Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kahf, kawf]
- /kɑf, kɔf/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kahf, kawf]
- /kɑf, kɔf/
Definitions of kaph word
- noun kaph the eleventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet. 1
- noun kaph the consonant sound represented by this letter. 1
- noun kaph The eleventh letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others). 1
- noun kaph the 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet (כ or, at the end of a word, ך) transliterated as k or, when final, kh 0
- abbreviation KAPH kaf 0
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Origin of kaph
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
1875-80; < Hebrew: literally, palm (of the hand), sole (of the foot)
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Kaph
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
kaph popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.