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{{also|k|Appendix:Variations of "k"}}
{{character info|K}}
{{character info/var|0x212A|Ｋ}}
{{minitoc}}
==Translingual==
{{wikipedia}}

===Etymology===
From the {{der|mul|ett|-}} letter {{m|ett|𐌊||ka}}, from the {{der|mul|grc|-}} letter {{m|grc|Κ||kappa}}, derived from the {{der|mul|phn|-}} letter {{m|phn|𐤊||kap}}, from the {{der|mul|egy|-}} hieroglyph {{m|egy|𓂧}}.

===Letter===
{{mul-letter|upper=K|lower=k|script=Latn}}

# The eleventh letter of the [[Appendix:Latin script|basic modern Latin alphabet]].

====See also====
{{Latn-script}}

===Symbol===
{{head|mul|symbols}}

# {{lb|mul|element symbol}} Symbol for [[potassium]] ({{noncog|la|kalium}}).
# Symbol for [[kelvin]], the SI unit of [[thermodynamic temperature]].
# {{lb|mul|amino acid}} [[IUPAC]] 1-letter abbreviation for [[lysine]].
# {{lb|mul|geology}} Symbol for [[hydraulic conductivity]].
# {{abbreviation of|mul|[[kilo-|kilo]]|nodot=1}} {{gl|[[thousand]]}}.
#: 5k = 5,000
# {{lb|mul|radio slang}} [[over]], waiting for reply
# {{lb|mul|linguistics}} A [[wildcard]] for a [[velar]] consonant
# {{lb|mul|linguistics}} A [[wildcard]] for a [[consonant]] (e.g. in German-language texts)

====Usage notes====
''The [[w:Unicode|Unicode]] Standard'' states that {{codepoint|U+212A|link=0}} is included in Unicode only for backward compatibility reasons. To represent kelvin, {{codepoint|U+004B|link=0}} is preferred.

===Gallery===
<gallery caption="Letter styles" perrow="3" mode="packed">
Image:Latin K.png|Uppercase and lowercase versions of '''K''', in normal and italic type
Image:Fraktur letter k.svg|Uppercase and lowercase '''K''' in [[Fraktur]]
</gallery>

===See also===
{{Letter
|page=K
|NATO=Kilo
|Morse=–·–
|Character=K
|Braille=⠅
}}

{{C|mul|Alkali metals}}

==English==

===Etymology 1===

====Pronunciation====
* {{qual|name of letter}} {{IPA|en|/keɪ/|[kʰeɪ]}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-k.ogg|a=US}}
* {{audio|en|En-uk-k.ogg|a=UK}}
* {{rhymes|en|eɪ|s=1}}

====Letter====
{{en-letter}}

# {{Latn-def|en|letter|11|kay}}
#* '''1876''', "[[:s:Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/C|C]]" in the [[:s:Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition|''Encyclopædia Britannica'', 9th ed.]], [[:s:Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/Volume IV|Vol. IV]], [[:s:Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/C|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=====
* {{list:Latin script letters/en/simple}}

====Number====
{{en-number|upper=K|lower=k}}

# {{Latn-def|en|ordinal|11|kay}}

===Etymology 2===
Abbreviations.
# {{lb|en|stenoscript}} {{abbreviation of|en|counter|dot=,}} {{ng|prefix'' '''{{m|en|counter-}}''', ''sequence'' '''contr'''.}}

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}{{catlangname|en|abbreviations}}

