Ka (Cyrillic)
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Ka (К к; italics: К к or К к; italics: К к) is a letter of the Cyrillic script.
It commonly represents the voiceless velar plosive /k/, like the pronunciation of ⟨k⟩ in "king" or "kick".
History
The Cyrillic letter Ka was derived from the Greek letter Kappa (Κ κ).
In the Early Cyrillic alphabet its name was <templatestyles src="Script/styles_slavonic.css" />како (kako), meaning "as".[1]
In the Cyrillic numeral system, Ka had a value of 20.
Form
The Cyrillic letter Ka looks very similar, and corresponds to the Latin letter K. In many fonts, Cyrillic Ka is differentiated from its Latin and Greek counterparts by drawing one or both of its diagonal spurs curved instead of straight. Also in some fonts the lowercase form of Ka has the vertical bar elongated above x-height, resembling the Latin lowercase k.
Usage
In Russian, the letter Ka represents the plain voiceless velar plosive Script error: No such module "IPA". or the palatalized one Script error: No such module "IPA".; for example, the word "Script error: No such module "Lang"." ("short") contains both the kinds: Script error: No such module "IPA".. The palatalized variant is pronounced when the following letter in the word is ь, е, ё, и, ю, or я.
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Related letters and other similar characters
- Κ κ/Template:Not a typo : Greek letter Kappa
- K k : Latin letter K
- Q q : Latin letter Q
- C c : Latin letter C
- X x : Latin letter X
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References
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