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 konghou A plucked stringed instrument (chordophone) with a harp-like construction, originating in ancient Chinese music as a horizontal instrument but now made to be played vertically, and with strings that are double to allow for techniques like vibrato. Kongish A basilectal variety of Hong Kong English, incorporating features of Cantonese grammar and lexis. Kongkham A Meitei surname from Manipuri Konglish Korean pseudo-anglicisms; Korean coinages based on English roots. kongo A Bantu ethnic group primarily defined as the speakers of Kikongo. kongoni A type of hartebeest from East Africa. Kongsberg A town and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. kongsbergite A variety of silver containing about 5% mercury kongsi A benevolent organization of popular origin found among overseas Chinese communities for individuals with the same surname. Kongsvinger A town with bystatus and municipality of Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hedmark; bordering on Sweden. Kongtong A district of Pingliang, Gansu, China. Kongwak A town in Bass Coast Shire and South Gippsland Shire, southern Victoria, Australia. Kongyamba A Meitei ethnic male given name. Kongzi Synonym of Confucius. Kongzian Of or relating to the Chinese philosopher Confucius. Koniaga A member of an Alutiiq nation of Alaska Natives. Konibodom A city in Tajikistan. Konicki A surname from Polish. Konieczny A surname from Polish. Konig A surname. konimeter An instrument for measuring the concentration of dust. Konin A city in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. koninckite A tetragonal mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus. Koning A surname. konini The New Zealand shrub Fuchsia excorticata; the berry of this plant koniocell Synonym of koniocellular cell. koniocellular Of or relating to a set of neurons found ventral to each of the magnocellular and parvocellular layers, and involved in vision. koniocortex Any of several granular regions of the cerebral cortex associated with visual, somatic and auditory senses. koniocortical Relating to the koniocortex. koniology the study of dust, pollen and other airborne particles. koniscope An instrument for indicating the quantity of dust in the atmosphere. Konitsa A town in Greece located in the Ioannina prefecture. konjac A foul-smelling plant grown in Asia, Amorphophallus konjac. Konjengbam A Meitei surname from Manipuri konkan A rugged section of the western coastline of India, including the districts of Maharashtra and Goa. Konkani A member of the indigenous peoples of the Konkan coast of India. Konkel A surname. Konkin A surname from Russian. Konkle A surname. Konkol A surname from Polish. Konkow A critically endangered Maiduan language. Konlian A surname. KonMari To apply Marie Kondo's KonMari method of organizing to (something). Konner A male given name. konnichiwa Good day, good afternoon; (loosely) hello. Konnor A male given name. kono A traditional Maori woven basket. konohiki A head man of a land division of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Konomihu An extinct Shastan language formerly spoken in northern California. Kononenko A surname. Konongwootong A locality in the Shire of Southern Grampians, south western Victoria, Australia Konop A surname from Polish. Konopka A surname from Polish. Konotop A city and raion of Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. Konottaa A resort island of Gaafu Dhaalu, Maldives. Konoval A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Коновал (Konoval). Konowal A surname. konpa Synonym of compas. konpeito Japanese confectionery in the form of small bumpy sugar spheres. Konrad A male given name, variant of Conrad Konrath A surname from German. Konsa A surname. konseal A capsule for enclosing a dose of medicine. konshugo A loanblend in Japanese. Konso A Cushitic language of southwest Ethiopia. Konstadina A transliteration of the Greek female given name Κωνσταντίνα (Konstantína). Konstadinos A transliteration of the Greek male given name Κωνσταντίνος (Konstantínos). Konstantina A transliteration of the Greek female given name Κωνσταντίνα (Konstantína). Konstantinos A transliteration of the Greek male given name Κωνσταντίνος (Konstantínos). Konstanz A city and district in Baden-Württemberg, south Germany, on Lake Constance, and on the border with Switzerland. Kontagora A town in Niger State, Nigeria. kontakarion A hymnbook containing kontakia. kontakion A form of hymn or poem recited as a dialogue between a chanter and the choir. Konthoujam A Meitei surname from Manipuri kontigi A boat-shaped lute-like string instrument with one or two strings, originating among the Hausa people of West Africa. Kontiolahti A municipality of North Karelia, Finland. kontomire