# {{lb|en|legal|informal}} {{abbreviation of|en|contract}}
# {{lb|en|education|US}} {{abbreviation of|en|kindergarten}}
#: {{ux|en|"'''K'''-8" is Kindergarten through eighth grade.}}
# {{lb|en|often|computing}} {{abbreviation of|en|kilo-|dot=,}} 1,000 or 1,024.
#: 5k = 5,000
# {{lb|en|computing}} {{n-g|A single character message used as an acknowledgement ([[ACK]]), meaning "previous message received and understood."}}
# {{lb|en|Morse code}} {{abbreviation of|en|[[go ahead]], [[over]]|dot=,}} {{n-g|an indication that a message is complete and a reply is awaited.}}
# {{lb|en|baseball}} {{abbreviation of|en|strikeout}} {{n-g|On a baseball [[scorecard]], a frontwards K signifies striking out while swinging the bat, while a backwards K signifies striking out while looking.}}
# {{lb|en|card games|chess}} {{abbreviation of|en|king}}
# {{lb|en|biology}} {{abbreviation of|en|carrying capacity}}
# {{lb|en|geology}} {{abbreviation of|en|Cretaceous}}
# {{lb|en|knitting}} {{abbreviation of|en|knit}}
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1855|title=Godey's Magazine|volume=51|page=71
|passage=Knit 3, p 1, '''k''' 2, purl 1, k 2, m 1, k 2 together, k 1.}}
# {{senseid|en|ketamine}} {{lb|en|slang}} {{abbreviation of|en|[[ketamine]]|nodot=1}} {{gloss|a drug}}.
#* {{quote-book|en|author=w:John C. Lilly|title=The Scientist|year=1978|publisher=Lippincott|location=Philadelphia|page=167|pageurl=https://archive.org/details/scientistnovelau00lill/page/167/mode/1up|isbn=978-0-397-01274-9|chapter=Seduction by K|passage=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.}}
# {{lb|en|music}} {{abbreviation of|en|Köchel number}}
#: {{ux|en|Die Zauberflöte, '''K.''' 620}}
# {{lb|en|UK|government}} {{abbreviation of|en|knighthood|Knighthood}}
# {{lb|en|economics}} {{abbreviation of|en|capital}}
# {{lb|en|printing}} {{abbreviation of|en|black}}
# {{lb|en|slang|from Jamaican Creole}} {{abbreviation of|en|Kalashnikov}}
#* {{quote-song|en|date=2011-08-16|artist={{w|Kendrick Lamar}},{{w|Jay Rock}}|title=My People|url=https://genius.com/Kendrick-lamar-and-jay-rock-my-people-lyrics|passage=We used to run from the KKK but now we running from our brothers that be holding them '''K''''s.}}
#* {{quote-song|en|date=2018-10-16|artist={{w|Slowthai}}|title=Demon Boy|passage=Yeti in the Serengeti, believe the myth. '''K'''-man stupid, rub together sticks.}}
#* {{quote-song|en|date=2019-11-22|artist=w:03 Greedo; w:Kenny Beats; w:OhGeesy; Judge|album=Netflix&Deal|track=11|title=Payback|url=https://genius.com/03-greedo-and-kenny-beats-payback-lyrics|passage=Keep the chopper, I'ma spray that. This is an AR, don't keep the '''K''', man.}}
#* {{quote-song|en|date=2021-11-19|artist=PCAJAY|title=Pink 3 Remix|url=https://genius.com/Pcajay-pink-3-remix-lyrics|passage=You come to my trap, bitch, you better knock. I keep a ''''K''' and these bullets gon' flock.}}
#* {{quote-song|en|date=2022-06-04|artist=Big Yavo|title=OVO|url=https://genius.com/Big-yavo-ovo-lyrics|passage=A fuck nigga diss GG, he get hit with a '''K'''. I'll be back in the morning, just went to the A.}}
#* {{quote-song|en|date=2022-09-25|artist=Aeterluv|title=Dork|url=https://genius.com/Aeterluv-dork-lyrics|passage=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.}}
# {{abbr of|en|kritik}}

=====Derived terms=====
* {{sense|Cretaceous}} {{l|en|KPg}}, {{l|en|KT}}
* {{sense|ketamine}} [[K-hole]], [[Special K]]

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|playing card}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|K}} {{q|konge}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|H}} {{q|heer}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|K}} {{q|kuningas}}
* French: {{t+|fr|R}} {{q|roi}}
* German: {{t+|de|K}} {{q|König}}
* Icelandic: {{t|is|K}} {{q|köngur}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|K}} {{q|król}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|R}} {{q|rei}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|К}} {{q|король}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|K}} {{q|kung}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Etymology 3===
{{clipping of|en|OK}}

