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==Arabic==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|ar|/kaːf/}}
* {{a|ar|Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic}} {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|ar|/kɑːf/}}
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|ar|/k/}}

===Etymology 1===
From the Nabataean letter {{m|arc-nab|𐢏|tr=k|t=kaph}}, derived from the {{der|ar|phn|-}} letter {{m|phn|𐤊|tr=k|t=kāp}}, from the {{der|ar|egy|-}} hieroglyph {{m|egy|𓂧}}. See also {{m+|syc|ܟ|tr=k|t=kāp}}, {{m+|he|כ|tr=k|t=kap}}, {{m+|grc|Κ}}, {{m+|la|K}}.

====Letter====
{{head|ar|letter|head='''ك '''/''' كـ‍ '''/''' ـ‍ك‍ـ '''/''' ـ‍ك'''|tr=kāf}}

# {{n-g|The twenty-second letter of the [[Arabic]] alphabet. It is preceded by {{l|ar|ق}} and followed by {{l|ar|ل}}.}}

=====See also=====
* {{l|ar|ڪ}}

===Etymology 2===

====Symbol====
{{head|ar|numeral symbol|head='''ك '''/''' كـ‍ '''/''' ـ‍ك‍ـ '''/''' ـ‍ك'''|tr=kāf}}

# {{n-g|The eleventh letter in traditional [[abjad]] order, which is used in place of numerals for list numbering ([[abjad numerals]]). It is preceded by {{l|ar|ى}} and followed by {{l|ar|ل}}.}}

===Etymology 3===
Cognate with {{cog|he|כ-|tr=k<sup>ə</sup>}} and {{cog|uga|𐎋}}.

====Preposition====
{{ar-prep|كَـ|tr=ka-}}

# [[like]], [[as]] {{i|followed by a genitive case}}
#: {{ux|ar|زَيْدٌ '''كَـ'''ٱلْأَسَدِ.|subst=كَ/كَ-|Zayd is '''like''' the lion.}}

=====Synonyms=====
* {{l|ar|مِثْلَ}}

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|ar|كَذَا}}
* {{l|ar|هَٰكَذَا}}
* {{l|ar|كَهَٰذَا}}
* {{l|ar|كَذَٰلِكَ}}
* {{l|ar|كَمَا}}
* {{l|ar|كَمَنْ}}
* {{l|ar|كَأَنَّ}}
* {{l|ar|كَأَنَّمَا}}

=====See also=====
* {{l|ar|كَمَثَلِ}}

===Etymology 4===
Cognate with {{cog|he|־ך|tr=-ḵ}}.

====Pronoun====
{{head|ar|pronoun|head=ـكَ|g=m-s}} (''enclitic form of'' {{m|ar|أَنْتَ}})

# {{n-g|masculine singular bound object pronoun}}: [[you]], [[your]]
#: {{uxi|ar|لَكَ|to you, for you}}
#: {{uxi|ar|بَيْتُكَ|your (m) house)}}
#: {{uxi|ar|أُحِبُّكَ|I love you (to a male)}}

====Pronoun====
{{head|ar|pronoun|head=ـكِ|g=f-s}} (''enclitic form of'' {{m|ar|أَنْتِ}})

# {{n-g|feminine singular bound object pronoun}}: [[you]], [[your]]
#: {{l|ar|ب|بِكِ|to you}}
#: {{uxi|ar|بَيْتُكِ|your (f) house)}}
#: {{uxi|ar|أُحِبُّكِ|I love you (to a female)}}

===See also===
* {{list:Arabic script letters/ar}}
* [[w:Arabic alphabet|Wikipedia article on the Arabic alphabet]]
* [[Special:Allpages/ك|Search for entries beginning with {{lang|ar|ك}}]]
{{ar-personal pronouns}}

{{cln|ar|pronouns}}

==Bulgar==

===Etymology===
From Proto-Bulgar {{m|xbo|trk-pro|*kü}}. {{rfe|xbo}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|xbo|pronoun|tr=kü|head=كُ}}

# {{lb|xbo|Volga Bulgar}} [[this]]

====Descendants====
* {{desc|cv|ку}}

===References===
* ''Unpublished Volga Bulgarian inscriptions A. H. Khalikov and J. G. Muhametshin, page 123'' [https://www.jstor.org/stable/23682229?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents]

==Egyptian Arabic==

===Pronoun===
{{arz-pronoun|tr=-ak, -k|g=m}}

# {{n-g|masculine singular bound object pronoun}}: [[you]], [[your]]
#: {{uxi|arz|ازيك|tr=izzáyyak|t=How are you?|q=to a male}}
#: {{uxi|arz|بيك|tr=bīk|t=to you}}

===Pronoun===
{{arz-pronoun|tr=-ik, -ki|g=f}}

# {{n-g|feminine singular bound object pronoun}}: [[you]], [[your]]
#: {{uxi|arz|ازيك|tr=izzáyyik|t=How are you?|q=to a female}}
#: {{uxi|arz|بيكي|tr=bīki|t=to you}}

===See also===
* {{l|arz|بتاع|tr=bitā́ʕ}}

==Kazakh==
{{kk-regional|[[К]], [[к]]|ك}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|kk|/kæf/}}
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|kk|/k/}}

===Letter===
{{head|kk|letter|tr=k}}

# The sixteenth letter of the [[Kazakh]] in Arabic Script. It represents the [[Cyrillic]] letter [[К]].

====Forms====
{{ArabForm}}

====See also====
* Previous letter: {{l|kk|ق}}
* Next letter: {{l|kk|گ}}
* {{list:Arabic script letters/kk}}

==Khowar==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|khw|/kaf/}}
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|khw|/k/}}

===Letter===
{{head|khw|letter|tr=kāf}}

# The thirty-seventh letter of the [[Khowar]] abjad.

====Forms====
{{ArabForm}}

====See also====
* Previous letter: {{l|khw|ڨ}}
* Next letter: {{l|khw|گ}}

==Malay==
{{wikipedia|lang=ms}}

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|ms|ک}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ms|[kaf]|a=Name of letter}}
* {{IPA|ms|[k]|[ɡ]|a=Phoneme, Syllable initial}}
* {{IPA|ms|[k̚]|a=Phoneme, Syllable final}}

===Letter===
{{head|ms|letter|sc=Arab|head='''ك '''/''' ك‍ـ '''/''' ـ‍ك‍ـ '''/''' ‍ـك'''}}

# {{obsolete form of|ms|ک|sc=Arab}}
# {{obsolete form of|ms|ڬ|sc=Arab}}

====See also====
* {{list:Arabic script letters/ms}}

==Moroccan Arabic==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|ary|ar|كَانَ|t=to [[be]]}}. Compare Jijel {{cog|arq|ك|tr=ka-}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ary|/kaː/}}
* Usually unstressed and shortened to {{IPAchar|/ka/}}.

===Particle===
{{ary-particle|tr=ka-}}

# {{ng|Used to prefix a non-past verb to mark the present tense.}}
#: {{uxa|ary|كناكل هاد الخبز|tr=kanākul hād el-ḵubz|t=I am eating this bread}}
#: {{uxa|ary|كيقول ما بغى|tr=kayqūl ma bḡa|t=He says what he wants.}}

==North Levantine Arabic==

===Suffix===
{{head|apc|suffix|head=ـك|g=m|tr=-ak <small>after consonant</small>|tr2=-k <small>after vowel</small>}}

# ''Enclitic form of'' {{l|apc|انت|إنت|tr=ʔinta}}
# [[you]], [[your]] {{qual|masculine}}

===Suffix===
{{head|apc|suffix|head=ـك|g=f|tr=-ik <small>after consonant</small>|tr2=-ki <small>after vowel</small>}}

# ''Enclitic form of'' {{l|apc|انتي|إنتي|tr=ʔinti}}
# [[you]], [[your]] {{qual|feminine}}

====Usage notes====
* When {{m-self|apc|ـك}} is pronounced as “-ki”, it might be spelled as {{l|apc|ـكي}}.

====See also====
{{apc-enclitic pronouns}}

==South Levantine Arabic==

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|ajp|ar|ـكَ}}.

====Suffix====
{{ajp-suffix|head=ـك|g=m|tr=-ak <small>after consonant</small>, -k <small>after vowel</small>}}

# {{senseid|ajp|pronoun_m}} {{form of|ajp|Enclitic form|انت|إنت|tr=ʔinta}}
# [[you]], [[your]] {{qual|masculine}}

=====See also=====
{{ajp-enclitic pronouns}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{inh|ajp|ar|ـكِ}}.

====Suffix====
{{ajp-suffix|head=ـك|g=f|tr=-ek <small>after consonant</small>, -ki <small>after vowel</small>}}

# {{senseid|ajp|pronoun_f}} {{form of|ajp|Enclitic form|انتي|إنتي|tr=ʔinti}}
# [[you]], [[your]] {{qual|feminine}}

=====Usage notes=====
* When {{m-self|ajp|ـك}} is pronounced as “-ki”, it might be spelled as {{l|ajp|ـكي}}.

=====See also=====
{{ajp-enclitic pronouns}}

===Etymology 3===
From {{inh|ajp|ar|كَـ}}.

====Preposition====
{{ajp-prep|head=كـ|tr=ka-, k-}}

# [[as]] {{q|followed by a noun}}
#: {{syn|ajp|زي|tr1=zayy|متل|tr2=mitl}}
#: {{uxi|ajp|[[ك]][[صاحب|صحاب]]|tr=ka-ṣhāb|t=as friends}}
#: {{uxi|ajp|[[كالعادة]]|tr=k-il-ʕāde|t=as usual|lit=as the habit}}

==Uyghur==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|ug|/ke/}}
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|ug|/k/}}

===Letter===
{{head|ug|letter|tr=ke}}

# The eighteenth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.

====Forms====
{{ArabForm}}

====See also====
* Previous letter: {{l|ug|ق}}
* Next letter: {{l|ug|گ}}

==Yoruba==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sense|letter name}} {{IPA|yo|/kí/}}
* {{sense|phoneme}} {{IPA|yo|/k/}}

===Letter===
{{head|yo|letter|tr=k}}

# The [[twelfth]] [[letter]] of the [[Yoruba]] [[alphabet]] in the [[ajami]] [[script]], equivalent to Latin script '''{{m|yo|k}}'''.

====Forms====
{{ArabForm}}

====See also====
* Previous letter: {{l|yo|ج}}
* Next letter: {{l|yo|ل}}