词汇 | k |
词源 | K. Representing the Greek kappa and the Hebrew kaph be- fore it, the letter K was used by the Romans for the K sound in place of the C, which they abandoned. Roman libelers, for ex- ample, were branded on the forehead with a K, for kalumnia, “calumny.” |
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