(p. 285) khōn̐ja search; act of seeking; investigation; inquiry; trace, trail. খোঁজ করা v. to search; to look for; to inquire (after); to investigate; to try to trace. খোঁজ নেওয়া v. to inquire (about or after); to make inquiries about. খোঁজ পাওয়া v. to find trace of; to track out; to detect; to discover. খোঁজ-খবর n. information, news; trace; inquiry. খোঁজ-খবর নেওয়া v. to make enquiries; to remain in close touch with খোঁজা v. to search, to seek; to trace. খোঁজাখুঁজি n. continuous search. খোঁজাখুঁজি করা v. to search continuously, to hunt for, to hunt high and low. খোঁজানো pop. var. of খুঁজানো । 54)

(p. 274) khantā a spud. 7)

(p. 285) khēcarī of খেচর । 16)

(p. 277) khāga a kind of reed used as a pen. 15)

(p. 280) khāsa especial, special (খাসদরবার); personal, private, own (খাসকামরা); under direct ownership or control of the proprietor (খাসসম্পত্তি). ̃কামরা n. a private chamber. ̃খামার n. agricultural land not let out to the tenants but cultivated directly by the owner; a demesne, a demain. ̃নবিশ, ̃মুনশি n. a private secretary; a personal assistant. ̃বরদার n. a mace-bearer. ̃মহল, ̃মহাল, ̃সম্পত্তি n. an estate directly under the landlord; a demesne, a demain. খাসে আনা, খাস করা n. to bring under direct control, to take away from tenancy. 30)

(p. 271) khila oil-cake; earwax. 6)

(p. 285) khēcarānna a food prepared by boiling rice and pigeon-pea together with spices and fat, hotchpotch, kedgeree. 15)

(p. 278) khātaka a debtor. 8)

(p. 278) khāda2 (mus.) the bass; a quarry; a pit; a hole; a ditch; a mine. 13)

(p. 285) khēpa2 an instance of casting (জালের প্রথম খেপে). 31)

(p. 285) khēẏāla2 kind or system of Indian classical vocal music. খেয়ালি n. singer of kheyal songs. খেয়ালিয়া n. one who sings the kheyal. 37)

(p. 285) khēcara moving in the air; capable of moving in the air; flying. n. a flying creature; a bird (esp. one capable of flying). 14)

(p. 289) khōsā skin (of fruits). 17)

(p. 280) khāla a canal; a strait; a channel; a quagmire; a pit; lowland (also খালিজমি); (dial.) cramp; (dial.) skin, hide. খাল কাটা v. to dig a canal or a channel. খাল তোলা v. to flay. খাল ধরা v. to have a cramp; to cramp. খাল কেটে কুমির (বা বেনো জল) আনা v. to invite evil, to ask or look for trouble, to allow room to an evil-doer through indiscreet act; to dig one's grave. 20)

(p. 278) khāṭō not long or tall, short (খাটো দড়ি, খাটো গড়ন); of short width (খাটো কাপড়); not loud, low (খাটো গলা); backward (পড়াশোনায় খাটো); inefficient (কাজে খাটো); lacking, short, weak (বুদ্ধিতে খাটো). খাটো করা v. to shorten, to reduce; to shorten the width of; to lower; to humble (কাউকে খাটো করা, কারও মান খাটো করা); to disparage, to belittle. খাটো হওয়া v. to become short; to become less wide or long than what is necessary, to be of short measure (জামাটা খাটো হয়েছে); to be inferior to (কারও চেয়ে খাটো হওয়া); to prove oneself inefficient; to be humiliated, to look small (লোকের কাছে খাটো হওয়া). খাটো গলা a low voice. খাটো নজর (lit.) shortsightedness; (fig.) narrowmindedness, mean-mindedness. কানে খাটো hard of hearing. বুদ্ধিতে খাটো lacking in intelligence or understanding. 2)