(p. 192) kakṣa a room, an apartment, a chamber; either of the points at which an arm is joined with the body, an arm-joint (also কক্ষমূল); an armpit (also কক্ষপুট); the waist; (astr.) an orbit; (bot.) an axil. ̃চ্যুত ̃ভ্রষ্ট a. slipped from the armpit; (astr. -of stars, planets etc.) deviated or fallen from one's orbit. ̃তল n. the floor of a room, floor. ̃প্রাচীর n. the wall of a room. 17)

(p. 257) kōẏēla (poet.) the cuckoo. fem. কেয়েলা । 28)

(p. 208) kalamā any of the principal words of an Islamic prayer. কলমা পড়া v. to pray according to the Islamic scriptures. 57)

(p. 206) karādhāna imposition of a tax or taxes, taxation. 8)

(p. 220) kātyāẏanī a name of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). 60)

(p. 240) kunda a variety of multi-petalled jasmine; a (turner's) lathe. ̃কার n. a turner. ̃শুভ্র a. as white as a jasmine. 58)

(p. 203) kama2 deficient, short; less; small (in amount or degree); a few, not many; a little, not much; inadequate; inefficient, inexpert, inferior (লাঠিবাজিতেও কম নয়). কম করা v. to lessen, to curtail, to reduce, to decrease, to abate. কম পড়া v. to fall short (of); to run short (of); to be inadequate; to decrease. ̃জোর a. weak; weakened. ̃জোরি a. weak. n. weakness. ̃তি n. deficiency, shortage; smallness; fewness; inadequacy; inefficiency, inferiority. a. inefficient, inexpert, inferior (সে কমতি কীসে ?). ̃পোক্ত a. not very strong, somewhat frail or weak. ̃বেশি a. & adv. more or less. ˜সম a. not many or much; restrained; moderate. ̃পক্ষে, কমসে কম adv. at least. 4)

(p. 194) kanyā a daughter; a virgin; a marriageable girl; a bride; (astrol.) the Virgo. ̃কর্তা n. (in a wedding) the chief man amongst the bride's people. ̃কাল n. maidenhood. ̃গ্রহণ n. act of taking a girl as wife; act of receiving a girl in marriage in one's family. ̃দান n. act of giving away a girl esp. a daughter in marriage; the ceremony of committing the bride into the hands of the bridegroom. ̃দায় n. the responsibility of arranging for the marriage of one's daughter; the state of being burdened with a marriageable daughter for whom a husband has not yet been found. ̃দায়গ্রস্ত a. of one who is yet to marry off his daughter, burdened with the responsibility of arranging for the marriage of one's daughter. ̃পক্ষ n. (in a wedding) the bride's people or party. ̃প্রণিধি n. a girl guide. ̃যাত্রী n. a wedding-guest invited by the bride's people. ̃রাশি n. (astrol.) the Virgo. ̃সম্প্রদান same as কন্যাদান । 136)

(p. 238) kukṣaṇa an inauspicious point of time, an evil hour, a bad or unfortunate moment. 16)

(p. 219) kāchākāchi near, close to; nearly, approximately; about; almost. a. adjacent, situated or placed near. 6)

(p. 251) kṛntaka incising; incisive; incisory. n. an incisor. কৃন্তন n. cutting. কৃন্তনিকা n. a cutting instrument. 4)

(p. 215) kān̐kaḍ়ā the crab. ̃বিছে n. the scorpion. কাঁকড়ার খোল carapace. 29)

(p. 234) kimbadanti, kimbadantī a traditional or familiar report or rumour; hearsay. 6)

(p. 259) kōlāhala a loud confused noise or shout (as of many persons speaking loudly at the same time), an uproar, a tumult, din and bustle. কোলাহল করা v. to make a loud and confused noise. ̃পূর্ণ a. tumultuous, uproarious; clamorous; full of din and bustle. 9)

(p. 243) kubaktā a bad speaker. 6)