====Interjection====
{{en-interj}}

# {{lb|en|colloquial|texting|Internet slang}} [[OK]]
#: {{syn|en|'kay}}
#* {{quote-book|1=en|year=2019|author=Justin Blackburn|title=The Bisexual Christian Suburban Failure Enlightening Bipolar Blues|page=23|text='''K''', dad, I'll go to my room.}}

=====Usage notes=====
"K" usually implies {{l|en|apathy}} or {{l|en|anger}} towards the statement it is responding to,<ref>{{cite-web|titleurl=https://www.insidehook.com/article/advice/the-difference-between-texting-k-ok-kk-explained|title=Youthsplaining: You’ve Been Texting the Word “Okay” Wrong|work=Inside Hook|date=19 July 2019}}</ref> in a more {{l|en|emphatic}} way than "{{l|en|k}}".

====References====
{{reflist}}

===See also===
{{col2|en|ace K|actinium-K|Chiney K|Generation K|K of C|K-Country|K-Mag|K-meson|K-particle|K-popper|K-Quarantine|K-rat|K-swap|K-swapped|K-T|K-Town|K-wave}}

==Afar==

===Letter===
{{head|aa|letters}}

# The seventh letter in the Afar alphabet.

===See also===
* {{list:Latin script letters/aa}}

==Afrikaans==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|af|/kɑː/}}

===Letter===
{{af-letter|upper=K|lower=k}}

# {{Latn-def|af|letter|11}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/af/simple}}

===Noun===
{{af-noun|K's|K'tjie}}

# [[#English|K]]

==Angami==

===Letter===
{{head|njm|letters}}

# {{Latn-def|njm|letter|13}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/njm}}

==Azerbaijani==

===Letter===
{{az-letter|upper=K|lower=k}}

# {{Latn-def|az|letter|16}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/az/simple}}

==Basque==

===Pronunciation===
{{eu-IPA|ka}}

===Letter===
{{eu-letter|upper=K|lower=k}}

# {{Latn-def|eu|letter|11|ka}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/eu/simple}}

==Central Franconian==

===Etymology===
* {{IPAchar|/k/}} is from West Germanic stem-initial or geminated {{m|gmw-pro||*k}}; from ''*k'' in ''nk, lk, rk''; in most of Moselle Franconian from ''*gg''.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|gmw-cfr|/k/}}

===Letter===
{{head|gmw-cfr|letter}}

# {{ng|A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.}}
# {{ng|A letter in the Dutch-based alphabet of Central Franconian.}}

====Usage notes====
{{rel-top|Doubling of K}}
* In the German-based spelling, doubling of ''k'' yields ''ck''. 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 of ''k'' yields ''kk''. This is used after short vowels if the syllable were otherwise open.
{{rel-bottom}}

==Chinese==

===Etymology 1===

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=kēi,py=K
|cat=v
}}

====Verb====
{{zh-verb}}

# {{alt form|zh|剋//|t=to [[beat]]; to [[scold]]; to [[fight]]}}

===Etymology 2===

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=kēi,kèi,py=K,2py=K
|c=kei1
|w=sh:1khe
|cat=n
}}

====Noun====
{{head|zh|noun}}

# {{zh-short|卡拉OK|[[karaoke]]}}
#: {{zh-x|唱K所|tr=sh:5tshaon khe su|karaoke bar|SH}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col3|zh|唱K|K歌|K房|K場|唱K所|K壓|劈K}}

===Etymology 3===
Initialism of {{zh-l|擴}}, based on its pinyin.

====Pronunciation====
{{rfp|zh}}

====Verb====
{{zh-verb}}

# {{lb|zh|internet slang}} to [[repost]]

===Etymology 4===
From {{bor|zh|en|K}}, abbreviation of {{m|en|ketamine}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=kēi,kèi,py=K,2py=K
|c=kei1
|cat=n
}}

====Noun====
{{head|zh|noun}}

# {{lb|zh|slang}} [[ketamine]]

=====Derived terms=====
{{col3|zh|K粉|K仔}}

===Etymology 5===
{{rfe|zh|from English K?}}

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=kēi,kèi,py=K,2py=K
|c=kei1
|cat=num,cls
}}

