Serbian words starting with K
- kȁblcable; cord
- kȁblovskācable TV
- kàčamakpolenta
- kȁdwhen
- Kȁd na vŕbi ròdī grȏžđewhen grapes grow on a willow — i.e. never
- kàdawhen
- kàfacoffee
- kafànakafana
- kàfīćcafé
- kàficaa nice little coffee (from kafa) — the social ritual, not the size
- kàišbelt
- kȁj'what' in Kajkavian (the standard is šta / što)
- kàjkavskīKajkavian, named after kaj, 'what'; northern Croatia including Zagreb
- kàjmakkajmak
- kàkavwhat kind of
- Kàkav òtac, tàkav sȋnlike father, like son
- kȁkohow
- kȁko bíloin any case — returning to the point
- kȁko da neof course!; yeah, right! (often ironic)
- kȁko da ti kȃžēmhow shall I put it — stalling before an awkward answer
- Kȁko dòšlo, tàkō pròšloeasy come, easy go
- kȁko sihow are you? (informal)
- kȁko stehow are you? (formal)
- kàlcijumcalcium
- KalemègdanKalemegdan, the fortress and park above the confluence of the Sava…
- kalòrijacalorie
- kȁmatainterest (on a loan or deposit); late fee
- kȁmatnā stȍpainterest rate
- kȁmēnstone
- kaménactartar
- kȁmpcampsite
- kampànjacampaign (electoral, advertising)
- kampòvānjecamping
- kȁmpuscampus
- kànālchannel
- kancelàrijaoffice
- kandìdātcandidate
- kandidatúraa candidacy; an application for membership
- kántabucket; bin
- kȁolike; as
- kȃpdrop
- kȁpacap; hat
- kàparaearnest money, deposit given to secure the deal
- kàpijagate (of a yard or building)
- kapíratito get it; to understand (colloquial)
- kapućínocappuccino
- kàpūtcoat
- KaràđōrđeKarađorđe, leader of the First Serbian Uprising of 1804
- karàktercharacter
- kardiòlogcardiologist
- kàrijescavity, caries
- karikatúraa caricature, a cartoon
- kȃrtaticket
- kȁrtānjecard playing
- kȃrteplaying cards (pl.); also tickets — a bank card is kartica
- kàrticacard
- kȁšaljcough
- kàšičicateaspoon
- kàšikaspoon
- kȁskocomprehensive motor insurance covering your own car
- kàsnitito be late
- kȁšnjēnjedelay
- kàšnjēnje lȅtaflight delay (the board shows kasni)
- kȁsnolate
- katàstarcadastre, the state register of property and rights in it
- kategòrijaa category (everyday: vrsta)
- kȁtoličkīCatholic
- kȁūčcouch; sofa
- kàvezcage
- kázatito tell
- kazínocasino
- kȁznapunishment; a fine (not a treasury)
- kȁznitito punish
- kȅksbiscuit; cookie
- kȅlnerwaiter
- keràmičārtiler
- kȅšcash
- kȅš krèdītcash loan
- kȅsabag
- kȋčmaspine, backbone
- kíflacrescent roll, kifla (bakery staple)
- kìjavicarunny nose
- kȉlogramkilogram
- kȉlometarkilometre
- kilometrážamileage, odometer reading
- KínaChina
- kìrijarent
- KȉšDanilo Kiš, the writer (not kiša, rain)
- kȉšarain
- kȉsela vòdasparkling water
- kiselìnaan acid (from kiseo, sour); a base is baza
- kȉtnjastflorid, ornate (of style)
- kladiònicabetting shop
- kláditi seto bet
- klàsaa social class; also a grade or rank (a school class is razred)
- klasifikácijaa classification
- klàuzulaclause — a separate stipulation inside a contract (klauzula o…
- kléštapliers
- klȇtvaa curse in the solemn sense (a swear word is psovka)
- klìjentclient, customer
- klȉknutito click
- klímaclimate; air conditioner (usually the latter in everyday speech)
- klíma ùređājair conditioner
- klìmatskē pròmeneclimate change (klima = climate here; in everyday speech klima…
- kljȗča key; a spanner; the key to something
- kljȗčnē rȇčikeywords (the list following the abstract)
- klȍpagrub, food (colloquial; friends only, not at work)
- klȍpatito chow down, to scoff (to eat) (colloquial; friends only)
- klȗbclub
- klúpabench
- Knȇz MihàilovaKnez Mihailova, Belgrade's main pedestrian street
- knjȉgabook
- knjȉga ùtisākācustomer comments book kept in shops, cafés and offices
- knjigovòdstvobookkeeping, the accounts (the everyday word)
- knjìgovođabookkeeper, accountant — the person who keeps a company's books…
- knjìžarabookshop (not a library — that is biblioteka)
- knjížēnjeposting an entry in the books (accounting; cf. uknjižba in the land…
- knjìževnī jèzikthe literary language, the codified school variety
- knjìžēvnīkliterary author, man of letters (formal)
- knjȉžēvnōstliterature (the art form; a reading list is literatura)
- knjȉžicabooklet (from knjiga); usually a document: zdravstvena knjižica —…
- knjižùrinaa hefty tome (from knjiga) — thick and tiresome
- kȍwho
- Kȍ čȅkā, dòčekāhe who waits, gets there in the end
- Kȍ drȕgome jȁmu kȍpā, sam u njȗ ùpadāhe who digs a pit for another falls into it himself
- kȍ je na réduwhose turn is it?
