(p. 208) karmiṣṭha very active; very much devoted to work; hard-working. 29)

(p. 219) kājari an Indian folk-dance or its accompanying music. 14)

(p. 232) kāṣṭha wood; timber. ̃কীট n. termite, white ant. ̃খণ্ড n. a piece of wood or log. ̃পাদুকা n. a (pair of) wooden sandals, a (pair of) clogs. ̃পুত্তলিকা n. a wooden doll or puppet; (fig.) a powerless man, a person with no real authority, a figurehead. ̃ফলক n. a board; a wooden tablet; a plank of wood. ̃বত্ a. (hard and insipid) like wood. ̃মঞ্চ n. a wooden platform. ̃মণ্ড n. woodpulp. ̃ময় a. wooden; woody. ̃মার্জার n. a squirrel. ̃ল a. wooden. ̃হাসি n. an affected smile (esp. for the sake of courtesy), a simper. 45)

(p. 248) kuhari (obs. & poet.) cooing. 18)

(p. 257) kōpānō to chop or strike with a sharp cutting implement as a sword; to dig with a spade. a. thus struck or chopped or dug. 19)

(p. 194) kapi1 the monkey. 146)

(p. 192) kaṅkaṇa a bangle for the wrist, a bracelet. 23)

(p. 192) kacalānō to wring, to squeeze; to rub; (rare.) to higgle. 34)

(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. 243) kumārī an unmarried girl or woman, a maid, a maiden; a virgin, a spinster; a feme sole, a daughter; a princess. কুমারীত্ব n. virginity; maidenhood. কুমারী নাম n. a patronym. 24)

(p. 217) kācatulya glasslike, hyaline; transparent. 36)

(p. 228) kālakūṭa a deadly poison (cp. hemlock). 56)

(p. 238) kukkuṭa the cock. fem. কুক্কুটী the hen. ̃ধ্বনি n. a cock's crow. 14)

(p. 257) kōṭi ten million, a crore; the point or end of a sword or a bow or any similar object; a side, an edge; an end or extremity, a tip. a. ten million; innumerable, countless; (math.) ordinate. ̃কল্প n. a crore of days of Brahma (ব্রহ্মা) which is equal to 432 years of man; eternity. কোটিপতি, কোটীশ্বর n. a billionaire, a multimillionaire; an extremely wealthy man. 2)

(p. 253) kēlāsa2 crystal. কেলাসন n. crystallization. কেলাসিত a. crystallized. কেলাসিত করা v. to crystallize. ̃বিদ্যা n. crystallography. কেলাসিত শীলা n. crystalline rock. 44)