====Numeral====
{{head|zh|numeral}}

# [[thousand]]; [[kilo]]

====Classifier====
{{head|zh|classifier}}

# [[kilometre]]
# [[kilogram]]

====Synonyms====
{{zh-dial|公斤}}

===Etymology 6===
Abbreviation of {{der|zh|en|kilobyte}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=kēi,kèi,py=K,2py=K
|c=kei1
|cat=cls
}}

====Classifier====
{{head|zh|classifier}}

# {{lb|zh|computing|informal}} [[kilobyte]]

===Etymology 7===
From {{bor|zh|en|K}}, abbreviation of {{m|en|karat}}.

====Alternative forms====
* {{zh-l|開}}

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=kāi,py=K
|c=ke1
|cat=v,n
}}

====Noun====
{{head|zh|noun}}

# [[karat]]

===Etymology 8===

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|c=ke1
|cat=n
}}

====Noun====
{{head|zh|noun}}

# {{lb|zh|Cantonese}} {{alt form|zh|茄|tr=ke1|t=poop}}

===Etymology 9===
From the letter K of the English pattern playing cards. In the spoken language, its name is generally a borrowing from {{bor|zh|en|king}} or the letter {{m|en|K}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=kēi,kāi
|c=king1
|mn-t=kê5
|w=sh:1khe
|cat=n
}}

====Noun====
{{head|zh|nouns}}

# {{lb|zh|card games}} [[king]] {{zh-mw|隻|張}}

=====Synonyms=====
{{zh-dial|老K}}

===Etymology 10===

====Pronunciation 1====
{{zh-pron
|m=kēi
|m-s=
|c=kei1
|mn=xm:khe
|mn-t=kê5
|w=sh:1khe
|cat=letters
}}

====Letter====
{{head|zh|letter}}

# {{n-g|The eleventh letter of the Latin alphabet.}}

====Pronunciation 2====
{{zh-pron
|m=kē,kê̄,1nb=common,2nb=official
|cat=letters
}}

=====Letter=====
{{head|zh|letter}}

# {{n-g|The eleventh letter used in [[w:Pinyin#Letters|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===
# {{IPA|chp|/kʰ/}}

===Letter===
{{head|chp|letter|lower case|k}}

# {{Latn-def|chp|letter|indef=a}}

==Dutch==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|nl|/kaː/}}
* {{audio|nl|Nl-K.ogg}}

===Letter===
{{head|nl|letter|capital||lowercase|k}}

# the eleventh letter of the Dutch alphabet

===See also===
* Previous letter: [[J#Dutch|J]]
* Next letter: [[L#Dutch|L]]

==Elfdalian==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|ovd|ᛲ|ᚴ||Dalecarlian runes}}

===Letter===
{{head|ovd|letters|upper case|K|lower case|k}}

# {{Latn-def|ovd|letter|14}}

==Esperanto==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|eo|/ko/}}
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|eo|/k/}}
* {{audio|eo|Eo-k.ogg}}

===Letter===
{{eo-letter|upper=K|lower=k}}

# {{Latn-def|eo|letter|15|ko}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/eo/simple}}

===Conjunction===
{{head|eo|conjunctions}}

# {{lb|eo|texting}} {{abbreviation of|eo|kaj||[[and]]}}

==Estonian==
{{wikipedia|lang=et}}

===Letter===
{{et-letter|upper=K|lower=k}}

# {{Latn-def|et|letter|11|kaa}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/et/simple}}

==Finnish==

===Etymology===
{{fi-ety-letter}}

===Letter===
{{fi-letter|upper=K|lower=k}}

# {{Latn-def|fi|letter|11|koo}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/fi/simple}}

==German==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|de|/kaː/}}
* {{audio|de|De-K.OGG}}
* {{rhymes|de|aː|s=1}}

===Letter===
{{head|de|letter|upper case||lower case|k}}

# The eleventh letter of the German alphabet.

====Usage notes====
* Doubling of {{m|de||k}} normally yields {{m|de||ck}}, but loanwords with original {{m|de||cc}} are excepted. These are integrated with {{m|de||kk}} ({{m|de|Akkusativ}}, {{m|de|Mokka}}) or retain the original spelling ({{m|de|Account}}, {{m|de|Piccolo}}).

