The first letter of the English alphabet, often used as an indefinite article or a preposition.

The sale of goods to the public in relatively small quantities.

A prefix meaning 'the' in Arabic, commonly used in names and titles.

A Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice.

A Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice.

A type of sake that is traditionally brewed in Japan.

Aššur was the chief god of ancient Assyria and the city that served as the civilization’s religious center.

A prefix meaning 'the' in Arabic, often used in names and titles.

An interjection expressing pleasure, relief, surprise, or appreciation.

An Indian milkweed shrub, especially Calotropis gigantea, valued in traditional medicine but toxic in significant amounts.

A Yoruba double-headed drum used in musical, ceremonial, and religious contexts.

A Spanish, Portuguese, or Italian word meaning barbarian, uncivilized person, or, colloquially, excellent or impressive.

A slender stick or rod, especially one used by a conductor, ceremonial leader, or relay runner.

A card game, also known as bezique, played with a reduced pack of cards.

A French-derived English noun meaning an animal or, figuratively, a foolish or contemptible person.

A Sanskrit adjective meaning great, vast, lofty, or expansive, used in English primarily in scholarly, religious, and astrological contexts.

In ancient Egyptian religion, the ba was an aspect of a person’s personality or soul, often depicted as a human-headed bird.

A Northwest Semitic title meaning 'lord' or 'master,' used for deities and human owners in ancient texts.

The bleating sound a sheep makes.

A title used in ancient Near Eastern religions to denote a deity or lord.

The third letter of the English alphabet.

A masculine given name, the Spanish form of Caesar.

A place-name found in Mexico and derived from Classical Nahuatl.

A Nahuatl word meaning serpent or snake, used in English chiefly in names, historical contexts, and Mesoamerican studies.

A Nahuatl-derived place-name meaning a place associated with snakes.

The symbol for the chemical element Calcium.

A small, narrow boat traditionally used in the eastern Mediterranean and, especially, on the Bosporus.

A cab is a vehicle for hire, typically a taxi.

A secret political faction or conspiratorial group.

A mystical Jewish tradition that interprets the scriptures through esoteric means.

The fourth letter of the English alphabet.

An Irish masculine given name, equivalent to David in English.

A masculine personal name of Hebrew origin, traditionally borne by the biblical king of Israel.

A traditional Turkish unit of land area, historically varying in size and now commonly standardized at 1,000 square metres.

A dish of seasoned meat roasted on a vertical rotating spit and served in slices, often in bread or a wrap.

A member of a Jewish Sabbatean movement whose followers publicly converted to Islam while retaining elements of their religious tradition.

A Yoruba double-headed pressure drum whose pitch can be altered by squeezing its cords, often used to imitate speech.

An Islamic missionary or religious propagandist, especially one associated with Ismaili Islam.

A Muslim missionary or religious preacher, especially one associated with Ismaili Islam.

A classical Islamic-jurisprudential term for a territory regarded as outside the domain of Islamic rule and potentially in a state of conflict.

An Irish masculine given name, traditionally anglicized as Owen or Eugene.

Used to refer to every one of two or more people or things separately.

An Old English masculine personal name meaning prosperous or fortunate ruler.

Having a keen or enthusiastic desire or interest.

In an eager manner; with keen interest or intense desire.

A large bird of prey noted for its keen vision and powerful flight.

A fragrant, resinous wood obtained chiefly from trees of the genus Aquilaria and used in incense, perfume, and traditional medicine.

An Old English word for ale or beer.

The organ of hearing and balance.

A British nobleman ranking above a viscount and below a marquess.

The sixth letter of the English alphabet, representing primarily the voiceless labiodental fricative sound /f/.

A bean, especially a broad bean, or the small figurine traditionally hidden inside a French Twelfth-Night cake.

A Latin name meaning “happy,” “fortunate,” or “successful.”

An object believed to possess magical or supernatural power, especially as a sacred talisman.

The fourth note of the modern solfège scale, corresponding to the fourth degree of a major scale.

A Samoan term for a person assigned male at birth who lives in a traditionally feminine gender role, often understood as a distinct gender identity.

