(p. 75) arcaka a worshipper; a priest; a communicant. 17)

(p. 75) arcana, arcanā worship; cult; adoration; homage. অর্চনা করা v. to worship; to adore; to pay homage to. অর্চনীয় a. one who or that which should be or is to be worshipped; worshipful; adorable; honourable; venerable, reverend. 18)

(p. 99) ākha sugarcane. 44)

(p. 126) āśliṣṭa embraced; pervaded; permeated; attached; amalgamated; united; sarcastic; sardonic. 132)

(p. 126) āślēṣa an embrace; pervasion, diffusion; attachment; amalgamation; union; a sarcasm, a pun. 133)

(p. 187) aikṣaba of or produced from sugarcane. 12)

(p. 206) kartā one who does or performs or works or produces or builds or creates etc. n. a doer; a performer; a worker; an employee; a producer; an agent; an author; a builder; a creator; the master of a house or family, a householder; a master; a chief, a boss; a husband; (gr.) a nominative, a subject. ̃গিন্নি n. the master of a household and his wife; the husband and the wife. ̃ব্যক্তি n. an important or influential person; a man with authority. ̃ভজা n. a religious sect of Bengal devoted to Sir Gauranga (গৌরাঙ্গ); (sarcas.) a yes-man, a flatterer of a powerful or leading person. ̃মি, ̃লি n. (coll.) act of bossing or controlling; interfering; officiousness, meddlesomeness. কর্তামি করা v. to boss; to interfere. কর্তার ইচ্ছায় কর্ম doing things according to the master's will; submission to the master's dictates. 35)

(p. 220) kājalā2, kājali a reddish variety of sugarcane. 3)

(p. 220) kāṭā to cut; to hew, to cleave; to chop; to carve (মাংস কাটা); to mow (ঘাস কাটা); to lop (গাছের ডাল কাটা); to trim; to pare (নখ কাটা); to amputate; to incise, to operate, to lance (ফোড়া কাটা); to bite (জিভ কাটা); to eat (পোকায় কাটা); to pen through, to strike off (লেখা কাটা, নাম কাটা); to deduct (পাওনা কাটা); to dig (পুকুর কাটা); to sink (কুয়ো কাটা); to draw (লাইন কাটা, দাগ কাটা); to write (আঁক কাটা); to write out (চেক কাটা); to paint (তিলক কাটা); to mend or sharpen (কলম বা পেনসিল কাটা); to refuse (যুক্তি কাটা); to say in retort, to protest (কথা কাটা); to construct (পথ কাটা); to compose, to recite, to cap (ছড়া কাটা); to pinch or pick (পকেট কাটা); to pass (সময় কাটা); to disperse (মেঘ কাটা); to lift (কুয়াশা কাটা); to be dispelled (ভয় কাটা); to make a slip in (তাল কাটা, সুর কাটা); to be sold, to sell, to be in demand (বাজারে মাল কাটা); to be in the act of doing, to do (সাঁতার কাটা). a. cut; hewn, cleft, cloven; chopped; carved; moved, mown; lopped; amputated; incised, operated, lanced; eaten; penned through, struck off; mended, sharpened; used in cutting or chopping (পেনসিল-কাটা ছুরি, মাংস-কাটা ছুরি). n. cutting; hewing; cleaving; chopping; carving; mowing; lopping; trimming; paring; amputation; incision, operation; a mark of cutting or incision or operation; biting; eating; penning through, striking off; deduction; digging; sinking; drawing; writing, writing out; painting; mending or sharpening কথা কাটা v. to answer in retaliation, to retort. কাটা কাপড় textile fabrics for making garments, piecegoods. কাটা ঘায়ে নুনের ছিটা দেওয়া to add insult to injury. ঘাস কাটা v. to mow grass; (sarcas.) (to be able) to do nothing. ছড়া কাটা v. to cap or recite a rhyme. জিভ কাটা v. to show the tip of one's tongue and press it with the teeth, to bite one's tongue (as a mark of bashfulness or in apology.) ট্রেনেকাটা a. run-over by a railway train. ফাঁড়া কাটা v. to avoid or escape a possible or impending calamity. ফুট কাটা v. to let fall in drops; (pop.) to interpose, to chip in. ফোঁড়া কাটা v. to let fall in drops; to put a holy mark between the eyebrows or on the forehead; (pop.) to interpose, to chip in. ভারে কাটা v. to pull one's weight. সাঁতার কাটা v. to swim. সিঁথি কাটা v. to part hair. সিঁধ কাটা v. to break stealthily into a mud house, to burgle; to crack a crib. সুতো কাটা v. to spin. 26)

