5-letter words that end in a
- kehua — a ghost or spirit
- keita — Modibo [maw-dee-baw] /mɔˈdi bɔ/ (Show IPA), 1915–77, African statesman: president of Mali 1960–68.
- kenya — a republic in E Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British crown colony and protectorate. 223,478 sq. mi. (578,808 sq. km). Capital: Nairobi.
- kerma — the quotient of the sum of the initial kinetic energies of all the charged particles liberated by indirectly ionizing radiation in a volume element of a material divided by the mass of the volume element. The SI unit is the gray
- kesha — a female given name: from an African word meaning “favorite.”.
- kesia — a female given name: from an African word meaning “favorite.”.
- khama — Sir Seretse [suh-ret-sey] /səˈrɛt seɪ/ (Show IPA), 1921–80, Botswanan political leader: president 1966–80.
- khana — (India, Pakistan) food, a meal.
- khaya — a type of African tree belonging to the mahogany family (Meliaceae)
- kheda — (in India) an enclosure constructed to ensnare wild elephants.
- khiva — a former Asian khanate along the Amu Darya River, S of the Aral Sea: now divided between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
- khoja — a teacher in a Muslim school.
- kibla — the point toward which Muslims turn to pray, especially the Kaʿba, or House of God, at Mecca.
- kinda — kind of; rather: The movie was kinda boring.
- kioga — Lake, a lake in central Uganda. About 1000 sq. mi. (2600 sq. km).
- kiowa — a member of a Plains Indian people of the southwestern U.S.
- kippa — a skullcap worn by orthodox male Jews at all times and by others for prayer, esp a crocheted one worn by those with a specifically religious Zionist affiliation
- kiska — an island in extreme SW Alaska, in Rat group, in the W Aleutian Islands: Attu lies to its W.
- koala — a sluggish, tailless, gray, furry, arboreal marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, of Australia.
- kofta — (in Middle Eastern and Indian cooking) a spiced meatball.
- kokka — of or relating to the branch of Shinto recognized as the official state religion of Japan.
- kokra — a type of hard even-grained wood obtained from an Indian tree of the genus Aporosa, used to make decorative objects, furniture, and instruments such as flutes
- koloa — a Hawaiian duck, Anas wyvilliana, related to the mallard, having a dusky greenish head and dark chestnut breast.
- konia — a city in S Turkey, S of Ankara.
- konya — a city in S Turkey, S of Ankara.
- koppa — a letter (, ) of some early Greek alphabets, occurring between pi and rho and equivalent to Latin Q: later superseded by kappa except for its use as a numeral for 90.
- korda — Sir Alexander (Sándor Kellner) 1893–1956, British film producer, born in Hungary.
- korea — a former country in E Asia, on a peninsula SE of Manchuria and between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea: a kingdom prior to 1910; under Japanese rule 1910–45; now divided at 38° N into North Korea and South Korea. Compare Korean War.
- korma — A mildly spiced Indian curry dish of meat or fish marinated in yogurt or curds.
- kosha — any of the five layers of physical and mental being composing the personal self, Atman being within the innermost layer.
- koura — either of two New Zealand freshwater crayfish of the genus Paranephrops
- krama — A traditional Cambodian garment with many uses, including as a scarf or bandanna or to carry children.
- krata — Lattice, grid.
- kriya — (Yoga) a technique or practice within a yoga discipline, also the outward physical manifestations of awakened kundalini.
- krona — a nickel-brass or aluminum coin and monetary unit of Iceland, equal to 100 aurar. Abbreviation: Kr., kr.
- kulla — the Sumerian and Akkadian god of bricks.
- kurta — a long-sleeved, hip-length shirt worn by men in India.
- kwara — a state of W Nigeria: mainly wooded savanna. Capital: Ilorin. Pop: 2 371 089 (2006). Area: 36 825 sq km (14 218 sq miles)
- kwela — a type of pop music popular among the Black communities of South Africa
- kyoga — Lake, a lake in central Uganda. About 1000 sq. mi. (2600 sq. km).
- kyrka — feature key
- labia — plural of labium.
- labra — a lip or liplike part.
- lafta — Latin American Free Trade Area, the name before 1981 of the Latin American Integration Association
- laika — a small Russian, Siberian or Nordic hunting dog, or any dog belonging to one of the breeds developed from this
- laksa — A Malaysian dish of Chinese origin, consisting of rice noodles served in a curry sauce or hot soup.
- lamda — London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
- lamia — Classical Mythology. one of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.
- lansa — langsat.
- lanza — Mario (Alfredo Arnold Cocozza) 1921–59, U.S. tenor and film actor.