5-letter words containing j, a
- abjad — (linguistics) A writing system, similar to a syllabary, in which there is one glyph (that is a symbol or letter) for each consonant or consonantal phoneme. Some languages that use abjads are Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Urdu. Abjads differ from syllabaries (such as the Japanese hiragana) in that the vowel quality of each letter is left unspecified, and must be inferred from context and grammar.
- abuja — the federal capital of Nigeria, in the centre of the country. Pop: 467 000 (2005 est)
- ajiva — (in Jainism) a thing without life or a soul
- ajman — a sheikdom in E Arabia, the smallest of the United Arab Emirates, on the Persian Gulf. 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- ajmer — a city in NW India, in Rajasthan: textile centre. Pop: 485 197 (2001)
- ajuga — a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the mint family
- ajvar — Relish made principally out of red bell peppers, with eggplant, garlic and chili pepper, predominantly popular in the Western Balkans.
- anjou — a former province of W France, in the Loire valley: a medieval countship from the 10th century, belonging to the English crown from 1154 until 1204; annexed by France in 1480
- askja — a volcano in E central Iceland: active in 1961; largest crater in Iceland. Height: 1510 m (4954 ft). Area of crater: 88 sq km (34 sq miles)
- awaji — an island in Japan, S of Honshu and N of Shikoku. 230 sq. mi. (596 sq. km).
- bajaj — (Indonesia) A tuk-tuk.
- bajan — a native of Barbados
- bajer — Fredrik [fred-rik;; Danish frith -rik] /ˈfrɛd rɪk;; Danish ˈfrɪð rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1837–1922, Danish politician and author: Nobel Peace Prize 1908.
- bajra — a type of millet grown in India
- banjo — A banjo is a musical instrument that looks like a guitar with a circular body, a long neck, and four or more strings.
- baoji — a city in W Shaanxi province, in central China.
- bejas — a member of a group of nomadic, predominantly Muslim peoples of northeastern Sudan.
- bhaji — A bhaji is a small piece of food of Indian origin, made of vegetables fried in batter with spices.
- cajal — Santiago Ramon y. 1852–1934, Spanish histologist, a pioneer of modern neurophysiology: shared the Nobel prize for medicine 1906
- cajan — a member of a group of people living in parts of the South, especially Alabama, whose ancestry is a mixture of white, black, and possibly Indian.
- cajon — a Peruvian wooden box used as a drum and played with the hands
- cajun — Cajun means belonging or relating to a group of people who live mainly in Louisiana in the United States, and are descended from French people. Cajun is also used to refer to the language and culture of these people.
- chaja — A Brazilian bird, the crested screamer, often domesticated and used to guard poultry.
- djawa — Java2
- dunaj — Czech and Slovak name of the Dvina.
- dvija — a person who is twice-born: a distinction made between the first three classes of society and the lowest class, the Shudra. Only the dvijas may study the Vedas.
- falaj — A qanat.
- gadjo — a non-ethnic Romany
- ganja — marijuana, especially in the form of a potent preparation used chiefly for smoking.
- guija — Lake, a lake on the border between SE Guatemala and NW El Salvador, in Central America. About 20 miles (32 km) long.
- hadje — Archaic form of hajji.
- hadji — hajji.
- hajis — Plural form of haji.
- hajji — a Muslim who has gone on a pilgrimage to Mecca.
- hejab — Alternative spelling of hijab.
- hejaz — a region in Saudi Arabia bordering on the Red Sea, formerly an independent kingdom: contains the Islamic holy cities of Medina and Mecca. About 150,000 sq. mi. (388,500 sq. km). Capital: Mecca.
- hijab — a traditional scarf worn by Muslim women to cover the hair and neck and sometimes the face.
- hijaz — a region in Saudi Arabia bordering on the Red Sea, formerly an independent kingdom: contains the Islamic holy cities of Medina and Mecca. About 150,000 sq. mi. (388,500 sq. km). Capital: Mecca.
- hijra — the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina to escape persecution a.d. 622: regarded as the beginning of the Muslim Era.
- hodja — A Muslim schoolmaster.
- hujra — A drawing room where guests are entertained in Pashtun areas of Pakistan.
- ijma' — the consensus of all believers on the rightness of a belief or practice.
- ikeja — a town in SW Nigeria, capital of Lagos state: residential and industrial suburb of Lagos. Pop (local government area): 313 196 (2006)
- j say — Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1767–1832, French economist. Compare Say's law.
- j-bar — a J-shaped hook suspended from the moving cable of a ski lift, used to pull a skier uphill
- jabal — a son of Lamech, and the progenitor of nomadic shepherds. Gen. 4:20.
- jabir — Geber.
- jabot — a decorative ruffle or other arrangement of lace or cloth attached at the neckline and extending down the front of a woman's blouse or dress or, formerly, of a man's shirt.
- jacal — JAffer's Canonical ALgebra
- jaccl — (tool) An LR1 grammar parser generator written by Dave Jones at Megatest.
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