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kitt

Shortening.

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From kitt(en) + -y (diminutive suffix). Compare Dutch katje (“kitty”). Etymology 1 sense 2 (“vulva and/or vagina”) is probably modelled after the use of pussy to refer to the body part, from the appearance of an unshaven

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kiva

Borrowed from Hopi kíva.

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kiwi

Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiuk Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kiuk Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kiuk Proto-Oceanic *kiuk Proto-Polynesian *kiu Māori kiwibor. English kiwi Borrowed from Māori k

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kiyi

From the pronunciation of the abbreviation KIA (killed in action).

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kje

Borrowed from Macedonian ќе (ḱe).

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kk

The Internet slang meaning is a reduplication of k (“okay”).

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klang

Borrowed from German Klang.

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klap

From Afrikaans klap. Doublet of clap.

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klapa

From Serbo-Croatian klȁpa.

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klat

Backslang for talk.

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kleft

Ultimately from Greek κλέφτης (kléftis, “thief”).

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klick

* Most likely a pseudo-condensed pronunciation of kilometer, being a suitably short word emphasizing k+l instead of /keɪ/ alone (the same principle as with military spelling alphabets, but also clearly distinguished from

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klieg

From John H. Kliegl and Anton T. Kliegl, the original inventors.

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klimp

Originally a trademark, perhaps influenced by clamp and clip.

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klom

Contraction of kilometer. Perhaps first used in Julian May's 1981 novel The Many-Colored Land.

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klomp

Borrowed from Dutch klomp. Doublet of clump.

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klonk

Onomatopoeic

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kloof

Borrowed from Dutch kloof (“ravine”) (South Africa). Doublet of clove (“deep or narrow valley”).

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kloyz

From Yiddish קלויז (kloyz), from Middle High German klūse (“hermitage”, by extension “snug, narrow dwelling”), from Old High German klūsa, from Proto-West Germanic *klūsā, from Latin clūsa (“something closed”). Cognate w

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kluge

From US military slang, possibly from German klug (“clever”), or perhaps from Dutch Low Saxon klütje (“(little) dumpling, clod”), Jutland Danish klyt (“piece of bad workmanship, klud(g)e”); compare standard Danish kludde

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klugy

From kluge + -y.

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klutz

From Yiddish קלאָץ (klots, literally “wooden beam”); cognate to German Klotz (“block, lump”). Doublet of clot and clod.

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kmer

From k + -mer.

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kmet

From Serbo-Croatian kmȅt. Doublet of count and comes.

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kmph

From kilometers + per + hour.

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knaa

Inherited from Northern Middle English knawe, from Old English cnawan.

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knab

See nab, and compare knap.

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knack

Late Middle English, use as "special skill" from 1580. Possibly from 14th century Middle English krak, knack (“a sharp sound or blow”), knakke, knakken, from Middle Low German and of imitative origin, similar to Dutch kn

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knag

From Middle English knagge. Cognate with German Low German Knagge, Danish knage, Swedish knagg. Related to knarr and knur.

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knap

The verb is derived from Late Middle English knappen (“to strike (something)”); further etymology uncertain, probably related to Middle Dutch knappen, cnappen (“to break (something) with a sharp sound, snap; to crack or

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knape

From Middle English knape (“a lad, boy”), from Old English cnapa (“a lad, boy”), from Proto-West Germanic *knappō.

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knar

From Middle English knarre (“a crag; twisted rock; knot in wood”), probably from Old English *cnearra, which could be related to cnotta. Cognate with Dutch knar, knor (“gnarl, knot”), German Low German Knurre, Knur (“kno

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knarr

From Old Norse knǫrr (“merchant ship”).

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knave

From Middle English knave, knafe, from Old English cnafa (“child, boy, youth; servant”), from Proto-West Germanic *knabō. Cognate to Dutch knaap and German Knabe.

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knead

From Middle English kneden, from Old English cnedan, from Proto-West Germanic *knedan, from Proto-Germanic *knudaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gnet- (“to press together”).

