(p. 285) khētri an upcountry caste of India (believed to be Kshatriyas). 24)

(p. 288) khōjā (mas. & fem.) a eunuch; a sexually powerless person, an impotent person. a. castrated; gelded; impotent; খোজা-করা পশু a gelding. খোজা-প্রহরী n. a eunuch guarding a harem. খোজা করা v. to castrate, to emasculate; to geld. 6)

(p. 289) khōśa delightful, pleasant (খোশখবর); happy, cheerful (খোশমেজাজ); done by one's own self, voluntary. ̃কবালা n. (law) a deed of conveyance executed voluntarily by the proprietor himself. ̃খবর n. glad tidings; agreeable or pleasing news. ̃খেয়াল n. a fad, a crotchet; a caprice, a whim. ̃খোরাক n. dainty food, delicate dishes, table delicacies. ̃খোরাকি a. fond of dainty food; accustomed to taking dainty food. ̃গল্প n. a pleasant chat; an amusing tale or story. ̃নবিশ n. a calligrapher; a good writer. ̃নাম n. reputation; fame; goodwill. ̃পোশাক n. fine dress; fancy dress. ̃পোশাকি a. fond of fine dress; foppish. বু same as বু । ̃মেজাজ n. cheerful or merry or selfcomplacent mood. 14)

(p. 271) khanakhana expressing the sound as made by striking on bell-metal. খনখন করা v. to give out this sound; to speak loudly and with this sound in the voice. খনখনে a. giving out this sound.

(p. 278) khāni milder form of খানা4 । 29)

(p. 274) khala2 malicious, envious; dissimulating, hypocritical; crooked; cruel; base, mean. ̃তা n. malice, envy; maliciousness; dissimulation, hypocrisy; crookedness; cruelty; baseness, meanness. ̃নায়ক n. a villain. প্রকৃতি, ̃স্বভাব a. of a malicious or crooked nature. খলোক্তি n. a crooked or insidious utterance. 40)

(p. 271) khōẏā to wear away or out, to be eaten away or in. a. worn away or out, eaten away or in. ̃নো v. to cause to wear away or wear out or eaten away or eaten in; to eat away or in. a. worn away or out, eaten away or in. 7)

(p. 285) khēta (a piece of) agricultural land. ̃খামার n. an agricultural farm, the cultivator's place of work. ̃মজুর n. an agricultural labourer, a farm worker, a farmhand. 21)

(p. 280) khum̐ẏā silk; jute; fabric made of silk or jute; a kind of coarse fabric. 69)

(p. 278) khānaki a prostitute, a harlot, a whore. ̃গিরি n. prostitution, harlotry. ̃পনা n. act of behaving like a wanton, wantonness, whorishness. ̃বাড়ি n. a brothel. 21)

(p. 274) khāōna act or manner of eating. 56)

(p. 274) khalakhala expressing the metallic noise of sweet laughter. খলখল করা v. to laugh loudly with a sweet metallic noise. খলখলে a. loud and giving out a sweet metallic noise. 41)

(p. 274) khabara news, tidings; report, information; intelligence. খবর করা v. to inquire about; to communicate with (either personally or through letters). খবর জানা v. to have information; to be in the know; to get intelligence or news. খবর নেওয়া same as খবর করা । খবর পাওয়া v. to get news (of); to be informed (of); to come to know or learn. খবর রাখা same as খবর জানা । খবরের কাগজ a newspaper. খবরাখবর n. pl. all sorts of news or information. খবরাখবর করা v. to keep oneself in intimate contact with, to keep oneself well-informed about, to keep in constant touch with, to enquire after a person etc. off and on. 15)

(p. 280) khābāra food; meal; tiffin, snacks. a. edible, meant for eating or drinking (খাবার জিনিস, খাবার জল). ̃ওয়ালা n. a seller of snacks. খাবার ঘর dining room. খাবার জল drinking water. 2)

(p. 285) khēlā a play, a game, a sport; a recreational match or contest; a pastime; a diversion; an amusement; a show of an entertaining trick or feat (সাপখেলা, জাদুখেলা, লাঠিখেলা, সার্কাসের খেলা); artistry, artistic display (ছবিতে রঙের খেলা, আকাশে মেঘের খেলা); act of trifling (পড়াশুনা নিয়ে খেলা, বিপদ নিয়ে খেলা); act of fondling. v. to play; to work (বুদ্ধি খেলা, অঙ্কে মাথা খেলা); to trifle; to fondle. খেলা কথা নয় something not to be trifled with or taken lightly. খেলা করা v. same as খেলা (v). ̃ঘর n. (rare.) a room or hall for indoor games; a miniature house built by children at play with sand or mud or straw, a doll's house; (fig.) domestic life or earthly life. ̃ধুলা n. games and sports; sports and pastime. ̃নো v. to cause to play; to supervise at play; to control and lead at pleasure, to make a person do everything one wishes him to do, to lead by the nose (বণিকরা সরকারকে খেলায়); (in football, hockey etc.) to pass the ball frequently in the course of a game to a player of one's own side to play (উইংকে দিয়ে খেলানো). খেলার ছলে adv. playfully. খেলার মাঠ n. a playground. খেলার সঙ্গী, খেলার সাথি n. a playmate. খেলার সরঞ্জাম n. sports goods. 43)