(p. 226) kābya a poetic saying or utterance; poetry; poetic composition; a poetical work; a book of verse. ̃কলা n. poetics; the poetical art. ̃কুঞ্জ n. the grove of the Muses of poetry. ̃গ্রন্হ n. a poetical work; a book of verse. ̃চর্চা n. exercise in poetry, writing poetry; study of poetry. ̃জগত্ n. the realm of poetry; poets of the world collectively; the realm of imagination. ̃নাটক n. a poetic drama. ̃বিশারদ a. skilled in poetry. n. one who is skilled in poetry; (dero. & sarcas.) a poetaster. ˜রস n. the beauty of poetry, the aesthetic value of poetry; political beauty. ̃রসিক n. one who can appreciate poetry, one who finds pleasure in reading poetry. কাব্যিক a. poetic; unduly poetic. 6)

(p. 228) kārtika the seventh month of the Bengali calendar (from the middle of October to the middle of November); the name of the god who is the commander-in-chief of heavenly forces; an extremely goodlooking (young) man. কেলেকার্তিক, নবকার্তিক, লোহার কার্তিক n. (sarcas. or dero.) an extremely ugly man. কার্তিকী a. of the month of Kartik (কার্তিকী পূর্ণিমা). কার্তিকেয় n. name of the god who is the commander-in-chief of heavenly forces. 38)

(p. 232) kālī an awe-inspiring manifestation of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা); (sarcas.) an extremely dark-skinned girl or woman. ̃তলা n. a place of worshipping Goddess Kali (কালী) esp. in congregation. ̃বাড়ি n. the temple of Goddess Kali. 25)

(p. 232) kālōmānika (attributed endearingly or sarcastically to a very dark-skinned person) a black jewel; Lord Krishna. 34)

(p. 232) kālōẏāta a man proficient in Indian classical music. কালোয়াতি n. proficiency in the Indian classical music; (sarcas.) act of parading one's superior knowledge or skill in classical music. কালোয়াতি করা v. (sarcas.) to parade one's superior knowledge or skill in anything. কালোয়াতি a. pertaining to Indian classical music or musicians. 35)

(p. 240) kupā, kupō a narrow-necked earthen or leather vessel; (sarcas.) a potbellied person. কুপোকাত a. utterly defeated, vanquished; knocked down. 63)

(p. 251) kṛṣṇa (myth.) an incarnation of God Vishnu or Narayana (নারায়ণ), Krishna who was one of the chief characters of the Mahabharata. a. black or deepblue or dark-complexioned (কৃষ্ণকায়, কৃষ্ণমেঘ); dark, gloomy (কৃষ্ণরাত্রি). কৃষ্ণ পাওয়া v. (usu. sarcas.) to have access to the eternal and celestial company of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) after one's death; to die. ̃কলি n. a flower-plant; its flower. ̃কায় a. dark-complexioned. ̃চন্দন n. the white Sandalwood, Santalum album. ̃চূড়া n. a flowering shrub; its red-coloured flower. ̃জীরে, ̃জীরক n. the black cummin. ̃তা n. blackness. ̃তিথি n. any of the lunar days of the dark fortnight. ̃পক্ষ n. the dark fortnight. ̃পক্ষীয় a. of the dark fortnight. ̃প্রাপ্তি n. access to the eternal and celestial company of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ); death. ̃বর্ণ a. black, dark-coloured. n. black or dark colour. ̃বর্ত্মা n. fire; (myth. & astro.) the dragon's head, the ascending node. ˜ভক্ত a. devoted to Lord Krishna. n. a devotee of Lord Krishna. ̃মুগ n. a black variety of pigeon-pulse. ̃যাত্রা n. any of the openair dramatic performances enacting the life and activities of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). ̃লোহিত a. & n. purple. ˜লৌহ n. a magnet. ̃সর্প n. a venomous black snake, the krait. ̃সার, ̃শার n. the antelope. ̃সারথি n. Arjuna (অর্জুন) of whom Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) is the charioteer as told in the Mahabharata. ̃সীস n. graphite, black lead. কৃষ্ণা a. fem. dark complexioned. n. a name of Draupadi (দ্রৌপদী) of the Mahabharata. কৃষ্ণাঙ্গ n. the black-skinned; the black people. a. black-skinned. opp. শ্বেতাঙ্গ । কৃষ্ণাগুরু same as কৃষ্ণচন্দন । কৃষ্ণাজিন n. skin of an antelope. কৃষ্ণাভ a. blackish; bluish; darkish. কৃষ্ণাষ্টমী n. the birth-day of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ); the eighth lunar day of the dark fortnight of the month of Bhadra (ভাদ্র). 19)

