškobědu?―What will you haveforlunch?

   něcokjídlu.―Somethingtoeat.

   všechno zlé je k něčemu dobré.―Everything bad is goodforsomething.

Usage notes

This preposition is followed by thedativecase.

Synonyms

• ke
• ku

Further reading

• “k”,inPříruční slovník jazyka českého(in Czech),1935–1957
• “k”,inSlovník spisovného jazyka českého(in Czech),1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Rhymes:-aː
• (letter name):IPA^(key):/kaː/

Letter

k(lower case,upper caseK)

1. The eleventhletterof the Dutchalphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• Previous letter:j
• Next letter:l

Etymology 2

Pronoun

k

1. (text messaging)Nonstandardform of'k.

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• (letter name):IPA^(key):/ko/
• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/k/

• Audio:

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Letter

k(lower case,upper caseK)

1. The fifteenthletterof the Esperantoalphabet,calledkoand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)litero;Aa,Bb,Cc,Ĉĉ,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Ĝĝ,Hh,Ĥĥ,Ii,Jj,Ĵĵ,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Rr,Ss,Ŝŝ,Tt,Uu,Ŭŭ,Vv,Zz

Conjunction

k

1. Abbreviationofkaj(“and”).
   • 1938,Alardo Prats, translated by Pario,Fronto k Postfronto de Aragonio,page24:

     Io mortis en Hispaniokio egakbrilega naskiĝis.

     (pleaseadd an English translationof 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 »,krapide senpacienciĝis, se li renkontis kontraŭulon, kiu rifuzis lasi sin persvadi de liaj rezonoj.

     (pleaseadd an English translationof this quotation)

   • 2003January 13, Sebastian Hartwig, “Re: 'Ghisdate pri Esperanto' hodiau en la boksmala”, insoc.culture.esperanto‎^[1](Usenet), retrieved2017-05-17:

     SAS estas ja nur aerkompanio de tiuj tri landoj. (FeroojkGr(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 IslandsandGreenland belong to Denmark, Iceland has its own company Loftleidir (besides a newer Viking Air).)

Synonyms

• &
• (text messaging)K

Estonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈkɑː/

Letter

k(lower case,upper caseK)

1. The eleventhletterof the Estonianalphabet,calledkaaand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)täht;Aa,Bb(Cc),Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp(Qq),Rr,Ss,Šš,Zz,Žž,Tt,Uu,Vv(Ww),Õõ,Ää,Öö,Üü(Xx,Yy)

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/kʰ/

Letter

k(upper caseK)

1. The thirteenthletterof the Faroesealphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)bókstavur;Aa,Áá,Bb,Dd,Ðð,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Íí,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Óó,Pp,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Úú,Vv,Yy,Ýý,Ææ,Øø

Finnish

Etymology

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,andkfor information on the development of the glyph itself.

Pronunciation

• Audio;“koo,kukka,osake,koo”:

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Letter

k(lower case,upper caseK)

1. The eleventhletterof the Finnishalphabet,calledkooand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)kirjain;Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss(Šš),Tt,Uu,Vv(Ww),Xx,Yy,Zz(Žž),Åå,Ää,Öö

Noun

k

1. (housing)Abbreviationofkeittiö(“kitchen”).

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ka/

Letter

k(lower case,upper caseK)

1. The eleventhletterof the Frenchalphabet,written in theLatin script.

Fula

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/k/

Letter

k(lower case,upper caseK)

1. Aletterof the Fulaalphabet,written in theLatin script.

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties ofFula(Fulfulde/Pulaar/Pular).

