MK

See also: mk, Mk, mK, .mk, mk., and Mk.

Translingual

Symbol

MK

1. (metrology) Symbol for the megakelvin, an SI unit of thermodynamic temperature equal to 10⁶ kelvins.
2. The ISO 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

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English

Abbreviation

MK

1. Member of Knesset
2. Milton Keynes
3. missionary's kid
   • 2001, Mary Haden, Jeff Thompson, International education: principles and practice, page 31:

     A significant sector of the Global Nomad population is represented by the 'missionary kids' or 'MK's'.

4. Mortal Kombat
5. mooseknuckle

Anagrams

• KM

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Cantonese

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Mongkok, transliteration of Cantonese 芒角 (mong4 gok3), now known as 旺角 (wong6 gok3). Mongkok was a place where many fashionable products were sold.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  • Jyutping: em1 kei1
  • Yale: colloquial sounds not defined kēi
  • IPA ^(key): /ɛːm⁵⁵ kʰei̯⁵⁵/

Adjective

MK

1. (colloquial) pretending to be fashionable, attempting but failing to be fashionable.