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knee

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵnéw-der. Proto-Indo-European *ǵnéwom Proto-Germanic *knewą Proto-West Germanic *kneu Old English cnēo Middle English kne English knee Inherited from Middle English kne, from Old Engli

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kneed

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kneel

From Middle English knelen, from Old English cnēowlian (“to kneel”), equivalent to knee + -le. Cognate with Dutch knielen, Low German knelen, dialectal German knielen, Alemannic German chnüle, Danish knæle, all meaning “

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kneen

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Equivalent to knee + -en (plural ending).

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knell

From Middle English knyllen, from Old English cnyllan (“to strike; knock; clap”), from Proto-West Germanic *knuʀlijan, from Proto-Germanic *knuzlijaną (“to beat; push; mash”), from Proto-Indo-European *gen- (“to squeeze,

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knep

A variant of knap (etymology 3). Cognates * Danish kneppe (“to snap”) (obsolete) * Dutch knijpen (“to pinch, nip”), knippen (“to clip, snip”) * Norwegian Nynorsk kneppa (“to squeeze or join together”) * Scots knep (“to c

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knez

From Belarusian князь (knjazʹ) and Ukrainian князь (knjazʹ) (from Old Ruthenian кнѧзь (knjazʹ)) and Russian князь (knjazʹ); all from Old East Slavic кънѧзь (kŭnęzĭ), кнѧзь (knęzĭ), from Proto-Slavic *kъ̏nędzь (“prince”),

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knife

From Middle English knyf, knif, from late Old English cnīf, from Old Norse knífr or Proto-West Germanic *knīb, from Proto-Germanic *knībaz, from *knīpaną (“to pinch”), Proto-Indo-European *gneybʰ- (compare Lithuanian gný

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knip

Probably from late Middle English *knippen, from Middle Dutch knippen, whence modern Dutch knippen (“to cut, clip, snip”). Doublet of gnip and nip.

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knish

Borrowed from Yiddish קניש (knish), from Polish knysz and Ukrainian книш (knyš).

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knit

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gnod-der.? Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu Proto-Indo-European *ǵnu-tonder.? Proto-Germanic *knuttô Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *knuttijaną Proto-West Ger

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knits

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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knive

Attested since at least 1733. Knife (verb), which is now 150 times more common, is first attested in the 1860s. Related to knife (“short blade”, noun); compare strife (noun), strive (verb).

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knob

From Middle English knobbe, from Middle Low German knobbe (“knob, knot in wood, bud”), probably ultimately from a variant of Proto-Germanic *knappô (“knob, lump”), one of several kn- words related to *knudaną (“to knead”

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knock

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *knukô Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *knukōną Pro

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knoll

From Middle English knol, knolle, from Old English cnoll (“summit”), from Proto-Germanic *knudan-, *knudla-, *knulla- (“lump”), possibly related to cnotta. Related to Old Norse knollr (found only in names of places), Dut

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knop

From Middle English knop, from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch knoppe, from Proto-Germanic *knuppô, *knuppaz, *knappô, which is perhaps related to *knappō (“knob, boy”). Possible doublet of knave and knob.

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knork

Blend of knife + fork.

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knorr

Learned borrowing from Old Norse knǫrr.

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knosp

Compare German knospe (“bud”), English knop, knar.

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knot

From Middle English knotte, from Old English cnotta, from Proto-West Germanic *knottō, from Proto-Germanic *knuttô, *knudô (“knot”); probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gnod- (“to bind”). See also Old High Germ

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knout

Via French knout from Russian кнут (knut), from Old East Slavic кнутъ (knutŭ), from Old Norse knútr (“knot in a cord”). Doublet of knot, node, and nodus.

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know

From Middle English knowen, from Old English cnāwan (“to know, perceive, recognise”), from Proto-West Germanic *knāan, from Proto-Germanic *knēaną (“to know”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”). Cognates * fro

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known

From Middle English knowen, from Old English cnāwen (past participle). Morphologically know + -n.

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knuck

Clipping of knuckle.

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knuff

Compare Old English cnof (“a churl”).

