5-letter words that end in i
- bindi — a decorative dot worn in the middle of the forehead, esp by Hindu women
- blini — Russian pancakes made of buckwheat flour and yeast
- bodhi — enlightenment
- bohai — a large inlet of the Yellow Sea on the coast of NE China
- bondi — Sir Hermann. 1919–2005, British mathematician and cosmologist, born in Austria; joint originator (with Sir Fred Hoyle and Thomas Gold) of the steady-state theory of the universe
- braai — to grill or roast (meat) over open coals
- bragi — the god of poetry and music, son of Odin
- busti — a small settlement; village.
- cacti — any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- calli — Irregular plural form of callus.
- campi — (nonstandard) Irregular plural form of campus.
- capri — an island off W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: resort since Roman times. Pop: 12 200 (2002 est). Area: about 13 sq km (5 sq miles)
- cardi — Alternative spelling of cardie.
- carpi — of carpus
- cauri — a monetary unit of Guinea, the 100th part of a syli.
- ceili — A social event with traditional Irish or Scottish music and dancing.
- celli — (rare) Plural form of cello.
- cenci — a verse tragedy (1819) by Shelley.
- cerci — one of a pair of appendages at the rear of the abdomen of certain insects and other arthropods, serving as tactile organs.
- cesti — Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- chari — a river in N central Africa, rising in the N Central African Republic and flowing north to Lake Chad. Length: about 2250 km (1400 miles)
- chedi — A Thai Buddhist monument similar to a stupa.
- cheri — a female given name.
- chiai — a city on W Taiwan.
- chibi — (countable, anime, manga) A child-like character with exaggerated features, particularly in anime.
- chili — the dried pod of red pepper, a very hot seasoning
- choli — a short-sleeved bodice, as worn by Indian women
- cippi — (in classical architecture) a stele.
- cirri — cirrus (sense 1)
- clavi — Psychiatry. an intense headache in which the pain is likened to one that would be produced by a sharp object driven into the skull.
- coati — any omnivorous mammal of the genera Nasua and Nasuella, of Central and South America: family Procyonidae, order Carnivora (carnivores). They are related to but larger than the raccoons, having a long flexible snout and a brindled coat
- cocci — coccus
- combi — denoting a machine that has two or more uses or functions
- coqui — Coqui frog.
- corgi — A corgi is a type of small dog with short legs and a pointed nose.
- corti — Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- craxi — Bettino (beˈtiːno). 1934–2000, Italian socialist statesman; prime minister (1983–87)
- croci — Plural form of crocus.
- culti — a cult.
- cunei — Anatomy. a wedge-shaped convolution on the medial surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum.
- cunji — (Australia, colloquial) short for cunjevoi.
- curli — curled hairlike processes on the surface of the bacterium Escherichia coli by means of which the bacterium adheres to and infects wounds
- danzi — Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1763–1826, German composer.
- darzi — (in India) a tailor
- dashi — a clear stock made from dried fish and kelp
- delhi — the capital of India, in the N central part, on the Jumna river: consists of Old Delhi (a walled city reconstructed in 1639 on the site of former cities of Delhi, which date from the 15th century bc) and New Delhi to the south, chosen as the capital in 1912, replacing Kolkata (then called Calcutta); university (1922). Pop: 9 817 439 (2001)
- demoi — (political science) Plural form of demos The common populaces of several states.
- desai — Morarji (Ranchhodji) (məˈrɑːdʒɪ). 1896–1995, Indian statesman, noted for his asceticism. He founded the Janata party in opposition to Indira Gandhi, whom he defeated in the 1977 election; prime minister of India (1977–79)
- dhobi — (in India, Malaya, East Africa, etc, esp formerly) a washerman
- dhoni — A handcrafted sailboat with a motor or lateen sails, resembling a dhow, that is used in the Maldives.