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 Kalaallisut The Greenlandic Inuit language, spoken in Greenland. Kalabagh A town in Mianwali district, Punjab, Pakistan. kalabule corruption; black marketeering Kalaburagi An Indian city and district located in the southern state of Karnataka. kalach Traditional East Slavic bread shaped like a padlock or various kinds of wheels. Other Slavic nations have similar but not identical types of pastry, e.g. Czech or Slovak koláč/koláč, Polish kołacz, Bulgarian колач (kolač), Serbo-Croatian колач/kolač, etc. Kalachakra The "wheel of time", an element of Vajrayana Buddhism. Kalachinsky A surname from Russian. Kaladan Kaladan (a river in Burma). kaladana Ipomoea nil, an East Indian convolvulaceous plant. Kaladze A transliteration of the Georgian surname კალაძე (ḳalaʒe). kalafungin A particular antifungal antibiotic. kalaga An embroidered appliqué tapestry made of silk, flannel, felt, wool and lace, indigenous to Myanmar (Burma). Kalagan A member of a subgroup of the Mandaya-Mansaka people of the Philippines. Kalahandi A district of Odisha, India. Kalahari A large desert in Southern Africa, including much of Botswana, and part of Namibia and Northern Cape, South Africa. Kalaidhoo A residential island of Laamu. kalakand an Indian form of cheesecake made from sweetened milk with chopped nuts and, sometimes, saffron and edible silver foil kalakar An artist. kalakukko A traditional Savonian food made from fish and pork baked inside a loaf of bread. Kalakund A village in Indore district, Madhya Pradesh, India. Kalakuta Halahala Kalal A surname from Czech. kalaleng A type of nose flute made from bamboo from the Philippines. kalam Speculative theology. Kalama A surname from Hawaiian. kalamaki Synonym of souvlaki. kalamalo Eragrostis variabilis, a grass endemic to Hawaii. kalamansanai The wood of Neonauclea calycina. Kalamansig A municipality of Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. kalamarakia A Greek dish of deep-fried squid. kalamata kalamata olive Kalamatianos A Greek folk dance from the Peloponnese. Kalamazoo A pump trolley. Kalamazooan One who resides in or comes from Kalamazoo. kalamein Metal cladding over wood, used for fire doors. Kalami A Dardic language spoken in northern Pakistan; it is written using the Arabic script. Kalamian A surname from Armenian. kalamkari a type of hand-printed cotton cloth from India Kalamo A township and unincorporated community therein, in Eaton County, Michigan, United States. Kalamunda A local government area in Western Australia; in full, the City of Kalamunda. kalan The sea otter. kalanchoe Any succulent flowering plant of the tropical genus Kalanchoe. kalanchoside A particular steroid glycoside. kalanda An ancient unit of weight in Ceylon. Kalandariyah An order of wandering dervishes. kalang A locality in the Bellingen council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. Kalanga A Bantu language spoken in Botswana and Zimbabwe. Kalanganan A barangay of Piagapo, Lanao del Sur, Philippines. Kalangkang A barangay of Santa Cruz, Marinduque, Philippines. Kalani A unisex given name from Hawaiian. kalanin A protein that provides adhesion between epidermal keratinocytes and dermis Kalao An Austronesian language of Kalao Island, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Kalapuya A member of a Native American ethnic group traditionally living in the Willamette Valley of present-day western Oregon in the United States. Kalapuyan Of or relating to the Kalapuya people. kalar Burmese-language slur for Muslims living in Myanmar of Bangladeshi and Rohingya origins, mocking them for their black-colored dark skin. kalarippayattu A Dravidian martial art from the Indian state of Kerala. Kalaru A locality in the Bega Valley council area, south-eastern New South Wales, Australia. Kalas A surname. Kalasan A barangay of Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. kalash A Dardic indigenous group residing in the Chitral District of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. They speak the Kalasha language. kalasha A metal pot with a large base and small mouth, used in Hindu rites, in which it is filled with water, coins, grain, etc. and topped with a coconut. Kalashnikov A particular model of Russian assault rifle. kalasie A long-tailed monkey, Presbytis rubicundus, native to Borneo. Kalasin A province of Thailand. Kalasmaic Synonym of Kalašma (“an extinct Indo-European language spoken in the ancient state of Kalašma”). Kalat A historic town in Pakistan. Kalata A surname from Polish. Kalavati A female given name from Sanskrit. Kalavryta A town and municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. kalaw Synonym of rufous hornbill (Buceros hydrocorax). Kalawaan A barangay of Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines. Kalawao A former leper colony in Kalawao County, Molokai, Hawaii, United States. Kalayaan Synonym of Spratly Islands. Kalbach A surname from German. Kalbelia A member of a tribe from the Thar Desert in Rajasthan, India, known for their snake charming dance. Kalbfleisch A surname from German. kalbi A Korean barbecued rib dish, usually made from beef kalborsite A tetragonal-scalenohedral mineral containing