(p. 203) kamiśanāra designation of several high public officials (such as, the Divisional Commissioner, the Food Commissioner etc.); a member of a municipal board, a commissioner. 25)

(p. 192) kacaṭānō to knead. কচটানি n. act of kneading. 30)

(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. 243) kurtā a small jacket or coat or shirt. লালকুর্তা n. the Red Shirts; patriotic and social welfare organization of NorthWest Frontier formed by Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan in India's pre-independence days. 61)

(p. 256) kōn̐cā the plaited end of the loincloth tucked at the front of the wearer. কোঁচা দুলিয়ে বেড়ানো to pass time idly shunning responsibility; to indulge in ludicrous foppishness. বাইরে কোঁচার পত্তন ভিতরে ছুঁচোর কেত্তন the ludicrous attempt of dressing oneself elegantly when one has no means of obtaining one's livelihood; a tawdry outside is the badge of poverty. 10)

(p. 243) kulaṅgi a recess or small shelf in a wall, a niche. 72)

(p. 238) kun̐dana, kōn̐dana act of turning (a thing) on a lathe; act of carving; act of rushing forward to attack or beat; act of skipping or frisking; act of bragging. 5)

(p. 194) kaphaja phlegmatic; catarrhal; mucous. 159)

(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. 253) kēmana how, of or in what sort or manner. a. of a sort (কেমন বোকের মতো); anxious, perturbed (মন কেমন করা); excellent, fine (কেমন মজা). কেমন করে how. কেমন-কেমন a. suspicious; (of health or mind) inexplicable; dubious; doubtful. কেমন-কেমন করা v. not to feel well or all right, to feel sick (শরীর কেমন-কেমন করা); to be in an alarming or dying condition (রোগী কেমন-কেমন করছে); to become anxious or perturbed (মন কেমন-কেমন করছে). কেমনকেমন ঠেকা v. to appear as suspicious or dubious or doubtful; to smell of something sinister. ̃তরো a. peculiar; of what sort. কেমন যেন a. not appearing to be quite well; suspicious, dubious, doubtful; to some extent, somewhat. কেমনে (poet.) adv. how. 25)

(p. 208) kaṣē bān̐dhā to fasten or fastening very tightly. 111)

(p. 243) kumbharāśi (astrol.) the Aquarius. 35)

(p. 208) kalmaṣa filth, dirt; sin, guilt. a. filthy, dirty; sinful, guilty. 93)

(p. 251) kṛtrima artificial (কৃত্রিম হ্রদ); imitated (কৃত্রিম হিরা = an imitation diamond); synthetic (কৃত্রিম রেশম); counterfeit (কৃত্রিম মুদ্রা); faked, forged (কৃত্রিম দলিল); simulated (কৃত্রিম বেশ); pretended, make-believe (কৃত্রিম আচরণ); false, sham (কৃত্রিম স্নেহ). ̃তা n. artificiality; imitation; state of being synthetic or counterfeit or faked or forged; simulation; pretension, makebelieve; falseness, shamness. 2)

(p. 231) kālācān̐da an appellation of Lord Krishna (কৃষ্ণ).