(p. 203) kama1 lovely, graceful; pleasant; charming; desirable. 3)

(p. 219) kāchā2 the part of the loincloth which the wearer tucks behind him at the waist. ̃আলগা, ̃খোলা a. uncareful, neglectful, careless, heedless. ̃ধরা a. cringing; parasitical. কাছা ধরা v. to cringe; to hang on as a parasite. 5)

(p. 219) kāchā1 a piece of new and unbleached cloth worn round the neck by a Hindu mourning the loss of any of his parents or a similar person. 4)

(p. 217) kācanala glass cylinder, glass tube. 39)

(p. 226) kābyālōcanā a discussion on poetry. 8)

(p. 194) kaḍ়ā1 a metal ring; such a ring affixed to a thing as a handle. 43)

(p. 226) kāmanā a desire, a wish; a wishing; a prayer. কামনা করা v. to desire; to wish; to pray for. ̃নাশ n. annihilation or destruction or extinction of desire. ̃সিদ্ধি n. fulfilment of a desire. 14)

(p. 243) kusaṃsarga evil company, bad association. কুসংসর্গী a. keeping evil company, associating with undesirable persons.

(p. 204) karañja, karañjaka, karañjā a variety of sour fruit (it becomes crimson when ripe). 28)

(p. 194) kanhā a cotton covering made of patchwork. 124)

(p. 243) kupōṣya one who has to be maintained though reluctantly. n. an undesirable dependant. 2)

(p. 194) kanda any of the bulbous or tuberous plants, a bulb or tuber. 125)

(p. 215) kām̐ibīci, kām̐ibici a seed or stone of tamarind. 25)

(p. 243) kuśīlaba (as pl.) the characters of a drama or play, dramatis personae; (as sing.) an actor, a singer, a dancer, an artiste; (as pl.) Kusha (কুশ) and Laba (লব) of the Ramayana; (hence) twins. 96)

(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)