aluminum, boron, chlorine, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, and silicon. Kaldani Members of the Chaldean Catholic Church in Asia. Kaldenkirchen A town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Kaldera A surname. Kalderash A dialect of Vlax Romani language belonging to the Romani languages. kaldereta A goat stew from the Philippines, commonly made with vegetables and liver paste. kalderimi In the former Ottoman countries, a cobblestone road built for hoofed animals. Kaldor A surname Kaldorian Of or relating to Nicholas Kaldor (1908–1986), Hungarian economist. kalduny stuffed dumplings made of unleavened dough in various Eastern European cuisines kale An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) Kaleb A male given name from Hebrew, a less common modern spelling variant of Caleb. Kalecki A surname Kaleckian Of or relating to Michał Kalecki (1899–1970), Polish economist. kaleege A bird, the kalij pheasant. Kaleem A male given name from Arabic. Kaleesi A female given name from fiction or popular culture, variant of Khaleesi kaleidocycle A flexible polyhedron connecting six tetrahedra (or disphenoids) on opposite edges into a cycle. kaleidograph A late 19th or early 20th century device for duplicating documents that use colored ink, consisting of a tray with a rubbery substance that takes an impression of the document and then transfers it onto blank sheets of paper. kaleidophone A device, consisting of a reflective ball attached to a vibrating rod or plate, that produces optical figures that correspond to the mode of vibration of the rod or plate kaleidoscope An instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen. kaleidoscopelike Resembling or characteristic of a kaleidoscope. kaleidoscopic Of, relating to, or produced by a kaleidoscope. kaleidoscopically In a kaleidoscopic, continuously changing manner. kaleidoscopics Brightly coloured patterns like those produced by a kaleidoscope. Kaleigh A female given name originating as a coinage. Kalel A male given name. kalelike Resembling or characteristic of the vegetable kale. Kalema A violent surf that occurs on the coast of the Guinea region of West Africa. kalemia The presence of potassium in the blood, and (usually, especially) the degree (that is, its concentration). kalemic Of or pertaining to kalemia: (usually, especially) regarding trends of potassium (K) concentration over time. Kalemie A city, the capital of Tanganyika province, on the western shore of Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kalen The second month of Meitei traditional lunar calendar. kalendar A liturgical calendar. Kalenji An indigenous people of Northern Kenya. This tribe is reputed to be the origin of many of Kenya's successful endurance runners. Kalenjin A member of an ethnic group of Nilotic origin living in the Great Rift Valley in western Kenya and eastern Uganda. kalenterid Any of the family Kalenteridae of extinct marine bivalve molluscs. Kaler A surname. Kaleta A surname. kaletez A type of thin buckwheat pancake in Breton cuisine. kalette A vegetable that is a hybrid of kale and Brussels sprouts. Kalevala The Finnish national epic. Kalevalan Of or relating to the Finnish national epic Kalevala. kaleworm Caterpillar. Kaley A surname. Kalfus A surname from German. Kalga A rural locality in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. Kalgan Synonym of Zhangjiakou. kalgi A black heron feather that is worn on a turban as a symbol of nobility. Kalgoorlie A city in Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Goldfields-Esperance, Western Australia, Australia, the seat of Kalgoorlie-Boulder. kalguksu A type of Korean noodle that is often cooked with seafood. Kalhaidhoo An uninhabited island of Laamu, Maldives. Kalhehamalaa An uninhabited island of Gaafu Dhaalu, Maldives. Kalhehigillaa An uninhabited island of Gaafu Dhaalu, Maldives. Kalhehuttaa The name of two separate uninhabited islands of Gaafu Alifu and Gaafu Dhaalu, Maldives. Kalher A surname from German. Kalherehaa An uninhabited island of Gaafu Dhaalu, Maldives. Kalhudheyfushi A resort island of Thaa, Maldives. Kalhufahalafushi An uninhabited island of Thaa, Maldives. Kalhuhuraa An uninhabited island of Kaafu, Maldives. Kalhumanjehuraa An uninhabited island of Lhaviyani, Maldives. Kalhurahaa An uninhabited island of Laamu, Maldives. kali The prickly glasswort (Kali turgidum, syn. of Salsola kali). Kalia A surname from Punjabi. kalian Containing potassium. Kaliarda A cant used by the homosexual community in Greece, similar to Polari in Britain, in use since the 1940s. It uses a large amount of borrowings from French, Italian and Turkish. Once a secret language to evade the hostile community, it is now widely known thanks to television and thus not used much nowadays. Kalibo A municipality that serves as the capital of Aklan, Philippines. kaliborite A hydrous borate of potassium and magnesium kalicine A mineral form of potassium bicarbonate. kalicinite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and potassium. kalicludin Any of a particular class of proteinase inhibitors Kalidasa Kalidasa, a renowned 4th century author, widely regarded as the greatest poet and dramatist in the Sanskrit language kalide An alkalide with potassium as the anion.