5-letter words that end in a
- ainga — (in Samoa) a large family, often spanning several generations
- aiora — a festival of ancient Attica at which dolls were swung from trees to commemorate Erigone's suicide by hanging.
- aisha — ?613–678 ad, the favourite wife of Mohammed; daughter of Abu Bekr
- ajiva — (in Jainism) a thing without life or a soul
- ajuga — a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the mint family
- akaba — a seaport in SW Jordan, at the N end of the Gulf of Aqaba.
- akala — a Hawaiian shrub or climber, Rubus macraei, bearing a large, red, edible raspberry.
- akasa — Ether or atmosphere, as one of the elements in Hindu philosophy.
- akela — the adult leader of a pack of Cub Scouts
- akita — a large powerfully-built dog of a Japanese breed with erect ears, a typically white coat, and a large full tail carried curled over its back
- akkra — a seaport in and the capital of Ghana, on the Gulf of Guinea.
- akola — a city in Maharashtra, W central India, on the Morna River.
- alala — a dull, brownish-tinged crow that occurs only in Hawaii.
- alapa — the light blow on the cheek delivered by the bishop in a confirmation service.
- alava — Cape, a cape in NW Washington: westernmost point in the contiguous U.S.
- aldea — a village or a villa in Portugal or a Portuguese colony
- alexa — a female given name, form of Alexandra.
- aliya — any immigration to Israel, the Holy Land
- alloa — a town in E central Scotland, the administrative centre of Clackmannanshire. Pop: 18 989 (2001)
- aloha — hello
- alosa — Shad.
- alpha — the first letter in the Greek alphabet (Α, α), a vowel transliterated as a
- alt-a — a type of US mortgage with interest rates determined by credit risk
- alula — the terminal part of a bird's wing corresponding to the thumb, consisting of two or more quills; bastard wing
- amapa — a state of N Brazil, on the Amazon delta. Capital: Macapá. Pop: 516 511 (2002). Area: 143 716 sq km (55 489 sq miles)
- amasa — the commander of Absalom's army and later of David's army. II Sam. 17:25; 19:13.
- amata — the mother, by Latinus, of Lavinia.
- ameba — An ameba is the smallest kind of living creature. Amebae consist of only one cell, and are found in water or soil.
- amida — a paradise believed by the followers of a Mahayana sect (Pure Land sect) to be ruled over by a Buddha (Amida) whose hope it is to bring all beings into it.
- amiga — a female friend.
- amina — a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “honest and faithful.”.
- amnia — Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- amora — one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Palestine and Babylonia from the 3rd to the 6th centuries a.d., whose commentaries on and interpretations of the Mishnah comprise the Palestinian and Babylonian Gemaras.
- anata — (in Theravada Buddhism) the belief that since all things are constantly changing, there can be no such thing as a permanent, unchanging self: one of the three basic characteristics of existence
- anaya — Rudolfo [roo-dol-foh] /ruˈdɒl foʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1937, U.S. author.
- angma — agma.
- anima — the feminine principle as present in the male unconscious
- anita — a feminine name: dim. Nita
- anoia — extreme mental deficiency.
- anoka — a city in E Minnesota.
- anova — analysis of variance
- antra — a cavity in a body organ, especially a bone.
- aorta — The aorta is the main artery through which blood leaves your heart before it flows through the rest of your body.
- aosta — a town in NW Italy, capital of Valle d'Aosta region: Roman remains. Pop: 34 062 (2001)
- apnea — temporary stopping of breathing
- appia — Adolphe [French a-dawlf] /French aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1862–1928, Swiss stage designer and theatrical producer.
- aqaba — the only port in Jordan, in the southwest, on the Gulf of Aqaba. Pop: 80 790 (2004)
- ara-a — an antiviral drug, C10H13N5O4H2O, that prevents DNA synthesis; used to treat certain herpes infections
- araba — an Asian carriage, wagon or cart that is drawn by horses or oxen
- araxa — a city in E Brazil.