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K . the eleventh letter of the English alphabet, is nonvocal consonant. The form and sound of the letter K are from the Latin, which used the letter but little except in the early period of the language. It came into the Latin from the Greek, which received it from a Phoenician source, the ultimate origin probably being Egyptian. Etymologically K is most nearly related to c, g, h (which see).
Kaama n. The hartbeest.
Kabala n. See Cabala.
Kabassou n. See Cabassou.
Kabob n. & v. t. See Cabob, n. & v. t.
Kabook n. A clay ironstone found in Ceylon.
Kabyle n. A Berber, as in Algiers or Tunis. See Berber.
Kadder n. The jackdaw.
Kadi n. Alt. of Kadiaster
Kadiaster n. A Turkish judge. See Cadi.
Kafal n. The Arabian name of two trees of the genus Balsamodendron, which yield a gum resin and a red aromatic wood.
Kaffir n. Alt. of Kafir
Kaffle n. See Coffle.
Kafilah n. See Cafila.
Kafir n. One of a race which, with the Hottentots and Bushmen, inhabit South Africa. They inhabit the country north of Cape Colony, the name being now specifically applied to the tribes living between Cape Colony and Natal; but the Zulus of Natal are true Kaffirs.
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