5-letter words containing n, a
- jumna — a river in N India, flowing SE from the Himalayas to the Ganges at Allahabad. 860 miles (1385 meters) long.
- junta — a small group ruling a country, especially immediately after a coup d'état and before a legally constituted government has been instituted.
- kagan — Alternative spelling of khagan.
- kalan — (archaic) The sea otter.
- kalon — Ideal perfect beauty in the physical and moral sense, especially as perceived by Greek philosophers.
- kanak — a native or inhabitant of New Caledonia who seeks independence from France
- kandy — a city in central Sri Lanka: famous Buddhist temples.
- kaneh — an ancient Hebrew measure of six cubits
- kanga — (Sikhism) A comb, required to be worn at all times by Sikhs, one of the five Ks.
- kango — A Japanese word of Chinese origin, or a Japanese word coined along Chinese lines (a Sino-Japanese word).
- kanin — Garson [gahr-suh n] /ˈgɑr sən/ (Show IPA), 1912–1999, U.S. playwright, actor, and director.
- kanji — a system of Japanese writing using Chinese-derived characters.
- kanon — (musical instrument) synonym of monochord (used mainly in reference to ancient Greek music).
- kansa — a member of a North American Indian people formerly of eastern Kansas, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- kansu — Wade-Giles. Gansu.
- kanzu — a long, usually white robe worn especially by men in central and eastern Africa.
- kaons — Plural form of kaon.
- karan — Donna. born 1948, US fashion designer; creator of the DKNY clothing label
- karen — a group of people of eastern and southern Burma (Myanmar).
- karun — a river in SW Iran, flowing SW to the Shatt-al-Arab. About 515 miles (830 km) long.
- karyn — a female given name.
- kazan — Republic of, an autonomous republic in central Russia on the E European Plain, at the confluence of the Volga and Kama rivers. 26,192 sq. mi. (67,836 sq. km). Capital: Kazan.
- kazin — Alfred, 1915–98, U.S. literary critic.
- kenaf — a tropical plant, Hibiscus cannabinus, of the mallow family, yielding a fiber resembling jute.
- kenya — a republic in E Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British crown colony and protectorate. 223,478 sq. mi. (578,808 sq. km). Capital: Nairobi.
- khana — (India, Pakistan) food, a meal.
- khans — Plural form of khan.
- kiang — a wild ass, Equus kiang, of Tibet and Mongolia.
- kinas — Plural form of kina.
- kinda — kind of; rather: The movie was kinda boring.
- kisan — (in India) a peasant.
- klang — a tone composed of several notes sounding together
- knack — a special skill, talent, or aptitude: He had a knack for saying the right thing.
- knags — Plural form of knag.
- knaur — A knot or burl in a tree.
- knave — an unprincipled, untrustworthy, or dishonest person.
- knead — to work (dough, clay, etc.) into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching.
- koans — Plural form of koan.
- koban — old oval-shaped Japanese gold coin
- konak — a large, usually official residence.
- konia — a city in S Turkey, S of Ankara.
- konya — a city in S Turkey, S of Ankara.
- koran — the sacred text of Islam, divided into 114 chapters, or suras: revered as the word of God, dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel, and accepted as the foundation of Islamic law, religion, culture, and politics.
- krang — The carcass of a whale after the blubber has been removed.
- krans — a former silver coin of Iran.
- krona — a nickel-brass or aluminum coin and monetary unit of Iceland, equal to 100 aurar. Abbreviation: Kr., kr.
- kuban — a river flowing NW from the Caucasus Mountains to the Black and the Azov seas. 512 miles (825 km) long.
- kulan — the Asiatic wild ass of the Russian steppes, probably a variety of kiang or onager
- kunai — A Japanese tool and weapon, possibly derived from the masonry trowel, used as a weapon by ninja (or samurai).
- kynar — a hard, white polyvinylidene fluoride resin that resists chemicals and heat, used in pipes, pumps, etc.