কলা১ : (p. 208) kalā1 the plantain, the banana; (coll.) nothing, a mare's nest (তুমি আমার কলা করবে) কলা করা v. (coll.) to be able to do nothing or to be able to do no harm. কলা খাওয়া v. (lit.) to eat a banana; (coll.) to fail in an attempt. ̃গাছ n. a banana tree. কলা দেখানো v. (lit.) to show a plantain; to raise and show one's thumb defiantly or disdainfully; to deceive, to cheat, to befool, to hoodwink; to bite the thumb, to defy. কলাপোড়া খাওয়া v. (lit.) to eat a burnt banana; (coll.) to fail or be disappointed utterly. কলাবউ, কলাবৌ n. a young banana-plant dressed as a married lady and conceived as a female deity worshipped by Hindus; (loos.) wife of God Ganesha (গণেশ); (euph.) a woman with a long veil or an awkwardly bashful woman. কলার কাঁদি a cluster of plantains. কলার খোলা the curved bark of a banana-tree. কলার ছড়া a bunch of bananas, a row of plantains. কলার বাসনা the dried-up bark of a banana-tree. 62)

(p. 253) kaiphiẏata what is said to account for something, a cause shown, an explanation. কৈফিয়ত কাটা v. to try to clear up a charge rather impertinently; (bookkeeping) to explain the difference between the debit and the credit side of an accounts book. কৈফিয়ত চাওয়া v. to bring to account, to call to account, to demand an explanation, to take to task. কৈফিয়ত দেওয়া v. to give an explanation. 61)

(p. 256) kōṭanā2 (masc. of কুটনী) a procurer, a pander. ̃গিরি, ̃মি n. the profession of a pander, procuring; act of whispering malicious reports against a person. 30)

(p. 194) kaṭarakaṭara, kaṭaramaṭara denoting: a sound produced whilst munching hard things such as nuts. 17)

(p. 240) kuṭhiẏā leprous. n. a leper. 23)

(p. 262) klānta extremely tired, wearied, fatigued, exhausted. 49)

(p. 232) kālikā a name of goddess Kali (কালী). ̃পূরাণ. n. the scripture that narrates the feats of Kalika (কালিকা). 15)

(p. 243) kuru a mythological king of India; his descendants or line; a mythological kingdom (কুরুবর্ষ, কুরুদেশ). 54)

(p. 238) kukari a short dagger, a stiletto. 10)

(p. 251) kēm̐ukēm̐u expressing the whining of a dog in distress. কেঁউকেঁউ করা v. (of a dog in distress) to whine; (of a person in trouble) to groan piteously; (sarcas.) to whine complainingly like a dog. 27)

(p. 237) kun̐ci a small broom or besom; a brush; a bristle. 17)

(p. 256) kōkila the cuckoo. fem. কোকিলা । কণ্ঠ a. as sweet-voiced as the cuckoo. fem. ̃কণ্ঠী । কোকিলাসন n. a sitting posture according to the yoga (যোগ) system. কোকিলেক্ষু n. a reddish variety of sugarcane. 19)

(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. 243) kurasi a chair. 50)

(p. 243) kurubinda the corundum; (loos.) the ruby. 58)

(p. 208) karmōdyama enterprise; enthusiasm; effort, effortfulness. 33)