Definition
Abbreviation for kilograms, the base unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI). Commonly used in scientific, commercial, and everyday contexts for measuring weight.
Etymology
From French 'kilogramme', coined in 1795 during the French Revolution as part of the metric system. Combines Greek 'khilioi' (thousand) with 'gramma' (small weight), literally meaning 'thousand grams'.
Kelly Says
The kilogram is unique among SI base units because it's the only one still defined by a physical artifact – the International Prototype Kilogram stored in France, though this changed to a quantum definition in 2019. This small platinum-iridium cylinder was literally the standard by which all other masses on Earth were measured, making it perhaps the most important piece of metal in human civilization.
Translations
ARالعربية
كيلوغرام
ki-lo-gram
BNবাংলা
কিলোগ্রাম
ki-lo-gram
CACatalà
quilograms
ki-lo-grams
CSČeština
kilogramy
ki-lo-gra-my
DADansk
kilogram
ki-lo-gram
DEDeutsch
Kilogramm
kil-o-gram
ELΕλληνικά
κιログραμμά
ki-lo-gram-ma
ESEspañol
kilogramos
ki-lo-gra-mos
FAفارسی
کیلوگرم
ki-lo-germ
FISuomi
kilogramma
ki-lo-gram-ma
FRFrançais
kilogrammes
ki-lo-gram-mes
GUGU
કિલોગ્રામ
ki-lo-gram
HEעברית
קילוגרם
ki-lo-gram
HIहिन्दी
किलोग्राम
ki-lo-gram
HUMagyar
kilogramm
ki-lo-gramm
IDBahasa Indonesia
kilogram
ki-lo-gram
ITItaliano
chilogrammi
chi-lo-gram-mi
JA日本語
キログラム
ki-ro-gu-ramu
KKKK
килограмм
ki-lo-gramm
KMKM
គីលូក្រាម
kee-loo-kra-am
MSBahasa Melayu
kilogram
ki-lo-gram
MYမြန်မာ
ကျီလိုဂရမ်
ki-li-lo-gram
NLNederlands
kilogram
ki-lo-gram
NONorsk
kilogram
ki-lo-gram
PAPA
ਕਿਲੋਗ੍ਰਾਮ
ki-lo-gram
PLPolski
kilogramy
ki-lo-gra-my
PTPortuguês
quilogramas
ki-lo-gra-mas
RORomână
kilograme
ki-lo-gra-me
RUРусский
килограммы
ki-lo-gram-my
SVSvenska
kilogram
ki-lo-gram
SWKiswahili
kilogramu
ki-lo-gram-u
TAதமிழ்
கிலோகிராம்
ki-lo-gra-am
THไทย
กิโลกรัม
ki-lo-gram
TRTürkçe
kilogram
ki-lo-gram
UKУкраїнська
кілограми
ki-lo-gra-my
VITiếng Việt
kilogam
ki-lo-gam