K

Pronunciation

• (name of letter) IPA^(key): /keɪ/, [kʰeɪ]

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Audio (UK):

  (file)

• 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).

Number

K (upper case, lower case k)

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

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-, 1,000 or 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.

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.

References

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

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

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

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) lletras; A a (À à), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ï ï), J j, K k, L l (L·L 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, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Usage notes

Pronunciation

Verb

K

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

Pronunciation

Noun

K

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

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

K

1. (Internet slang) to repost

Pronunciation

Noun

K

1. (slang) ketamine

Pronunciation

Numeral

K

1. thousand; kilo

Classifier

K

1. kilometre
2. kilogram

Synonyms

Pronunciation

Classifier

K

1. (computing, informal) kilobyte

Alternative forms

• 開／开 (kāi)

Pronunciation

Noun

K

1. karat

Pronunciation

Noun

K

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

Pronunciation

Noun

K

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

Pronunciation 1

Letter

K

1. The eleventh letter of the Latin alphabet.

Pronunciation 2

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

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)

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

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).

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a (Ā ā), E e (Ē ē), I i (Ī ī), O o (Ō ō), U u (Ū ū), H h, K k, L l, M m, N n, P p, W w, ʻ

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Á á, A̓ a̓, B b, C c, C̓ c̓, D d, Ꟛ ꟛ, G g, Gv gv, Ǧ ǧ, Ǧv ǧv, H h, H̓ h̓, Ħ ħ, I i, Í í, I̓ i̓, K k, Kv kv, K̓ k̓, K̓v k̓v, L l, ʼL l̓, Ḷ ḷ, Ḷ́ ḷ́, ʼḶ ḷ̓, Ɫ ɫ, M m, ʼM m̓, Ṃ ṃ, Ṃ́ ṃ́, ʼṂ ṃ̓, N n, ʼN n̓, Ṇ ṇ, Ṇ́ ṇ́, ʼṆ ṇ̓, P p, P̓ p̓, Q q, Qv qv, Q̓ q̓, Q̓v q̓v, S s, T t, T̓ t̓, Ƛ ƛ, Ƛ̓ ƛ̓, U u, Ú ú, U̓ u̓, W w, ʼW w̓, X x, Xv xv, X̌ x̌, X̌v x̌v, Y y, ʼY y̓, Z z, ʔ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɛlɛt]

Noun

K

1. E (east)

Coordinate terms

(compass points) égtájak;

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

Pronunciation

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

Letter

K (upper case, lower case k)

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

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

See also

• (Latin-script letters) bókstafur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Рð, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Þ þ, Æ æ, Ö ö

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

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

Usage notes

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