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)karfeeje;',Aa,Bb,Mbmb,Ɓɓ,Cc,Dd,Ndnd,Ɗɗ,Ee,Ff,Gg,Ngng,Ɠɠ,Hh,Ii,Jj,Njnj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Ŋŋ,Ññ,Ɲɲ,Oo,Pp,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Ww,Yy,Ƴƴ

Gothic

Romanization

k

1. Romanization of𐌺

Hawaiian

Alternative forms

• (letter name)kē

Pronunciation

• (letter name)IPA^(key):/ˈkeː/
• (phoneme)[k ~ t]

Letter

k

1. The seventhletterof the Hawaiianalphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa(Āā),Ee(Ēē),Ii(Īī),Oo(Ōō),Uu(Ūū),Hh,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Pp,Ww,ʻ

Heiltsuk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/cʰ/([cᶜ̧])

Letter

k(upper caseK)

1. Aletterof the Heiltsukalphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Áá,A̓a̓,Bb,Cc,C̓c̓,Dd,Ꟛꟛ,Gg,Gvgv,Ǧǧ,Ǧvǧv,Hh,H̓h̓,Ħħ,Ii,Íí,I̓i̓,Kk,Kvkv,K̓k̓,K̓vk̓v,Ll,ʼLl̓,Ḷḷ,Ḷ́ḷ́,ʼḶḷ̓,Ɫɫ,Mm,ʼMm̓,Ṃṃ,Ṃ́ṃ́,ʼṂṃ̓,Nn,ʼNn̓,Ṇṇ,Ṇ́ṇ́,ʼṆṇ̓,Pp,P̓p̓,Qq,Qvqv,Q̓q̓,Q̓vq̓v,Ss,Tt,T̓t̓,Ƛƛ,Ƛ̓ƛ̓,Uu,Úú,U̓u̓,Ww,ʼWw̓,Xx,Xvxv,X̌x̌,X̌vx̌v,Yy,ʼYy̓,Zz,ʔ

Hungarian

Pronunciation

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

Letter

k(lower case,upper caseK)

1. The eighteenthletterof the Hungarianalphabet,calledkáand written in theLatin script.

Declension

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 formsofk
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

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)betű;Aa,Áá,Bb,Cc,Cscs,Dd,Dzdz,Dzsdzs,Ee,Éé,Ff,Gg,Gygy,Hh,Ii,Íí,Jj,Kk,Ll,Lyly,Mm,Nn,Nyny,Oo,Óó,Öö,Őő,Pp,Rr,Ss,Szsz,Tt,Tyty,Uu,Úú,Üü,Űű,Vv,Zz,Zszs.Only in the extended alphabet:QqWwXxYy.Commonly used:ch.Also defined:àë.In surnames (selection):äaaczdseéeöewoeoóthtsÿ.

Further reading

• kinBárczi, GézaandLászló 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

Pronunciation

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

Letter

k(upper caseK)

1. The eleventhletterof the Idoalphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)litero;Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (letter name):IPA^(key):/ka/
• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/k/

Letter

k(lower case,upper caseK)

1. The eleventhletterof the Indonesianalphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)huruf;Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

Italian

Letter

kform(invariable,lower case,upper caseK)

1. the eleventh letter of theLatin alphabet,calledcappaorkappain Italian

Usage notes

• The letterKis not considered part of the contemporary Italian alphabet. See underK.

Kankanaey

Etymology

BorrowedfromTagalogk.Letter pronunciation is influenced byEnglishk.

Pronunciation

• (letter name)IPA^(key):/kej/[k̠ei̯]
  • Rhymes:-ej
• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/k/[k̠̚]

Letter

k(lower case,upper caseK)

1. The eleventhletterof the Kankanaeyalphabet,calledkeyand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)letra;Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Ññ,Ngng,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

References

• Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016)Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy[Kankanaey Orthography]‎^[2](in Kankanaey and Tagalog),→ISBN,pages10-11

Kashubian

Etymology

The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See theKashubian alphabetarticle on Wikipedia for more, andkfor development of the glyph itself.