- Kȍ lȁžē, tȃj i krȁdēhe who lies also steals
- Kȍ pítā, ne skítāhe who asks does not go astray
- Kȍ rȁno rȁnī, dvȇ srȅće grȁbīthe early riser catches two strokes of luck
- Kȍ se pòslednjī smèjē, nȃjslađe se smèjēhe who laughs last laughs sweetest
- kȍ znȃwho knows
- koalícijacoalition
- kobàsicasausage
- kòčiōne plȍčicebrake pads (a brake is kočnica)
- kȍckacube; die — but the thrown one is usually kockica
- kȍckati seto gamble
- kȍckicadie, dice (the one you actually throw)
- kȍčnicabrake
- kȍdat (someone's); by
- kȏda code (PIN, country); source code
- kȍfersuitcase
- kòjīwhich
- kòjī đȁvowhat the devil (irritation)
- kòkōškahen; chicken
- kȏlacar
- kòlāčcake; pastry
- kolàčićcookie, biscuit (from kolač 'cake'); also a browser cookie
- kolégacolleague
- kolèkcijacollection
- kòlenoknee
- kolícapram
- količìnaquantity
- kolìkohow much; how many
- kolìko dȕgo òstajetehow long are you staying? (border officer)
- kolìko je sátīwhat time is it
- kolìko kȏštahow much is it
- kȍljīvokoljivo (wheat dish)
- kȍlokolo, the Serbian round dance (igrati kolo = to dance it, not to play…
- kolòkvijummidterm
- kolùmnaan opinion column (the writer is a kolumnista)
- kòmādpiece
- komáracmosquito (fleeting a: komarca)
- kȍmbiminibus
- kòmēdijacomedy
- komèntārcomment
- komentàrisatito comment (Serbian -isati; komentirati is Croatian)
- kòmičancomical (of a situation); funny in general is smešan
- komìsijacommittee, panel — the board that hears a defence or an exam
- komódachest of drawers
- kompànijacompany
- kompjùtercomputer (računar is more common)
- kompròmiscompromise — a solution in which both sides give ground; a one-sided…
- kòmšijaneighbour (the everyday word in Serbia; neutral sused)
- komšìlukneighbourhood
- kòmšinicaneighbour (f)
- komunálijemains utilities laid on to a plot or building: water, sewerage…
- kònac za zȗbedental floss
- kòncepta concept, a design; also a draft — a sense the Russian look-alike…
- kòncertconcert
- kondùktērconductor; ticket inspector
- konferèncijaconference
- konferèncija za novinárepress conference
- kȍnjhorse
- kònkretnospecifically, to be concrete (neutral; narrows a general claim)
- konkurèncijacompetition; the competitors (collectively)
- konkurísatito apply for a job, to enter a competition for a post
- kònkursjob opening
- kȍnobārwaiter
- konobàricawaitress
- konsènzusa consensus
- kontèjnerrubbish container, dumpster
- kòntekstcontext (u kontekstu + genitive)
- kontìnentcontinent
- kontrólaticket check
- konvèncijaa convention (a multilateral treaty on one subject)
- kȏnzula consul
- kònzulārno odeljénjethe consular section of an embassy
- konzùlata consulate
- KopàonikKopaonik
- kȏpijacopy
- kopíratito copy
- kȍpljea spear (neuter)
- koràčatito stride (korak — a step; hodati is simply to walk)
- kȍrepastry sheets
- korektúraproofreading for typos (editing for language is lektura)
- kȍrēna root (of a plant, a word, a tooth; and in mathematics)
- kȍricebook cover (plural-only noun)
- kòrišćenoused
- kòrisničkī náloguser account
- kòrisnīkuser; service recipient
- kȍrīstanuseful
- kòristitito use
- kòrnjačaturtle
- kȍrovweed
- korùpcijacorruption
- kòsahair
- kòšārkabasketball
- Kȍsōvka dèvōjkathe Maiden of Kosovo, the figure of mercy in the epic song of that…
