K

K U+004B, K LATIN CAPITAL LETTER K ← J Basic Latin L →

Translingual

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Wikipedia

Etymology

From the Etruscan letter 𐌊 (k, “ka”), from the Ancient Greek letter Κ (K, “kappa”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤊 (k, “kap”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓂧.

Letter

K (lower case k)

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

See also

• (Latin script):  Aa  Bb  Cc  Dd  Ee  Ff  Gg  Hh  Ii  Jj  Kk  Ll  Mm  Nn  Oo  Pp  Qq  Rr  Sſs  Tt  Uu  Vv  Ww  Xx  Yy  Zz
• (Variations of letter K):  Ḱḱ  Ǩǩ  Ķķ  Ḳḳ  Ḵḵ  Ƙƙ  Ⱪⱪ  ᶄᶄ  Ꝁꝁ  ᴋ  Ｋｋ

Symbol

K

1. (chemistry) Symbol for potassium (Latin kalium).
2. Symbol for kelvin, the SI unit of thermodynamic temperature.
3. (biochemistry) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for lysine.
4. (geology) Symbol for hydraulic conductivity.
5. Abbreviation of kilo (thousand).

   5k = 5,000

6. (radio slang) over, waiting for reply
7. (linguistics) A wildcard for a velar consonant

Usage notes

The Unicode Standard states that K (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.

Gallery

• Letter styles
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  Uppercase and lowercase versions of K, in normal and italic type
• 
  Uppercase and lowercase K in Fraktur

See also

Character=K

Other representations of K:

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (name of letter) IPA^(key): /keɪ/,

• Audio (US)

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• Audio (UK)

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• Rhymes: -eɪ

Letter

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).

See also

• (Latin script letters) 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 (upper case, lower case k)

1. The ordinal number ], derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called kay and written in the Latin script.

Etymology 2

Abbreviations.

1. (stenoscript) Abbreviation of counter, prefix counter-, sequence contr.

Noun

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.

   5k = 5,000

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. On a baseball scorecard, a frontwards K signifies striking out while swinging the bat, while a backwards K signifies striking out while looking.
7. (card games, chess) Abbreviation of king.
8. (biology) Abbreviation of carrying capacity.
9. (geology) Abbreviation of Cretaceous.
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.

12. (slang) Abbreviation of ketamine (a drug).
    • 1978, John C. Lilly, “Seduction by K”, in The Scientist, Philadelphia: Lippincott, →ISBN, page 167:

      At high levels of concentration of K in the blood, the observer/operator is cut off from his interlock with e.r., including the human consensus reality.

13. (music) Abbreviation of Köchel number.

    Die Zauberflöte, K. 620

14. (UK, government) Abbreviation of Knighthood.
15. (economics) Abbreviation of capital.
16. (printing) Abbreviation of black.
17. (slang, from Jamaican Creole) Abbreviation of Kalashnikov.
    • 2011 August 16, “My People”‎performed by Kendrick Lamar,Jay Rock:

      We used to run from the KKK but now we running from our brothers that be holding them K's.

    • 2018 October 16, “Demon Boy”, performed by Slowthai:

      Yeti in the Serengeti, believe the myth. K-man stupid, rub together sticks.

    • 2019 November 22, “Payback” (track 11), in Netflix&Deal‎, performed by 03 Greedo, Kenny Beats, OhGeesy, and Judge:

      Keep the chopper, I'ma spray that. This is an AR, don't keep the K, man.

    • 2021 November 19, “Pink 3 Remix”‎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”‎performed by Big Yavo:

      A fuck nigga diss GG, he get hit with a K. I'll be back in the morning, just went to the A.

    • 2022 September 25, “Dork”‎performed by Aeterluv:

      Bitch ass nigga get rocked. I walk in da trap with a Glock and a K 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.

18. Abbreviation of kritik.

Derived terms

• (Cretaceous): KPg, KT
• (ketamine): K-hole, Special K

Translations

Etymology 3

Clipping of OK.

