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 koumbara A female koumbaros. koumbaros The person who, during a Greek Orthodox wedding, exchanges the crowns over the couple's heads and has other related roles koumiss A fermented drink made from mare's milk, common among peoples of the Central Asian steppes. koumpounophobia The fear of buttons (clothing fasteners). Koungmiut An Eskimo tribe of the west coast of Hudson Bay. Kountz A surname. Kountze A city, the county seat of Hardin County, Texas, United States. Kounu The ancient Meitei guardian goddess of the northern direction, the snows of the far north, giver of good rainfall, and a consort of God Koupalu. Koupalu The ancient Meitei tutelary guardian god of the northwestern direction. He is the mythological founder of human civilization. kouprey A wild, forest-dwelling ox, Bos sauveli, from Cambodia and surrounding countries. koura A freshwater crayfish of the genus Paranephrops, only found in New Zealand. kourabiedes Almond biscuits or cookies popular in the Greek and Cypriot communities. kourai animate statues of beautiful maidens, forged out of gold by the divine smith Hephaistos, who attended the Olympian gods Kouri A surname. kouros A sculpture of a naked youth in Ancient Greece, the male equivalent of a kore. kourotrophic Relating to the goddess Kourotrophos. kourotrophos Any of a class of Mycenaean terracotta figurines depicting women carrying children. Kourou A commune of French Guiana department, France. Kourtney A unisex given name transferred from the surname, variant of Courtney. Koury A surname. kousapw A local polity of Pohnpei, usually consisting of a group of houses, ruled by a Soumas. kouse A plant or herb with edible roots, in the genus Lomatium, used in traditional Native American foods and medicines. Koushik A male given name from Bengali. Koussevitzky A surname from Russian. koussin An anthelmintic resin derived from kousso. kousso An Ethiopian rosaceous tree whose flowers were used as a vermifuge, of species Hagenia abyssinica. koutchie A pipe for smoking cannabis. koutekite A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal gray blue mineral containing arsenic and copper. Koutsos A surname. Kouvola A city and municipality of the Kymenlaakso region, in southern Finland. kouxian A type of mouth harp, of Chinese origin, usually made of bamboo or sometimes brass, and often consisting of more than one lamellae. kouza An old unit of liquid measure in Cyprus, equivalent to 9 quarts. Kouznetsoff A transliteration of the Russian surname Кузнецов (Kuznecov). Kouznetsov A transliteration of the Russian surname Кузнецов (Kuznecov). Kovac A surname from Czech, Slovak, Slovene, or Serbo-Croatian. Kovacevic A surname from Serbo-Croatian. Kovacevich A surname from Serbo-Croatian. Kovach A surname. Kovacic A surname from Serbo-Croatian or Slovene. Kovacich A surname from Serbo-Croatian or Slovene. Kovacik A surname from Slovak. Kovack A surname from Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Serbo-Croatian, or Hungarian. Kovacs A surname from Hungarian. Kovacsian Of or relating to Ernie Kovacs (1919–1962), American entertainer, whose visually experimental and often spontaneous comedic style influenced numerous television comedy programs. Kovacsics A surname from Hungarian. Koval A surname from Ukrainian. Kovalainen A surname from Finnish. Kovalchuk A surname from Ukrainian. Kovalcik A surname. Kovalenko A surname. Kovaleski A surname from Polish. Kovalik A surname from Czech. Kovar A surname. Kovarik A surname. kovdorskite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and phosphorus. Kovel An urban hromada of Kovel Raion, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine, established in June 2020. Kovid A male given name of Sanskrit origin, used in South Asia and among diaspora communities. kovil A Hindu temple built in a distinct style of Dravidian architecture. Kovrig A surname. Kovrov A city in Vladimir Oblast, Russia. kovsh A Russian ladle or drinking bowl Kovtun A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Ковтун (Kovtun). KOW The station code of Kowloon in Hong Kong. Kowagmiut A group of Eskimos