"ka" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kɑː/ Forms: kas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː Etymology: Borrowed from Egyptian kꜣ. Etymology templates: {{str left|egy|1}} e, {{langname-lite|egy|allow etym=1|allow family=1}} Egyptian, {{str left|egy|1}} e, {{langname-lite|egy|is family=1}} Egyptian, {{str left|egy|1}} e, {{langname-lite|egy|allow etym=1|allow family=1}} Egyptian, {{str left|en|1}} e, {{langname-lite|en}} English, {{str left|egy|1}} e, {{langname-lite|egy|allow etym=1|allow family=1}} Egyptian, {{str left|egy|1}} e, {{langname-lite|egy|is family=1}} Egyptian, {{str left|en|1}} e, {{langname-lite|en}} English, {{str left|egy|1}} e, {{langname-lite|egy|allow etym=1|allow family=1}} Egyptian, {{str left|egy|1}} e, {{langname-lite|egy|is family=1}} Egyptian, {{der-lite/lang|en|egy|borrowed|allow family=1|sort=}} Egyptian, {{str left|egy|1}} e, {{langname-lite|egy|is family=1}} Egyptian, {{str left|kꜣ|1}} k, {{str left|egy|1}} e, {{langname-lite|egy}} Egyptian, {{str left|kꜣ|1}} k, {{m-lite|egy|kꜣ|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|pos=|sc=Latn|tr=|ts=}} kꜣ, {{bor-lite|en|egy|kꜣ|sc=Latn}} Egyptian kꜣ Head templates: {{en-noun}} ka (plural kas)
  1. A spiritual part of the soul in Egyptian mythology, which survived after death.
    Sense id: en-ka-en-noun-tXfu3~KI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /kɑː/ Forms: kas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː Head templates: {{en-noun}} ka (plural kas)
  1. The name of the Cyrillic script letter К / к. Categories (topical): Cyrillic letter names Related terms: gwo ka, ish ka bibble, ka-boom, ka-ching
    Sense id: en-ka-en-noun--b9eLm0K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 44 30 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 11 74 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /kɑː/
Rhymes: -ɑː Etymology: Origin uncertain. Etymology templates: {{unc|en|nocap=1}} uncertain Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} ka
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To serve or help; used only in the phrase "Ka me, ka thee" or variants thereof. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-ka-en-verb-SCDLW67d
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    "English two-letter words",
    "Pages using lite templates",
    "Pages with raw sortkeys",
    "Rhymes:English/ɑː",
    "Rhymes:English/ɑː/1 syllable"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ka (plural kas)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "gwo ka"
    },
    {
      "word": "ish ka bibble"
    },
    {
      "word": "ka-boom"
    },
    {
      "word": "ka-ching"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Cyrillic letter names"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The name of the Cyrillic script letter К / к."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Cyrillic script",
          "Appendix:Cyrillic script#English"
        ],
        [
          "К",
          "К#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "к",
          "к#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɑː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ka"
}

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