A Samoan cultural identity generally describing a person assigned male at birth who embodies feminine gender roles and may identify outside Western male-female categories.

A botanical name for the broad-bean genus, and a Latin-derived term meaning “bean.”

A large family of flowering plants that includes beans, peas, lentils, clovers, and many trees and shrubs.

Of, relating to, or resembling beans, especially plants in the bean family.

A Yoruba hourglass-shaped talking drum whose pitch can be altered by squeezing its tension cords.

A historical region in southern Sweden, traditionally the land of the Geats.

A Turkish flatbread filled with ingredients such as cheese, spinach, or minced meat and cooked on a griddle.

A minimal piece of clothing that covers the genitals and is held in place by a thin string.

Informal speech; chatter or talk.

A tightly woven, durable fabric used especially for suits, coats, and rainwear.

A talkative person; in some contexts, a style of hardcore electronic dance music originating in the Netherlands.

To talk rapidly and indistinctly, or a rapid, indistinct chatter.

An obsolete term for a tax, levy, or customs duty, especially one imposed on salt.

A tax, especially the former French tax on salt.

Hà Nam is a province in northern Vietnam and the name of its provincial capital, Phủ Lý.

Hà Tĩnh is a province in north-central Vietnam, also used for its provincial capital and surrounding region.

A large wading bird with long legs, a long neck, and a pointed bill, commonly found near water.

A report of the sayings, actions, or approvals attributed to the Prophet Muhammad and transmitted through Islamic tradition.

A Hawaiian word meaning to give birth, be born, or offspring, often appearing in personal names and cultural expressions.

Traditional Japanese music, especially music performed on indigenous Japanese instruments and associated with classical genres.

The traditional language of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people, a dialect of Halkomelem.

An exclamation used to express surprise, triumph, derision, or laughter.

A deep ditch or sunken wall that keeps livestock out while preserving an open view.

Haag is a Dutch place-name and surname, best known as a shortened form of Den Haag, the city commonly called The Hague in English.

The pronoun used by a speaker to refer to themselves.

An ancient Chinese divination manual and philosophical classic based on 64 hexagrams formed from broken and unbroken lines.

A Spanish and Portuguese given name, equivalent to James, and a literary name made famous by Shakespeare's villain in Othello.

Iah is an Egyptological name for the ancient Egyptian moon god, also written Aah or Yah.

A masculine given name, the Scottish form of John.

An archaic name for jasper, a hard, opaque, usually brightly colored mineral.

Relating to medicine or medical treatment.

A historical approach to medicine that explained bodily processes and treated disease through chemical substances and reactions.

Caused unintentionally by medical examination, treatment, or professional care.

The study of medicine or the theory and practice of healing.

A horse halter or bridle, especially one without a bit, used in the American Southwest.

A high-level stance or guard position in Japanese martial arts, especially with the hands or weapon held above the shoulders.

A Japanese martial art that uses a short staff called a jō against a sword or other weapon.

A word used to express affirmation or agreement.

To poke or thrust quickly and sharply, or a quick sharp blow.

To talk rapidly, excitedly, or nonsensically.

A playful nonsense word or poem, especially Lewis Carroll’s famous nonsense verse.

An Arabic masculine given name meaning one who restores, repairs, or brings comfort.

A large tropical stork of the Americas and Australasia.

A frilled or lace ornament worn at the neck or front of a blouse or shirt.

The eleventh letter of the English alphabet, representing the consonant sound /k/ in most contexts.

A term from Arabic traditionally referring to a nonbeliever or someone who rejects Islam, though its use can be offensive depending on context.

An English transliteration of al-Kāfirūn, the 109th chapter of the Qur’an, traditionally translated “The Disbelievers.”

A Māori word meaning home, dwelling place, village, or settlement.

A large brown New Zealand parrot, Nestor meridionalis, known for its strong bill and harsh call.

A large, flightless, nocturnal parrot native to New Zealand.

A Hawaiian word meaning man, male, or husband; Kāne is also the name of a major Hawaiian deity.

A style of Arabic calligraphy characterized by angular, geometric letterforms.

