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 kumascope Synonym of cymoscope. Kumasi A city in Ghana. Kumaso A semi-legendary prehistoric people of ancient Japan. kumatakenin An isoflavone found in Astragalus propinquus. Kumatani A surname from Japanese. Kumayama A surname from Japanese. Kumazawa A surname from Japanese. kumazemi A cicada, Cryptotympana facialis, from subtropical eastern Asia, that makes a particularly loud noise Kumbakonam A city in the Thanjavur district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. kumbalanga ash gourd kumbaya Used to evoke spiritual unity and interpersonal harmony, with varying degrees of sincerity or sarcasm, as referring to the folk song. kumbha A piece of Indian pottery symbolizing the womb and fertility. Kumbhakarna Kumbhakarna, younger brother of Ravana. kumbhanda A dwarfish spirit in Buddhist mythology. kumbi A Central African circumcision ceremony. kumbuk Synonym of arjuna (“type of tree”). Kumbungu A town in Ghana, the capital town of the Kumbungu District in the Northern Region. Kumdamsei An ancient Meitei ritual song, about philosophical and moral teachings, as well as Meitei mythology. kumdo A Korean martial art originating from Japanese kendo. kumera sweet potato Kumetz A surname. Kumeyaay A member of a Native American people of Southern California and Baja California. Kumgang A county of Kangwon Province, North Korea. Kumhali An Indo-Aryan language spoken by some of the Kumal people of Nepal. Kumhar A member of a caste or community in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, historically associated with the art of pottery. Kumi A female given name from Japanese. Kumielsk A village in Pisz County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, formerly known as Kumilsko in East Prussia. Kumiko A female given name from Japanese. Kumina An Afro-Jamaican religion involving music, dancing, and the practice of bringing down spirits of the dead to briefly inhabit the bodies of the faithful and share ancestral wisdom. kuminost Synonym of noekkelost (“type of cheese”). Kumishi Synonym of Kümüx: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name. kumite The aspect of karate in which a person trains against an adversary, using the techniques learned from the kihon and kata. Kumiyama A town in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Kumjoinus A word used in the title of a church or a religious group or class. kumkum A red powder, made from saffron or turmeric, used ceremonially by Hindu women to make various markings on the body, especially the tilak. Kumm A surname. kummel A German caraway liqueur. kummelweck A bread roll (typically a Kaiser roll) sprinkled with koshering salt and caraway seeds, often served with thinly sliced roast beef, popular in western New York. Kummer A surname from German. kummerbund Dated spelling of cummerbund. kummerian Characteristic of any of several people named Kummer, but especially of German mathematician Ernst Kummer kummi A kind of Indian folk dance. Kump A surname. kumpang a silk plant, silk tree, or siris (genus Albizia). Kumpf A surname. kumpit A Philippine merchant ship kumquat A small, orange citrus-like fruit which is native to Asia (Citrus japonica, syn. Fortunella japonica). kumquatini A martini cocktail made with kumquat. kumrah A supposed animal of northern Africa, perhaps a wild horse, sometimes said to be a hybrid of a female donkey with a male horse or a bull. Kumrovec A municipality of Croatia. kumst An opaque dull yellow-green variety of amber Kumtich A town in Tienen municipality, Flemish Brabant province, Belgium. Kumud A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. Kumuda An Ashtadiggaja guarding the southwest quarter and the husband of Anupamā. Kumuls The Papua New Guinea national rugby league team. Kumundhoo A residential island of Haa Dhaalu, Maldives. Kumux A particular dialect of the Lak language. Kumyk A member of a Turkic-speaking ethnic group living predominantly in Dagestan. kumyshka An Udmurt alcoholic drink made with flour, beets, or potatoes. kun In the Japanese language, the pronunciation, or reading, of a kanji character as a native Japanese word that means what the character represents, contrasted with on. kuna The former (until 2023) currency of Croatia, divided into 100 lipa. Kunaaveshi A resort island of Vaavu, Maldives. Kunahandhoo A residential island of Laamu, Maldives. kunai A Japanese tool and weapon, possibly derived from the masonry trowel, used as a weapon by ninja or samurai. Kunak A town in Sabah, Malaysia. Kunal Kunala (a prince of the Mauryan Empire) Kunama An ethnic group native to Eritrea. Kunar A province of Afghanistan. Kunashir The southernmost island of the Kuril Islands, disputed