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kappa

/ˈkæpə/

kappa noun: the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet.

kappa: the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet
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Noun (1)

kappa (countable and uncountable, plural kappas)

  1. The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet.
  2. A measurement of the sensitivity of the value of an option to changes in the implied volatility of the price of the underlying asset.
    Synonyms:
    tau, vega

Noun (2)

kappa (plural kappas)

  1. (Japanese) A tortoise-like demon or imp.
    • It was not quite possible for a kappa to go pale, but this one managed, shrinking partly into its shell.2013, Laura VanArendonk Baugh, Kitsune-Mochi: Kitsune Tales #2, page 94

Noun (3) capitalized: Kappa

IPA/ˈkæ.pə/

Kappa (plural Kappas)

  1. An emote, often used as a postscript, to indicate that the preceding statement is sarcastic or false.

Interjection capitalized: Kappa

IPA/ˈkæ.pə/

  1. (Internet) Used to indicate sarcasm in imitation of Kappa as used on Twitch.tv

kappa meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

kappa in Hindi

कप्पा, काप्पा

kappa in Tamil

கப்பா

kappa in Marathi

Greek letter
काप्पा kāppā
mythical creature
काप्पा kāppā

kappa in Urdu

کپا
More languagesFewer languages
kappa in Bengali
কাপ্পা, কপ্পা
kappa in Telugu
కప్పా kappā
kappa in Malayalam
കപ്പ, കപ്പാ
kappa in Kannada
ಕಪ್ಪಾ
kappa in Gujarati
કપ્પા, કાપ્પા
kappa in Odia
କପ୍ପା, କାପ୍ପା, କାପା
kappa in Nepali
कप्पा, काप्पा
kappa in Tagalog
kapa
kappa in Arabic
كَبَا kabā
kappa in Malay
kapa
kappa in Thai
แคปปา kɛ́p-bpâa, คัปปะ

Synonyms of kappa

Forms of kappa

pluralkappas
pluralKappas

Plural of kappa: kappas

Origin of kappa

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *kapp- (“palm, hand”). Doublet of kaph.

From Japanese 河童 (kappa, “water imp”).

From English kappa, borrowed from Japanese 河童 (kappa, “water imp”). Included as an Easter Egg by an early Twitch employee.

Words formed from kappa

Phrases with kappa

Words that rhyme with kappa

Questions about kappa

What does kappa mean?
Kappa means the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet.
What is kappa in Hindi?
Kappa in Hindi is कप्पा, काप्पा. See Kappa meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is kappa?
Kappa can be a noun or an interjection.
How do you pronounce kappa?
Kappa is pronounced /ˈkæpə/.
What is the plural of kappa?
The plural of kappa is kappas.

Words near kappa in the dictionary

  1. kapotasana
  2. kapow
  3. kapows
  4. kapp
  5. Kapp Linné
  6. kappa
  7. kappa effect
  8. kappa effects
  9. kappa number
  10. kappa numbers
  11. Kappa slapper

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: kappa (page history and authors); Kappa (page history and authors); kappa (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kappa (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); kappa (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kappa (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); కప్పా (Telugu) (page history and authors); kappa (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kappa (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kappa (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kappa (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kappa (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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