Interjection

K

1. (colloquial, text messaging, Internet slang) OK

   Synonym: 'kay

   • 2019, Justin Blackburn, The Bisexual Christian Suburban Failure Enlightening Bipolar Blues, page 23:

     K, dad, I'll go to my room.

Usage notes

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

References

See also

Afar

Letter

K

1. The seventh letter in the Afar alphabet.

See also

• (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

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /kɑː/

Letter

K (upper case, lower case k)

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) 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

Noun

K (plural K's, diminutive K'tjie)

1. K

Angami

Letter

K

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

See also

• (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

Azerbaijani

Letter

K upper case (lower case k)

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

See also

• (Latin script letters) 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/,

Letter

K (upper case, lower case k)

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

See also

• (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

Central Franconian

Etymology

• /k/ is from West Germanic stem-initial or geminated *k; from *k in nk, lk, rk; in most of Moselle Franconian from *gg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k/

Letter

K

1. A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
2. A letter in the Dutch-based alphabet of Central Franconian.

Usage notes

Chinese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Verb

K

1. Alternative form of 剋 (“to beat; to scold; to fight”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

K

1. Short for 卡拉OK (kǎlā'ōukèi, “karaoke”).

   唱K所 [Shanghainese]  ―  ⁵tshaon-khe-su [Wugniu]  ―  karaoke bar

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Initialism of 擴／扩 (kuò), based on its pinyin.

Pronunciation

This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

Verb

K

1. (Internet slang) to repost

Etymology 4

From English K, abbreviation of ketamine.

Pronunciation

Noun

K

1. (slang) ketamine

Derived terms

Etymology 5

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from English K?”)

Pronunciation

Numeral

K

1. thousand; kilo

Classifier

K

1. kilometre
2. kilogram

Synonyms

Etymology 6

Abbreviation of English kilobyte.

Pronunciation

Classifier

K

1. (computing, informal) kilobyte

Etymology 7

From English K, abbreviation of karat.

Alternative forms

• 開／开 (kāi)

Pronunciation

Noun

K

1. karat

Etymology 8

Pronunciation

Noun

K

1. (Cantonese) Alternative form of 茄 (ke1, “poop”)

Etymology 9

From the letter K of the English pattern playing cards. In the spoken language, its name is generally a borrowing from English king or the letter K.

Pronunciation

Noun

K

1. (card games) king (Classifier: 隻／只; 張／张)

Synonyms

Etymology 10

Pronunciation 1

Letter

K

1. The eleventh letter of the Latin alphabet.

Pronunciation 2

Letter

K

1. The eleventh letter used in Pinyin.

Usage notes

• 《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).

Chipewyan

Pronunciation

1. IPA^(key): /kʰ/

Letter

K (lower case k)

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

Dutch

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /kaː/

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Letter

K (capital, lowercase k)

1. The eleventh letter of the Dutch alphabet.

See also

• Previous letter: J
• Next letter: L

Elfdalian

Alternative forms

• ᛲ, ᚴ (Dalecarlian runes)

Letter

K (upper case K, lower case k)

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

Esperanto

Pronunciation

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

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Letter

K (upper case, lower case k)

1. The fifteenth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called ko and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin script letters) 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. (text messaging) Abbreviation of kaj (“and”).

Estonian

Estonian Wikipedia has an article on:

K

Wikipedia ^et

Letter

K (upper case, lower case k)

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

See also

• (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)

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. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, and K for information on the development of the glyph itself.

Letter

K (upper case, lower case k)

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

See also

• (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

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaː/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aː

Letter

K (upper case, lower case k)

1. The eleventh letter of the German alphabet.

Usage notes

• Doubling of k normally yields ck, but loanwords with original cc are excepted. These are integrated with kk (Akkusativ, Mokka) or retain the original spelling (Account, Piccolo).