- KȍsovoKosovo — a historical region; in cultural reference, above all the…
- Kȍsovskī bȏjthe Battle of Kosovo (1389), around which a whole epic cycle formed
- kȏstbone
- kȍštatito cost
- kòšuljashirt
- kovànicacoin
- kòvčegcoffin; chest
- kovèrtaenvelope
- kȍžaskin
- krȁđatheft
- KragújevacKragujevac
- krȃjthe end; a region; as a preposition + genitive, beside
- krȃjnjī rȏkdeadline, final date
- krȃsanlovely, splendid — stronger than lep and slightly elevated
- krȁstavaccucumber
- kràtakshort
- krȁtkoshort
- krȁvacow
- kravàtatie
- krèčēnjewall painting
- krédachalk
- krèdītloan, credit; phone balance
- krèditnā kàrticacredit card
- krȅmacream
- krȅma za sȕnčānjesunscreen
- krètēna cretin — a direct insult, stronger than budala. Recognition only
- krèvetbed
- krevétaccot
- kȑhkofragile
- krȉglabeer mug
- kríloa wing (of a bird, a building, a party); also the lap
- kritèrijuma criterion (Serbian keeps the -ijum ending; Croatian kriterij)
- krìtikacriticism
- krȋvguilty, at fault (ja sam kriv — it's my fault); also crooked
- krivìcaguilt
- krìvično dȅlocriminal offence — the serious category of act; a minor infraction…
- krízacrisis (adjective krizni: krizni štab — emergency task force)
- krófnadoughnut
- kròjāčtailor
- krokodílskē sȕzecrocodile tears
- kròmpīrpotato
- krȏvroof
- krȍzthrough
- kŕpacloth
- kŕpa za podfloor cloth
- kȑpa za sȗdovedish towel
- kr̀peljtick
- kȑpicasmall cloth
- kȑsnā slȁvafamily patron feast
- kȑstcross
- kršténjebaptism
- krȗgcircle
- krȕnicacrown
- krúpanlarge; big-built
- krȕškapear
- kȓvblood
- kȑvnā slȉkablood count (full blood count on the referral form)
- kȑvnī prìtisakblood pressure
- kŕznofur
- kȕćahouse
- kȕčepuppy; doggy
- kućèrinaa huge house (from kuća) — big, not necessarily nice
- kȕćicalittle house (from kuća); kućica za psa — a dog kennel
- kȕćnī ljùbimachouse pet
- kȕćnī rȇdhouse rules
- kȕćnī sávettenants' council
- kȕd kòjī mȉlī mòjieveryone scattered in all directions (jocular)
- kùdawhere to
- kȕhinjakitchen
- kȕkāvanwretched (literary; a coward is kukavica, which also means a cuckoo)
- kukùruzmaize, corn (masculine in Serbian)
- kȗlcool (slang, indeclinable)
- kúlaa tower; in epic, a fortified stone house
- kȗmgodfather; best man
- kúmagodmother
- kúmstvogod-kinship
- kúnamarten
- kùnīćrabbit
- kúpacbuyer; customer
- kȕpaćī kòstimswimsuit
- kùpalīštebathing area
- kúpānje bȅbebathing the baby
- kúpati seto bathe, swim
- kupàtilobathroom
- kùpinablackberry (raspberry is malina)
- kȕpitito buy
- kúpiti mȁčku u džákuto buy a cat in a sack (= a pig in a poke)
- kupopròdajasale and purchase (the transaction)
- kupòvinashopping; purchase
- kùpujēmbuying (want to buy)
- kùpuscabbage
- kùrīrcourier
- kùrīrskā slȕžbacourier service
- kȕrsexchange rate
- KùsturicaEmir Kusturica, the best-known film director abroad
- kùsūrchange (money returned)
- kùtijabox
- kȕvāmI cook
- kȕvānjecooking
- kȕvārcook; chef
- kȕvatito cook; to boil
- kȕvati na pȁrito steam
- kvȁčiloclutch
- kvàdrātsquare
- kvadratúrafloor area
- kvalìtetquality
- kvalìtet vȁzduhaair quality (kakav je danas vazduh? — what is the air like today?)
- kvȃrbreakdown, fault
- kvȃrtneighbourhood; district
- kvótaodds
- kvrágudamn (milder than dođavola)