কথা : (p. 194) kathā a word or words spoken; a saying; an utterance; a statement; mode of speaking, pronunciation (তার কথা আড়ষ্ঠ); voice (তার কথা শুনতে পেলাম); a dialect (বর্ধমানের কথা); a tale, a story; a chronicle or history (ভারত-কথা); news (গ্রামের কথা); a word (সে নিজের কথা রাখে); an opinion (এ বিষয়ে আমার কথা হল যে); professional narration of scriptural and mythological stories (জমিদার বাড়িতে কথা হবে); a topic, a discourse (এ কথার অবতারণা); conversation; speaking terms (তার সঙ্গে আমার কথা নেই); consultation, discussion (ডাক্তারের সঙ্গে কথা হয়েছে); counsel, advice; instigation; comparison (তার সঙ্গে কার কথা); an incident, an affair (যে সে কথা নয়); a request (সে আমার কথা রেখেছে); order, direction (ছেলেটা কথা শোনে না); necessity, need, compulsion (এ কাজ করতেই হবে, এমন কথা আছে?); plea (ভুল হলে কোনো কথা শুনব না); a proverb (কথায় বলে). কথা কওয়া v. to speak; to talk. কথা কাটা v. to refute; to protest. কথা দেওয়া v. to give one's word, to promise. কথা চালা v. to tell one's secrets to another; to indulge in scandal-mongering, to talk scandal, to gossip. কথা পাড়া v. to raise a topic; to propose. কথা না থাকা not to be on speaking terms with; not to be promised or decided beforehand. কথা রাখা to keep a promise; to be true to one's word. কথায় কথায় in course of conversation; incidentally during conversation, by the by, by the way; whilst talking (কথায় কথায় রাত হল). কথায় থাকা to involve oneself in. কথায় না থাকা to have nothing to do with. কথার কথা a word for word's sake; worth serious consideration (এ কি একটা কথার কথা হল ?). কথার খেলাপ breaking a promise. কথার ঝুড়ি (of a person) a chatterbox. কথার ধার sting of words. কথার নড়চড় deviation from one's promise. কথার ফের, কথার মারপ্যাঁচ a sly turn of speech; verbal trickery; jugglery of words; quibble. কথার শ্রাদ্ধ too much or unnecessary talking, words and words. ̃কলি n. Indian dance depicting ancient wartales. কথা কাটাকাটি n. arguments and counter-arguments; bandying of words; altercation; hot exchange. কথা কাটাকাটি করা v. to advance arguments and counter-arguments; to bandy words; to altercate; to be engaged in a hot exchange. কথা চালাচালি n. act of telling one's secrets to another; scandal-mongering; gossiping. কথা চালাচালি করা same as কথা চালা । ̃চ্ছলে same as কথাপ্রসঙ্গে । ̃ন্তর n. altercation; bandying of words; another topic; interval in course of conversation; a breach of promise. ̃প্রসঙ্গ n. conversation, talk; act of raising a topic; a topic; a context. ̃প্রসঙ্গে adv. in course of conversation; incidentally during conversation, by the way. ̃বার্তা n. conversation; a talk; a chat. ̃বার্তা বলা v. to talk; to chat. ̃মতো adv. in keeping with one's words or promise; in obedience to one's order or direction. ̃মাত্র n. mere words (having no genuine worth). ̃মাত্র সার mere words having no genuine worth, words or promises ending in smoke; false promise. ̃মুখ n. a preface. ̃রম্ভ n. the beginning of a story or conversation. ̃শিল্প n. creative literary works written in prose such as novels, stories etc. ̃শিল্পী n. an author of prose fiction, stories etc. ̃শেষ n. the end of a story or conversation. ̃সাহিত্য same as কথাশিল্প । ̃সাহিত্যিক same as কথাশিল্পী । 89)

(p. 194) katēka some; several; much; how much. pro. some, a few of them, a little or a part of it. 84)

(p. 231) kālapēn̐cā, kālapyān̐cā the screech-owl; the barn owl; (dero.) an extremely ugly person. 10)

(p. 194) kaṭaki of or relating to Cuttack in Orissa. 15)

(p. 194) kandarpa the name of Hindu love god (cp. Cupid, Eros). 128)

(p. 194) kadu the gourd. 108)

(p. 262) krōśa a measure of length or distance equal to 8 cubits or a little more than two miles or three kilometres. 46)

(p. 251) kṛmi a worm (esp. that is found in the intestines of a human being). গোল কৃমি n. a round-worm. ফিতাকৃমি n. a tapeworm. সুতাকৃমি n. a thread-worn. হুককৃমি n. a hook-worm. ̃ঘ্ন a. anthelmintic. n. an anthelmintic. ̃জ a. produced by worms. n. lac. ̃শৈল n. an anthill. 8)

(p. 256) kōcinī of কোচ । 26)

(p. 257) kōthā where. ̃ও adv. at or in any place, anywhere. কোথাও কোথাও at or in some places. ̃কার a. of or from which or what place; (in contempt.) of or from an unknown or contemptible place. ̃য় adv. & n. where. কোথা থেকে from where, whence, wherefrom. 9)

(p. 220) kāṭalēṭa a cutlet. 25)

(p. 240) kudarata glory (আল্লার কুদরত); a creditable performance, a feat; bravado; power, strength, skill. কুদরতি a. glorious; creditable; powerful, skilful. 42)

(p. 251) kṛśānu fire. 12)

(p. 228) kāraṇika pertaining to cause, causal; examining, judging. n. an examiner; a judge; a clerk. 16)

(p. 194) kata how much, how many; much, many. adv. to a great extent, much. n. a great number or amount (কত এল, কত গেল). pro. how much or how many of it or them. কত করে at what price (কত করে কিনলে); with much solicitation or entreaty (কত করে বললাম); after or with a great effort (কত করে পাশ করেছি). ̃ক a. some; somewhat. adv. to some extent; partially. pro. some of it or them. n. some people (দেশের কতক অর্ধাশনে থাকে). কতক কতক to a certain extent; somewhat; partially. কতকটা a. some. adv. partially; somewhat. pro. some of it. n. some amount. কতক পরিমাণে adv. to some extent; partially. ̃কাল adv. how long; for a long time (কতকাল বসে আছি). n. a long time. কত কী, কত কিছু various; various things; various and unknown (things); a large number of (things.) ̃ক্ষণ adv. how long; for a long time. n. a long time. ̃দিন adv. how many days; for many days; for a long time. n. many days; a long time. কত না adv. countlessly; immeasurably. ̃বার adv. how many times; many times. ̃মতো a. of numerous and various kinds. adv. in numerous and various ways. ̃শত a. countless. ̃হুঁ a. (poet. & obs.) numerous and various. 80)

(p. 251) kējō efficient; active; useful, serviceable. 38)