==Hawaiian==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|haw|kē|q1=letter name}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{q|letter name}} {{haw-IPA|kē}}
* {{q|phoneme}} [k ~ t]

===Letter===
{{head|haw|letters}}

# {{Latn-def|haw|letter|7}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/haw}}

==Heiltsuk==

===Pronunciation===
*{{IPA|hei|/cʰ/}} ({{IPAfont|[cᶜ̧]}})

===Letter===
{{head|hei|letter|lower case|k}}

# {{Latn-def|hei|letter|indef=a}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/hei}}

==Hungarian==
[[Image:Hu-Compass Rose With Abbreviations.PNG|thumb|Compass rose]]

===Etymology 1===
{{abbrev|hu|kelet||east}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{hu-IPA|kelet}}

====Noun====
{{hu-noun}}

# [[E]] ([[east]])

=====Declension=====
{{hu-infl-nom|K-e|e|v=t|n=sg}}{{hu-pos-etek|K-||ei|j=y|n=sg}}

=====Coordinate terms=====
{{list:compass_points/hu}}

===Etymology 2===

====Pronunciation====
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{hu-IPA}}
* {{sense|letter name}} {{hu-IPA|ká}}

====Letter====
{{hu-letter|upper=K|lower=k}}

# {{Latn-def|hu|letter|18|ká}}

=====Declension=====
{{hu-infl-nom|K-|o}}{{hu-pos-tok|K-}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/hu/simple}}

{{cln|hu|terms with multiple lemma etymologies|terms with letter and noun etymologies}}
{{topics|hu|Compass points}}

==Icelandic==

===Letter===
{{head|is|letter|lower case|k}}

# {{Latn-def|is|letter|14}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/is}}

==Ido==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|io|/k/}}

===Letter===
{{head|io|letter|lower case|k}}

# {{Latn-def|io|letter|11}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/io/simple}}

==Indonesian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|id|/ka/}}
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|id|/k/}}

===Letter===
{{id-letter|upper=K|lower=k}}

# {{Latn-def|id|letter|11}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/id/simple}}

==Italian==
{{wikipedia|lang=it}}

===Pronunciation===
{{it-pr|càppa<pre:{{q|letter name}}>|k<pre:{{q|phonemic realization}}>}}

===Letter===
{{it-letter}}

# The eleventh letter of the {{w|Latin alphabet}}, called {{m|it|cappa}} or {{m|it|kappa}} in Italian

====Usage notes====
* The letter [[K]] is not considered part of the Italian alphabet and is found only in loanwords.

===See also===
* {{list:Latin script letters/it/simple}}
* {{pedia|Italian alphabet}}

==Jamaican Creole==
{{wikipedia|lang=jam}}

===Noun===
{{jam-noun}}{{catlangname|jam|abbreviations}}

# [[Kalashnikov]]
#* {{quote-song|jam|date=2002-11-12|artist=w:Sean Paul|album=Dutty Rock|track=4|title=Like Glue|url=https://genius.com/Sean-paul-like-glue-lyrics|passage=One ting me haffi tell dem, Dutty got di woody woody. Frontway, backway, dutty '''K'''-man have di shooby shooby.|translation=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.}}
#* {{quote-song|jam|date=2007-01-01|artist=Blak Rino|album=Riddim Driven: Shadowz (2008)|track=14|title=Ay Ya Ay Ya|url=https://genius.com/Blak-ryno-ay-ya-ay-ya-lyrics|passage=Any bwoy diss di link make di paper. Di ''''K''' full him of hole like strainer|translation=If any boy cuts out the middle man to make money then the '''AK''' will fill him up with holes like a strainer.}}
#* {{quote-song|jam|date=2008-09-12|artist={{w|Vybz Kartel}},{{w|Jah Vinci}}|album=Jamaican Style, Vol.3|track=46|title=Weh Dem A Go|url=https://genius.com/Vybz-kartel-weh-dem-a-go-lyrics|passage=Dem shoulda memba say di Haskell a spray, di sixpance a play. Weh dem a guh wid dem Chiney '''K'''?|translation=They should remember that the Haskell({{w|Hi-Point}}) 45 [[ACP]] Semi-auto Pistol sprays (bullets), the six-shooter will play. Where are they going with their (imitation) Chinese '''Kalashnikovs'''?}}
#* {{quote-song|jam|date=2008-12-27|artist=w:Vybz Kartel|album=Pon Di Gaza 2.0|track=24|title=Last Man Standing|url=https://genius.com/Vybz-kartel-last-man-standing-lyrics|passage=Me get a '''K''' from Vagga from [[De La Vega]] weh mek Chiney man skin black like naega|translation=I get a '''Kalashnikov''' from my friend Vagga from De La Vega which makes a Chinese man's skin black like a nigga's.}}
#* {{quote-song|jam|year=2008|artist=w:Mavado|album=Gaza vs Gully EP Part 1|track=18|title=Chiney '''K'''|url=https://genius.com/Mavado-chiney-k-lyrics|passage=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'''.|translation=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===
{{csb-ety-letter}}