Letter

k(lower case,upper caseK)

1. The fifteenthletterof the Kashubianalphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Ąą,Ãã,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Éé,Ëë,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Łł,Mm,Nn,Oo,Òò,Óó,Ôô,Pp,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Ùù,Ww,Yy,Zz,Żż

Kiowa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/kʰ/

Letter

k(upper caseK)

1. A letter of theKiowaalphabet.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Aiai,Auau,Auiaui,B̶b̶,Bb,D̶d̶,Dd,Ee,G̶g̶,Gg,Hh,Ii,Kk,Kʼkʼ,Ll,Mm,Nn,n̶,Oo,Oioi,Pp,Pʼpʼ,Ss,Tt,Tʼtʼ,Tsts,Tsʼtsʼ,Uu,Uiui,Ww,Yy,Zz,꞉

Latin

Letter

k

1. The tenthletterof the Latinalphabet,written in theLatin script.

Latvian

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[k]

• Audio:

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Letter

K

k(lower case,upper caseK)

1. The sixteenthletterof the Latvianalphabet,calledkāand written in theLatin script.

See also

• Letters of the Latvian alphabet:

  burti:Aa,Āā,Bb,Cc,Čč,Dd,Ee,Ēē,Ff,Gg,Ģģ,Hh,Ii,Īī,Jj,Kk,Ķķ,Ll,Ļļ,Mm,Nn,Ņņ,Oo,Pp,Rr,Ss,Šš,Tt,Uu,Ūū,Vv,Zz,Žž

Livonian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/k/

Letter

k(upper caseK)

1. The sixteenthletterof the Livonianalphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)kēratēd̦;Aa,Āā,Ää,Ǟǟ,Bb,Dd,D̦d̦,Ee,Ēē,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Īī,Jj,Kk,Ll,Ļļ,Mm,Nn,Ņņ,Oo,Ōō,Ȯȯ,Ȱȱ,Õõ,Ȭȭ,Pp,Rr,Ŗŗ,Ss,Šš,Tt,Țț,Uu,Ūū,Vv,Zz,Žž

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/k/

Etymology 1

Letter

k(upper caseK)

1. The fifteenthletterof the Lower Sorbianalphabet,calledkaand written in theLatin script.

Etymology 2

FromProto-Slavic*kъ(n).

Alternative forms

• ku(beforech,g,andk)

Preposition

k(with dative)

1. to

See also

• SeeTemplate:list:Latin script letters/dsb.

Lushootseed

Pronunciation

• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/k/

Letter

k

1. The seventeenthletterof theLushootseedalphabet, pronounced as a voiceless velar stop.

Malay

Letter

k(lower case,upper caseK)

1. The eleventhletterof the Malayalphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

Maltese

Pronunciation

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

Letter

k(lower case,upper caseK)

1. The fifteenthletterof the Maltesealphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)ittra;Aa,Bb,Ċċ,Dd,Ee,Ff,Ġġ,Gg,Għgħ,Hh,Ħħ,Ii,Ieie,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Żż,Zz

North Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[kʰ~k](generally)
• IPA^(key):[ɡ̊](Sylt,when intervocalic in an unstressed syllable)

Letter

k(lower case,upper caseK)

1. Aletterof the North Frisianalphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (North Frisian letters):a,ä,å,ā,b,c,d,đ,e,ē,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,ö,p,r,s,t,u,ü,v,w(q,x,y,z)

Norwegian

Pronunciation

• (letter name):IPA^(key):/kɔː/
• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/k/,/ç/

• Audio:

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Letter

k

1. The eleventhletterof the Norwegianalphabet,written in theLatin script.

Usage notes

• When written before j, k and j merge intovoiceless palatal fricative,the ch sound in Germanich.

Nupe

Pronunciation

• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/k/

Letter

k(lower case,upper caseK)

1. The thirteenthletterof the Nupealphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)banki;Aa(Áá,Àà),Bb,Cc,Dd,Dzdz,Ee(Éé,Èè),Ff,Gg,Gbgb,Hh,Ii(Íí,Ìì),Jj,Kk,Kpkp,Ll,Mm(Ḿḿ,M̀m̀,M̄m̄),Nn(Ńń,Ǹǹ,N̄n̄),Oo(Óó,Òò),Pp,Rr,Ss,Shsh,Tt,Tsts,Uu(Úú,Ùù),Vv,Ww,Yy,Zz,Zhzh

Old Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):(10^th–15^thCE)/k/
• IPA^(key):(15^thCE)/k/

Preposition

k[withdative]

