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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
K (lower case k)
- The eleventh letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
See also[edit]
- (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[edit]
K
- (chemistry) Symbol for potassium (Latin kalium).
- Symbol for kelvin, the SI unit of thermodynamic temperature. Specifically (U+212A version)
- (biochemistry) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for lysine.
- (geology) Symbol for hydraulic conductivity.
- Thousand.
- 5k = 5,000
- (radio slang) over, waiting for reply
- (linguistics) A wildcard for a velar consonant
Gallery[edit]
- Letter styles
Uppercase and lowercase K in Fraktur
See also[edit]
Other representations of K:
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
K (upper case, lower case k, plural Ks or K's)
- 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).
- 1876, "C" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV, p. 616:
See also[edit]
- (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
Number[edit]
K (upper case, lower case k)
- The ordinal number eleventh, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called kay and written in the Latin script.
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
K (plural Ks)
- (law, informal) Abbreviation of contract.
- (education, US) Abbreviation of kindergarten.
- "K-8" is Kindergarten through eighth grade.
- (often computing) Abbreviation of kilo-, 1,024.
- (computing) A single character message used as an acknowledgement (ACK), meaning "previous message received and understood."
- (Morse code) Abbreviation of go ahead, over, an indication that a message is complete and a reply is awaited.
- (baseball) Abbreviation of strikeout.
- (card games, chess) Abbreviation of king.
- (biology) Abbreviation of carrying capacity.
- (slang) Short for OK.
- (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.
- 1855, Godey's Magazine (volume 51, page 71)
- (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.
- (music) Abbreviation of Köchel number.
- Die Zauberflöte, K. 620
- (UK, government) Abbreviation of Knighthood.
- (economics) Abbreviation of capital.
- (printing) Abbreviation of black.
Translations[edit]
Usage notes[edit]
On a baseball scorecard, a frontwards K signifies striking out while swinging the bat, while a backwards K signifies striking out while looking.
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
Clipping of OK.
Interjection[edit]
K
- (colloquial, text messaging, Internet slang) OK
- 2019, Justin Blackburn, The Bisexual Christian Suburban Failure Enlightening Bipolar Blues, page 23:
- K, dad, I'll go to my room.
- Synonym: 'kay
Usage notes[edit]
"K" usually implies apathy or anger towards the statement it is responding to,[1] in a more emphatic way than "k".
References[edit]
Afar[edit]
Letter[edit]
K
- The seventh letter in the Afar alphabet.
See also[edit]
- (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[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
K (upper case, lower case k)
- The eleventh letter of the Afrikaans alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (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[edit]
K (plural K's)
Angami[edit]
Letter[edit]
K
- The thirteenth letter of the Angami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) Ü ü, Üiüi, A a, Aiai, I i, Ieie, U u, Uouo, E e, Eiei, O o, Ouou, K k, Khkh, G g, Ngng, C c, Chch, J j, Jhjh, Nyny, T t, Thth, D d, N n, Tsts, Tshtsh, Dzdz, P p, Phph, B b, M m, Pfpf, Bvbv, Y y, Yhyh, R r, Rhrh, L l, Lhlh, F f, V v, W w, Whwh, S s, Shsh, Z z, Zhzh, H h
Azerbaijani[edit]
Letter[edit]
K upper case (lower case k)
- The sixteenth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (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
Basque[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
K (upper case, lower case k)
- The eleventh letter of the Basque alphabet, called ka and written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (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
Chinese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
K
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
K
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
Initialism of 擴/扩 (kuò), based on its pinyin.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
K
Etymology 4[edit]
From English K, abbreviation of ketamine.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
K
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 5[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from English K?”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Numeral[edit]
K
Etymology 6[edit]
Abbreviation of English kilobyte.
Pronunciation[edit]
Classifier[edit]
K
Etymology 7[edit]
From English K, abbreviation of karat.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
K
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
K (capital, lowercase k)
- The eleventh letter of the Dutch alphabet.
See also[edit]
Esperanto[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
K (upper case, lower case k)
- The fifteenth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called ko and written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (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
Conjunction[edit]
K
- (text messaging) Abbreviation of kaj (“and”).
Estonian[edit]
Letter[edit]
K (upper case, lower case k)
- The eleventh letter of the Estonian alphabet, called kaa and written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (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[edit]
Letter[edit]
K (upper case, lower case k)
- The eleventh letter of the Finnish alphabet, called koo and written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (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[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
K (upper case, lower case k)
- The eleventh letter of the German alphabet.