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knur

Late Middle English knorre, variant of knarre; see knar (“knot on a tree trunk”). Cognate with German Knorren (“knurl”) and Danish knor (“knurl”).

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knurd

Backwards spelling of drunk.

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knurl

From knur + -le (“diminutive”), from Middle English knarre (“knot in wood”), earlier sense “a stone”, likely influenced by Old Norse knǫrr. gnarl is a later variant, from gnarled, via knurled.

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knut

An alteration of nut.

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ko

Borrowed from Japanese 劫 (kō).

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koa

Borrowed from Hawaiian koa. Doublet of toa.

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koae

Hawaiian koaʻe

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koala

From Dharug gula or gulawany.

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koali

Hawaiian koali

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koan

From Japanese 公案 (kōan), derived from Chinese 公案 (gōng'àn, “official business”).

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koap

From Tok Pisin goap, goapim (standard spelling), from English go up. The shift from g > k in this word originates in Tok Pisin as an alternative pronunciation.

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koaro

From Māori kōaro.

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kob

Probably from Kanuri kob (“antelope”) or another related Central Sudanic form.

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koban

Borrowed from Japanese 小判(こばん) (koban).

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kobo

Ultimately from English copper, probably via one or more West African languages (compare Igbo kọbọ̀ and Fula kobo).

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kobyz

Borrowed from Kazakh қобыз (qobız).

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kobza

Borrowed from Ukrainian ко́бза (kóbza), itself from Proto-Turkic *kopuŕ. Doublet of komuz and cobza.

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kocay

From Middle English cokei (“stream; drain, gutter”).

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koch

Borrowed from Russian коч (koč).

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kocho

Borrowed from Ge'ez ቆጮ (ḳoč̣o).

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kodak

Genericized trademark of Kodak.

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koel

From Hindi कोयल (koyal), from Sanskrit कोकिल (kokila) which is of onomatopoeic origin.

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kofer

Borrowed from Hebrew כֹּפֶר.

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koff

Borrowed from Dutch kof (“koff”), Middle Dutch cof (“stable; barn”).

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kofia

Etymology tree Omani Arabic كُوفِيَّة (kōfiyya)bor. Swahili kofiabor. English kofia Borrowed from Swahili kofia, borrowed from Omani Arabic كُوفِيَّة (kōfiyya, “cap”). Doublet of keffiyeh.

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kofta

Borrowed from Classical Persian کوفْتَه (kōfta, “ground meat”), from کوفْتَن (kōftan, “to grind, break, beat”).

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kofun

From Japanese 古墳 (“ancient grave”).

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kogal

Borrowed from Japanese コギャル (kogyaru, “younger gyaru”) (see there for more), ultimately from English gal.

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kogo

Blend of K- (“Korea, Korean”) + pogo (“corndog-on-a-stick”).

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koha

Borrowed from Māori koha (“regard, respect; gift, present”).

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kohai

Borrowed from Japanese 後(こう)輩(はい) (kōhai, literally “later cohort”). Doublet of hoobae.

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kohl

From Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl, “antimony; kohl, stibnite (powdered antimony)”). Doublet of alcohol and alcool.

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koi

Borrowed from Japanese 鯉 (koi).

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koina

Source etymology material for koina; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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koine

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κοινή (koinḗ), feminine form of κοινός (koinós, “common, general”). Doublet of koinon.

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koji

Borrowed from Japanese 麹 (kōji).

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koka

Borrowed from Japanese 効果 (kōka).

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koken

Borrowed from Japanese 後見(こうけん) (kōken, “a staff in noh and kabuki”).

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koker

From Dutch koker. Doublet of cocker and quiver.

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koki

From a local brand name.

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kokle

From Latvian kokle.

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koko

Cf. Burmese ကုက္ကို (kukkui).

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koku

Borrowed from Japanese 石.

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kokum

From Gujarati કોકમ (kokam) and Marathi कोकम (kokam).

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kola

Presumably from a West African language. Compare Hausa gōr̃ò, Bambara goro, Temne kola, Mandinka kolo (“kola nut”).