1. Alternative form ofku

References

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur,Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “k”,inSłownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego[Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków:IJP PAN,→ISBN

Polish

Etymology 1

The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See thehistory of Polish orthographyarticle on Wikipedia for more, andkfor development of the glyph itself.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈka/

Letter

k(upper caseK,lower case)

1. The fourteenthletterof the Polishalphabet,calledkaand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Ąą,Bb,Cc,Ćć,Dd,Ee,Ęę,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Łł,Mm,Nn,Ńń,Oo,Óó,Pp(Qq),Rr,Ss,Śś,Tt,Uu(Vv),Ww(Xx),Yy,Zz,Źź,Żż

Etymology 2

(Thisetymologyis missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/k/

Preposition

k[withdative]

1. Middle Polishform ofku

Further reading

• kin Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Letter

k(lower case,upper caseK)

1. The eleventhletterof the Portuguesealphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)letra;Aa(Áá,Àà,Ââ,Ãã),Bb,Cc(Çç),Dd,Ee(Éé,Êê),Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii(Íí),Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo(Óó,Ôô,Õõ),Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu(Úú),Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz
• kkk(Internet laugh)

Romani

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/k/

Letter

k(lower case,upper caseK)

1. (International Standard)The fourteenthletterof the Romanialphabet,written in theLatin script.
2. (Pan-Vlax)The fifteenthletterof the Romanialphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Xx,Ii,Jj,Kk,Khkh,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Phph,Rr,Ss,Tt,Thth,Uu,Vv,ZzInternational Standard:(Àà,Ää,Ǎǎ),Ćć,Ćhćh,(Èè,Ëë,Ěě), (Ìì,Ïï,Ǐǐ), (Òò,Öö,Ǒǒ),Rrrr,Śś,(Ùù,Üü,Ǔǔ),Źź,Ʒʒ,Qq,Çç,ϴθ.Pan-Vlax:Čč,Čhčh,Dždž,(Dźdź),Řř,Šš,(Śś),Žž,(Źź).

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/k/

Letter

k(lower case,upper caseK)

1. The fourteenthletterof the Romanianalphabet,calledcaorcapaand written in theLatin script.

Usage notes

Used only in loanwords and some proper nouns.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Ăă,Ââ,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Îî,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Șș,Tt,Țț,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

SeeTranslingual section.

Alternative forms

• K(uppercase)

Pronunciation

• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/k/

Letter

k(Cyrillic spellingк)

1. The 15th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet (gajica), preceded byjand followed byl.

Etymology 2

InheritedfromProto-Slavic*kъ(n),fromProto-Indo-European*kom.

Alternative forms

• ka(see usage notes)

Preposition

k(Cyrillic spellingк)(+dative case)

1. to
2. towards

Usage notes

Although bothkandkacan be used synonymously,kmust take the alternative formkain the following environment:

• before /k, g, h/:

  ka kući―to/towards home

  ka gradu―to/towards the city

  ka hladu―to/towards the shade

• before consonant clusters with emphasis on /k, g, h/:

  ka školi―to/towards school

  ka zgradi―to/towards the building

  ka hladu―to/towards the shade

Synonyms

• ka(see usage notes)

Silesian

Etymology

The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See theSilesian languagearticle on Wikipedia for more, andkfor development of the glyph itself.

Letter

k(lower case,upper caseK)

1. The thirteenthletterof the Silesianalphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Ãã,Bb,Cc,Ćć,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Łł,Mm,Nn,Ńń,Oo,Ŏŏ,Ōō,Ôô,Õõ,Pp,Rr,Ss,Śś,Tt,Uu,Ww,Yy,Zz,Źź,Żż

Skolt Sami

Pronunciation

• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/k/

Letter

k(upper caseK)

1. The eighteenthletterof the Skolt Samialphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)bukva;Aa,Ââ,Bb,Cc,Čč,Ʒʒ,Ǯǯ,Dd,Đđ,Ee,Ff,Gg,Ǧǧ,Ǥǥ,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ǩǩ,Ll,Mm,Nn,Ŋŋ,Oo,Õõ,Pp,Rr,Ss,Šš,Tt,Uu,Vv,Zz,Žž,Åå,Ää,ʹ

Slovak

Alternative forms

• ku

Etymology

InheritedfromProto-Slavic*kъ(n).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[k]

Preposition

k

This term needs a translation to English. Please help out andadd a translation,then remove the text{{rfdef}}.