cocoyam leaves usually used for stew and soups kontor One of the four chief trading posts of the Hanseatic League that enjoyed a great degree of legal autonomy; located in Bruges, London, Bergen and Novgorod. kontra Synonym of bugarija. kontraktnik A voluntary professional soldier of Russia under contract (not a conscript soldier). kontusz A type of outer garment popular in the 16th century worn by Hungarian and Polish–Lithuanian noblemen, which in the 17th century (worn over a żupan) became a notable element of male Polish national and Zaporozhian Cossack attire. Konya A province and metropolitan municipality in the Central Anatolia region, Turkey. konyaite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, sodium, and sulfur. Konyak A member of a major Naga ethnic group native to the Northeast Indian state of Nagaland. Konz A surname. Konza A small town in Machakos County, Kenya. konze A large African antelope (Alcelaphus Lichtensteini), similar to the hartebeest, but without a black patch on the face and with shorter and flatter horns. konzo An epidemic paralytic disease associated with excessive consumption of cassava, which contains cyanide. Koo A surname from Cantonese. Koob A surname. Kooba A locality in the Griffith council area, central New South Wales, Australia. Kooddoo An industrial island of Gaafu Alifu, Maldives. Koogler A surname. Kooi A surname from Dutch. Kooima A surname. Kooiman A surname. Kooistra A surname. kook An eccentric, strange or crazy person. kooka kookaburra Kookabookra A locality in the Armidale council area and the Glen Innes Severn council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. kookaburra Any of several species of kingfishers in the genus Dacelo. kookdance Crazy or eccentric behavior. kookdom The state or quality of being a kook; eccentricity, weirdness. kookery The state or quality of being a kook. kookfest A kooky event or situation. kookie A kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae). kookily In a kooky way. kookiness The state of being kooky. kookish Like a kook; eccentric. kookishness The state or condition of being kookish; eccentricity, weirdness. kookism Kooky beliefs or behavior. kookness The state or quality of being a kook. kookologist One who engages in kookology; a person who studies kooks (“eccentric or crazy people”). kookology The study of kooks (“eccentric or crazy people”). kookum grandmother (among the Cree people) kooky Eccentric, strange, or foolish; crazy or insane; kookish. kool To look; to pay attention to with one’s eyes. koolah An Indonesian unit of capacity, equivalent to 2.1173 bushels. koolakamba A purported hybrid species of chimpanzee and gorilla. Koolen A surname from Dutch. kooletah An Inuit caribou-skin coat. Koolewong A locality in the Central Coast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. Koolhaasian Of or relating to Rem Koolhaas (born 1944), Dutch architect and architectural theorist. Koolickle A pickled cucumber soaked in Kool-Aid. koolie A merle-coated Australian breed of working dog, originally bred for herding sheep. kooliman A trough-like vessel for holding water, made from stringybark by the Aboriginal Australians. Koolkhan A locality in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. Kooloonong A locality in the Rural City of Swan Hill, north western Victoria, Australia koombar A maker of earthen tiles, pots, etc. koomkie A tame female elephant used as a decoy in the capture of wild male elephants. Koonawarra A suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. Koonce A surname. Koonda A locality in the Shire of Strathbogie, north eastern Victoria, Australia. Koondrook A town on the Murray River in the Shire of Gannawarra, northern Victoria, Australia. Kooner A surname from Punjabi. Koonimedu A gram panchayat in Tamil Nadu, India. Koonoomoo A town in the Shire of Moira, northern Victoria, Australia. Koonorigan A locality in the Lismore council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. Koons A surname. Koonsian Of or relating to Jeff Koons (born 1955), American artist known for his reproductions of banal objects. Koontz A surname. Koonwarra A town in South Gippsland Shire, south eastern Victoria, Australia. Koonya A locality in Tasman council area, south eastern Tasmania, Australia. Koop A surname from Dutch [in turn originating as an occupation]. Koopman A surname from Dutch. Koopmann A surname from German. Kooragang A suburb of Newcastle in the City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Koorainghat A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. Koorawatha A locality in the Cowra council area and the Hilltops council area, central New South Wales, Australia. Kooreh A locality in the Shire of Northern Grampians, central western Victoria, Australia.