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kolam

Borrowed from Tamil கோலம் (kōlam).

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kolea

Borrowed from Hawaiian kōlea.

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kolk

Borrowed from Dutch kolk.

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kolo

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian kolo and Slovene kolo, from Proto-Slavic *kolo (“wheel”).

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koloa

Borrowed from Hawaiian koloa, from Proto-Polynesian *toloa (“duck”).

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kombi

Genericized trademark from the Volkswagen Kombi, a brand of minivans. Borrowed from German Kombi and, in South Africa, reinforced by Afrikaans kombi.

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kombu

From Japanese 昆布 (こんぶ, konbu).

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komi

Borrowed from Japanese こみ (komi).

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komuz

Borrowed from Kyrgyz комуз (komuz), from Proto-Turkic *kopuŕ. Doublet of kobza and cobza.

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kona

From Hawaiian kona (“leeward side; southwest side”).

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konak

From Ottoman Turkish قوناق (konak, “mansion, station, inn”).

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konbu

See kombu.

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kong

Borrowed from Cantonese 槓 /杠 (gong³ / gung³).

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koni-

From Ancient Greek κόνις (kónis, “dust”).

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kono

From Māori kono.

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konzo

From Yaka [Term?], via French konzo.

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kook

Possibly from cuckoo.

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kooka

Shortening.

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kooky

Etymology tree English kook Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English kooky From kook + -y.

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kool

Back slang for look.

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kop

From Afrikaans kop, from Dutch kop, from Middle Dutch cop.

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kopek

Borrowed from Russian копе́йка (kopéjka), from копьё (kopʹjó, “spear”) (from the image of a rider with a spear on the coins minted by Moscow after the capture of Novgorod in 1478). Doublet of kapeyka and kopiyka.

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kopi

From Baagandji kopi, gabi.

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kopis

From Ancient Greek κοπίς (kopís).

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kopje

From (South African) Dutch kopje, diminutive of kop (“head”).

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koppa

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόππα (kóppa), originally ϙόππα (qóppa).

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koptu

From Klamath-Modoc q'apdo

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kor

From Biblical Hebrew כֹּר (kōr).

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kora

Borrowed from Bambara kɔ́ra.

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kore

From Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “girl, maiden”).

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kori

Borrowed from Gujarati કોરી (korī).

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korma

From Hindustani قورْمَہ (qorma) / क़ोरमा (qormā), from Classical Persian قورْمَه (qōrma) (from which Iranian Persian قُرْمِه (ġorme)), from Turkic (likely Ottoman Turkish قاورمه (kavurma, “roasted meat”), verbal noun of

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koro

Possibly from Makasar garring koro' (lit. koro illness, "shrinking of the toilet", Matthes 1859), Buginese, or Malay. See "Koro § Etymology and geographical background" at Wikipedia for a full discussion.

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korr

From Breton korr and Cornish korr.

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korsi

Borrowed from Iranian Persian کرسی (korsi).

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koru

Borrowed from Māori koru.

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kosha

Borrowed from Sanskrit कोश (kóśa, “sheath, vessel, container, layer”).

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kothi

Borrowed from Hindi कोठी (koṭhī).

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koto

From Japanese 箏 (koto).

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kottu

From Tamil கொத்து (kottu).

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kou

Borrowed from Hawaiian kou.

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koura

From Māori koura.

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kouse

From Chinook Jargon.

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kovil

Transliteration of Tamil கோவில் (kōvil, “King's residence, temple”). See also Malay kuil.

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kovsh

Borrowed from Russian ковш (kovš).

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koyak

From Malay koyak.

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koyok

Borrowed from Malay koyok (“quack medicine”), from Hakka 膏藥／膏药 (kò-yo̍k, “herbal plaster, medicated patch, poultice”).

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kraal

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós Proto-Italic *korzos Vulgar Latin currus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

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krab

Modified based on likening the shape of a carabiner to a crab's claw.

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kraft

Borrowed from Swedish kraft (“strength”) as used in kraftpapper. Doublet of craft.

