(p. 259) kautuka a fun; a joke, a jest; inquisitiveness; curiosity. কৌতুক করা v. to make fun (of), to crack a joke; to jest. ̃জনক a. funny; jocular; curious, queer; interesting. ̃প্রিয় a. fond of fun or jokes. কৌতুকাবহ same as কৌতুকজনক । কৌতুকাবিষ্ট a. amused; curious. কৌতুকী a. funny, amusing; given to making fun or jokes; fond of amusements. 24)

(p. 251) kēcchā a scandal; malicious gossip; a story. 37)

(p. 203) kamānō to shorten, to curtail, to reduce; to cause to decrease or abate or diminish, to abate, to diminish. n. act of shortening or cutting down, curtailment, reduction; act of decreasing or abating or diminishing. a. shortened, cut down., curtailed, reduced; decreased, abated; diminished. 22)

(p. 204) karakaca sea salt. 22)

(p. 208) karmārambha beginning of a work or ceremony, beginning of activities; beginning of daily activities. 27)

(p. 239) kujñāna harmful thought or design; craftiness; evil intention. 26)

(p. 194) kaṇṭhābharaṇa an ornament for the throat; a necklace. 72)

(p. 237) kun̐kaḍ়ānō to shrink or cause to shrink; to shrivel or cause to shrivel; to recoil or cause to recoil. a. shrunk; shrivelled; recoiled. 11)

(p. 194) kaṇṭikārī a prickly nightshade used in medicine. 68)

(p. 220) kāṭani2 (usu. fem.) a spinner. 21)

(p. 243) kumbhamēlā a duodecennial religious gathering of ascetics at one of the 4 holy places—Haridwar, Ujjaini, Nasik, Allahabad (Prayag). 34)

(p. 194) kaḍ়ṅga a beggar's bowl or drinking bowl made of coconut shell. 40)

(p. 234) kī (interrogative) what, which (কী খাবে ?); nothing (ও আবার কী বলবে ?); a thing or an amount (জীবনে কত কী ঘটবে, কত কী দেখলাম). কী করে ? adv. how, in what way. কীজন্য ? adv. why, what for. কী প্রকারে, কীভাবে same as কী করে । exclam. how (কী সুন্দর ! how beautiful!) 59)

(p. 256) kōṭa2 a fort, a fortress (রাজকোট); a town, a city (পাঠানকোট); control, power, jurisdiction (কোটে পাওয়া); one's area (নিজের কোটে থাকা); bounds (কোটের বাইরে যওয়া); position, resolve, claim (কোট বজায় রাখা) । 29)

(p. 248) kuharila (of cuckoo) cooed. 21)