Meanings
kappa1
plural kappas
- countableuncountableThe tenth letter of the Greek alphabet.
- countableuncountablebusinessA measurement of the sensitivity of the value of an option to changes in the implied volatility of the price of the underlying asset.
kappa2
Kappa3
plural Kappas
- An emote, often used as a postscript, to indicate that the preceding statement is sarcastic or false.
- InternetUsed to indicate sarcasm in imitation of Kappa as used on Twitch.tv
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA measurement of the sensitivity of the value of an option to changes in the implied volatility of the price of the underlying asset.
Origin
kappa · noun
- Proto-Semitic*kapp-“palm, hand”
- Ancient Greekκάππα
- Englishkappa
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *kapp- (“palm, hand”). Doublet of kaph.
More words from Ancient Greek, Proto-Semitic
Full word history & related roots →kappa · noun
- Japanese河童“water imp”
- Englishkappa
From Japanese 河童 (kappa, “water imp”).
More words from Japanese
Full word history & related roots →Kappa · noun, interjection
- Japanese河童“water imp”
- EnglishKappa
From English kappa, borrowed from Japanese 河童 (kappa, “water imp”). Included as an Easter Egg by an early Twitch employee.
More words from Japanese
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek κάππα
- κάππα (káppa)Greek letter
Arabic كَبَا
- كَبَا (kabā)Greek letter
Catalan kappa
- kappaGreek letter
Chinese Cantonese 河童
- 河童mythical creature
Chinese Mandarin 卡帕, 河童
- 卡帕 (kǎpà)Greek letter
- 河童 (hétóng)mythical creature
Czech kapa, kappa
- kapaGreek letter
- kappaGreek letter
Dutch kappa
- kappaGreek letter
Esperanto kapo
- kapoGreek letter
Finnish kappa, kappa
- kappaGreek letter
- kappamythical creature
French kappa, kappa
- kappaGreek letter
- kappamythical creature
German Kappa
- KappaGreek letter
Greek κάπα
- κάπα (kápa)Greek letter
Hebrew כָּפָּא
- כָּפָּא (káppa)Greek letter
Hungarian kappa
- kappaGreek letter
Italian kappa
- kappaGreek letter
Japanese カッパ, 河童
- カッパ (kappa)Greek letter
- 河童 (kappa)mythical creature
Korean 카파, 갓파
- 카파 (kapa)Greek letter
- 갓파 (gatpa)mythical creature
Malay kapa
- kapaGreek letter
Māori kāepa
- kāepaGreek letter
Polish kappa, kappa
- kappaGreek letter
- kappamythical creature
Portuguese capa, cá
- capaGreek letter
- cáGreek letter
Russian ка́ппа, ка́ппа
- ка́ппа (káppa)Greek letter
- ка́ппа (káppa)mythical creature
Spanish kappa
- kappaGreek letter
Swedish kappa, kappa
- kappaGreek letter
- kappamythical creature
Tagalog kapa
- kapaGreek letter
Thai แคปปา, คัปปะ
- แคปปา (kɛ́p-bpâa)Greek letter
- คัปปะmythical creature
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with kappa
All rhymes →Sounds the same
Cite this entry
kappa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kappa
“kappa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kappa. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kappa,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kappa.
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