===Letter===
{{head|csb|letter|upper case||lower case|k|}}

# {{Latn-def|csb|letter|15|}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/csb}}

==Latvian==
{{wikipedia|lang=lv}}

===Etymology===
Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by [[w:Kārlis Mīlenbahs|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===
* {{lv-IPA|k}}
* {{audio|lv|lv-riga-k.ogg}}

===Letter===
[[File:Latin alphabet Kk.svg|thumb|250px|K]]
{{lv-letter|upper=K|lower=k}}

# {{Latn-def|lv|letter|16|kā}}

====See also====
* ''Letters of the Latvian alphabet:''
*: '''{{l|lv|burts|burti}}:''' {{l|lv|A}}{{l|lv|a}}, {{l|lv|Ā}}{{l|lv|ā}}, {{l|lv|B}}{{l|lv|b}}, {{l|lv|C}}{{l|lv|c}}, {{l|lv|Č}}{{l|lv|č}}, {{l|lv|D}}{{l|lv|d}}, {{l|lv|E}}{{l|lv|e}}, {{l|lv|Ē}}{{l|lv|ē}}, {{l|lv|F}}{{l|lv|f}}, {{l|lv|G}}{{l|lv|g}}, {{l|lv|Ģ}}{{l|lv|ģ}}, {{l|lv|H}}{{l|lv|h}}, {{l|lv|I}}{{l|lv|i}}, {{l|lv|Ī}}{{l|lv|ī}}, {{l|lv|J}}{{l|lv|j}}, {{l|lv|K}}{{l|lv|k}}, {{l|lv|Ķ}}{{l|lv|ķ}}, {{l|lv|L}}{{l|lv|l}}, {{l|lv|Ļ}}{{l|lv|ļ}}, {{l|lv|M}}{{l|lv|m}}, {{l|lv|N}}{{l|lv|n}}, {{l|lv|Ņ}}{{l|lv|ņ}}, {{l|lv|O}}{{l|lv|o}}, {{l|lv|P}}{{l|lv|p}}, {{l|lv|R}}{{l|lv|r}}, {{l|lv|S}}{{l|lv|s}}, {{l|lv|Š}}{{l|lv|š}}, {{l|lv|T}}{{l|lv|t}}, {{l|lv|U}}{{l|lv|u}}, {{l|lv|Ū}}{{l|lv|ū}}, {{l|lv|V}}{{l|lv|v}}, {{l|lv|Z}}{{l|lv|z}}, {{l|lv|Ž}}{{l|lv|ž}}

==Malay==
{{wikipedia|lang=ms}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ms|[ke]|a=Name of letter}}
* {{IPA|ms|[k]|a=Phoneme, Syllable initial}}
* {{IPA|ms|[ʔ]|a=Phoneme 1, Syllable final}}
* {{IPA|ms|[k̚]|a=Phoneme 2, Syllable final}}

