6-letter words containing k, h
- kantha — a type of Bengali embroidered quilt
- karahi — A deep circular vessel resembling a wok, traditionally of cast iron, used in Indian and Pakistani cuisine.
- kasbah — the older, native Arab quarter of a North African city, especially Algiers.
- kasher — kosher.
- kashim — a building used by Eskimos as a community gathering place or as a place where men congregate and socialize.
- kathak — a form of N Indian classical dancing that tells a story
- kaypoh — (Singapore) busybody.
- kazakh — a member of a nomadic Muslim people living mainly in Kazakhstan.
- keblah — kiblah.
- kechua — Quechua.
- keddah — (in India) an enclosure constructed to ensnare wild elephants.
- kensho — (sumo) prize money given to encourage rikishi by sponsors.
- khabur — a river in W Asia, flowing S from SE Turkey through NE Syria to the Euphrates. 200 miles (320 km) long.
- khafre — (Chephren) flourished late 26th century b.c, Egyptian king of the fourth dynasty (son of Cheops): builder of second pyramid at El Giza.
- khagan — A khan of khans, a ruler of a khaganate; (a holder of) an imperial rank used among certain Turkic and Mongolian peoples, equal in status to an emperor.
- khakis — Khaki-coloured/colored cotton trousers/pants.
- khalid — (Khalid ibn Abdul-Aziz al Saud) 1913–82, king of Saudi Arabia 1975–82 (son of ibn-Saud and brother of Faisal).
- khalif — a spiritual leader of Islam, claiming succession from Muhammad.
- khalsa — a martial fraternity originated in 1699 and remaining as one of the closely knit communities of the Sikhs.
- khanas — Plural form of khana.
- khanda — an Indian sword, having a broad, usually single-edged blade and a disklike pommel with a point.
- khania — Greek name of Canea.
- khanka — Lake, a lake in far SE Russia and NE China, N of Vladivostok. 1700 sq. mi. (4400 sq. km).
- khanty — a member of a Uralic people now living in scattered settlements along the river Ob and its tributaries in Siberia, and known from historical records to have lived in northern European Russia.
- kharif — (in India) a crop sown in early summer for harvesting in the autumn.
- khatri — a person who belongs to a Hindu mercantile caste alleged to originate with the Kshatriyas.
- khatti — Hatti.
- khayal — a kind of Indian classical vocal music
- khelat — a region in S Baluchistan, in SW Pakistan.
- khilat — (in India and the Middle East) a ceremonial robe or other gift given to someone by a superior as a mark of honour
- khimar — A head covering or veil worn in public by some Muslim women, typically covering the head, neck, and shoulders.
- khimki — a city in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: a suburb NW of Moscow.
- khlyst — a member of a rigorously ascetic Russian sect originating in the 17th century and believing that each successive leader of the sect was an incarnation of Christ.
- khonsu — a moon god worshipped esp at Thebes
- khoper — a river in S European Russia, flowing S to the Don River. 625 miles (1006 km) long.
- khotan — Older Spelling. Hotan.
- khoums — a coin and monetary unit of Mauritania, the 5th part of an ouguiya.
- khowar — an Indo-Iranian language of northwest Pakistan.
- khulna — a city in S Bangladesh, on the delta of the Ganges.
- khurta — a long-sleeved, hip-length shirt worn by men in India.
- khyber — (Cockney rhyming slang) arse.
- kiaugh — trouble or worry.
- kibbeh — A form of dumpling, from the Levant, made of spiced lamb and bulgur wheat.
- kiblah — the point toward which Muslims turn to pray, especially the Kaʿba, or House of God, at Mecca.
- kibosh — nonsense.
- kimchi — Korean Cookery. a spicy pickled or fermented mixture containing cabbage, onions, and sometimes fish, variously seasoned, as with garlic, horseradish, red peppers, and ginger.
- kippah — The cloth skullcap or yarmulke traditionally worn by male Jews.
- kirbeh — a leather bottle for carrying water
- kirsch — a fragrant, colorless, unaged brandy distilled from a fermented mash of cherries, produced especially in Germany, Switzerland, and Alsace, France.
- kishka — Also called stuffed derma. Jewish Cookery. a beef or fowl intestine stuffed with a mixture, as of flour, fat, onion, and seasonings, and roasted.