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 Kaczynski A surname from Polish. Kaczynskian Of or relating to Ted Kaczynski (1942-2023), American former mathematics professor who engaged in a nationwide bombing campaign as the Unabomber against people he believed to be advancing modern technology and the destruction of the environment. kadai Synonym of karahi (“cooking vessel”). Kadakia A surname. kadala Chickpeas. kadam A tropical evergreen tree, Neolamarckia cadamba (syn. Anthocephalus indicus, Nauclea cadamba), native to South and Southeast Asia. Kadambari A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. kadangustin The lignan (2S,3R)-4,4-bis(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-2,3-dimethylbutan-1-ol. kadans cadence rampa Kadaohan A barangay of Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines. Kadapa A city and district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Kadar A surname from Hungarian. Kadarism Synonym of goulash communism. kadarka A dark-skinned variety of grape grown primarily in Hungary. kadaya The tree Sterculia urens. Kadayangan A municipality in the Special Geographic Area, Bangsamoro in the province of Cotabato, Philippines Kadazan A member of a tribe or ethnic and linguistic group in Sabah, Malaysia, with some similarities to the Dusuns. kaddish A Jewish prayer of praise to God recited during services, and specifically when mourning the death of a close relative. kade The sheep ked, Melophagus ovinus Kadel A surname. Kadelerataa An uninhabited island of Gaafu Dhaalu, Maldives. Kaden A male given name originating as a coinage, variant of Caden. Kadena The ship of characters Kat Edison and Adena El-Amin from the television series The Bold Type. Kadence A female given name from English. Kader A surname from Arabic. Kadesh An ancient city of the Levant, located on or near the headwaters or ford of the Orontes river. Kadet A member of the Constitutional Democratic Party of the Russian Empire. Kadevaarehaa An island of Gaafu Dhaalu, Maldives. Kadhdhoo An institutional island of Laamu, Maldives. Kadhefala An island of Gaafu Dhaalu, Maldives. kadhi A curry made from chickpea flour and yoghurt which is served with pakoras. Kadhimiya A northern neighbourhood of Baghdad, Iraq. kadiasker Synonym of kazasker. Kadiempembe The Devil of the Palo Mayombe religion. Kadiivka A city, the administrative centre of Kadiivka urban hromada, Alchevsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1814, controlled by the Luhansk People’s Republic since 2014. kadiluk The jurisdiction of a qadi. Kadima A centrist political party in Israel. kadin A woman of a sultan's harem Kading A surname. Kadingilan A barangay of Wao, Lanao del Sur, Philippines. Kadir A surname from Arabic. Kadison A surname. Kadjar Dated spelling of Qajar. kadji A demonic figure in the folklore of Georgia in the Caucasus. kadkhoda In and around Iran, the leader or head of a village. Kadlec A surname from Czech. Kadletz A surname from Czech. Kadmi An older variant of the Zoroastrian calendar that does not intercalate and is therefore no longer synchronized with the seasons. Kadnook A locality in the Shire of West Wimmera, western Victoria, Australia. kadoban An ozeki who is in danger of demotion kadogo A child soldier. Usually refers to the eastern Congolese rebel armies that used numerous child soldiers. Kadohadacho A member of a Native American tribe within the Caddo confederacy, who traditionally lived at the borders of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Kadoka A minor city, the county seat of Jackson County, South Dakota, United States. kadomatsu A traditional decoration consisting of pine boughs and other plant cuttings placed in pairs in front of a home for Japanese New Year. kadooment A Barbadian festival held on the first Monday in August, involving parades of bands wearing costumes. Kadrey A surname. Kadri A surname from Arabic. Kadric A transliteration of the Serbo-Croatian surname Kadrić. Kadrmas A surname. kadsurenone A furanoid that is an antagonist of platelet-activating factor (PAF). Kadu An ethnic group of Myanmar, mostly residing in the country's northwestern hills. Kaduna A state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Kaduna City. kadupul Epiphyllum strictum or Epiphyllum selenicereus, a flower that blooms at night, believed to have an association with the nāga world. kady A man's straw hat Kadyivka A village in Yarmolyntsi settlement hromada, Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1692. kadyrelite A mineral with the chemical formula Hg₄(Br,Cl)₂O. Kadyrov A surname, feminine equivalent Kadyrova. Kadyrova A