K
| K | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| K k | |||
| Usage | |||
| Writing system | Latin script | ||
| Type | Alphabetic and Logographic | ||
| Language of origin | Latin language | ||
| Sound values |
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| In Unicode | U+004B, U+006B | ||
| Alphabetical position | 11 | ||
| History | |||
| Development |
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| Time period | c. 700 BCE to present | ||
| Descendants | • K • Ʞ • ₭ | ||
| Sisters | |||
| Other | |||
| Associated graphs | k(x) | ||
| Writing direction | Left-to-right | ||
| ISO basic Latin alphabet |
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| AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjLlMmNnOoPpQqRrSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz |
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.[1]
The letter K usually represents the voiceless velar plosive.
- ^ "K" Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition (1989); Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (1993); "kay," op. cit.