between Japan and Russia. Kunat A locality in the Rural City of Swan Hill, north western Victoria, Australia Kunath A surname from German. Kunbi Any of several castes of traditional farmers in western India. Kunc A surname. Kunce A surname. Kunda A surname. Kundabung A locality in the Kempsey council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. kundalini An energy said to lie coiled at the base of the spine and to be released by yoga. kundalinic Of or relating to kundalini. kundela the bone (or slim piece of carved wood) used by a kurdaitcha man in a bone pointing curse. Kunderian Of or relating to Milan Kundera (1929–2023), Czech-born French writer. Kundert A surname. Kundibakh A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. kundiman A traditional Filipino love song or serenade. kundoku Synonym of kun-yomi. kundru A gherkin-like vegetable, an ivy gourd (Coccinia grandis), from Southern India and Indo-China. Kundt A surname. Kundu A surname from Bengali. Kundudo A kind of wild horse native to that mountain. Kunduz The capital city of Kunduz Province, Afghanistan. Kunekune A small, hairy breed of domestic pig that originated in New Zealand. Kunen A surname. Kunert A surname from German. Kunerth A surname. Kunes An Austrian surname from German. Kuneste Various Athabascan peoples living near Eel River in northwestern California. Kuney A surname. Kunfunadhoo A resort island of Baa, Maldives. kunga A kind of equid in ancient Mesopotamia (probably a donkey-onager cross). Kungala A locality in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. Kunghur A locality in the Tweed council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. Kungsholmen An island and borough in Stockholm, Sweden. Kungurian A subdivision of the Permian period. kungwi A teacher of sexual topics in the Swahili unyago ritual. Kuni A unisex given name from Japanese. Kunigami A Ryukyuan language spoken in northern Okinawa. kunik Synonym of Eskimo kiss. Kuniko A female given name from Japanese. Kunimitsu A male given name from Japanese. Kunitachi A city in Tokyo prefecture, Japan. Kunitz A surname. Kunitzian Of or pertaining to Stanley Kunitz (1905–2006), American poet. Kuniyo A female given name from Japanese. Kunjen A Pama-Maric Australian Aboriginal suffixing language spoken in the Mitchell River region of Queensland. kunjoos A miser. Kunju Synonym of Kunqu. Kunkel A surname. Kunkle A surname. Kunkler A surname. Kunkletown An unincorporated community in Eldred Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. Kunlun A mountain range in China forming the border between the Tarim Basin to its north and the Tibetan Plateau to its south, extending across the Chinese autonomous regions of Xinjiang and Tibet and province of Qinghai. Kunming A prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Yunnan, in southwestern China. Kunnamalei A resort island of Noonu, Maldives. kunoichi A female ninja. Kunqu A form of Chinese opera that began in the 16th century, during the Ming Dynasty, in the Wu cultural area. Kuns A surname from German. Kunselman A surname. Kunshan A county-level city of Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. Kunsman A surname from German. kunsthalle A facility that holds temporary art exhibitions, typically with loaned works. kunstkammer An early form of museum in which strange or rare objects were exhibited. Kunstler A surname from German. Kunthipuzha A river in Palakkad district, Kerala, India, flowing through Silent Valley and Palakkad Gap, and tributary of the Bharathapuzha River. Kunti Kunti, wife of Pandu, mother of Pandavas and daughter of Shurasena, adopted by Kuntibhoja in the Mahabharata. Kuntz A surname from German. Kuntzman A surname from German. Kununurra A town in Western Australia, Australia. kunya An epithet in Arabic names, typically deriving from the name of the bearer's first-born son. Kunza An extinct language isolate once spoken in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile and southern Peru by the Atacama people. Kunze A surname. kunzite A pink- to lilac-colored gemstone, a variety of spodumene. Kunzler A surname. Kunzman A surname from German. Kunzru A surname. Kuo A surname. kuomboka A ceremony, in the upper reaches of the Zambezi, to mark the end of the rainy season Kuomintang A nationalist political party founded under Sun Yat-sen in 1912 that ruled mainland China from 1928 to 1949, now one of three major parties in the Republic of China (Taiwan). Kuon A surname from Chinese, a variant of Kwon. Kuopio A city and municipality of the Northern Savonia region, in eastern Finland. Kuortane A municipality of South Ostrobothnia, Finland. Kupang The capital and largest city of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.