(p. 194) kapāla the skull, the cranium; the forehead; a beggar's bowl; a shred of an earthen pitcher. কপাল চাপড়ানো v. to beat one's forehead in despair; to complain bitterly against bad luck. কপাল ঠোকা v. to strike one's forehead against something (in order to express grief, complaint etc.); to try one's luck; to undertake a venture abandoning oneself into the hands of destiny. কপাল পোড়া v. to lose the favour of fortune, to be down on one's luck; (coll.) to become a widow, (of women) to be widowed. কপাল ফেরা v. to win the favour of fortune; to improve one's state and position; to begin to flourish; to be on the rise. কপাল ভাঙা same as কপাল পোড়া । কপালের লিখন decree of fate or providence. ̃ক্রমে adv. luckily, fortunately; by luck; as luck would have it; unfortunately, unluckily (কপালক্রমে সুযোগ হারানো) ̃জোর, জোর কপাল n. good luck, good fortune. ̃গুণে, ̃জোরে adv. by good luck (and esp. by chance). ̃পোড়া a. luckless, down on one's luck, unfortunate. ̃ভৃত্, ̃মালী, কপালী n. appellations of Shiva (শিব) ̃মালিনী, কপালিনী n. fem. appellations of Goddess Kali (কালী) কপালিয়া, কপালে a. fortunate, lucky, favoured by fortune. হায় কপাল int. oh dear! dear me! 145)

(p. 238) kukathā foul or abusive words, indecent or filthy language, obscene talk, ribaldry; (rare) philosophical truths or discussion about the earth; (rare) exposition or explanation of scriptures esp. of the esoteric text of the scriptures. 9)

(p. 253) kēẏāri a well-laid flower-bed or pleasure garden encircled with a ridge; careful dressing (চুলের কেয়ারি). কেয়ারিকরা a. well-laid and encircled with a ridge (কেয়ারি-করা বাগান); carefully parted or dressed (কেয়ারি-করা চুল). কেয়ারি করা v. to beautify (a garden) by careful maintenance; to dress (hair) carefully. 35)

(p. 240) kuḍ়āla, kuḍ়āli an axe. 30)

(p. 217) kām̐sā bell metal. কাঁসারি n. a brazier. 15)

(p. 220) kāṭakhōlā a frying-pan without oil or sand. 14)

(p. 194) kaḍ়ikapālē lucky in making money, fortunate. 52)

(p. 262) krauñca a species of the heron or the curlew, the stork. fem. কৌঞ্চী । ̃মিথুন n. pl. a couple or pair (one male and one female) of this bird. 47)

(p. 257) kōẏa (poet. & obs.) whomsoever, to anybody. 25)

(p. 217) kām̐si a dish of bell metal used as a kitchen utensil or amusical instrument. 16)

(p. 234) kimākāra (lit.) of what shape or form; (used as a correlative of কিম্ভূত) of ugly or hereto unseen shape or form. 30)

(p. 253) kēśaba a name of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). 50)

(p. 253) kēẏākān̐di a cluster of screwpine flowers. 31)

(p. 234) kilakila, kilabila expressing: movement in a swarm (of fish esp. small ones, worms etc.) কিলকিল করা, কিলবিল করা v. to move in a swarm, to swarm; swimming to and fro (of fish) in shoals. 48)

(p. 215) kān̐ki a large comb with thick teeth. 28)