6-letter words containing i, n, a
- jingal — a large musket fired from a rest, often mounted on a carriage: formerly used in India, China, etc.
- jinnah — Mohammed Ali ("Quaid-i-Azam") 1876–1948, Muslim leader in India: first governor general of Pakistan 1947–48.
- jovian — (Flavius Claudius Jovianus) a.d. 331?–364, Roman emperor 363–364.
- julian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Julius Caesar.
- kainga — Maori village.
- kaizen — a business philosophy or system that is based on making positive changes on a regular basis, as to improve productivity.
- kalian — a Persian tobacco pipe in which the smoke is drawn through water; hookah.
- kamina — a city in S Zaire.
- kamsin — Alternative spelling of khamsin.
- kangri — A small wicker-covered clay pot containing hot coals, worn under clothing in Kashmir to warm the skin.
- kanuri — a member of a people living in northeast Nigeria and in Niger.
- kaolin — a fine white clay used in the manufacture of porcelain.
- kaonic — of or relating to a kaon
- kation — a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- kazvin — a city in NW Iran, NW of Teheran: capital of Persia in the 16th century.
- kentia — Any palm tree in the genus Howea.
- khania — Greek name of Canea.
- kiangs — Plural form of kiang.
- kidman — Nicole. born 1967, Australian film actress, born in Hawaii. Her films include To Die For (1995), Eyes Wide Shut (1999), The Hours (2002), The Golden Compass (2007), and The Railway Man (2014)
- kidnap — to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.
- kievan — of or relating to Kiev.
- kimona — Alternative form of kimono.
- kinara — A candle holder used in Kwanzaa celebrations.
- kinase — a transferase that catalyzes the phosphorylation of a substrate by ATP.
- kinate — Alternative form of quinate.
- kinema — cinema.
- kirana — (in India) a small, usually family-owned shop selling groceries and other sundries
- kirman — a Persian rug marked by ornate flowing designs and light, muted colors.
- kirpan — a small dagger worn by orthodox Sikhs.
- kirtan — A call-and-response chant performed in India's devotional traditions.
- kiruna — a city in N Sweden: important iron-mining center.
- kistna — former name of Krishna (def 2).
- kozani — a city in central Greece.
- kutani — Japanese porcelain made in Kaga province in the late 17th century, often with both underglaze and overglaze enamel decoration; imitated in the 19th century.
- lacing — a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lactin — (obsolete) lactose.
- lading — the act of lading.
- ladino — Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- laggin — Usually, laggins. the staves at the bottom of a barrel, cask, or other hooped vessel.
- laking — Present participle of lake.
- lamina — a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- laming — Present participle of lame.
- lanais — Plural form of lanai.
- landis — Kenesaw Mountain [ken-uh-saw] /ˈkɛn əˌsɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1944, U.S. jurist: first commissioner of baseball 1920–44.
- lanier — Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- larine — characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- larkin — Philip, 1922–85, English poet and critic.
- larnin — Present participle of larn.
- lasing — the generation of coherent light by a laser.
- latina — of or relating to females of Latin-American descent: My mother is Latina. She will be the company’s first Latina CEO.