#kite
- Amalekite — Pertaining to or a member of the ancient nomadic Amalekite tribe mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as a persistent and fierce enemy of the Israelites during the Exodus and Judges period; historically inhabiting the Negev and Sinai deserts.
- Amalekites — An ancient nomadic people or confederation of warlike tribes in the Ancient Near East, repeatedly mentioned in the Old Testament as fierce enemies of Israel; they famously attacked the Israelites at Rephidim and were later decimated under Saul and David.
- Avalokiteshvara — The most widely revered and popular bodhisattva in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism, embodying the supreme compassion and infinite mercy of all Buddhas. Literally translated from Sanskrit as 'the Lord who looks down' (upon the world's suffering), he delays his own final enlightenment until all sentient beings are saved. Depending on the culture, his gender becomes fluid or shifts, being revered as male (Padmapani) in India or female (Guanyin in China, Kannon in Japan).
- Baba-gaia — A popular regional term used to designate a hawk, kite, or a nocturnal bird of prey, frequently surrounded by superstitions regarding bad omens or adverse weather conditions. In a folkloric and mythological sense, the formula is utilized as a symbolic bogeyman or an archaic pejorative epithet directed at a quarrelsome, malicious, or ill-omened woman, acting in fairy tales as a personification of destructive forces or physical degradation.