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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

When fight week came, and all the media and the pretenders were pushed into the KA Theater inside the MGM Grand Hotel, Ford, Davis’ trainer, only promised the world one thing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2023

Mother-of-three Danielle Cowlbeck, of KA Media, said the "rock/pop musical" is a "chance to get kids talking again".

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2022

Then, with a grin, he leaned over and said, “Listen closely: KA Psi till the day I die.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 19, 2020

KA officials reportedly suspended LeClere, Lowe and the other man on Wednesday after the photo was brought to their attention by the Center for Investigative Reporting.

From Fox News • Jul. 26, 2019

The KHU, like the KA, could be imprisoned in the tomb, and to obviate this catastrophe special formulae were composed and duly recited.

From Egyptian Ideas of the Future Life by Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir