(p. 203) kamiṭi a committee. 23)

(p. 208) kalama3 a pen. কলম কাটা, কলম বাড়া v. to mend a pen. কলম চালানো v. to wield a pen; to write. ̃দান, ̃দানি n. a small tray or stand for keeping pens, a pencase, a pen-stand. কলম পেশা v. (dero.) to work as a clerk. কলমপেশা n. clerkship; quill-driving, pen-pushing. a. clerical. ̃বাজ n. (dero.) an expert writer. ̃বাজি n. (dero.) useless writing. কলমের এক খোঁচায় with a stroke of the pen. 55)

(p. 192) kaci kalāpātā ra foliage green; light green colour like that of the plantain leaves. 39)

(p. 243) kumbhīpāka a terrible cell of the hell. 38)

(p. 217) kākātuẏā the cockatoo. 21)

(p. 216) kān̐cakalā a species of plantain which is chiefly used in its green state; (joc.) nothing. আদায় কাঁচকলায় adv. & a. at loggerheads with, at daggers drawn. 3)

(p. 217) kāgābagā destitute, wretched, abandoned; inconsistent, haphazard. n. such a person or thing. 31)

(p. 208) kartṛtba authority, rule; domination; act of bossing; state of being a boss. কর্তৃত্ব করা v. to rule; to control; to dominate; to boss. কর্তৃত্ব ফলানো v. to boss; to make other people feel one's authority. ̃ভার n. the burden of rule or management. কর্তৃত্বাধীন a. under one's rule or management. 4)

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

(p. 231) kālākāla proper and improper time; auspicious and inauspicious time. 33)

(p. 259) kōṣṭha a room, a compartment; the inner part of a (dwelling) house; a granary; the large bowel, the colon (কোষ্ঠ পরিস্কার করা). কোষ্ঠ কঠিন হওয়া v. to have costiveness. কোষ্ঠ পরিস্কার করা v. to evacuate thoroughly. কোষ্ঠ পরিস্কার হওয়া v. to have bowels cleared; to have an easy or regular evacuation of one's bowels. ̃কাঠিন্য n. constipation, costiveness. ̃বদ্ধ a. constipated. কোষ্ঠবদ্ধ হওয়া v. to get constipated; to suffer from constipation. ̃বদ্ধতা n. constipation. ̃শুদ্ধি n. thorough or easy evacuation or purging of one's bowels. 17)

(p. 251) kṛṣṇa (myth.) an incarnation of God Vishnu or Narayana (নারায়ণ), Krishna who was one of the chief characters of the Mahabharata. a. black or deepblue or dark-complexioned (কৃষ্ণকায়, কৃষ্ণমেঘ); dark, gloomy (কৃষ্ণরাত্রি). কৃষ্ণ পাওয়া v. (usu. sarcas.) to have access to the eternal and celestial company of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) after one's death; to die. ̃কলি n. a flower-plant; its flower. ̃কায় a. dark-complexioned. ̃চন্দন n. the white Sandalwood, Santalum album. ̃চূড়া n. a flowering shrub; its red-coloured flower. ̃জীরে, ̃জীরক n. the black cummin. ̃তা n. blackness. ̃তিথি n. any of the lunar days of the dark fortnight. ̃পক্ষ n. the dark fortnight. ̃পক্ষীয় a. of the dark fortnight. ̃প্রাপ্তি n. access to the eternal and celestial company of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ); death. ̃বর্ণ a. black, dark-coloured. n. black or dark colour. ̃বর্ত্মা n. fire; (myth. & astro.) the dragon's head, the ascending node. ˜ভক্ত a. devoted to Lord Krishna. n. a devotee of Lord Krishna. ̃মুগ n. a black variety of pigeon-pulse. ̃যাত্রা n. any of the openair dramatic performances enacting the life and activities of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). ̃লোহিত a. & n. purple. ˜লৌহ n. a magnet. ̃সর্প n. a venomous black snake, the krait. ̃সার, ̃শার n. the antelope. ̃সারথি n. Arjuna (অর্জুন) of whom Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) is the charioteer as told in the Mahabharata. ̃সীস n. graphite, black lead. কৃষ্ণা a. fem. dark complexioned. n. a name of Draupadi (দ্রৌপদী) of the Mahabharata. কৃষ্ণাঙ্গ n. the black-skinned; the black people. a. black-skinned. opp. শ্বেতাঙ্গ । কৃষ্ণাগুরু same as কৃষ্ণচন্দন । কৃষ্ণাজিন n. skin of an antelope. কৃষ্ণাভ a. blackish; bluish; darkish. কৃষ্ণাষ্টমী n. the birth-day of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ); the eighth lunar day of the dark fortnight of the month of Bhadra (ভাদ্র). 19)

(p. 203) kamaṭha the tortoise, the turtle; a waterpot used by Hindu ascetics. 5)

(p. 234) kirāta one of an uncivilized race of ancient India who lived by hunting; the province of ancient India inhabited by the Kiratas (কিরাত), the land of Kiratas. fem. কিরাতিনী । 42)

(p. 228) kāẏēma firm, steady, durable, permanent (কায়েম হওয়া); firmly established (রাজ্য কায়েম হওয়া); intact, in force (কায়েম থাকা). কায়েমি a. firm; durable; permanent (কায়েমি বন্দোবস্ত). কায়েমি স্বার্থ বা কায়েমি স্বার্থবাদী লোকজন vested interests. 4)