===Letter===
{{head|ms|letters}}

# {{Latn-def|ms|letter|11}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/ms/simple}}

==Nupe==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|nup|/k/}}

===Letter===
{{nup-letter|upper=K|lower=k}}

# {{Latn-def|nup|letter|13}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/nup}}

==Polish==

===Etymology===
{{pl-ety-letter}}

===Pronunciation===
{{pl-pr|ka|h=-|r=-}}

===Letter===
{{head|pl|letter|upper case||lower case|k|}}

# {{Latn-def|pl|letter|14|ka}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/pl/simple}}

==Portuguese==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|pt|/ˈka/|a=BR}}
* {{IPA|pt|/ˈka.pɐ/|a=PT}}

===Letter===
{{pt-letter|upper=K|lower=k}}

# {{Latn-def|pt|letter|11}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/pt/simple}}

==Romani==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|rom|/k/}}

===Letter===
{{head|rom|letter|upper case||lower case|k}}

# {{lb|rom|International Standard}} {{Latn-def|rom|letter|14}}
# {{lb|rom|Pan-Vlax}} {{Latn-def|rom|letter|15}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/rom}}

==Romanian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ro|/k/}}

===Letter===
{{ro-letter|upper=K|lower=k}}

# {{Latn-def|ro|letter|14|ca|capa}}

====Usage notes====
Used only in loanwords and some proper nouns.

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/ro/simple}}

==Saanich==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|str|/k̠ʼ/}}

===Letter===
{{head|str|letters}}

# {{Latn-def|str|letter|14}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/str}}

==Silesian==

===Etymology===
{{szl-ety-letter}}

===Letter===
{{head|szl|letter|upper case||lower case|k|}}

# {{Latn-def|szl|letter|13}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/szl}}

==Skolt Sami==

===Pronunciation===
* {{qualifier|phoneme}} {{IPA|sms|/k/}}

===Letter===
{{head|sms|letter|lower case|k}}

# {{Latn-def|sms|letter|18}}

===See also===
* {{list:Latin script letters/sms/simple}}

==Slovene==
{{wikipedia|lang=sl}}

===Letter===
{{head|sl|letter|capital||lowercase|k}}

# {{Latn-def|sl|letter|12}}
# {{Latn-def|sl|letter|18|alphabet name=Resian}}
# {{Latn-def|sl|letter|13|alphabet name=Natisone Valley dialect}}

==Somali==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|so|/k/}}
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|so|/kæːf/}}

===Letter===
{{so-letter|upper=K|lower=k}}

# {{Latn-def|so|letter|16|kaaf}}

====Usage notes====
# The sixteenth letter of the [[Somali]] alphabet, which follows [[Arabic]] [[abjad]] order. It is preceded by [[Q]] and followed by [[L]].

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/so}}

==Spanish==

===Etymology 1===

====Letter====
{{head|es|letter|upper case||lower case|k}}

# The eleventh letter of the Spanish alphabet

===Etymology 2===

====Alternative forms====
* {{l|es|k}}

====Pronunciation====
{{es-pr|ka}}

====Adjective====
{{head|es|adjective}}

# {{lb|es|Argentina}} {{abbr of|es|kirchnerista}}
#: {{ant|es|anti-K|antikirchnerista}}

==Swedish==
[[File:Källarplan.jpg|thumb|Basement level.]]

===Pronunciation===
; Letter name
* {{IPA|sv|/koː/}}

; Phoneme
* {{IPA|sv|/k/|/ɕ/}}

===Letter===
{{head|sv|letter|upper case||lower case|k}}

# The eleventh letter of the Swedish alphabet

===Symbol===
{{head|sv|symbols}}

# {{lb|sv|{{w|Swedish library classification system|SAB system}}}} [[history]]
#: {{mero|sv|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}}
# {{lb|sv|dated|county letter}} {{w|Blekinge}}
#: {{syn|sv|10}}
# {{lb|sv|dated|1941}} type of {{m|sv|beredskapskort||readiness ration card}} valid until ration cards for any of the individual items are made
#: {{coord|sv|A|U|X}}