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krai

Borrowed from Russian край (kraj, “province, edge”).

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kraia

From Russian края́ (krajá).

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krait

Borrowed from Hindi करैत (karait), possibly from Kurux, a Dravidian language.

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krake

Borrowed from Norwegian krake.

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krama

Borrowed from Khmer ក្រមា (krɑɑmaa).

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krang

From Dutch kreng (“a carcass”), from Middle Dutch crenge (“carrion, carcass”), compare with Old English cringan (“to fall, yield, cringe”). Cognate with Danish kreng (“a carcass”).

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krar

From Amharic ክራር (kərar).

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kraut

Clipping of sauerkraut, from German Sauerkraut. Compare German Kraut (“cabbage”).

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kreo-

From Ancient Greek κρέας (kréas, “flesh”) + -o-.

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krewe

An intentionally archaic (or fanciful) spelling of crew, from the name of "The Mistick Krewe of Comus", the first such private organization.

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kriek

Borrowed from Dutch kriek.

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krige

First used by Georges Matheron, from Danie G. Krige's surname.

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krill

From Norwegian krill (“fry of fish”).

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kris

Borrowed from Malay keris. Doublet of kalis. Recognized as part of English ca. 1580.

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kriya

From Sanskrit क्रिया (kriyā).

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krona

Borrowed from Swedish krona (“crown”). Doublet of corona, crown, korona, koruna, króna, and krone.

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krone

From Danish krone (“crown”) and Norwegian krone. Doublet of corona, crown, korona, koruna, krona, and króna.

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kroon

Etymology tree Low German krōneder. Estonian kroonbor. English kroon From Estonian kroon (“crown”). Doublet of crown and corona.

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krosa

Unadapted borrowing from Sanskrit क्रोश (krośa). Doublet of koss.

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krump

Early 21st century, probably an alteration of crunk.

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kryal

From Ancient Greek [Term?] Coined by German entomologist August Wilhelm Steffan in 1971.

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kryon

From Ancient Greek [Term?]. Coined by German entomologist August Wilhelm Steffan in 1971.

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króna

From Icelandic and Faroese. Doublet of corona, crown, korona, koruna, krona, and krone.

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ksar

Borrowed from French ksar, from a Maghrebi form of Arabic قَصْر (qaṣr). Doublet of qasr and castrum

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ksec

From k- + sec.

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kth

From k + -th (ordinal suffix).

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kuai

Borrowed from Mandarin 膾 /脍 (kuài).

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kubie

From kubasa + -ie.

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kudan

Borrowed from Japanese 件 (kudan), which consists of the two radicals 亻 (“person”) + 牛 (“cow”).

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kudo

Back-formation from kudos, as if it were a plural with -s.

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kudos

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κῦδος (kûdos, “praise, renown”).

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kudu

Ultimately Khoekhoe kudu-b, through Afrikaans koedoe and French koudou.

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kudzu

From Japanese 葛(くず) (kuzu). The spelling kudzu (instead of kuzu) is due to the historical transliteration methods of Japanese into English (compare adzuki).

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kuff

Shortened form of kuffar; from the Arabic كُفَّار (kuffār), the plural form of كَافِر (kāfir).

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kufi

Probably from Arabic كُوفِيَّة (kūfiyya, “keffiyeh”), perhaps via Swahili kofia (“hat”), though some sources suggest a connection to Yoruba fìlà (“cap”).

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kufr

From Arabic كُفْر (kufr), from the root ك ف ر (k f r).

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kuft

A clipping of koftgari; compare kofta.

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kugel

Borrowed from Yiddish קוגל (kugl), from Middle High German kugel(e) (“ball”), referring to the roundish appearance of some puddings. Further etymology uncertain; see German Kugel for more.

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kuh

Onomatopoeic.

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kuia

From Māori kuia.

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kuih

From Malay kuih, from Hokkien 粿 (kóe, “rice cake”).

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kukri

From Nepali खुकुरी (khukurī).

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kuku

From Persian کوکو (kuku).

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