8-letter words that end in i
- kustanai — a city in N Kazakhstan, on the Tobol river.
- lemnisci — Plural form of lemniscus.
- leo viii — died a.d. 965, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 963–965.
- leo xiii — (Giovanni Vincenzo Pecci) 1810–1903, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1878–1903.
- leopardi — Count Giacomo [jah-kuh-moh;; Italian jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kəˌmoʊ;; Italian ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1798–1837, Italian poet.
- lex loci — the law of a place.
- libretti — (music, rare) Plural form of libretto.
- linguini — a type of pasta in long, slender, flat strips.
- literati — Well-educated people who are interested in literature.
- llanelli — an industrial town in S Wales, in SE Carmarthenshire on an inlet of Carmarthen Bay. Pop: 46 357 (2001)
- lombardi — Vince(nt Thomas) 1913–70, U.S. football coach.
- louis ii — German Ludwig II. ("the German") a.d. 804?–876, king of Germany 843–876 (son of Louis I).
- louis vi — ("the Fat") 1081–1137, king of France 1108–37.
- louis xi — 1423–83, king of France 1461–83 (son of Charles VII).
- lucius i — Saint, died a.d. 254, pope 253–254.
- luisetti — Angelo ("Hank") 1916–2002, U.S. basketball player.
- macaroni — small, tubular pasta prepared from wheat flour.
- maebashi — a city in the central part of Honshu, in central Japan.
- maghrebi — a native or inhabitant of the Maghreb.
- mahanadi — a river in central India, flowing N and E to the Bay of Bengal. 550 miles (885 km) long.
- maharani — (formerly) the wife of a maharajah.
- mahimahi — the dolphinfish, especially when used as a food fish.
- mahratti — Marathi.
- malayali — a speaker of the Malayalam language
- malihini — a newcomer to Hawaii.
- malleoli — the bony protuberance on either side of the ankle, at the lower end of the fibula or of the tibia.
- malpighi — Marcello [mahr-chel-law] /mɑrˈtʃɛl lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1628–94, Italian anatomist.
- manjusri — a Bodhisattva personifying wisdom.
- manuel i — called the Fortunate. 1469–1521, king of Portugal (1495–1521); his reign saw the discovery of Brazil and the beginning of Portuguese trade with India and the East
- manuhiri — a visitor to a Māori marae
- maravedi — a former gold coin issued by the Moors in Spain.
- mariachi — pertaining to traditional Mexican dance music, usually played by a small band of strolling musicians dressed in native costumes.
- martin i — Saint, died a.d. 655, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 649–655.
- mascagni — Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1863–1945, Italian operatic composer.
- menomini — Menominee.
- mercouri — Melina (məˈliːnə). 1925–94, Greek actress and politician: her films include Never on Sunday (1960); minister of culture (1981–85 and 1993–94)
- mexicali — a city in and the capital of Baja California, in NW Mexico, on the Mexican-U.S. border.
- mikasuki — a member of an American Indian people, formerly part of the Creek Confederacy and surviving chiefly as one of the two branches of the Muskogean family represented among the Florida Seminoles.
- minakari — A type of enamelwork Indian jewellery, especially champlev\u00e9. (from 20th c.).
- mini-ski — a ski that is shorter than standard size, esp used by learners
- minnelli — Liza (ˈlaɪzə). born 1946, US actress and singer, daughter of Judy Garland. Her films include Charlie Bubbles (1968), Cabaret (1972), Arthur (1981), and Stepping Out (1991)
- missouri — a state in the central United States. 69,674 sq. mi. (180,455 sq. km). Capital: Jefferson City. Abbreviation: MO (for use with zip code), Mo.
- mitilíni — chief city of Lesbos, on the SE coast: pop. 24,000
- miyazaki — a city on SE Kyushu, in Japan.
- mizrachi — a Zionist movement, founded in 1902, chiefly devoted to furthering the integration of Zionism and religious orthodoxy.
- monokini — a topless bikini.
- morbilli — measles (def 1).
- mordecai — the cousin and guardian of Esther who delivered the Jews from the destruction planned by Haman. Esther 2–8.
- morgagni — Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1682–1771, Italian anatomist.
- museveni — Yoweri Kaguta [yohwer-ee kah-goo-tah] /ˈyoʊwɛr i kɑˈgu tɑ/ (Show IPA), born 1944, Ugandan politician: president 1986-.