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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ka
"Il ka rappresentava l'energia vitale nell'antico Egitto."
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In ancient Egyptian mythology, the supposed spiritual part of an individual human or god, which survived (along with the soul or ba) after bodily death and could inhabit a statue of the deceased.
"The pharaoh's tomb was equipped with offerings to sustain his ka in the afterlife."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Ancient Egyptian religious beliefs, 'ka' represents the vital essence or spiritual double of a person that survives physical death. The term has been adopted into English archaeological, historical, and anthropological contexts since the late 19th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ka" is said worldwide
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ka
Transliteration: ka
"Le ka était considéré comme la force vitale dans l'Égypte ancienne."
Ka
Transliteration: Ka
"Im alten Ägypten galt das Ka als die Lebenskraft des Menschen."
ka
Transliteration: ka
"Il ka rappresentava l'energia vitale nell'antico Egitto."
ka
Transliteration: ka
"El ka era considerado la fuerza vital en el antiguo Egipto."
ka
Transliteration: ka
"O ka era visto como a força vital no Egito antigo."
का
Transliteration: ka
Script: प्राचीन मिस्र की अवधारणा का
"प्राचीन मिस्र में का को जीवन सार माना जाता था।"
卡
Transliteration: kǎ
"古埃及人认为“卡”是人的生命力或精神灵体。"
카
Transliteration: ka
"고대 이집트 신화에서 카는 영혼의 한 형태이다."
カ
Transliteration: ka
"古代エジプトにおいて、カは生命力の源と考えられていた。"
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