ka

[ kah ]

/ kɑ /

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

Origin of ka

1890–95; < Egyptian kʾ

k.p., k.t., k.v., k/t boundary, k2, ka, ka pai, ka-, ka-boom, kaaba, kaal

kiloampere; kiloamperes.

ka-

variant of ker-.

Ancient Egyptians believed that every person has three souls: Ka, Ba, and Akh.

Egypt’s Second Revolution: Purging the Mubarak Regime’s Legacy |Vivian Salama |June 20, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Makatalungun ka sa bukug nga may lungag sa tungà, You can make a pipe stem out of a bone that has a hole in its center.

A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan |John U. Wolff
The zi corresponded with the ka or "double" of the Egyptians, which accompanied like a shadow all things in heaven and earth.

Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations |Archibald Sayce
Hill tribes (Ka) inhabit the neighbouring mountains in large numbers.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 |Various

"I hear the command, and it shall be done," answered the Ka in its cold, passionless voice.

Morning Star |H. Rider Haggard
The ka′-los is usually beaten without accent and without rest.

The Bontoc Igorot |Albert Ernest Jenks

/ (kɑː) /

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

from Egyptian