5-letter words that end in i
- ponzi — a swindle in which a quick return, made up of money from new investors, on an initial investment lures the victim into much bigger risks.
- poori — a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- primi — the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- prodi — Romano (rəˈmɑːnəʊ). born 1939, Italian politician; prime minister (1996–98; 2006–08); president of the European Commission (1999–2004)
- psoai — either of two muscles, one on each side of the loin, extending internally from the sides of the spinal column to the upper end of the femur, which assist in flexing and rotating the thigh and flexing the trunk on the pelvis.
- pu-yi — Henry, 1906–67, as Hsüan T'ung, last emperor of China 1908–12; as K'ang Tê, puppet emperor of Manchukuo 1934–45.
- pulci — Luigi (ˈlwiːdʒi). 1432–84, Italian poet. His masterpiece is the comic epic poem Morgante (1483)
- punji — (in SE Asia) a sharpened bamboo stake, sometimes tipped with poison, hidden at the bottom of a camouflaged hole that forms a trap
- putti — a representation of a cherubic infant, often shown winged.
- qibli — In the direction of qibla.
- quasi — resembling; seeming; virtual: a quasi member.
- qulfi — Alternative form of kulfi.
- rabbi — the chief religious official of a synagogue, trained usually in a theological seminary and duly ordained, who delivers the sermon at a religious service and performs ritualistic, pastoral, educational, and other functions in and related to his or her capacity as a spiritual leader of Judaism and the Jewish community. Compare cantor (def 2).
- radii — a plural of radius.
- rahui — a Māori prohibition
- rangi — the sky
- rashi — (Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- recti — plural of rectus.
- reiki — a form of therapy in which the practitioner is believed to channel energy into the patient in order to encourage healing or restore wellbeing
- ricci — Sebastiano [se-bahs-tyah-naw] /ˌsɛ bɑsˈtyɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1660?–1734, Italian painter.
- rieti — Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- rishi — an inspired sage or poet.
- rooti — bread.
- roshi — the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- rösti — a Swiss dish consisting of grated potato formed into a cake, sometimes with onion, fried, and topped with cheese
- rubai — a verse form of Persian origin consisting of four-line stanzas
- rundi — a member of a people constituting virtually the entire population of Burundi.
- saadi — (Muslih ud-Din) 1184?–1291? Persian poet.
- sakai — a member of a tribal people of Malaya.
- sakti — the female principle or organ of generative power.
- salii — (in ancient Rome) a college of priests of Mars and Quirinus who guarded the ancilia and led the festivities in their honor.
- salmi — a ragout of partially cooked game, as pheasant or woodcock, stewed in wine and butter.
- sampi — an ancient Greek number character
- sarai — an earlier name of Sarah. Gen. 17:15.
- sarpi — Paolo (ˈpaolo), real name Pietro Soave Polano. 1552–1623, Italian scholar, theologian, and patriot, who championed the Venetian republic in its dispute with Pope Paul V, arguing against papal absolutism and for the separation of church and state
- saudi — a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia.
- segni — Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- sehri — a meal eaten before sunrise by Muslims during Ramadan
- sengi — a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- sensi — a teacher or instructor, esp of karate or judo
- senti — a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- serai — (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- shari — Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- shchi — a Russian cabbage soup
- shi'i — a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam that regards Ali, the son-in-law of Muhammad, as the legitimate successor of Muhammad, and disregards the three caliphs who succeeded him.
- shiai — a judo contest
- shogi — the Japanese version of chess.
- shoji — a light screen consisting of a framework of wood covered with paper or other translucent material, used originally in Japanese homes as one of a series of sliding panels between the interior and exterior or between two interior spaces.
- siepi — Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- sinai — Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.