"kappa" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkæpə/ Audio: en-us-kappa.ogg Forms: kappas [plural]
Rhymes: -æpə Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *kapp- (“palm, hand”). Doublet of kaph. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|grc|κάππα}} Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa), {{der|en|sem-pro|*kapp-|t=palm, hand}} Proto-Semitic *kapp- (“palm, hand”), {{dbt|en|kaph}} Doublet of kaph Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} kappa (countable and uncountable, plural kappas)
  1. The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet. Wikidata QID: Q14401 Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Greek letter names, Mythological creatures Translations (Greek letter): κάππα (káppa) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), كَبَا (kabā) [feminine] (Arabic), kappa [feminine] (Catalan), 卡帕 (kǎpà) (Chinese Mandarin), ⲕⲁⲡⲡⲁ (kappa) (Coptic), kapa [neuter] (Czech), kappa [neuter] (Czech), kappa [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), kapo (Esperanto), kappa (Finnish), kappa [masculine] (French), Kappa [neuter] (German), κάπα (kápa) [neuter] (Greek), כָּפָּא (káppa) [feminine] (Hebrew), kappa (Hungarian), kappa (Interlingua), kappa [feminine] (Italian), カッパ (kappa) (Japanese), 카파 (kapa) (Korean), kapa (Malay), kāepa (Maori), काप्पा (kāppā) [masculine] (Marathi), kappa [feminine] (Polish), capa [masculine] (Portuguese), [masculine] (Portuguese), ка́ппа (káppa) [feminine] (Russian), kappa [feminine] (Spanish), kappa [neuter] (Swedish), kapa (Tagalog), แคปปา (kɛ́p-bpâa) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-kappa-en-noun-en:Q14401 Disambiguation of Greek letter names: 60 27 13 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 42 15 43 Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Coptic translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Coptic translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 45 19 36 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 42 21 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 40 19 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 46 17 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 45 18 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of 'Greek letter': 90 10
  2. (finance) A measurement of the sensitivity of the value of an option to changes in the implied volatility of the price of the underlying asset. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Finance, Mythological creatures Synonyms (measure of derivative price sensitivity): tau, vega Hypernyms (measure of derivative price sensitivity): Greeks (english: includes list of coordinate terms)
    Sense id: en-kappa-en-noun-TLBpUwl2 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 42 15 43 Categories (other): Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 45 19 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 42 21 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 40 19 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 45 18 37 Topics: business, finance Disambiguation of 'measure of derivative price sensitivity': 21 79 Disambiguation of 'measure of derivative price sensitivity': 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Fleiss' kappa, kappa effect
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈkæpə/ Audio: en-us-kappa.ogg Forms: kappas [plural]
Rhymes: -æpə Etymology: From Japanese 河童 (kappa, “water imp”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|河童|t=water imp|tr=kappa}} Japanese 河童 (kappa, “water imp”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} kappa (plural kappas)
  1. (Japanese mythology) A tortoise-like demon or imp. Tags: Japanese Categories (topical): Japanese mythology, Mythological creatures Translations (mythical creature): 河童 (hétóng) (Chinese Mandarin), kappa (Finnish), kappa [masculine] (French), काप्पा (kāppā) [masculine] (Marathi), kappa [feminine] (Polish), ка́ппа (káppa) [feminine] (Russian), kappa [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-kappa-en-noun-kyFul3e7 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 42 15 43 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 16 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 12 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 45 19 36 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 30 14 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 42 21 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 40 19 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 26 11 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 45 18 37 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "Greek letter",
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      "word": "카파"
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