living near the Kobuk River in northwestern Alaska. Kowal A surname from Polish. Kowalchuk A surname from Ukrainian. Kowalczyk A surname from Polish. Kowaleski A surname. Kowalewski A surname from Polish. Kowalik A surname from Polish. Kowalke A surname from German. Kowalkowski A surname from Polish. Kowall A surname from Polish. Kowalski A surname from Polish. Kowalsky A surname. kowari A small carnivorous rat-like marsupial, Dasyuroides byrnei, endemic to the dry grasslands and deserts of central Australia. kowhai Any of several small woody legume trees in the genus Sophora native to New Zealand that have yellow flowers. The national flower of New Zealand. Kowitz A surname from German. Kowloon A region, peninsula, and urban area of Hong Kong. Kowloonside The part of Hong Kong on the Kowloon Peninsula. Kowohl A surname. Kowoll A surname. kowtow To kneel and bow low enough to touch one’s forehead to the ground. kowtower One who kowtows; a sycophant. kowtowing The act of one who kowtows; a submissive bow. Kowtun A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Ковтун (Kovtun). Koxinga A Chinese-Japanese Ming loyalist who resisted the Qing conquest of China's southeastern coast. Koxlax A village in Hotan County, Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China. Koxtag A town in Pishan, Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China, formerly a township. Koy A surname. Koya A precolonial African state from 1505 to 1896 in the north of present-day Sierra Leone, founded by the Temne ethnic group. koyak spoilt, damaged Koyal A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. Koyama A surname from Japanese. Koyasu A neighborhood of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. koyemshi An attendant and interpreter of the kachinas. Koyilandy A taluk and a municipality in Kozhikode district, Kerala, India. Koyiyumptewa A surname from Hopi. koyok A phoney or fraudulent item; anything deceptively promoted as genuine or of high quality. Koyuga A locality in the Shire of Campaspe, northern Victoria, Australia Koyukon A member of an Athabascan people of northern Alaska, whose traditional home is along the Koyukuk and Yukon rivers. Koyukuk A city in Alaska. Koza A surname. Kozacek A surname. kozachok A Ukrainian and Russian couple-dance with constantly increasing tempo. Kozak A surname. Kozani A city in northern Greece, capital of the region of West Macedonia. Kozar A surname. Kozel A surname from Czech Kozhikode A city in Kerala, in southwestern India. Kozhimannil A surname. Kozi A German communist. Koziatyn A city in Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine. Kozicki A surname. Koziel A surname. Kozienice A town in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland. Kozik A surname. Kozikowski A surname from Polish. Koziol A surname from Polish. Kozloski A surname. Kozlov A surname. Kozlovsky A raion of Chuvash, Russia. Kozlowski A surname from Polish. kozogami Japanese tissue. Kozonis A surname from Greek. Kozub A surname. Kozuch A surname. Kozue A female given name from Japanese. kozulite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and sodium. Kozyr A surname. kozyrevskite An arsenate analogue of milkovoite. kpanlogo A form of dance and music that originated in the 1960s among urban youth in Accra, Ghana. Kpasam A language spoken in Nigeria. KPD The Communist Party of Germany. Kpelle A member of the largest ethnic group of Liberia. KPL The Lao News Agency. KPLE The station code of Kopai railway station in India. KPO Communist Party of Germany (Opposition). Kpod Etomidate, as an unlawfully-used controlled drug mixed in e-cigarette liquid. kpomo cowhide used as food. Kpuesi Synonym of Kpelle (“African people”). Kpwe A Bantu language of Cameroon. kra The letter Κʻ or ĸ, formerly used to write the Kalaallisut language of Greenland, replaced in 1973 by the letter q. Kraabel A surname. Kraaifontein A town in the Western Cape province, South Africa. kraal In Central and Southern Africa, a small rural community. kraalhead The traditional leader of a kraal. Kraatz A surname from German. krab imitation crab meat; crab stick; kamaboko Krabbe A surname.