(p. 240) kupātra an undeserving or undesirable or bad man; a man who cannot make a good husband, an unworthy husband or bridegroom. fem. কুপাত্রী । 64)

(p. 232) kālidaha (myth.) the deep river described as the abode of Kaliya (কালিয় or কালীয়) the serpent in the Yamuna. 16)

(p. 257) kōbida (chiefly used as a sfx.) versed in, wise, learned, expert, skilled in (অশ্বকোবিদ = n. an expert on the breed and excellence of horses and also on how to train and manage them. সংস্কৃতকোবিদ = well-versed or erudite in Sanskrit). 21)

(p. 194) kaṇṭhi a necklace of the twigs of holy basil worn by Vaishnavas. কণ্ঠি ছেঁড়া to cast out a person from the Vaishnava sect. ̃ধারণ n. initiation into Vaishnavism; act of wearing the holy basil-necklace. ̃ধারী a. wearing a holy basil-necklace. n. a Vaishnava. ̃বদল n. the Vaishnava system of marriage in which the bridegroom and the bride exchange the holy basil-necklaces. 73)

(p. 259) kōṣīẏa cellular. 15)

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

(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. 208) kartṛbarga the authorities. 7)

(p. 226) kāmanā a desire, a wish; a wishing; a prayer. কামনা করা v. to desire; to wish; to pray for. ̃নাশ n. annihilation or destruction or extinction of desire. ̃সিদ্ধি n. fulfilment of a desire. 14)

(p. 192) kaṅgrēsa an assembly of delegates, specialists etc. for discussion or settlement of problems; a congress; the legislature of the United States and some other American-type republics, the Congress; the Indian National Congress party, the Congress. কংগ্রেসি a. of or belonging to or following the Indian National Congress. n. a Congressman, a Congress worker. 7)

(p. 226) kābilanāmā marriage settlement for a wife. 3)

(p. 251) kṛdanta (gr.—of a word) having a suffix added in accordance with the কৃত্ system. n. such a word. 3)

(p. 225) kāphari an African negro; an African. 16)

(p. 240) kuntala hair (of human head); tresses. 56)

(p. 237) kum̐ikum̐i expressing; the suppressed groaning sound of distress caused by hunger, cold, pain etc. কুঁইকুঁই করা v. to utter this sound, to groan. 10)