(p. 251) kēm̐ukēm̐u expressing the whining of a dog in distress. কেঁউকেঁউ করা v. (of a dog in distress) to whine; (of a person in trouble) to groan piteously; (sarcas.) to whine complainingly like a dog. 27)

(p. 256) kōkila the cuckoo. fem. কোকিলা । কণ্ঠ a. as sweet-voiced as the cuckoo. fem. ̃কণ্ঠী । কোকিলাসন n. a sitting posture according to the yoga (যোগ) system. কোকিলেক্ষু n. a reddish variety of sugarcane. 19)

(p. 274) khasā to become detached, to come away (খিল খসা); to come off (দেওয়াল থেকে চুনবালি খসা); to fall off, to be shed (গাছ থেকে পাতা খসা); to become loose (কোমরের কাপড় খসা); to become dishevelled (খোঁপা খসা); to drop off (মালা থেকে ফুল খসা); to get out of position accidentally, to slip (হাত থেকে খসে পড়া); to come out, to be uttered (মুখ থেকে কথা খসা); to be spent esp. unnecessarily, to be spent or lost (টাকা খসা); (sarcas.) to die (বুড়ো এবার খসবে); to flee, to escape (চোরটা খসেছে); to depart immediately (অনেক জ্বালিয়েছ, এখন খসে পড়ো). ̃নো v. to detach, to cause to come away; to cause to come off; to cause to fall off, to shed; to loosen; to dishevel; to cause to drop off; to cause to slip (away or out); to cause to come out, to cause to utter; to cause to be spent or lost. 53)

(p. 280) khuba very (খুব সুন্দর); very much, too much (খুব খায়); excellently (খুব বলছে); surely (খুব পারবে). int. enough, surely. খুব করা v. to do the right thing; to serve right; to do much; (sarcas.) to do nothing, to bungle. 88)

(p. 285) khēdānō to drive away, to chase away, to expel; to scare away; to tend (গোরু খেদানো); (sarcas.) to teach (ছাত্র খেদানো). a. driven away, expelled (বাপে-তাড়ানো মায়ে খেদানো ছেলে). খেদানিয়া, খেদানে a. one who or that which drives away or expels or scares away or tends. 28)

(p. 285) khōn̐ṭā1 spiteful and stinging reference; caustic comment. খোঁটা খাওয়া, খোঁটা শোনা v. to hear galling, spiteful, stinging accusation; to be sarcastically reminded (of something unpleasant or uncomplimentary). খোঁটা দেওয়া v. to make stinging or biting insinuations. 56)

(p. 288) khōdā2 (Mus.) God. খোদার উপর খোদকারি (fig. & sarcas.) an attempt to teach God how to create; to overdo. খোদার খাসি (ridi.) a corpulent man, a rolypoly. 10)

(p. 289) khōlasa an outer covering; a slough, a fell (সাপের খোলস); (sarcas.) garment. স ছাড়া v. (of snakes) to cast or slough off (i s) skin, to moult. 9)

(p. 321) gōbhāgāḍ় a place for depositing the carcasses of cows; (fig.) a filthy place. 55)