===Abbreviations===
# {{abbreviation of|sv|[[källare]], [[källarplan]] or [[källarvåning]]||basement level}}
# {{lb|sv|cards}} {{abbreviation of|sv|kung||king}}
#: {{coord|sv|D|Kn|E|t1=queen|t2=knight|t3=ace}}
# {{abbreviation of|sv|kallt||cold}}
#: {{ant|sv|V|t1=warm}}
# {{abbreviation of|sv|kylskåp||refrigerator}}
#: {{coord|sv|F|t1=freezer}}
# {{abbreviation of|sv|kontor||office; office space}}
# {{abbreviation of|sv|[[kombinationsbrunn]] or [[kopplingsbrunn]]||connection vault}}
#: {{coord|sv|A|BP|D|R|V|t1=sewage|t2=fire hydrant|t3=urban runnoff|t4=cleaning well|t5=water main}}
# {{abbreviation of|sv|kulvert||culvert}}
# {{abbreviation of|sv|kultur||culture}}
# {{abbreviation of|sv|klubb||club; association}}
# {{lb|sv|military}} {{abbreviation of|sv|kavalleri||cavalry}}

==Tagalog==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|tl|es|K}}. Each pronunciation has a different source:
* Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by {{der|tl|en|K}}.
* Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character {{m|tl|ᜃ}}.
* Abecedario pronunciation is from {{der|tl|es|K}}.

The use of {{angbr|K}} instead of using the Spanish-based {{angbr|C}} and {{angbr|Q}} was promoted in the late 19th century primarily by the educated (such as {{w|José Rizal}} and {{w|Trinidad Pardo de Tavera}}) because of the Baybayin character primarily being applicable to all vowels, as well as the ease of usage with Tagalog grammar rules. Its order in the Abakada alphabet was due to the order of the similar sounding {{angbr|C}} in the Spanish alphabet.

===Pronunciation===
{{tl-pr
|kéy<qq:letter name, Filipino alphabet>
|ká<qq:letter name, Abakada alphabet, Abecedario>
|+<qq:phoneme>
|raw:/k/ [x]<qq:phoneme, intervocalic>
}}

===Letter===
{{tl-letter|b=key}}

# {{tl-letter-def|11|key|alph=fil}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/tl}}

===Letter===
{{tl-letter|b=ka}}

# {{tl-letter-def|3|ka|alph=abak}}
# {{lb|tl|historical}} {{tl-letter-def|12|ka|alph=abec}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:Pambansang Diksiyonaryo}}
* {{cite-journal|first=Megan C.|last=Thomas|title=K Is for De-Kolonization: Anti-Colonial Nationalism and Orthographic Reform|work=Comparative Studies in Society and History|page=938–967|year=2007|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4497712|volume=49|issue=4|issn=0010-4175}}

==Turkish==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|tr|/c/|/k/}}
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|tr|q1=standard|/ceː/|/kaː/}}

===Letter===
{{tr-letter|upper=K|lower=k}}

# {{Latn-def|tr|letter|14|ke}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/tr/simple}}

==Vietnamese==

===Pronunciation===
{{vi-IPA|ca}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{der|vi|pt|K}} or {{bor|vi|fr|K}}.

====Letter====
{{vi-letter|upper=K|lower=k}}

# {{Latn-def|vi|letter|13|ca}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/vi}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{bor|vi|en|K}}, from {{m|en|Kelvin}}.

====Noun====
{{vi-noun}}

# {{l|en|K}} {{gl|Kelvin}}

=====Usage notes=====
* Colloquially, even physics and chemistry teachers say "độ K" instead of just "K", despite the fact that there is no {{m|vi|độ||{{l|en|degree}}}} here like {{m|vi|độ C||{{l|en|degree Celsius}}}} or {{m|vi|độ F||{{l|en|degree Fahrenheit}}}}.

===Etymology 3===

====Noun====
{{vi-noun}}

# [[cancer]]

{{topics|vi|SI units}}

==Yoruba==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|yo|/k/}}
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|yo|/kí/}}

===Letter===
{{yo-letter|upper=K|lower=k}}

# {{Latn-def|yo|letter|12|kí}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/yo}}

==Zulu==

===Letter===
{{zu-letter}}

# {{Latn-def|zu|letter|11}}

====See also====
* {{list:Latin script letters/zu/simple}}