English Words Starting With K

• kynewulf

  nounVery Low
  /ˈkɪnəˌwʊlf/An Anglo-Saxon name, specifically of an Old English poet.
• kyoga

  nounRare
  /kjəʊɡə/A type of Japanese sliding or folding screen, often featuring painted artwork or calligraphy.
• kyogen

  nounVery Low
  /ˈkjəʊ.ɡen/A form of traditional Japanese comic theatre, typically performed as an interlude between Noh plays.
• kyongsong

  nounExtremely low
  /ˈkjɒŋ.sɒŋ/An old name for Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, used during the Japanese occupation period.
• kyoodle

  verb-intransitiveVery Rare / Obsolete
  /kɪˈuːd(ə)l/To bark or yelp in an excited or noisy manner, particularly associated with small dogs.
• kyoto

  nounC1-C2
  /kɪˈəʊtəʊ/A major city in central Japan, formerly the imperial capital.
• kyoto protocol

  nounC1/C2
  /kiˌəʊ.təʊ ˈprəʊ.tə.kɒl/An international treaty that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, based on the scientific consensus that global warming is occurring and that human-made CO₂ emissions are driving it.
• kype

  nounVery Low (C2+)
  /kʌɪp/A distinctive hooked or curved lower jaw, particularly on a male salmon or trout during the spawning season.
• kyphoscoliosis

  nounLow
  /ˌkʌɪfəʊˌskɒlɪˈəʊsɪs/A spinal deformity that is a combination of kyphosis (excessive outward curvature of the spine) and scoliosis (lateral curvature of the spine).
• kyphosis

  nounC2 / Very Low Frequency
  /kaɪˈfəʊsɪs/An excessive outward curvature of the thoracic spine, causing a hunched or rounded back.
• kypris

  nounExtremely Low
  /ˈkɪprɪs/An epithet for the Greek goddess Aphrodite, meaning 'the Cyprian' or 'from Cyprus'.
• kyra

  nounVery Low
  /ˈkɪərə/A female given name of Greek origin meaning 'lady' or 'ruler'.
• kyrgyz

  nounC1/C2 (Low frequency, specialized context)
  /ˈkɪəɡɪz/, /kɪəˈɡiːz/Of or relating to the Kyrgyz people, their language, or the country Kyrgyzstan.
• kyrgyz steppe

  nounC1
  /ˌkɪə.ɡɪz ˈstep/The vast, semi-arid grassland region historically and culturally associated with the Kyrgyz people, primarily located in Central Asia.
• kyrgyzstan

  nounC2
  /ˌkɪə.ɡɪˈstɑːn/A Central Asian country.
• kyriale

  nounExtremely low. Used only in very specific liturgical, musicological, or academic contexts.
  /ˌkɪriˈɑːleɪ/A liturgical book or collection of musical settings for the parts of the Mass (especially the Kyrie eleison) in the Roman Catholic Church.
• kyrie eleison

  nounRare
  /ˌkɪr.i.eɪ ɪˈleɪ.ɪ.sɒn/A short liturgical prayer or chant meaning 'Lord, have mercy'.
• kyte

  nounVery Low
  /kʌɪt/The Scottish and Northern English dialect term for a person's stomach or belly.
• kythe

  verb-ambitransitiveVery Rare / Archaic / Dialectal
  /kʌɪð/To make known; to show or manifest oneself.
• kythera

  nounObsolete/Very Rare
  /kɪˈθɪərə/To make visible, manifest, or show (archaic verb).

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