к

See also: қ, К, ќ, Ќ, and к.

к U+043A, к
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER KA
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[U+0439] 		Cyrillic л →
[U+043B]

Translingual

Letter

к (upper case К)

  1. A letter in the Cyrillic alphabet.

Ossetian

Pronunciation

  • (phoneme) IPA(key): /k/

Letter

к • (k) (upper case К)

  1. The fourteenth letter of the Ossetian alphabet

See also

Russian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [k]
  • Audio(file)

Letter

к • (k) (lower case, upper case К)

  1. The twelfth letter of the Russian Cyrillic alphabet. Its name is ка (ka) and it has the sound of English k. It is preceded by Й (J) and followed by Л (L).

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *kъ(n).

Preposition

к • (k) (+ dative case)

  1. to, toward
    к дому (domu) — to the house
    к бра́ту ― k brátu ― to (my) brother
    ко мне (mne) — to me
  2. (time): by, for
    ко вторнику (vtorniku) — by Tuesday, for Tuesday
Usage notes

ко (ko) is used before words beginning with certain awkward consonant clusters such as мн- (mn-), вс- (vs-), вт- (vt-), and сн- (sn-).

Etymology 3

Abbreviation of кило- (kilo-).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʲɪlə]

Prefix

к • (k)

  1. k, kilo- (x 1000)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

  • (uppercase): К

Pronunciation

  • (phoneme) IPA(key): /k/

Letter

к (Latin spelling k)

  1. The 12th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic alphabet, preceded by ј and followed by л.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *kъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European *kom.

Alternative forms

  • ка (See usage notes)

Preposition

к (Latin spelling k) (+ dative case)

  1. to
  2. towards
Usage notes

Although both к and ка can be used synonymously, к must take the alternative form ка in the following environment:

  • before /к, г, х/:
    ка граду - to the city
    ка горе - towards above
    ка хладу - toward the shade
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