কলা১ : (p. 208) kalā1 the plantain, the banana; (coll.) nothing, a mare's nest (তুমি আমার কলা করবে) কলা করা v. (coll.) to be able to do nothing or to be able to do no harm. কলা খাওয়া v. (lit.) to eat a banana; (coll.) to fail in an attempt. ̃গাছ n. a banana tree. কলা দেখানো v. (lit.) to show a plantain; to raise and show one's thumb defiantly or disdainfully; to deceive, to cheat, to befool, to hoodwink; to bite the thumb, to defy. কলাপোড়া খাওয়া v. (lit.) to eat a burnt banana; (coll.) to fail or be disappointed utterly. কলাবউ, কলাবৌ n. a young banana-plant dressed as a married lady and conceived as a female deity worshipped by Hindus; (loos.) wife of God Ganesha (গণেশ); (euph.) a woman with a long veil or an awkwardly bashful woman. কলার কাঁদি a cluster of plantains. কলার খোলা the curved bark of a banana-tree. কলার ছড়া a bunch of bananas, a row of plantains. কলার বাসনা the dried-up bark of a banana-tree. 62)

(p. 208) kalamaci an amanuensis; a scribe, a copyist. 56)

(p. 228) kārakhānā a workshop, a factory, a mill. 11)

(p. 220) kāṭarā a wooden room or stall; a small wooden enclosure, a box, a dock (সাক্ষীর কাটরা); a mart, a market-place. 24)

(p. 206) karkaṭi, karkaṭī a kitchen vegetable akin to cucumber, its plant. 24)

(p. 216) kān̐cakaḍ়ā tortoise-shell; whale-bone; vulcanite. 2)

(p. 204) kaẏēda a prison, a gaol, a jail (কয়েদে থাকা); imprisonment, duress, confinement (কয়েদ হওয়া). a. imprisoned, jailed, confined. কয়েদ করা v. to imprison; to confine. কয়েদ থাকা v. to be in duress; to be in prison or in confinement. কয়েদ হওয়া v. to be sentenced to imprisonment. ̃খানা n. a guard-room, a guard-house, lock-up, prison. কয়েদি n. a prisoner, a convict. n. imprisoned; confined. 18)

(p. 234) kiṅkhāpa, kiṅkhāba brocade. 5)

(p. 240) kunikā a unit of dry measure of rice, pigeon-pulses etc.; a vessel for measuring this amount. 53)

(p. 240) kudṛṣṭi an evil eye, a sinister look; (esp. in astrol.) an evil or unfavourable aspect or influence. কুদৃষ্টি দেওয়া v. to cast an evil eye (on); to influence unfavourably. 46)

(p. 202) kabōṣṇa lukewarm, tepid. 22)

(p. 232) kāhāra1 (genit.) whose. 54)

(p. 234) kirīṭa a crown, a coronet, a diadem. কিরীটী a. wearing a crown or diadem, coroneted; crested. n. an appellation of Arjuna (অর্জুন) of the Mahabharata. fem. a. কিরীটিনী । 44)

(p. 194) kaṇṭhī a one-stringed necklace; the holy basil-necklace of Vaishnavas. 74)

(p. 256) kōn̐takā a cudgel, a club. 13)

(p. 203) kamanīẏa lovely, graceful; pleasant; charming; desirable. fem. কমনীয়া । কমনীয়তা n. loveliness, gracefulness; grace; pleasantness; charm; desirability. 7)