Ka (Indic)

Ka
Ka
Example glyphs
Bengali
Tibetan
Tamil
Thai	ก
Malayalam	ക
Sinhala	ක
Ashoka Brahmi
Devanagari
Cognates
Hebrew	כ ,ך
Greek	Κ
Latin	K
Cyrillic	К
Properties
Phonemic representation	/k/
IAST transliteration	ka Ka
ISCII code point	B3 (179)

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Ka is the first consonant of the Indic abugidas. In modern Indic scripts, ka is derived from the Brāhmī letter , which is (according to the Semitic hypothesis) derived from the Aramaic ("K").

Mathematics[]

Āryabhaṭa numeration[]

Aryabhata used Devanāgarī letters for numbers, very similar to the Greek numerals, even after the invention of Indian numerals. The values of the different forms of क are:^[1]

क [kə] = 1 (१)
कि [kɪ] = 100 (१००)
कु [kʊ] = 10,000 (१० ०००)
कृ [kri] = 1,000,000 (१० ०० ०००)
कॢ [klə] = 1×10⁸ (१०^८)
के [ke] = 1×10¹⁰ (१०^१०)
कै [kɛː] = 1×10¹² (१०^१२)
को [koː] = 1×10¹⁴ (१०^१४)
कौ [kɔː] = 1×10¹⁶ (१०^१६)

Tabla Strokes[]

In Tabla notation, क (ka) also seen as कि (ki), or के (ke) is a flat, nonresonant stroke of the left hand. The heel of the hand is left on the drum, while the hand rotates to hit the drum, with the focus of the force being focused between the tips and first joints of the fingers.

Hindu astrology[]

के (ke) is the abbreviation used for केतु (Ketu), the descending lunar node. In Hindu astrology, Ketu represents karmic collections both good and bad, spirituality, and supernatural influences. Ketu is associated with the Matsya Avatar (Fish Incarnation) of Vishnu. Ketu signifies the spiritual process of the refinement of materialization to spirit and is considered both malefic and benefic, as it causes sorrow and loss, and yet at the same time turns the individual to God. In other words, it causes material loss in order to force a more spiritual outlook in the person. Ketu is a karaka or indicator of intelligence, wisdom, non-attachment, fantasy, penetrating insight, derangement, and psychic abilities. Ketu is believed to bring prosperity to the devotee's family, removes the effects of snakebite and illness arising out of poisons. He grants good health, wealth and cattle to his devotees.

Historic Ka[]

There are three different general early historic scripts - Brāhmī and its variants, Kharoṣṭhī, and Tocharian, the so-called slanting Brahmi. Ka as found in standard Brahmi, was based on a simple "+" shape, with slight variations toward the Gupta . The Tocharian Ka had an alterante Fremdzeichen form, . The third form of Ka, in Kharoṣṭhī (

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