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 Kharijite A member of a reactionary Islamic sect, Kharijism, in the 7th and 8th centuries. kharita A silk bag enclosing a letter to or from a native noble. kharja The final refrain of a muwashshah. Kharkhorin A city in Övörkhangai, Mongolia. Kharkiv An industrial city, the administrative centre of Kharkiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, in eastern Ukraine. Kharkivian Of or associated with Kharkiv, city of Ukraine. Kharkivite A native or inhabitant of Kharkiv, Ukraine. Kharkov Synonym of Kharkiv (city). Kharnak A nomadic community of Ladakh, India. Kharnakling A town in Ladakh, India. Kharoshthi A script used in ancient Gandhara (primarily modern-day Afghanistan and Pakistan) to write the Gandhari Prakrit and Sanskrit. kharouba A fraction of a rural tribe in the Beylik of Constantine. Kharp An urban-type settlement in the Priuralsky District, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Kharput An ancient town and citadel near present-day Elazığ. kharsu An alpine oak, Quercus semecarpifolia. khartal A type of ancient South Asian castanet-like percussion instrument Khartoum The capital city of Sudan. Khartoumer A slave trader operating in the region of Khartoum. Khartoumian A native or inhabitant of Khartoum. Khartsyzk A city in Donetsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. kharua A kind of Indian red cloth prepared by dipping it into a decoction of sappanwood. Kharun A surname from Arabic via French. kharvar A unit of weight once used in Persia, equivalent to 649 pounds. kharwar A member of a traditionally agricultural Nagpuri-speaking community found in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, and West Bengal. kharza Synonym of yellow-throated marten. Khas The inhabitants of the medieval Khas Kingdom. Khasa A member of a northern tribe mentioned in Indian literature Khasan An urban-type settlement in Khasansky district, Primorsky Krai, Russia. Khasansky A district of Primorsky Krai, Russia. Khasavyurt A city in Dagestan, Russia. khash A dish made from cattle's or sheep's head and/or trotters and eaten with garlic and/or vinegar. Khashoggi A transliteration of the Arabic surname خَاشُقْجِي (ḵāšuqjī). Khashuqji A transliteration of the Arabic surname خَاشُقْجِي (ḵāšuqjī). Khasi A member of an Indian tribe, the majority of whom live in Meghalaya. Khasian Synonym of Khasic. Khasic A family of Austroasiatic languages native to the Shillong Plateau, spoken in the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya and neighboring areas of Bangladesh. khasra A plot of land. khass Of an estate: retained in the hands of government. khassadar A policeman in parts of Afghanistan khat A shrub, Catha edulis, whose leaves are used as a mild stimulant when chewed or brewed as tea; also a drug produced from this plant. khata A traditional ceremonial scarf in Tengrism and Tibetan Buddhism, symbolizing purity and compassion. khatam A Persian style of marquetry. Khatambuhl A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. Khatanga A river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. Khater A surname from Arabic. khatib A person who delivers the khutbah. Khatiwada A surname from Nepali. khatiya A rope bed. Khatlon A region of Tajikistan. khatna Synonym of khitan. Khatoe A gewog of Gasa District, Bhutan. Khatoon A surname. Khatri An Indian merchant caste from Punjab. Khatsyetava A hamlet in Harbavichy sielsaviet, Chavusy Raion, Mahilyow Oblast, Belarus, first mentioned in 1619. Khattak A member of a Pashtun tribe, mainly settled along the western bank of the Indus River. Khatumo The region composed of Cayn, Sool and the Fiqifuliye district, that collectively is congruous with Darwiishia; now called Waqooyi Bari. khatun A lady or wife in certain Central Asian communities. khatuni A record of an individual's or family's landholdings, forming part of a khewat. khatyrkite A copper-aluminium mineral, closely related to cupalite. Khaury A surname. Khava A river in Voronezh Oblast, Russia. khavershaft camaraderie or solidarity Khaw A surname of Chinese origin. Khawaja A surname from Persian. Khawarij The Kharijites. Khawzawl A district of Mizoram, India. khaya A native house or hut. Khayyamian Of or relating to Omar Khayyám (1048–1131), Persian polymath, philosopher, mathematician, astronomer and poet. Khazar A member of a seminomadic Turkic tribe that occupied a large part of southwestern Russia and Ukraine (Khazaria). Khazaria A polity, established in medieval Eurasia by Khazars, that occupied much of modern-day European Russia, western Kazakhstan, eastern Ukraine, Azerbaijan, large portions of the northern Caucasus, parts of Georgia, the Crimea, and northeastern Turkey. Khazarian Of or pertaining to Khazaria. khazer A pig; a greedy person. khazi An outhouse