(p. 194) kaṭhina hard, firm; stiff; stern, strict; severe; difficult; cruel, merciless (কঠিন হৃদয়); tremendous, intense; solid (কঠিন পদার্থ); serious (কঠিন রোগ). fem. কঠিনা । ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. hardness, firmness; stiffness; sternness, strictness, severity; difficulty; cruelty, mercilessness; tremendousness, intensity; solidity; seriousness. 31)

(p. 217) kān̐dā to weep, to shed tears. ̃কাটি, ̃কাটা n. repeated or continuous weeping; lamentation; humble and importunate solicitation. কাঁদাকাটি করা v. to weep bitterly; to lament; to solicit humbly and importunately. কাঁদানে same as কাঁদানো (a.) কাঁদানো v. to cause to weep. কেঁদে হাট করা, কেঁদেকেটে হাট করা v. to attract a crowd of people by loud lamentation or wailing. 5)

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

(p. 237) kīrtana narration (যশঃকীর্তন); glorification; celebration, extolment; act of singing in praise; a song in praise; act of singing the names of God; any of the songs about Radha (রাধা) and Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) or act of singing these songs. কীর্তন করা, কীর্তন গাওয়া v. to sing songs about Radha (রাধা) and Krishna (কৃষ্ণ); to narrate; to glorify; to celebrate, to extol; to sing in praise; to sing the names of God. কীর্তনাঙ্গ n. any of the modes of singing songs about Radha (রাধা) and Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). কীর্তনীয় a. worthy of being narrated or celebrated; praiseworthy. কীর্তনীয়া,, (coll.) কীর্তনে n. a singer of songs about Radha (রাধা) and Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). a. singing those songs. 2)

(p. 259) kauca a couch. 22)

(p. 248) kusaṃskāra superstition. ̃গ্রস্ত, কুসংস্কারাচ্ছন্ন a. superstition-ridden, superstitious. ̃মূলক a. caused by superstition, superstitious. 2)

(p. 228) kālacē blackish; darkish. 68)

(p. 220) kāṭakhōṭṭā tough and obstinate; stiff; humourless; unfeeling, unsympathetic; hard-hearted, merciless; uncouth and ill-mannered; rough, outspoken (কাটখোট্টা কথাবার্তা). 13)

(p. 202) kabarī hair in the state of being plaited, a chignon; a pigtail; a braid or plait of hair; braiding of hair; hairdessing. ̃বন্ধন n. braiding or plaiting of hair, hairdressing, hairdo. ̃ভূষণ n. any ornament for hair or chignon such as a hairpin or a hairnet. 7)

(p. 228) kāraṇābhāba absence of cause; (loos.) absence of (adequate) evidence. 15)

(p. 204) kampāunḍāra one who prepares medicines according to a doctor's prescription; a pharmacist. 2)

(p. 220) kāṇḍa (of a tree) a stalk, a stem, a trunk, a caulis; (of a book) a chapter or canto; an event, an incident, an affair; a deed or exploit (ভীমের বিষম কাণ্ড). ̃কারখানা n. (as pl.) deeds, workings, activities, exploits; (as sing.) an affair or matter (usually serious or strange). ̃জ a. (bot.) cauline, caulinary. ̃জ্ঞান n. common sense, gumption. ̃জ্ঞানশূন্য a. devoid of or wanting in common sense. ̃জ্ঞানবিহীন same as কাণ্ডজ্ঞানশূন্য । ̃হীন a. without a stem or stalk or trunk. কাণ্ড বাধানো v. to throw up a row; to create a funny or serious or curious affair; to make a scene. 46)

(p. 192) kacuripānā water hyacinth. 42)

(p. 228) kāraṇa the instrument (of a work), a means; the body; any of the sense organs; cause, reason; motive, purpose; root; seed; the cause or agent or instrument (of an action); origin; wine (when consecrated or considered sacred). con. because, since, for, as. ̃জল, ̃বারি n. the water that existed everywhere before the creation of the universe; wine (when consecrated or considered holy). কারণ দর্শানো v. to show cause. n. a show-cause or a show-cause notice. ̃শরীর n. the body as conceived in the Vedanta. ̃সম্বন্ধ n. causal relation. কারণে adv. due to, owing to; with a view; for the purpose of. 14)

(p. 243) kusaṃsarga evil company, bad association. কুসংসর্গী a. keeping evil company, associating with undesirable persons.