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This list contains acronyms, initialisms, and pseudo-blends that begin with the letter K. For the purposes of this list: acronym = an abbreviation pronounced as if it were a word, e.g., SARS = severe acute respiratory syndrome , pronounced to rhyme with cars
A peak or projection from the top of a hill or mountain, or any rounded protrusion of land, especially a small but prominent or isolated hill with steep sides; a boulder or an area of resistant rock protruding from the side of a hill or mountain. The term is used primarily in the southern United States. [5] knoll.
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Inherently funny word. An inherently funny word is a word that is humorous without context, often more for its phonetic structure than for its meaning. Vaudeville tradition holds that words with the / k / sound are funny. A 2015 study at the University of Alberta suggested that the humor of certain nonsense words can be explained by whether ...
While not as common, the letter g is also usually silent (i.e. it does not reflect any sound) when preceding an n at the beginning or end of a word, as in “gnat”, “campaign” and “design”. In some words borrowed from Romance languages, it may appear within a word, as in “champagne”, where it originally denoted the phoneme ŋ.
Indo-Aryan loanwords in Tamil. Tamil loanwords in Biblical Hebrew. Tamil loanwords in other languages. Loanwords in Sri Lankan Tamil. Tatsama. List of loanwords in Thai. List of replaced loanwords in Turkish. Categories: Lists of words.
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Kabouter ( Dutch) – Little people that live underground, in mushrooms, or as house spirits. Kachina ( Hopi and Puebloan) – Nature spirit. Kahaku ( Japanese) – Little people and water spirits. Kajsa ( Scandinavian) – Wind spirit. Kalakeyas ( Hindu) – Descendants of Kala. Kallikantzaroi ( Greek) – Grotesque, malevolent spirit.