English

Proper noun

Kafka

1. A surname​.
2. Franz Kafka (1883–1924), a German-language writer from Prague.

Derived terms

• Kafkaesque
• Kafkaish
• Kafkaism
• Kafkan
• Kafkian
• Kafkatrapping

German

Etymology

From Czech German Kavka ‎(“jackdaw”), from either Upper Sorbian or Lower Sorbian, apparently imitative. Compare Polish kawka ‎(“jackdaw”), Czech kavka ‎(“jackdaw”), Slovene kávka ‎(“jackdaw”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkafka]
• Hyphenation: Kaf‧ka

Proper noun

Kafka m ‎(genitive Kafkas)

1. A surname​, most notably of Franz Kafka.

Declension

Derived terms

• kafkaesk

Descendants

• English: Kafka

References

• Kafka in Duden online