(p. 240) kudina hard times; an inauspicious day. Same as দুর্দিন । 44)

(p. 231) kālamāhātmya influence of the age or time; the distinctive quality of an age. 21)

(p. 234) ki (used as an auxiliary interrogative word. (তুমি কি যাবে ? = will you go ?); whether (কি বালক কি বৃদ্ধ). 3)

(p. 234) kinnara (myth.) one of a class of demigods expert in music and dance. fem. কিন্নরী । 26)

(p. 194) kaṭu bitter; acrid, pungent (কটুরস); tasting hot (কটু তেল); harsh, acrimonious (কটুবাক্য). কটু হয়ে যাওয়া v. to have the taste or flavour spoilt or fouled, to grow or to run rancid. কটু কথা n. same as কটুক্তি । ̃কাটব্য n. pl. bitter reproaches. ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. bitterness; pungency; hot taste; harshness, acrimony. কটু তেল n. mustard oil. ̃ভাষী a. rude or impolite in speech, foul-spoken, foulmouthed. 26)

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

(p. 234) kila a fist; a blow with the fist esp. with the side of the fist, কিল খেয়ে কিল চুরি করা to take a beating or insult silently and without retaliation, to endure humiliation or affront without protest, to pocket an insult. কিল মারা v. to strike with the fist, to fist. কিলাকিলি n. fighting with fists; fisticuffs, blows and counterblows. কিলানো same as কিল মারা । কিলিয়ে কাঁঠাল পাকানো to make a futile attempt at correcting or subduing a person by overmuch beating or chastisement; to spoil a person or hinder his natural development by excessive interference; to try to do the impossible by injudicious or rash means. কিল মারার গোঁসাই an over-assertive person or master who has no competence to maintain his dependents. 47)

(p. 194) kaṇḍana husking. কণ্ডন করা v. to husk. কণ্ডনী n. a pestle (for husking). 77)

(p. 208) kaṣita tried on a streak-plate; tried on a streak-plate and found perfectly pure (কষিত কাঞ্চন). 109)

(p. 203) kamalāgun̐ḍ়i an orange-coloured fruitdust used to dye cloth. 13)

(p. 226) kāmina a woman labourer, a female labourer. 35)

(p. 208) karmakāra a blacksmith, an ironsmith; (rare) an ironmonger. 15)

(p. 253) kēbalā-caitanya, kēbalā-caitana dull-witted. 22)

(p. 220) kāṭhāma, kāṭhāmō a framework (usu. composed of bamboo, wood, hay etc.), a frame; a structure; a preliminary sketch. 39)

(p. 253) kēbalarāma a dull-witted man, a dunce; a clumsy fellow; a weakling. 20)