Further reading

• “k”,inSlovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV[Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak),https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk,2024

Spanish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):(phoneme)/k/
• IPA^(key):(letter name)/ˈka/[ˈka]

  • Audio:

    (file)

  • Rhymes:-a

Letter

k(lower case,upper caseK)

1. The eleventhletterof the Spanishalphabet,written in theLatin script.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈke/[ˈke]
• Rhymes:-e

Conjunction

k

1. (slang)Abbreviationofque.

Pronoun

k

1. (slang)Abbreviationofque.

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈka/[ˈka]
• Rhymes:-a

Adjective

k

1. (Argentina)Alternativeletter-caseform ofK:kirchnerista

   Antonyms:anti-K,antikirchnerista

Swedish

Pronunciation

Letter name

• IPA^(key):/koː/

Phoneme

• IPA^(key):/k/,/ɕ/

Letter

k(lower case,upper caseK)

1. The eleventhletterof the Swedishalphabet,calledkåand written in theLatin script.Pronounced/k/in front ofa,o,uandåand/ɕ/in front ofe,i,y,äandö(some loan words might ignore this rule).

Tagalog

Etymology 1

BorrowedfromSpanishk.Each pronunciation has a different source:

• Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced byEnglishk.
• Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin characterᜃ(ka).
• Abecedario pronunciation is fromSpanishk.

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 RizalandTrinidad 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

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key):/ˈkej/[ˈkeɪ̯](letter name, Filipino alphabet)
    • Rhymes:-ej
  • IPA^(key):/ˈka/[ˈka](letter name, Abakada alphabet, Abecedario)
    • Rhymes:-a
  • IPA^(key):/k/[k](phoneme)
  • IPA^(key):/k/[x](phoneme, intervocalic)

Letter

k(lower case,upper caseK,Baybayin spellingᜃᜒᜌ᜔)

1. The eleventhletterof the Tagalogalphabet(theFilipino alphabet), calledkeyand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)titik;Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Ññ,Ngng,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

Letter

k(lower case,upper caseK,Baybayin spellingᜃ)

1. The thirdletterof the Tagalogalphabet(theAbakada alphabet), calledkaand written in theLatin script.
2. (historical)The twelfthletterof the Tagalogalphabet(theAbecedario), calledkaand written in theLatin script.

Etymology 2

FromEnglishk,clipping ofOK.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)IPA^(key):/kej/[keɪ̯]
• Rhymes:-ej

Interjection

k(Baybayin spellingᜃᜒᜌ᜔)

1. (Internetslang,text messaging)OK

Etymology 3

From the Abakada alphabet letterkbeing pronounced aska.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)IPA^(key):/ka/[kɐ]
• Rhymes:-a

Pronoun

k(Baybayin spellingᜃ)

1. (Internetslang,text messaging)Abbreviationofka:you;u

   Nasankna?

   Where areu?

Further reading

• “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^[3],volume49,number 4,→ISSN,pages938–967

Tlingit

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/kʰ/

Letter

k(upper caseK)