A Mahayana Buddhist bodhisattva revered as a protector of beings, especially children, travelers, and those suffering in hell realms.

A Maya deity traditionally depicted as a feathered serpent and associated with wind, rulership, and sacred power.

A member of an Indigenous people traditionally associated with the Delaware River valley and surrounding regions, or the Algonquian language they spoke.

A name for an Indigenous people of the northeastern woodlands of North America and for their Algonquian language.

A Hawaiian island and, in English, a roofed porch or veranda, especially in Hawaiian or regional usage.

A roofed, often open-sided porch or veranda, especially in Hawaii and other tropical regions.

A Hawaiian feast or social gathering, traditionally featuring music, dancing, and food.

The sixth note of the solfège scale, corresponding to A in fixed-do notation.

An indulgent, pleasurable, and sophisticated way of life, especially associated with Italy in the mid-20th century.

A laboratory or a place equipped for scientific experiments and analysis.

A fermented milk drink or cultured dairy product traditionally consumed in the Middle East.

A Roman family name, also used as a Latin cognomen.

The thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, representing the consonant sound /m/.

An Indigenous people and language of the Northeastern Woodlands, especially in eastern Canada.

A singular noun or adjective referring to a member of the Mi'kmaq people or to their language and culture.

A Tahitian term meaning a native or Indigenous person of Tahiti and the surrounding Society Islands.

A Hawaiian term for a person who traditionally embodies both masculine and feminine roles or qualities.

The Indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand, or their language.

An Arabic form of the name of the ninth-century physician and medical writer Yūḥannā ibn Māsawayh, known in Latin as Mesue.

An Arabic phrase meaning “the balance of truth,” also used as the title of a nineteenth-century Christian apologetic work.

The Indigenous name of the Musqueam people and their traditional territory around the lower Fraser River and present-day Vancouver, British Columbia.

A Sanskrit name for the fifth nakshatra, or lunar mansion, traditionally associated with the head of a deer.

The fourteenth letter of the English alphabet, also used as a symbol in mathematics, science, and writing.

A field of compacted, granular snow that persists year-round and feeds a glacier.

A serpent deity or supernatural serpent in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain traditions, also used for certain peoples and historical kingdoms of South and Southeast Asia.

A leavened, usually flat South Asian bread traditionally baked in a hot clay oven.

A transliteration of Ancient Greek Νίκη, the goddess and personification of victory.

A term of Sanskrit origin meaning blue, dark blue, or indigo, also used in English in names and South Asian cultural contexts.

A traditional Japanese performing-arts form encompassing Noh drama and kyōgen comic theater.

Nūn is the name of the Arabic letter ن and, in Islamic tradition, one of the mysterious isolated letters opening certain Qur’anic chapters.

A dialectal or informal form of “no,” used to express refusal or negation.

Lacking experience, wisdom, or judgment; innocent or simplistic.

The name of the letter O, used in English in exclamations, direct address, and poetic apostrophe.

A boy or young male servant, especially a page in the Ottoman palace or military system.

An Irish surname, an anglicized form of Ó Catháin.

An Indigenous Uto-Aztecan people of southern Arizona and northern Sonora, and the language they speak.

The third-largest island in Hawaii, home to Honolulu and the majority of the state’s population.

A large tree of the beech family with lobed leaves and acorns, valued for its hard wood.

A long pole with a flat blade used to row or steer a boat.

A fertile place in a desert or other arid region where water is available.

A cereal plant cultivated for its edible grains, commonly used as food for humans and livestock.

A solemn promise, often invoking a divine witness, regarding one's future action or behavior.

A song or expression of praise, triumph, or thanksgiving.

A pip or seed, especially in botanical or horticultural usage; also a variety of apple.

An archaic English word for tobacco, especially tobacco used for smoking.

A roguish lower-class adventurer, especially the protagonist of a picaresque novel.

In Hindu cosmology, Pātāla is a subterranean realm or group of netherworlds inhabited by nāgas, asuras, and other beings.

An informal word for one's father.

A Hindu pilgrimage priest or guide, especially one who assists pilgrims at sacred sites.

