Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z akara A bean cake, made of fried black-eyed pea flour. akarma A state of no action in which one refrains from seeking any outcomes. Akaroa A town on Akaroa Harbour, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand. akaryocyte A cell that has no nucleus. akaryote akaryocyte akaryotic Relating to akaryotes akasa Ether or atmosphere, as one of the elements in Hindu philosophy. Akasagarbha a bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism Akasdhoo A resort island of Kaafu, Maldives. Akash The sky and the cosmos. Akashi A city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. akashic Of or pertaining to akasa. akashvani a gift or message from heaven, a divine message, an oracle Akaska A town in South Dakota, United States. akasuri A type of vigorous scrubbing of the body. akataphasia disorder of thought expression in speech and results due to dissolution of logical ordering of trains of thought akatea Any of various species of white-flowering climbing vine from New Zealand, in the genus Metrosideros. akathisia A sensation of restlessness characterized by an inability to sit still/down or remain motionless/seated, arising from a subjective need or desire to move, often coinciding with the sensation of twitching of muscles, often as a side effect of psychiatric medications. akathisic Relating to, or exhibiting, akathisia. akathist A hymn dedicated to a saint, holy event, or person of the Holy Trinity, in Eastern Christian traditions. Akathistos An Orthodox, Byzantine hymn sung during Lent. akatoreite A yellow-orange triclinic mineral found in New Zealand and containing aluminium, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen and silicon. Akau A surname from Hawaiian. Akawaio An indigenous people of South America. akazga The plant Strychnos icaja, traditionally used as an ordeal poison in West Africa. akazgine A poisonous alkaloid, analogous to strychnine, obtained from the akazga plant. Akazu An informal organization of Hutu extremists whose members contributed to the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Akbar A surname. Akbari A Sufi Muslim of the Akbariyya branch. Akbarian A surname from Persian. Akbash A dog of a breed native to Turkey, primarily used as livestock guardian dogs or shepherd dogs. akdalaite A white hexagonal mineral with chemical formula 4Al₂O₃·H₂O found in Kazakhstan. Akdamar A surname from Turkish. ake The groove made in a stone forming part of a killock. akeake A tree of species Dodonaea viscosa; aalii. akebi Any member of the genus Akebia of five species of flowering plant in the family Lardizabalaceae. akebia Any plant of the genus Akebia, especially the invasive plant Akebia quinata. Akebu A people of southern Togo and southeastern Ghana. Akedah The Binding of Isaac. Akeem A male given name from Arabic, variant of Hakim. Akehurst A surname. Akei An Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu. akekee A bird in the Hawaiian honeycreeper genus, Loxops caeruleirostris. akeki Thujopsis dolabrata, a tall Japanese tree. Akel A surname. akela The leader of a pack of Cub Scouts. Akeley A village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP7037). Akeman A surname. aken To bear, give birth to. (Usually in the past participle.) Akenhead A surname. akeni A box used by sekitori to store their personal items. akenned Born. akentrogonid Any parasitic barnacle of the order Akentrogonida akepa A bird in the Hawaiian honeycreeper genus, Loxops coccineus. akepiro A small tree of New Zealand (Olearia furfuracea). akerbia Adenia venenata, an African plant. akerid Any sea snail in the family Akeridae. akerite Various varieties of calcialkalic microsyenite and micromonzonite. Akerlofian Of or relating to George Akerlof (born 1940), American economist. Akerman A surname. akers A surname. Akershus A county of Norway. Akesu Synonym of Aksu: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name. Aketao Synonym of Akto: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name. akether quoth he. aketon A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail. Akeu A language of China. Akey A surname. akgae A solo stan with a hostile attitude towards other group members. akh In Egyptian mythology, (roughly) a spirit of the dead that has successfully completed its transition to the afterlife. Akha A member of a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group inhabiting the mountainous regions of southwestern China, eastern Myanmar, western Laos and northern Thailand. Akhaioi The Achaeans. Akhalkalaki An Armenian-populated town in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia. Akhaltsikhe A district of Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia; properly