Hungarian

Etymology 1

Abbreviation of kelet (“east”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

K

1. E (east)

Declension

Coordinate terms

(compass points) égtájak;

északnyugat (ÉNy)	észak (É)	északkelet (ÉK)
nyugat (Ny)		kelet (K)
délnyugat (DNy)	dél (D)	délkelet (DK)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key):
• (letter name): IPA^(key):

Letter

K (upper case, lower case k)

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

Declension

See also

• (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

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k/

Letter

K (lower case k)

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

See also

• (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

Indonesian

Pronunciation

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

Letter

K (upper case, lower case k)

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

See also

• (Latin script letters) 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

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

K

Wikipedia ^it

Pronunciation

• (letter name) IPA^(key): /ˈkap.pa/
  • Rhymes: -appa
• (phonemic realization) IPA^(key): /k/

Letter

K f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case k)

1. The eleventh letter of the Latin alphabet, called cappa or kappa in Italian

Usage notes

• The letter K is not considered part of the Italian alphabet and is found only in loanwords.

See also

• (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

Jamaican Creole

Jamaican Creole Wikipedia has an article on:

K

Wikipedia ^jam

Noun

K (plural K dem, quantified K)

1. Kalashnikov
   • 2002 November 12, “Like Glue” (track 4), in Dutty Rock‎, performed by Sean Paul:

     One ting me haffi tell dem, Dutty got di woody woody. Frontway, backway, dutty K-man have di shooby shooby.

     One thing I have to tell them, I've got an erection, Forwards, backwards, the dirty gunman wielding a Kalashnikov has to shove it, shove it.

   • 2007 January 1, “Ay Ya Ay Ya” (track 14), in Riddim Driven: Shadowz (2008)‎, 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 the AK will fill him up with holes like a strainer.

   • 2008 September 12, “Weh Dem A Go” (track 46), in Jamaican Style, Vol.3‎, performed by Vybz Kartel,Jah Vinci:

     Dem shoulda memba say di Haskell a spray, di sixpance a play. Weh dem a guh wid dem Chiney K?

     They should remember that the Haskell(Hi-Point) 45 ACP Semi-auto Pistol sprays (bullets), the six-shooter will play. Where are they going with their (imitation) Chinese Kalashnikovs?

   • 2008 December 27, “Last Man Standing” (track 24), in Pon Di Gaza 2.0‎, performed by Vybz Kartel:

     Me get a K from Vagga from De La Vega weh mek Chiney man skin black like naega

     I get a Kalashnikov from my friend Vagga from De La Vega which makes a Chinese man's skin black like a nigga's.

   • 2008, “Chiney K” (track 18), in Gaza vs Gully EP Part 1‎, performed by Mavado:

     Inna middle day, gun play. Bad man ah beat di Chiney K. Night turn to day, all mama pray. Dem ah beat di Chiney K.

     In the middle of the day, there's gun play. Bad men shoot the Chinese imitation Kalashnikovs. Night turns to day, all mothers pray. They shoot the Chinese (imitation) Kalashnikovs.

Kashubian

Etymology

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

K (upper case, lower case k)

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, àã, 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

Latvian

Latvian Wikipedia has an article on:

K

Wikipedia ^lv

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key):

Letter

K (upper case, lower case k)

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

Malay

Malay Wikipedia has an article on:

K

Wikipedia ^ms

Pronunciation

• (Name of letter) IPA^(key):
• (Phoneme, Syllable initial) IPA^(key):
• (Phoneme 1, Syllable final) IPA^(key):
• (Phoneme 2, Syllable final) IPA^(key):

Letter

K

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

See also

• (Latin script letters) 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

Nupe

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /k/

Letter

K (upper case, lower case k)

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

See also

• (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

Polish

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k/, or IPA^(key): /ɡ/ if voiced

Letter

K (upper case, lower case k)

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

See also

• (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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈka/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈka.pɐ/

Letter

K (upper case, lower case k)

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ã 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

Romani

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k/

Letter

K (upper case, lower 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.

See also

• (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).

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k/

Letter

K (upper case, lower case k)

1. The fourteenth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called ca or capa and written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

Used only in loanwords and some proper nouns.

See also

• (Latin script letters) 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

Saanich

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k̠ʼ/

Letter

K

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

See also

• (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, ,

Silesian

Etymology

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

K (upper case, lower case k)

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

See also