A learned person, especially a Hindu scholar or a commentator regarded as an expert.

A learned or scholarly person, especially a Hindu religious scholar or teacher.

Learning, scholarship, or the condition of being learned, especially in a Sanskritic or South Asian context.

The seventeenth letter of the English alphabet.

A disease caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii, typically transmitted from animals to humans.

A disease caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii, often transmitted from animals to humans.

A temporary increase in body temperature, often due to illness.

A brand of cotton-tipped swab used for cleaning or applying substances.

An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure, commonly estimated at about 1.2 liters.

A mystical and esoteric system of Jewish thought focusing on the nature of God and the universe.

Relating to the mystical interpretation of the Hebrew Scriptures in the Kabbalah.

A Jewish mystical tradition concerned with the nature of God, creation, and the hidden meanings of scripture.

A Jewish prayer praising and sanctifying God, traditionally recited by mourners among other settings.

The state or quality of being real; reality.

Protection, especially in the form of a protective charm, thread, or ritual observance in South Asian traditions.

A Japanese genre of dramatic narrative singing traditionally accompanied by the shamisen.

In Islamic and Arabic thought, the soul, spirit, or life-giving breath.

Relating to the spirit, spirituality, or the unseen spiritual realm, especially in Islamic and South Asian usage.

A historical name for the Roman or Byzantine world, especially Anatolia and the territories later ruled by the Seljuks and Ottomans.

The ancient Egyptian sun god, considered one of the most important deities in Egyptian mythology.

A title formerly used for a Muslim chief, leader, or ship’s captain, especially in North Africa and the Ottoman world.

An Arabic masculine given name and divine epithet meaning compassionate or merciful.

An Arabic term meaning mercy, compassion, or divine grace, especially in Islamic contexts.

The nineteenth letter of the modern English alphabet.

A member of the Indigenous Sámi peoples of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia, or relating to their languages and cultures.

A Sámi person or someone belonging to the Sámi people of Sápmi.

The traditional homeland of the Sámi people across northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia’s Kola Peninsula.

An autonym used by the Séliš, or Flathead, people and for their Indigenous language in Montana and neighboring regions.

A long strip of fabric traditionally wrapped around the body as a garment, especially in South Asia.

Sāmoa is the Indigenous Samoan name for the island country commonly called Samoa.

A country in northeastern Africa.

The autonym of the Squamish people, their language, and the associated cultural nation of southwestern British Columbia.

A member of an Indigenous people of the northwestern Olympic Peninsula and nearby areas of Washington State, or their Salishan language.

The twentieth letter of the English alphabet, also used as a symbol in various scientific and cultural contexts.

Tängri is a modern scholarly spelling of Tengri, the sky deity and supreme heavenly power in ancient Turkic religion.

An Old English verb meaning to pull apart, comb, or tease fibers.

Tāne is a major Māori atua associated with forests, birds, creativity, and the creation of humankind.

A Māori expression referring to Tāne, the atua (deity or supernatural being) associated with forests, birds, and the separation of earth and sky.

A Māori word meaning people or human beings, especially in the phrase tāngata whenua, “people of the land.”

A region of northeastern Honshu, Japan, comprising six prefectures including Miyagi, Fukushima, and Aomori.

A region of central Japan along the Pacific coast, or the adjacent Tōkai Sea, depending on context.

A historic route and region along Japan’s eastern seacoast, especially the road linking Edo and Kyoto.

A distinctive New Zealand honeyeater known for its white throat tuft and complex, sometimes imitative song.

The twenty-first letter of the modern English alphabet, usually representing a vowel sound.

The U'wa are an Indigenous people of northeastern Colombia and adjacent Venezuela, and U'wa is also the name of their language.

An Indigenous people of northeastern Colombia who traditionally inhabit the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy region.

A major river in Central Africa, formed by the Uele and Mbomou rivers and flowing into the Congo River.

A former French colonial territory in central Africa, corresponding largely to the present-day Central African Republic.

Relating to the Ubangian languages, peoples, or cultural region of Central Africa.

Very; over; above; used as a prefix meaning “super-” or “transcending.”

