(linguistics) The capital letter turned k, used as a wildcard for a click consonant. Some authors use a small-cap variant ⟨𝼐⟩ to allow more room for combining diacritics.
(IPA, small capital,obsolete) Once suggested as a wildcard for a consonant. Would have partnered with ⟨⟩ for a vowel.
Synonym:C (in English- and French-language text), K (in German-language text).