Akhaltsikhe Municipality. Akham A Meitei surname from Manipuri Akhand A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. akhara A member of an order of ascetic monks in parts of India Akhasheni A village in Kakheti, Georgia (country). Akhaura An upazila in Brahmanbaria district, Chittagong division, Bangladesh. Akhaury A surname from Northern India. Akhbari An adherent of Akhbarism, a minority branch of Twelver Shia Islam. Akhbarism One of two main branches of Twelver Shia Islam (the other being Usulism), currently practiced by a small minority of Twelvers, which rejects independent reasoning on the part of religious scholars in favor of direct imitation of the Fourteen Infallibles in matters of law and theology. Akhenaten A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by the 14th century BCE pharaoh Akhenaten, father of Tutankhamon and founder of Atenism Akhet The region in the sky in which the sun tarries just before it rises or after it sets. Akhetaten the capital city newly established and built by the pharaoh Akhenaten, modern-day Amarna, Egypt Akhil A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. akhirah afterlife Akhisar A municipality and district of Manisa Province, Turkey; the site of the ancient city of Thyatira. Akhmeta A town in Kakheti, Georgia. Akhmimic The most archaic Coptic dialect, used around the town of Akhmim. akhni A mixed rice dish akhrot walnut. Akhtar A unisex given name from Persian. akhtenskite A rare grey or black mineral containing manganese and oxygen. Akhter A surname. akhund A spiritual leader in Persia, parts of Central Asia and Xinjiang, China. Akhuryan A river in Armenia. Akhvakh A Northeast Caucasian language spoken in Russia. akhyana A traditional Indian musical theater performance, telling stories from religious texts. Aki A city in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. akialoa Any of several extinct Hawaiian honeycreepers of the genus Akialoa. akiapolaau A Hawaiian honeycreeper, Hemignathus munroi Akiba A surname from Japanese. akicita A group among the Sioux peoples, having military and police-like functions. Akihabara A neighborhood of Chiyoda, Tokyo prefecture, Japan, known primarily for its shopping and the mass availability of electronics, manga, anime, and other goods. Akiko A female given name from Japanese. Akil A male given name. akill To ban (a user) from an IRC server so that they are automatically disconnected on any future attempt to connect. akilter crooked, out of alignment, askew akim The head of a local government in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. akimbo With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward. akimotoite A trigonal mineral of the ilmenite group with a vitreous lustre, the silicon analogue of geikielite. akin Of persons, of the same kin; related by blood. Akina A surname from Hawaiian. akinate A spore-like stage in algae when unfavorable conditions are encountered such as nutrient deficiency. akindle Alight; aflame. akinesia The loss of the ability to control motor muscles. akinesic Of or pertaining to akinesia. akinesis Absence of a kinetic hinge in the skull. akinesthesia The inability to perceive motion or position akinete A thick-walled, dormant cell found in cyanobacteria and green algae akinetic Without motion. akinetically In a akinetic manner; without motion. Akineton biperiden akinetoplastic Not kinetoplastic akinetopsia An inability to perceive motion, despite stationary objects remaining more or less visible, due to brain damage disrupting input to the dorsal pathway. akinness The quality of being akin; similarity. akins A surname. Akio A male given name from Japanese. Akiona A surname from Hawaiian. akiosexual Synonym of lithsexual akiosexuality The quality, state, or practice of being akiosexual. Akira A male given name from Japanese. akiraho Olearia paniculata, a flowering plant. Akirifushi A resort island of Kaafu, Maldives. Akiruno A city in Tokyo prefecture, Japan. Akita A large dog of a Japanese breed from the mountainous northern regions of Japan. Akitsu The name of several towns in Japan. Akiva A male given name from Hebrew. Akiyama A surname from Japanese. akiyami A mild Japanese fever caused by an autumnal form of Leptospira interrogans. akja larger pulk (low-slung boatlike sled, used for man-hauling supplies across snow and ice) akka An elder sister. Akkad One of the ancient kingdoms of Mesopotamia, located in northern Babylonia. Akkadia Akkad, the kingdom of the Akkadians. Akkadian Of or pertaining to the Akkadian language of ancient Mesopotamia. Akkadianism An expression or characteristic peculiar to the Akkadian language. Akkadianization The making or becoming Akkadian. Akkadianize To render Akkadian. Akkadic Synonym of Akkadian