9-letter words that end in i
- james vii — title as king of Scotland of James II of England and Ireland
- john viii — died a.d. 882, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 872–882.
- john xiii — died a.d. 972, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 965–972.
- john xvii — (Sicco) died 1003, pope 1003.
- john xxii — (Jacques Duèse) c1244–1334, French ecclesiastic: pope 1316–34.
- joseph ii — 1741–90, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1765–90 (son of Francis I; brother of Leopold II and Marie Antoinette).
- julius ii — (Giuliano della Rovere) 1443–1513, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1503–13.
- jumada ii — the sixth month of the Muslim year
- k'ang hsi — (Shêng-tsu) 1654?–1722, Chinese emperor of the Ch'ing dynasty 1662–1722.
- kachcheri — The government department that administrates a district in Sri Lanka.
- kaczynski — Lech. 1949–2010, Polish politician, president of Poland (2005–10)
- kalamkari — A type of cotton cloth printed by hand, originally made in southern India.
- kamarhati — a city in West Bengal state, in NE India, a suburb of Kolkata.
- kamilaroi — an Australian aboriginal language spoken in northern New South Wales.
- kathakali — a form of dance drama of S India using mime and based on Hindu literature
- kawaguchi — a city on SE Honshu, in central Japan, N of Tokyo.
- kenneth i — surnamed MacAlpine. died 858, king of the Scots of Dalriada and of the Picts (?844–858): considered the first Scottish king
- khwarizmi — Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
- kisangani — a city in the N Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Congo (Zaire) River.
- kiswahili — Swahili (def 2).
- kong fuzi — K'ung Fu-tzŭ.
- korzybski — Alfred (Habdank Skarbek) [hab-dangk skahr-bek;; Polish hahp-dahngk skahr-bek] /ˈhæb dæŋk ˈskɑr bɛk;; Polish ˈhɑp dɑŋk ˈskɑr bɛk/ (Show IPA), 1879–1950, U.S. writer on general semantics, born in Poland.
- kuchipudi — a form of S Indian classical dancing
- kundalini — the vital force lying dormant within one until activated by the practice of yoga, which leads one toward spiritual power and eventual salvation.
- kuniyoshi — Yasuo [yah-soo-aw] /yɑˈsu ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1893–1953, U.S. painter, born in Japan.
- kurashiki — a city on SW Honshu, in Japan.
- leopold i — 1640–1705, king of Hungary 1655–1705; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1658–1705.
- lilangeni — a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Swaziland, equal to 100 cents.
- locatelli — Pietro [pee-ey-troh;; Italian pye-traw] /piˈeɪ troʊ;; Italian ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1695–1764, Italian violinist and composer.
- lothair i — a.d. 795?–855, king of Germany 840–843; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 840–855 (son of Louis I).
- louis vii — ("the Young") 1121?–80, king of France 1137–80 (son of Louis VI).
- louis xii — ("the Father of the People") 1462–1515, king of France 1498–1515.
- louis xvi — 1754–93, king of France 1774–92 (grandson of Louis XV and husband of Marie Antoinette).
- lucius ii — (Gherardo Caccianemici dell' Orso) died 1145, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1144–45.
- ludwig ii — German name of Louis II.
- maccaroni — macaroni.
- maharishi — a teacher of spiritual and mystical knowledge; religious sage: often used as an honorary title.
- mahi-mahi — the dolphinfish, especially when used as a food fish.
- mahmud ii — 1785–1839, sultan of Turkey 1809–39.
- maiduguri — a city in NE Nigeria.
- makizushi — Rolled sushi.
- manicotti — a dish consisting of large, tubular noodles stuffed with a mild cheese and baked in a tomato sauce.
- marinetti — Emilio Filippo Tommaso [e-mee-lyaw fee-leep-paw tawm-mah-zaw] /ɛˈmi lyɔ fiˈlip pɔ tɔmˈmɑ zɔ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1944, Italian writer.
- marinus i — died a.d. 884, pope 882–884.
- martin ii — died a.d. 884, pope 882–884.
- mata hari — (Gertrud Margarete Zelle) 1876–1917, Dutch dancer in France: executed as a spy by the French.
- matagouri — a thorny bush of New Zealand, Discaria toumatou, that forms thickets in open country
- mattagami — a river in E Ontario, Canada, flowing N to join the Missinaibi River and form the Moose River. 275 miles (443 km) long.
- mattaponi — a river in E Virginia, flowing SE to join the Pamunkey and form the York River. 120 miles (193 km) long.
- matteotti — Giacomo [jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1924, Italian socialist leader.