# 𒅗

| 𒅗 | U+12157, &#74071; CUNEIFORM SIGN KA |
| ← 𒅖 [U+12156] | Cuneiform | 𒅘 → [U+12158] |

## Translingual
### Cuneiform sign

| 𒅗 | Sign Number |
| MZL | 24 |
| Deimel | 15 |
| HZL | 133 |
| Components ||
| 𒊕, 𒍦 ||

#### Derived signs

* 𒅘
* 𒅙
* 𒅚
* 𒅛
* 𒅜
* 𒅝
* 𒅞
* 𒅟
* 𒅠
* 𒅡
* 𒅢
* 𒅣
* 𒅤
* 𒅥
* 𒅦
* 𒅧
* 𒅨
* 𒅩
* 𒅪
* 𒅫
* 𒅬
* 𒅭
* 𒅮
* 𒅯
* 𒅰
* 𒅱
* 𒅲
* 𒅳
* 𒅴
* 𒅵
* 𒅶
* 𒅷
* 𒅸
* 𒅹
* 𒅺
* 𒅻
* 𒅼
* 𒅽
* 𒅾
* 𒅿
* 𒆀
* 𒆁
* 𒆂
* 𒆃
* 𒆄
* 𒆅
* 𒆆
* 𒆇
* 𒆈
* 𒆉
* 𒆊
* 𒆋
* 𒆌

### References

* R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), Münster (2003)
* A. Deimel, Šumerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
* Chr. Rüster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)

## Akkadian
### Sign values

| Sign | 𒅗 |
| Sumerograms | DUG₄, DU₁₁, GU₃, INIM, I₅, KA, KIR₄, ZU₂ |
| Phonetic values | ka |

### Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒅗 (dug₄ /⁠dug⁠/, “to speak”).

#### Logogram

𒅗 • (DUG₄, DU₁₁)
* Sumerogram of qabûm (“to speak”)

### Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒅗 (gu₃ /⁠gu⁠/, “voice, sound”), see 𒅗𒌤 (gu₃ de₂ /⁠gu de⁠/).

#### Logogram

𒅗 • (GU₃)
* Sumerogram of šasûm (“to shout, call”)

### Etymology 3

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒅗 (inim, “word”).

#### Logogram

𒅗 • (INIM)
* Sumerogram of awātum (“word; matter”)

### Etymology 4

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒅗 (ka /⁠kag⁠/, “mouth”).

#### Logogram

𒅗 • (KA)
* Sumerogram of pûm (“mouth”)

### Etymology 5

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒅗 (kir₄ /⁠kiri⁠/, “nose”).

#### Logogram

𒅗 • (KIR₄)
* Sumerogram of appum (“nose”)

### Etymology 6

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒅗 (zu₂, “tooth”).

#### Logogram

𒅗 • (ZU₂)
* Sumerogram of šinnum (“tooth”)

## Hittite
### Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒅗 (inim, “word, matter, affair”).

### Logogram

𒅗 • (INIM)
* Sumerogram of 𒌓𒋻 (uttar, “word, matter, afair”)

## Sumerian
### Etymology 1
#### Noun

𒅗 • (gu₃ /gu/)
* voice, cry, sound, noise

##### Related terms

* 𒅗𒌤 (gu₃ de₂ /⁠gu de⁠/, “to say”)

#### References

* “𒅗 (gu)” in ePSD2

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

𒅗 • (inim)
* word
* command
* matter, affair

##### Related terms

* 𒅗𒄄 (inim gi₄ /⁠inim gi⁠/, “to answer”)

#### References

* “𒅗 (inim)” in ePSD2

### Etymology 3
#### Noun

𒅗 • (ka /kag/)
* mouth
* opening
* origin, beginning, inception

#### References

* “𒅗 (kag)” in ePSD2

### Etymology 4

* Alternative forms of /kir/
* 𒊯 (kiri₄)

#### Noun

𒅗 • (kir₄ /kir/)
* hyena

#### References

* “𒅗 (kir)” in ePSD2

### Etymology 5

* Alternative forms of /kiri/
* 𒅮 (kiriₓ(KA×IM))

#### Noun

𒅗 • (kiri₃, kir₄ /kiri/)
* nose, muzzle

#### References

* “𒅗 (kiri)” in ePSD2

### Etymology 6

* Alternative forms of /pu/
* 𒅤 (pu₃)

#### Noun

𒅗 • (pi₄ /pu/)
* mouth

#### References

* “𒅗 (pu)” in ePSD2

### Etymology 7
#### Noun

𒅗 • (zu₂ /zu/)
* tooth, fang
* tine (of tool or weapon)
* ivory

#### References

* “𒅗 (zu)” in ePSD2

### Etymology 8
#### Verb

𒅗 • (du₁₁, dug₄ /dug/) (perfective singular 𒅗 (dug₄ /⁠dug⁠/), perfective plural and imperfective 𒂊 (e), present participle and infinitive stem 𒁲 (di))
* (auxiliary verb) to do, use
* to act, serve as
* to speak, talk, say

#### References

* “𒅗 (dug)” in ePSD2

### Etymology 9
#### Verb

𒅗 • (zuḫ)
* to steal

#### References

* “𒅗 (zuḫ)” in ePSD2

### See also

* Sumerian terms spelled with 𒅗

### References

* “𒅗” in Daniel A. Foxvog, Elementary Sumerian Glossary, 2016