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 Karlovac A city and municipality, the administrative center of Karlovac County, in central Croatia. Karlowski A surname from Polish. Karlsen A surname. Karlskrona A city in eastern Blekinge, Sweden. Karlson A surname. Karlsruhe An independent city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany; the former capital of Baden. Karlsson A surname from Swedish. Karluk A member of a nomadic Turkic tribal confederacy residing in Kara-Irtysh and the Tarbagatai Mountains, closely related to the Uyghurs. Karly A female given name from the Germanic languages. Karlyn A female given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Carolyn and Carlene. Karm A male given name from Hindi कर्म (karm, “fate”). karma The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth. karmadharaya A form of tatpuruṣa in which the relation of the first member to the last is appositional, attributive, or adverbial, e.g. uluka-yatu (owl + demon) for a demon in the shape of an owl. Most typically this involves an adjective which modifies a following substantive. karmaless Without karma. karmalessness Lack of karma. Karmaling A gewog of Dagana District, Bhutan. Karman A surname. Karmelo A male given name, variant of Carmelo. karmic Of or pertaining to karma. karmically In a karmic context. karmitoxin Any of a group of polyhydroxy polyene toxins present in some dinoflagellates Karmo A surname. Karmy The ship of characters Karma Ashcroft and Amy Raudenfeld from the American television series Faking It. karn A pile of rocks. Karna Name of a warrior who fought for the Kauravas in the Mahabharata; son of Kunti and Surya. Karnack A town in eastern Texas. Karnak A temple complex in Egypt, located on the site of the ancient Thebes. karnal A large, straight brass ceremonial trumpet played in parts of Northern India and Nepal. Karnali A province of Nepal. Karnataka A state in southern India. Capital and largest city: Bengaluru. Karnatakan Of or relating to Karnataka. Karnavati Former name of Ahmedabad: the largest city in Gujarat, India. karnay a long trumpet or horn made of brass or copper, used as a traditional instrument in Uzbekistan and other parts of Central Asia Karnell A surname Karner A surname. Karnes A surname. Karney A surname from Irish. Karnic A group of closely related Pama-Nyungan languages of eastern central Australia; including Diyari and Pitta-Pitta. Karnik A surname. karnikara Synonym of mayeng (“Pterospermum acerifolium”). Karnobat A town in southeastern Bulgaria. Karnofsky A surname. karns A surname from Irish. karo An ethnic group from Ethiopia. karob The twenty-fourth part of a grain; a weight used by goldsmiths. Karofsky A surname Karojba A municipality of Croatia. Karolina A female given name in many languages. Karoline A female given name, variant of Caroline. Karon A unisex given name. karonda Carissa carandas, a flowering shrub in the family Apocynaceae. karoo Any vast prairie bordering a desert. karooid A southern African biotype from the Karoo. Karoola A locality in the City of Launceston, northern Tasmania, Australia. karoro The kelp gull (Larus dominicanus), found on the coasts of New Zealand and many other coasts of the Southern Hemisphere. karoshi Death, such as from heart attack or stroke, brought on by overwork or job-related stress. kaross A treated animal-skin cloak or blanket with the hair still left on. Karow A surname. karozzin A type of traditional carriage pulled by a horse or pair of horses. Karp A surname. Karpak A surname from Russian. karpas A traditional ritual dish eaten at Passover, consisting of a vegetable (typically celery or parsley) dipped in salt water or other liquid. Karpathiot A native or inhabitant of Karpathos. Karpathos An island of the Dodecanese, Greece. Karpatian An age from 17 to 16 million years ago, a subdivision of the Miocene. karpatite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing carbon and hydrogen. karpatka A traditional Polish cream pie with some sort of vanilla buttercream filling—aerated butter mixed with eggs beaten and steamed with sugar, aerated butter mixed with crème pâtissière, or thick milk kisel enriched with melted butter. Karpen A surname from German. Karpiak A surname. Karpinski A surname from Polish. karpinskite A monoclinic mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, nickel, oxygen, and silicon. Karpinsky A surname karpinskyite A hydrated aluminosilicate of sodium, beryllium, zinc