Hungarian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Abbreviation of kelet (“east”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
K
Declension[edit]
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | K | — |
accusative | K-et | — |
dative | K-nek | — |
instrumental | K-tel | — |
causal-final | K-ért | — |
translative | K-té | — |
terminative | K-ig | — |
essive-formal | K-ként | — |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | K-ben | — |
superessive | K-en | — |
adessive | K-nél | — |
illative | K-be | — |
sublative | K-re | — |
allative | K-hez | — |
elative | K-ből | — |
delative | K-ről | — |
ablative | K-től | — |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
K-é | — |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
K-éi | — |
Possessive forms of K | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | K-em | — |
2nd person sing. | K-ed | — |
3rd person sing. | K-e K-je |
— |
1st person plural | K-ünk | — |
2nd person plural | K-etek | — |
3rd person plural | K-ük K-jük |
— |
Coordinate terms[edit]
(compass points) égtáj;
északnyugat (ÉNy) | észak (É) | északkelet (ÉK) |
nyugat (Ny) | ![]() |
kelet (K) |
délnyugat (DNy) | dél (D) | délkelet (DK) |
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
K (upper case, lower case k)
- The eighteenth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called ká and written in the Latin script.
Declension[edit]
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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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 | ||
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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[edit]
- (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, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.
Ido[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
K (lower case k)
- The eleventh letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (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[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
K (upper case, lower case k)
- The eleventh letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) alfabet; 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
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (letter name) IPA(key): /ˈkap.pa/
- Rhymes: -appa
- (phonemic realization) IPA(key): /k/
- (phonetic realization of some speakers to distinguish between c and k pronunciations) IPA(key): [kʰ]
Letter[edit]
K f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case k)
- 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 Italian alphabet and is found only in loanwords.
See also[edit]
- (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
Latvian[edit]
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]
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Letter[edit]
K (upper case, lower case k)
- The sixteenth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called kā and written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- Letters of the Latvian alphabet:
Malay[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (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]
Letter[edit]
K
- The eleventh letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (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
Nupe[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
K (upper case, lower case k)
- The thirteenth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (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[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
K (upper case, lower case k)
- The fourteenth letter of the Polish alphabet, called ka and written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (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 (Q q), R r, S s, Ś ś, T t, U u (V v), W w (X x), Y y, Z z, Ź ź, Ż ż
Further reading[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
K (upper case, lower case k)
- The eleventh letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (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[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
K (upper case, lower case k)
- (International Standard) The fourteenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- (Pan-Vlax) The fifteenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (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[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
K (upper case, lower case k)
- 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.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ă ă, Â 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
Saanich[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
K
- The fourteenth letter of the Saanich alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (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, W̲, X, X̲, Y, Z, s, ,
Skolt Sami[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
K (lower case k)
- The eighteenth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) bukva; A a, Â 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
Slovene[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
K (capital, lowercase k)
- The 12th letter of the Slovene alphabet. Preceded by J and followed by L.
Somali[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
K upper case (lower case k)
- The sixteenth letter of the Somali alphabet, called kaaf and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes[edit]
- The sixteenth letter of the Somali alphabet, which follows Arabic abjad order. It is preceded by Q and followed by L.
See also[edit]
- (Latin-script letters) ', 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
Spanish[edit]
Letter[edit]
K (upper case, lower case k)
- the eleventh letter of the Spanish alphabet
Swedish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Letter name
- Phoneme
Letter[edit]
K (upper case, lower case k)
- the eleventh letter of the Swedish alphabet
Symbol[edit]
K
- (SAB system) history
- (dated, county letter) Blekinge
- Synonym: 10
- (dated, 1941) type of beredskapskort (“readiness ration card”) valid until ration cards for any of the individual items are made
Abbreviations[edit]
- Abbreviation of källare, källarplan or källarvåning (“basement level”).
- (card games) Abbreviation of kung (“king”).
- Abbreviation of kallt (“cold”).
- Antonym: V (“warm”)
- Abbreviation of kylskåp (“refrigerator”).
- Coordinate term: F (“freezer”)
- Abbreviation of kontor (“office; office space”).
- Abbreviation of kombinationsbrunn or kopplingsbrunn (“connection vault”).
- Abbreviation of kulvert (“culvert”).
- Abbreviation of kultur (“culture”).
- Abbreviation of klubb (“club; association”).
- (military) Abbreviation of kavalleri (“cavalry”).
Turkish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
K (upper case, lower case k)
- The fourteenth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called ke and written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (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
Vietnamese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaː˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kaː˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kaː˧˧]
- Phonetic: ca
Etymology 1[edit]
From Portuguese K or French K.
Letter[edit]
K (upper case, lower case k)
- The thirteenth letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called ca and written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (Quốc ngữ letters) chữ cái; A a (À à, Ả ả, Ã ã, Á á, Ạ ạ), Ă ă (Ằ ằ, Ẳ ẳ, Ẵ ẵ, Ắ ắ, Ặ ặ), Â 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)
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
K
- K (Kelvin)
Usage notes[edit]
- Colloquially, even physics and chemistry teachers say "độ K" instead of just "K", despite the fact that there is no độ (“degree”) here like độ C (“degree Celsius”) or độ F (“degree Fahrenheit”).
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
K
Yoruba[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Letter[edit]
K (upper case, lower case k)
- The twelfth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called kí and written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
- (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
- As used in 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
Zulu[edit]
Letter[edit]
K (upper case, lower case k)
- The eleventh letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also[edit]
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