(p. 256) kōn̐cā the plaited end of the loincloth tucked at the front of the wearer. কোঁচা দুলিয়ে বেড়ানো to pass time idly shunning responsibility; to indulge in ludicrous foppishness. বাইরে কোঁচার পত্তন ভিতরে ছুঁচোর কেত্তন the ludicrous attempt of dressing oneself elegantly when one has no means of obtaining one's livelihood; a tawdry outside is the badge of poverty. 10)

(p. 253) kērala Kerala, a south-Indian state; an inhabitant of Kerala (কেরল). 37)

(p. 194) kañculikā, kañculī bodice, brassiere, a modesty vest. 9)

(p. 208) kaliṅga Orissa including the Dravidian region on its south. 75)

(p. 194) kanui the elbow. কনুই দিয়ে গুঁতানো v. to elbow, to jostle. 121)

(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. 228) kāracupi a tricky device; shrewdness. 13)

(p. 194) kaṭhinībhūta hardened; stiffened. 33)

(p. 253) kētu (astrol. & myth.) the descending node, the dragon's tail; a flag, a banner, a standard. 11)

(p. 237) kun̐kaḍ়i-sukaḍ়i shrunk or contracted into a circular shape (chiefly due to cold). কুঁকড়ি-সুকড়ি হওয়া v. to shrink or contract as though into a lump or into a circular shape. 12)

(p. 259) kōlāhala a loud confused noise or shout (as of many persons speaking loudly at the same time), an uproar, a tumult, din and bustle. কোলাহল করা v. to make a loud and confused noise. ̃পূর্ণ a. tumultuous, uproarious; clamorous; full of din and bustle. 9)

(p. 220) kāṭalēṭa a cutlet. 25)

(p. 208) karṣa2, karṣaṇa act of tilling; cultivation; act of drawing or attracting; attraction (বিপ্রকর্ষণ); act of pressing, pressure; act of rubbing (নিকষে কর্ষণ). কর্ষণ করা v. to till, to plough, to cultivate; to draw, to attract; to press; to rub. কর্ষক a. & n. one who or that which tills or attracts or presses or rubs. কর্ষণীয় a. ploughable, arable; attractable; that which can be pressed or rubbed; that which is to be ploughed or cultivated or drawn or attracted or pressed or rubbed. কর্ষিকা n. a tentacle. কর্ষিত a. ploughed, tilled, cultivated; drawn, attracted; pressed; rubbed. কর্ষী a. attracting; attractive. 36)

(p. 194) kandu a cooking pan made of iron. 131)

(p. 208) kaṣāẏa bitter or astringent juice or taste; tannic taste; tannin; decoction; dull red colour. a. of bitter or astringent taste; or tannic taste; dull red; reddish; dyed (esp. in red.) কষায়িত a. slightly reddened (রোষকষায়িত); dyed. 107)