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• ka
  ka

  noun

  a spiritual entity, an aspect of the individual, believed to live within the body during life and to survive it after death.
• kA
  kA

  kiloampere; kiloamperes.
• ka-
  ka-

  variant of ker-.

ka

¹ American  

[kah] / kɑ /

noun

Egyptian Religion.

1. a spiritual entity, an aspect of the individual, believed to live within the body during life and to survive it after death.

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kA ² American  

1. kiloampere; kiloamperes.

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ka- ³ American  

1. variant of ker-.

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ka British  

/ kɑː /

noun

1. (in ancient Egypt) an attendant spirit supposedly dwelling as a vital force in a man or statue

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Etymology

Origin of ka

1890–95; < Egyptian k ʾ

Example Sentences

Earlier this month, Hui Ka Yan, founder of China Evergrande, pleaded guilty to financial misconduct and bribery charges in the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

At the University of Cambridge, researcher Pizza Ka Yee Chow runs a lab with a star-studded crew of squirrels: Simon, Arnold, Sarah, Leonard, and Suzy.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

Hong Kong superstar and raging favourite Ka Ying Rising, ridden by Zac Purton, won his 14th in a row Saturday by crossing the line first in the world's richest turf race, The Everest, in Sydney.

From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025

The man had been crossing the B2102 Bell Farm Road, east of the junction with Brookside, when he was struck by a blue Ford Ka being driven by an 87-year-old woman, Sussex Police said.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2025

“Me and my madam and the children are leaving tomorrow morning for the village. I came to tell you to stay well. Ka o di.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie