K
K, or k, is the eleventh letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is kay (pronounced /ˈkeɪ/), plural kays.
| K | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| K k | |||
| Usage | |||
| Writing system | Latin script | ||
| Type | Alphabetic and Logographic | ||
| Language of origin | Latin language | ||
| Phonetic usage | [k] [kʰ] [kʼ] [ɡ] /keɪ/ | ||
| Unicode codepoint | U+004B, U+006B | ||
| Alphabetical position | 11 | ||
| History | |||
| Development |
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| Time period | ~-700 to present | ||
| Descendants | • K • Ʞ • ₭ | ||
| Sisters | К כ ך ک ك ܟ ࠊ 𐎋 ከ Կ կ Հ հ Խ խ | ||
| Other | |||
| Other letters commonly used with | k(x) | ||
| Writing direction | Left-to-Right | ||
| ISO basic Latin alphabet |
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| AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMmNnOoPpQqRrSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz |
The letter K usually represents the voiceless velar plosive.
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