and magnesium Karpman A surname. Karpos A god/personification of fruit. Karpowicz A surname from Polish. Karpowitz A surname. Karr A surname. Karraker A surname. Karramomus A locality in the City of Greater Shepparton, north eastern Victoria, Australia. karree A plant root that is powdered and fermented to produce honey beer. karren A small-scale ribbed and fluted erosion feature formed by differential solution from acidic water. karrenfeld An area of limestone that has been eroded into furrows and fissures karrenfield A landscape that has an abundance of karren. Karrer A surname from German. karri The tree Eucalyptus diversicolor, native to south-western Western Australia. Karrick A surname. Karrier A former make of commercial vehicle manufactured in England, which included lorries, buses and trolleybuses. karrikin Any of a group of butenolide derivatives formed in burning plant material karrikinolide A butenolide, 3-methyl-2H-furo[2,3-c]pyran-2-one), formed by the combustion of wood, that stimulated seed germination karrkaratul a type of marsupial mole found in deserts of Western Australia (Notoryctes caurinus). karroid Of or relating to the Karoo, a loosely-defined semidesert of South Africa. karrusel The carousel of a clock or watch kars A province in northeastern Turkey. karsevak A person who freely offers their service to a religious cause; particularly in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism. Karsgaard A surname karsk A Swedish and Norwegian cocktail (from the Trøndelag region) containing coffee together with moonshine. Karson A male given name. karst A type of land formation, usually with many caves formed through the dissolving of limestone by underground drainage. karstenite anhydrite Karstens A surname from German. karstic Of or pertaining to karst. karstifiable Able to undergo karstification. karstification The formation of a karst topography. karstify To undergo karstification. karsting Synonym of karstification. karstland A karst landscape. karstlike Resembling a karst. karstological of or relating to karstology, the study of karst karstologist Someone who studies karst karstology A field within geomorphology, specializing in the study of karst formations. karstwater A groundwater in karstic areas. Karsyn A female given name transferred from the surname. kart A go-cart. Kartaly A town, the administrative centre of the Kartalinsky District, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. kartavya A duty, obligation, task. Kartchner A surname. kartel A German industrial cartel. karter One who takes part in the sport of karting. Kartika The eighth month in the Hindu lunar calendar. Kartikey A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. Kartikeya war god, the son of Lord Shiva and goddess Parvati, and the commander of Deva army. karting An open-wheeled motorsport that uses small vehicles called karts or go-karts. Kartli a Georgian historical and cultural region that gives name to two regions of the modern day Georgia. kartoffel A potato. Kartrashian The surname Kardashian—referring to a member of the Kardashian family. Kartu Of a family of Australian Aboriginal languages of Western Australia. Kartutjara Of or pertaining to the Kartutjara language. Kartuzy A town in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. Kartvel Synonym of Kartvelian. Kartveli A Georgian (person from country in the Caucasus). Kartvelian A member of a group of related peoples in the South Caucasus, namely Georgians, Svans, Mingrelians and Laz. Kartvelianist A linguist who specializes in studying Kartvelian languages. Kartvelological Relating to Kartvelology. Kartvelologist One who studies Kartvelology. Kartvelology Kartvelian studies Karu An Arawakan language spoken in South America. Karuah A town in New South Wales, Australia. Karub A district of Chamdo, Tibet autonomous region, China. karuhiruhi The Australian pied cormorant. Karuk A member of an indigenous people of California who reside along the Klamath River. karuka A kind of pandanus, Pandanus julianettii (and possibly also Pandanus brosimos), grown in New Guinea for its edible nuts. Karun A male given name. karuna Compassion; mercy. Karungi A village in Haparanda municipality, Norrbotten county, Sweden, on the border with Finland. Karur A district of Tamil Nadu, India. karve a multipurpose intermediate size Viking longship karwa cooking pot Karwar A city in Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, India. Karweit A surname.