khufu
- n Egyptian Pharaoh of the 27th century BC who commissioned the Great Pyramid at Giza
khukuri
- n a curved steel knife with a razor-sharp edge used in combat by the Gurkhas; has cultural and religious significance in Nepal
khyber pass
- n a mountain pass of great strategic and commercial value in the Hindu Kush on the border between northern Pakistan and western Afghanistan; a route by which invaders entered India
ki
- n the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health
- n goddess personifying earth; counterpart of Akkadian Aruru
kia quen
- n a form of foot torture used by the Chinese in which the victim's foot was placed between three pieces of bamboo and systematically squeezed