Present, appearing, or found everywhere.

The state of being everywhere at once; omnipresence.

The act of killing; murder.

The 22nd letter of the modern English alphabet.

A residential institution or home for elderly people, especially in South Asian usage.

In Sanskrit grammar, vṛddhi is the strongest form of vowel gradation, often involving lengthening or diphthongization.

A cow or other bovine animal, especially in Spanish-speaking contexts.

The state of being empty, unoccupied, or available.

Empty or unoccupied; not filled by a person, thing, or thought.

To leave a place that one previously occupied.

A period of time spent away from home or business in travel or recreation.

A Latin and Italian word meaning a female bovine or cow; in English, it chiefly appears in scientific names and historical terms.

A place where cows or cattle are kept, especially a medieval dairy farm or cattle shed.

The twenty-third letter of the modern English alphabet, representing several consonant sounds including /w/.

A traditional Abenaki-language name for the Wabanaki peoples of northeastern North America.

The Māori plural of wahine, meaning women or wives, depending on context.

An Arabic term for an intermediary, mediation, or influential connection used to obtain access or favorable treatment.

Włochy is the Polish name for Italy, derived from the Latin 'Vulgares' referring to the common people.

An archaic or dialectal interjection expressing grief, distress, or lament.

A collective name for several Indigenous peoples in northeastern North America, especially in present-day Maine and the Canadian Maritimes.

To move or cause to move unsteadily from side to side; a variant of “wobble.”

An aesthetic of austere simplicity, rustic beauty, and appreciation of imperfection, especially in Japanese art and culture.

A Japanese aesthetic that values simplicity, impermanence, imperfection, and the beauty of age.

A Nahuatl word meaning “flower,” also used as a personal name and in Indigenous Mexican place and deity names.

A form of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than ultraviolet, used for imaging and inspection.

A masculine given name, commonly used as a shortened form of Alexander.

Xangô is a Yoruba orixá associated with thunder, lightning, fire, justice, and kingship, especially venerated in Candomblé and related traditions.

Xangô is the Portuguese name for Ṣàngó, the Yoruba orisha associated with thunder, lightning, justice, kingship, and fire.

A yellowish polysaccharide used as a thickening and stabilizing agent.

A salt or ester of xanthic acid, used in chemistry and mineral processing.

A yellowish aromatic heterocyclic compound that is the parent structure of many dyes and fluorescein-related compounds.

Relating to a yellow color or having a yellowish tint.

A yellow crystalline compound found in some biological tissues and related to xanthine.

The twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, representing vowel or consonant sounds depending on its position.

A Japanese term for Western-style clothing, especially as distinguished from traditional Japanese dress.

A Japanese term for Western music, especially music from Europe and North America.

A supernatural being, spirit, monster, or uncanny phenomenon in Japanese folklore.

A fairy or supernatural spirit in Japanese folklore and modern fantasy.

A Japanese aesthetic of profound, subtle mystery and the beauty of what cannot be fully expressed.

Yūhannā is an Arabic and Syriac form of the biblical name John, used especially in Christian and Islamic contexts.

In Japanese folklore, a ghost or restless spirit, especially one unable to move on because of an unresolved attachment.

Yacapilli is a Nahuatl divine name traditionally interpreted as “Nose Lord,” associated in some sources with merchants and travel.

In Aztec religion, a deity associated with merchants, travelers, and the guiding of commerce and journeys.

An informal American English word for pizza.

A biblical proper-name variant of Zebulun, one of Jacob’s sons and the name of an Israelite tribe.

An archaic ecclesiastical term for the Devil or a demon.

A Japanese flat, square cushion used for sitting on the floor or on a platform.

A biblical Hebrew name borne by a high priest who served under David and Solomon.

A yellowish-red variety of impure cobalt oxide formerly used as a pigment in glass and ceramics.

A round, usually firm cushion used for seated meditation, especially in Zen practice.

A person, object, or idea that becomes so powerfully obsessive that it dominates the mind.

A feminine given name of Arabic origin meaning flower, blossom, or radiant one.

A Japanese chair with a backrest but no legs, designed for sitting on the floor.