or lavatory: a place used for urination and defecation. Khazoyan A surname from Armenian. Khebisa A gewog of Dagana District, Bhutan. khecarimudra The Hatha yoga practice of curling the tip of the tongue back into the mouth until it reaches above the soft palate and into the nasal cavity, intended to seal energy within the head. kheda A district of Gujarat, India. khediva The female consort of a khedive. khedivate The region ruled by a khedive. khedive The title of the hereditary monarch of Egypt from 1805–1914, nominally ruling as a viceroy of the Sultan of Turkey. khedivial Of or relating to a khedive. kheer A sweet rice pudding from South Asia. kheera cucumber Khek a Hakka person khel A Pashtun subtribe. Khelif A surname from Arabic. khella Toothpickweed (Visnaga daucoides, syn. Ammi visnaga). khellin A derivative of chromone and furan with lipophilic and vasodilatory properties, found in the plant Visnaga daucoides (syn. Ammi visnaga). khellol A particular furanochromone. khelloside khellol glucoside Khem Letopolis Khema A script used to write the Gurung language. Khemsurov A surname. khene A traditional musical instrument of Laos, being a type of bamboo mouth organ. Khentii An aimag of Mongolia. Khepri A scarab-faced god who represents the rising or morning sun. Kher A Hindu Brahmin surname from Kashmiri or Marathi. Khera A surname from Punjabi. Kheri Kheri (a town and tehsil in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, India). Kherlen A river in China and Mongolia, periodical tributary of Argun. Kherlopian A surname from Armenian. Kherson A raion of Kherson, Ukraine. Seat: Kherson. It is also illicitly claimed by Russia. Khersonian Of or relating to the city of Kherson, Ukraine. Khersonite Of or relating to the city of Kherson, Ukraine. Kherwarian Of or relating to a language family of non-Korku North Munda languages mainly spoken in eastern India and neighboring countries. khesari chickling vetch (Lathyrus sativus). Khetrani An Indo-Aryan language spoken in Balochistan spoken by the Khetran people. Khevsureti A historical-ethnographic region in eastern Georgia khewat A catalogue of landholdings. KHH Korean hip-hop. khia Someone unimportant or irrelevant, especially if they fell off; a nobody. khibinite A coarse-grained variety of nepheline syenite. khibinskite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing oxygen, potassium, silicon, and zirconium. khichdi A South Asian dish of rice and lentils. Khider A male given name from Arabic. Khidrana Former name of Sri Muktsar Sahib. Khiev A surname from Khmer. Khil A surname from Russian. khilafat caliphate Khilnani A surname. khim a stringed musical instrument from South East Asia, played with bamboo sticks. khimar A long veil worn by Muslim women as part of hijab. Khimki A city in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Khin A surname from Burmese. Khinalug A person belonging to this people of the Greater Caucasus mountains. khinite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal dark green mineral containing copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and tellurium. khinkali A Georgian dumpling made of twisted knobs of dough stuffed with spiced meat, fish, or vegetables. Khinnis An Assyrian archaeological site, notable for its rock reliefs from around 690 BC. khirbat A ruin, in the Arab world. khirigsuur A kind of Bronze Age burial complex found in Mongolia, having a central stone mound with a stone burial chamber generally beneath it, a stone enclosure, and external mounds and circles on the periphery. khirkah The robe or mantle worn by Muslim dervishes. Khistevarz A village in Sughd, Tajikistan. Khitai Synonym of Khitan (“person”). Khitan A member of the Mongolic people who ruled Manchuria, then northern China as the Liao, then Central Asia as the Qara Khitais, from the 9th to 13th century C.E. Khitanian Of or relating to the Khitans. Khitanic Of or relating to the Khitans. Khitanologist Someone who is an expert in the field of Khitanology. Khitanology The study of the Khitan people, culture, and language. khitmatgar A male servant, with responsibility for waiting at table. Khiva A small historical town in present-day Uzbekistan, former capital of Khwarazm, and a former khanate. Khivan Of, from or relating to Khiva, Uzbekistan KHive Political supporters of Kamala Harris. Khlan A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Хлань (Xlanʹ). khleb (A type of) Russian bread. Khlebnikov A transliteration of the Russian surname Хле́бников (Xlébnikov). Khlebnikovian Characteristic of the Russian poet and playwright Velimir Khlebnikov (1885–1922). Khloe A female given name from Ancient Greek of modern usage. Khloeigh A female given name, variant of Chloe. khlong A canal on the central plain of Thailand. khloy A kind of flute made out of bamboo from Cambodia.