(p. 237) kun̐ḍ়ā the powdery crust of rice beneath the husk, bran, rice-dust. 20)

(p. 253) kēśura a kind of bulbous plant. 56)

(p. 228) kārpaṇya niggardliness, miserliness, parsimony. 41)

(p. 202) kabandha a headless or truncated body; a headless or truncated goblin; the ascending node, the descending node; a comet. 4)

(p. 220) kāṭāchēn̐ḍ়ā minor wound or injury. 31)

(p. 251) kēukēṭā a person of distinction, a big gun. a. of high standing, distinguished. 23)

(p. 253) kērāsina, kērōsina kerosene. 42)

(p. 261) kauraba a descendant of King Kuru (কুরু); any of the one hundred sons of King Dhritarashtra (ধৃতরাষ্ট্র) of the Mahabharata. কৌরব্য, কৌরব্যেয় a. descended from King Kuru (কুরু); relating to the one hundred sons of King Dhritarashtra (ধৃতরাষ্ট্র). 2)

(p. 194) kaṭās denoting: the sound of biting off or cutting off (esp. suddenly) a portion of a hard thing at one stroke; a snapping sound; an imaginary sound made by an ant when it pricks. কটাস্ কটাস্ int. denoting: repetition of any of these sounds. 22)

(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. 228) kālajña having the power (usu. astrological) to know which is the right or opportune moment for doing anything. n. such a man; an astrologer. কালজ্ঞান n. (astrol.) knowledge that enables one to determine or divine the right or opportune moment for doing anything; astrology. 69)

(p. 217) kān̐dha the shoulder; the neck. কাঁধ ঝাঁকানো v. to shrug, to shrug one's shoulder. কাঁধ দেওয়া, কাঁধ লাগানো v. to volunteer to shoulder a burden; to come forward to assistor cooperate. কাঁধ বদলানো v. to transfer a burden to another's shoulder or to one's other shoulder when feeling fatigued. কাঁধে করা, কাঁধে নেওয়া v. to place and carry upon one's shoulder, to bear upon one's shoulder, to shoulder. কাঁধের হাড় n. the scapula. কার কাঁধে দশটা মাধা who has the rashness to risk his head ? who'll dare? কাঁধাকাঁধি n. state of being carried or borne on shoulders of more than one person at a time. adv. being borne upon the shoulders of more than one person at a time; side by side, cheek by jowl. 10)

(p. 256) kōn̐ca3 a kind of small harpoon for catching fish. 7)

(p. 225) kābāḍ়i persons who buy in an auctionmart for resale; a class of fishermen. 21)

(p. 243) kulaṅgi a recess or small shelf in a wall, a niche. 72)