1. Aletterof the Tlingitalphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• Canada:(Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Áá,Àà,Ââ,Chch,Chʼchʼ,Dd,Dłdł,Dzdz,Ee,Éé,Èè,Êê,Gg,Gwgw,Ghgh,Ghwghw,Hh,Ii,Íí,Ìì,Îî,Jj,Kk,Kwkw,Kʼkʼ,Kʼwkʼw,Khkh,Khwkhw,Khʼkhʼ,Khʼwkhʼw(Ll),Łł,Łʼłʼ(Mm),Nn(Oo),Ss,Sʼsʼ,Shsh,Tt,Tʼtʼ,Tltl,Tlʼtlʼ,Tsts,Tsʼtsʼ,Uu,Úú,Ùù,Ûû,Ww,Xx,Xwxw,Xʼxʼ,Xʼwxʼw,Xhxh,Xhwxhw,Xhʼxhʼ,Xhʼwxhʼw,Yy(Ÿÿ),․
• US:(Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Áá,Aaaa,Áaáa,Chch,Chʼchʼ,Dd,Dldl,Dzdz,Ee,Éé,Eeee,Éeée,Eiei,Éiéi,Gg,Gwgw,G̱g̱,G̱wg̱w,Hh,Ii,Íí,Jj,Kk,Kwkw,Kʼkʼ,Kʼwkʼw,Ḵḵ,Ḵwḵw,Ḵʼḵʼ,Ḵʼwḵʼw,Ll,Lʼlʼ(Ḻḻ,Mm),Nn(Oo),Oooo,Óoóo,Ss,Sʼsʼ,Shsh,Tt,Tʼtʼ,Tltl,Tlʼtlʼ,Tsts,Tsʼtsʼ,Uu,Úú,Ww,Xx,Xwxw,Xʼxʼ,Xʼwxʼw,X̱x̱,X̱wx̱w,X̱ʼx̱ʼ,X̱ʼwx̱ʼw,Yy(Ÿÿ,Y̱y̱),․

Turkish

Pronunciation

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

Letter

k(lower case,upper caseK)

1. The fourteenthletterof the Turkishalphabet,calledkeand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)harf;Aa(Ââ),Bb,Cc,Çç,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Ğğ,Hh,Iı,İi(Îî),Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Öö,Pp,Rr,Ss,Şş,Tt,Uu(Ûû),Üü,Vv,Yy,Zz

Turkmen

Pronunciation

• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/k~q/

Letter

k(upper caseK)

1. The thirteenthletterof the Turkmenalphabet,calledkaand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)harp;Aa,Bb,Çç,Dd,Ee,Ää,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Žž,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Ňň,Oo,Öö,Pp,Rr,Ss,Şş,Tt,Uu,Üü,Ww,Yy,Ýý,Zz

Yele

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/k/

Letter

k(upper caseK)

1. A letter of theYelealphabet.

Derived terms

• The digraph⟨km⟩transcribes the single consonant/k͡pŋ͡m/
• The digraph⟨kn⟩transcribes the single consonant/kŋ/
• The digraph⟨kp⟩transcribes the single consonant/k͡p/

Palatalized consonants are written⟨kpy, ky⟩,labialized consonants as⟨knw, kw⟩.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,â,b,Chch,Dd,e,é,ê,Ghgh,i,î,j,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Ńń,o,ó,Pp,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Yy,꞉

Yoruba

Pronunciation

• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/k/
• (letter name):IPA^(key):/kí/

Letter

k(lower case,upper caseK)

1. The twelfthletterof the Yorubaalphabet,calledkíand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)lẹ́tà;Aa(Áá,Àà,Āā),Bb,Dd,Ee(Éé,Èè,Ēē),Ẹẹ(Ẹ́ẹ́,Ẹ̀ẹ̀,Ẹ̄ẹ̄),Ff,Gg,Gbgb,Hh,Ii(Íí,Ìì,Īī),Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm(Ḿḿ,M̀m̀,M̄m̄),Nn(Ńń,Ǹǹ,N̄n̄),Oo(Óó,Òò,Ōō),Ọọ(Ọ́ọ́,Ọ̀ọ̀,Ọ̄ọ̄),Pp,Rr,Ss,Ṣṣ,Tt,Uu(Úú,Ùù,Ūū),Ww,Yy
• (Benin)(Latin-scriptletters)lɛ́tà;Aa,Bb,Dd,Ee,Ɛɛ,Ff,Gg,Gbgb,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Kpkp,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Ɔɔ,Pp,Rr,Ss,Shsh,Tt,Uu,Ww,Yy

Zulu

Letter

k(lower case,upper caseK)

1. The eleventhletterof the Zulualphabet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz