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Arabic
Letter
ک • (kāf) (obsolete)
- The alternative version of the twenty-second letter of the Arabic alphabet used in rasm writing of Arabic only, but still used in the very early Quranic manuscripts of Arabic.
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Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /cɑf/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /k/, /c/
Letter
ک (k)
- A consonant of the Azerbaijani language used in the Arabic orthography.
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See also
- Previous letter: ق
- Next letter: گ
Balti
Pronunciation
Letter
ک (transliteration needed)
- The thirty-sixth letter of the Balti alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script
Burushaski
Pronunciation
Letter
ک (k)
- The thirty-fifth letter of the Burushaski alphabet, written in the Perso-Arabic script
Kashmiri
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /kiːf/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /k/
Letter
ک • (k)
- The thirty-third letter of the traditional alphabet chart of Kashmiri.
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- Previous letter: ق (q)
- Next letter: کھ (kh)
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Name of letter) IPA(key): [kaf]
- (Phoneme, Syllable initial) IPA(key): [k]
- (Phoneme, Syllable final) IPA(key): [k̚]
Letter
ک / ﮐـ / ـﮑـ / ـﮏ
- The twenty-fifth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Arabic script.
- obsolete form of ݢ
Preposition
ک
- Jawi spelling of ke.
- ساي ڤرݢي کسکوله.
- I'm going to school.
See also
- Arabic script letters (alphabet appendix, script appendix): ا, ب, ت, ة, ث, ج, چ, ح, خ, د, ذ, ر, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ڠ, ف, ڤ, ق, ک, ݢ, ل, م, ن, و, ۏ, ه, ء, ي, ى, ڽ [edit]
Pashto
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /kɑf/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /k/
Letter
ک • (kâf)
- The thirty-second letter of the Pashto alphabet.
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See also
- Previous letter: ق
- Next letter: ګ
Persian
Letter
ک / کـ / ـکـ / ـک • (kâf)
- The twenty-fifth letter of the Perso-Arabic alphabet. It is preceded by ق and followed by گ. Its name is کاف.
See also
Punjabi
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /käːf/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /k/
Letter
ک • (kāf)
- The twenty-eighth letter of Punjabi in the Shahmukhi script.
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See also
- Previous letter: ق (qāf)
- Next letter: گ (gāf)
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Suffix
کُ • (ku) (Gurmukhi spelling ਕੁ)
- approximately, roughly, nearly
- کِنّا کُ؟ ― kinnā ku? ― roughly how much?
- مِیل کُ ― mīl ku ― nearly a mile
- a little, a bit, slightly
- رَتا کُ ― ratā ku ― a little bit
Etymology 3
From Sanskrit कु- (ku-).
Pronunciation
Prefix
کُـ • (ku-) (Gurmukhi spelling ਕੁ-)
- wrong, bad, mis-, dys-, mal-, ill-
- Antonym: سُـ (su-)
کُویࣇے آئے ہو- kuveḷe ā'e ho
- you came late
- (literally, “you came untimedly”)
Derived terms
Category Punjabi terms prefixed with ک not found
Further reading
- “ਕੁ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
Sindhi
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /kʰaf/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /kʰ/
Letter
ک • (khāf)
- The forty-first letter of the Sindhi abjad.
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See also
- Arabic script letters: اکر (akharu) (script appendix): ا, ب, ٻ, ڀ, ت, ٿ, ٽ, ٺ, ث, پ, ج, ڄ, جھ, ڃ, چ, ڇ, ح, خ, د, ڌ, ڏ, ڊ, ڍ, ذ, ر, ڙ, ڙھ, ز, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ڦ, ق, ڪ, ک, گ, ڳ, گھ, ڱ, ل, م, ن, ڻ, و, ه, ء, ي [edit]
- Previous letter: ڪ
- Next letter: گ
Urdu
Pronunciation
Letter
ک • (kāf)
- The twenty-ninth letter of the Urdu abjad.
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See also
- Previous letter: ق (q)
- Next letter: گ (g)