feminine-form surname from Russian.; feminine of Kadyrov Kadyrovite A member of the 141st Special Motorized Regiment, or any other formation subordinate to Ramzan Kadyrov. Kadyrovtsy Kadyrovites (collectively). Kaechon A city in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea. Kaede A Japanese female given name from Japanese. Kaeden A male given name. Kaeding A surname from German. Kaefer A surname. Kaehler A surname. Kaelani A female given name from Hawaiian. Kaelher A surname from German. Kaelian Of or relating to Pauline Kael (1919–2001), American film critic. Kaelin A surname. Kaelyn A female given name originating as a coinage. Kaelynn A female given name originating as a coinage, variant of Kaylyn. kaempferia Any of the genus Kaempferia of plants in the ginger family, native to Asia. kaempferide An O-methylated flavonol found in Kaempferia galanga (aromatic ginger). kaempferitrin A chemical compound, the 3,7-dirhamnoside of kaempferol, found in Onychium japonicum and in the leaves of Hedyotis verticillata. kaempferol A flavonoid, isolated from tea and other plants, that may reduce the risk of heart disease kaen Synonym of khene. kaep A type of proa native to Palau Kaepernick A surname. Kaercher A surname. kaersutite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and titanium. kaersutitic Relating to a kaersutite. Kaeser A surname from German. kaesespaetzle A German form of macaroni and cheese Kaesong A city in North Korea. Kaestner A surname. kaf The twenty-second letter of the Arabic alphabet. ك (k) Kafa A North Omotic language spoken in Ethiopia. Kafakomandoo An uninhabited island of Noonu, Maldives. kafal Either of two trees of the genus Commiphora, which yield a gum resin and a red aromatic wood. kafala A form of Islamic adoption in which the child is not regarded as a true child of the adoptive parents. kafana A tavern-restaurant-shop in various Balkan states kafeel An employment sponsor in the kafala system. Kafena An uninhabited island of Gaafu Dhaalu, Maldives. kafenio A Greek coffeehouse or cafe. kafer A surname. kaferita A variety of sorghum that is a hybrid of kaffir corn and feterita. Kafesjian A surname from Armenian. Kaffa Former name of Feodosia, a city in Crimea. Kaffaljidhma Gamma Ceti, a triple star system in the equatorial constellation of Cetus. kaffara A religious donation of money or food made to help those in need, as a forfeit by somebody who has missed a fast unnecessarily. kaffeeklatsch A coffee klatch. Kaffeklubben An uninhabited island off the northern shore of Greenland, containing the northernmost point of land on Earth. kafferboom coral tree, especially Erythrina caffra Kafferskraal A place name for many farms originally worked by black natives. kaffir In Islamic contexts, a non-Muslim. kaffirgram Mail carried by native runners, smuggled out of the siege of Mafeking during the Boer War. Kaffraria Territories now belonging to the East Cape region of South Africa. Kaffrarian Of or relating to Kaffraria. kafi A classical form of Sufi poem. Kafidhoo An uninhabited island of Thaa, Maldives. kafindo Synonym of onyalai. kafir A disbeliever, a denier: someone who rejects or disbelieves in Allah or the tenets of Islam; or more broadly any non-Muslim. Kafiri Former name of Nuristani (“language group”). kafirin Any of a group of storage proteins found in sorghum. Kafirism The kafir mindset Kafiristan A region that covered present-day Nuristan Province in Afghanistan and its surroundings. kafirization The act or process of kafirizing. kafirize To make or become kafir. kafirness The quality of being kafir Kafka A surname from German. Kafkaesque Marked by a senseless, disorienting, often menacing complexity. Kafkaesquely In a Kafkaesque manner. Kafkaesqueness The state, quality, or characteristic of being Kafkaesque. Kafkaish Synonym of Kafkaesque. Kafkaism The literary style associated with Franz Kafka kafkatrap A sophistical rhetorical device in which any denial by an accused person serves as evidence of guilt. Kafkian Of or relating to Franz Kafka (1883–1924), German-language author of novels and short stories. Kafoops A placeholder surname. Kafoury A surname. Kafr A village in Shurab district, Fars Province, Iran. kaftan A long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean. kaftaned Dressed in a kaftan. kaftanlike Resembling a kaftan. kafu A confederation of Mande villages headed by a hereditary chief. Kafue A town in Lusaka Province, Zambia. kafunda A bar (business that sells alcohol). Kaga A city in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. Kagaba Synonym of Kogi (“a Colombian people”). Kagami A female given name from Japanese.