| Scots Words | Alt. Scots Words | English Meanings |
| kae | jackdaw+ its call | |
| kail | kale | cabbage+ soup |
| kail | kale | |
| kail-blade | the leaf of the colewort | |
| kail-gullie | a cabbage knife | |
| kail-runt | the stem of the colewort | |
| kail-whittle | a cabbage knife | |
| kail-yard | a kitchen garden | |
| kailwirm | caterpillar | |
| kailyaird | kitchen garden | |
| kaim | kame | comb |
| kain | kane | |
| kaip | kep | cap |
| kaitie beardie | loach | |
| kame | a comb | |
| kebars | rafters | |
| kebbock | kebbuck | cheese |
| kebbuck | a cheese; a kebbuck heel = the last crust of a cheese | |
| keckle | cackle | |
| ked | keb | a sheep tick |
| kedge | stuff | |
| keek | peep | |
| keek o' day | crack of dawn | |
| keeker | eye | |
| keekin gless | mirror | |
| keekin-glass | the looking-glass. | |
| keekit | peeped | |
| keel | red chalk | |
| keelie | keilie | tough |
| keelin | keilin | a cod |
| keelivine | keilivine | a lead pencil |
| keeng | keing | king |
| keep | keep | |
| keepit | kept | |
| keetchin | keitchin | kitchen |
| keevie | keivee+ kievie | on the alert+ in high spirits |
| keich | keech | excrement |
| keinin | keenin | wailing |
| kelpie | water demon | |
| kelpies | river demons | |
| Kelsae | Kelso | |
| kelt | spawned salmon | |
| kelter | tilt+ wriggle+ struggle | |
| kelterin' | undulating | |
| kemp | contend+ competition | |
| ken | know | |
| kenmerk | distinguishing mark | |
| Kenna | know not | |
| kennin | trace | |
| kenspeckle | conspicuous | |
| kent | knew+ known | |
| kep | catch | |
| kerds | cards | |
| ket | the fleece on a sheep's body | |
| kevel | walk or climb clumsily | |
| key | quay | |
| kiaugh | anxiety | |
| kicher | cough+ titter | |
| kil | kill | kiln |
| kill | kill | |
| kilt | killt | killed |
| kilt | tuck up | |
| kilter | good spirits | |
| kimmer | a wench | |
| kimmers | young women | |
| kin | related+ relation+ kind+ sort | |
| kin o | well+ exactly+ thoroughly+easily | |
| kin' | kind | |
| kin'ly | kindly | |
| Kinaskit | Kinneswood | |
| Kincairdin | Kincardine | |
| kinch | twist in rope+ problem | |
| kineuchar | Kilconquar | |
| king's-hood | the 2d stomach in a ruminant (equivocal for the scrotum) | |
| kink | to curl+ gasp+ choke | |
| kink-hoast | whooping cough | |
| kinnle | kindle | |
| kinrick | kingdom | |
| kintra | kintrae, countra | country |
| kip | play truant | |
| kirk | church | |
| Kirkcaudie | Kirkcaldy | |
| Kirkcoubrie | Kirkcudbright | |
| kirn | churn | |
| kirn | harvest home | |
| kirnel | kernel+ swollen gland | |
| Kirsen | to christen | |
| kirsten | kirsen | christen |
| kirstenin | christening | |
| kirtle | to clothe+ dress | |
| kis | because | |
| kist | chest | |
| kitchen | to relish | |
| kith | relations+ neighbours | |
| kittle | tickle+ stimulate+ excite+ | |
| Kittle | difficult | |
| kittle | restless | |
| kittlie | itchy+ ticklish+ intricate+ | |
| kittlin | kitten | |
| kiutlin | cuddling |