"kappa" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkæpə/ Audio: en-us-kappa.ogg [US] 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Greek letter names 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-q4w5NBF8 Disambiguation of Greek letter names: 57 25 19 Disambiguation of 'Greek letter': 92 8
  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 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 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 [US] 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: 26 10 64 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 16 48 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 28 17 55 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(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"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "finance"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkæpə/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æpə"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "cappa"
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-kappa.ogg",
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    {
      "sense": "measure of derivative price sensitivity",
      "word": "tau"
    },
    {
      "sense": "measure of derivative price sensitivity",
      "word": "vega"
    }
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "kabā",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "كَبَا"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kappa"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kǎpà",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "卡帕"
    },
    {
      "code": "cop",
      "lang": "Coptic",
      "roman": "kappa",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "ⲕⲁⲡⲡⲁ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kapa"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kappa"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kappa"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "kapo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "kappa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kappa"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Kappa"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kápa",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "κάπα"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "káppa",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "κάππα"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "káppa",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "כָּפָּא"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "kappa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "kappa"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kappa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kappa",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "カッパ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "kapa",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "카파"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "kapa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "kāepa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "kāppā",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "काप्पा"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kappa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "capa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cá"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "káppa",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ка́ппа"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kappa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kappa"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "kapa"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "kɛ́p-bpâa",
      "sense": "Greek letter",
      "word": "แคปปา"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kappa"
}

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      "name": "bor"
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      "tags": [
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        {
          "ref": "2013, Laura VanArendonk Baugh, Kitsune-Mochi: Kitsune Tales #2, page 94",
          "text": "It was not quite possible for a kappa to go pale, but this one managed, shrinking partly into its shell.",
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        }
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        "A tortoise-like demon or imp."
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          "demon",
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          "imp"
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        "(Japanese mythology) A tortoise-like demon or imp."
      ],
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        "Japanese"
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        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈkæpə/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æpə"
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      ],
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hétóng",
      "sense": "mythical creature",
      "word": "河童"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "mythical creature",
      "word": "kappa"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "mythical creature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kappa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "kāppā",
      "sense": "mythical creature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "काप्पा"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "mythical creature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kappa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "káppa",
      "sense": "mythical creature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ка́ппа"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "mythical creature",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "kappa"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Kappa (folklore)"
  ],
  "word": "kappa"
}

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