6-letter words containing a, k, u
- kaputt — (slang) alternative spelling of kaput.
- karamu — a small New Zealand tree, Coprosma robusta, with glossy leaves and orange fruit
- karuna — the universal compassion of a Bodhisattva.
- kaunas — a city in S central Lithuania.
- kaunda — Kenneth (David) born 1924, Zambian political leader: first president 1964–91.
- kauris — Plural form of kauri.
- kechua — Quechua.
- khabur — a river in W Asia, flowing S from SE Turkey through NE Syria to the Euphrates. 200 miles (320 km) long.
- khulna — a city in S Bangladesh, on the delta of the Ganges.
- khurta — a long-sleeved, hip-length shirt worn by men in India.
- kiaugh — trouble or worry.
- kimura — (combat sports) An armlock where the implementer isolates the opponent's arm and torques the shoulder in order to cause pain or injury.
- kipuka — (in Hawaii) a tract of land surrounded by recent lava flows.
- kiruna — a city in N Sweden: important iron-mining center.
- kodagu — a former province in SW India; now part of Karnataka state. 1593 sq. mi. (4126 sq. km).
- kokura — a seaport on N Kyushu, in S Japan: formed in 1963 by the merger of five cities (Kokura, Moji, Tobata, Wakamatsu, and Yawata)
- komura — Marquis Jutaro [joo-tah-raw] /ˈdʒu tɑˌrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1855–1911, Japanese statesman and diplomat.
- koruna — an aluminum bronze coin and monetary unit of the Czech Republic, equal to 100 halers. Abbreviation: Kčs.
- koufax — Sanford ("Sandy") born 1935, U.S. baseball player.
- koulan — A subspecies of onager (Equus hemionus), Equus hemionus kulan.
- krakau — Cracow.
- krauss — Clemens [kley-mens] /ˈkleɪ mɛns/ (Show IPA), 1893–1954, Austrian conductor and pianist.
- kuhnau — Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), 1660–1722, German clavier composer, organist, and author.
- kulaks — a comparatively wealthy peasant who employed hired labor or possessed farm machinery and who was viewed and treated by the Communists during the drive to collectivize agriculture in the 1920s and 1930s as an oppressor and class enemy.
- kumara — (New Zealand) A sweet potato.
- kumari — maiden: used in some courtesy titles for young women
- kumasi — a city in and the capital of Ashanti district, in S Ghana.
- kunkar — a type of coarse limestone found in India
- kunsan — a seaport in W South Korea.
- kurgan — a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains.
- kurtas — Plural form of kurta.
- kusaie — Kosrae.
- kutani — Japanese porcelain made in Kaga province in the late 17th century, often with both underglaze and overglaze enamel decoration; imitated in the 19th century.
- kutcha — crude, imperfect, or temporary.
- kuvasz — one of a Hungarian breed of large dogs having a short, slightly wavy, white coat, used for herding sheep and as watchdogs.
- kuwait — a sovereign monarchy in NE Arabia, on the NW coast of the Persian Gulf: formerly a British protectorate. About 8000 sq. mi. (20,720 sq. km).
- leukas — Levkas.
- likuta — a paper money, aluminum coin, and monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the 100th part of a zaire.
- lukacs — George, 1885–1971, Hungarian literary critic.
- lusaka — a republic in S Africa: formerly a British protectorate and part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; gained independence 1964; a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 288,130 sq. mi. (746,256 sq. km). Capital: Lusaka.
- makalu — a mountain in the Himalayas, on the boundary between Nepal and Tibet. 27,790 feet (8470 meters).
- makeup — facial cosmetics, as eye shadow or lipstick.
- makuta — plural of likuta.
- makutu — witchcraft or magic
- maluku — Moluccas
- mamaku — a tall edible New Zealand tree fern, Cyathea medullaris, with a black trunk
- manuka — A shrub or small tree native to New Zealand and southeast Australia.
- marduk — the chief of the Babylonian deities.
- markup — Commerce. the amount added by a seller to the cost of a commodity to cover expenses and profit in fixing the selling price. the difference between the cost price and the selling price, computed as a percentage of either the selling price or the cost price. an increase in price, as of a commodity. the amount by which a price is increased.
- maukin — (Scotland) Alternative form of malkin.