(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. 240) kupita enraged, angered; angry; provoked; (med.) increased, developed, aggravated. কুপিত বায়ু (med.) flatulence, flatulency. 66)

(p. 259) kōlāhala a loud confused noise or shout (as of many persons speaking loudly at the same time), an uproar, a tumult, din and bustle. কোলাহল করা v. to make a loud and confused noise. ̃পূর্ণ a. tumultuous, uproarious; clamorous; full of din and bustle. 9)

(p. 256) kōn̐dana coll. form of কুঁদন । 15)

(p. 204) kampōja (print.) act of composing. কম্পোজ করা v. to compose. কম্পোজিটর, কম্পোজিটার n. a compositor. কম্পোজিটরি, কম্পোজিটারি n. the profession or work of a compositor. 7)

(p. 248) kuharita resounded with the cooings of a cuckoo or cuckoos. 20)

(p. 240) kuḍ়i twenty. 31)

(p. 194) kanakānaṭē a dark-red variety of edible spinach, the golden spinach. 115)

(p. 220) kāṇḍa (of a tree) a stalk, a stem, a trunk, a caulis; (of a book) a chapter or canto; an event, an incident, an affair; a deed or exploit (ভীমের বিষম কাণ্ড). ̃কারখানা n. (as pl.) deeds, workings, activities, exploits; (as sing.) an affair or matter (usually serious or strange). ̃জ a. (bot.) cauline, caulinary. ̃জ্ঞান n. common sense, gumption. ̃জ্ঞানশূন্য a. devoid of or wanting in common sense. ̃জ্ঞানবিহীন same as কাণ্ডজ্ঞানশূন্য । ̃হীন a. without a stem or stalk or trunk. কাণ্ড বাধানো v. to throw up a row; to create a funny or serious or curious affair; to make a scene. 46)

(p. 194) kaḍ়ā2 a coin of smallest value (usu. denominated by cowries or small conch-shells), a cowrie, এক কড়া (to the) smallest amount or degree; an iota. ̃কিয়া n. a table for counting cowries from 1 to 1. ̃ক্রান্তি see ক্রান্তি । কড়ায় গণ্ডায় adv. to the last farthing; completely, thoroughly. 44)

(p. 192) kaṅkapatra an arrow, a dart, a shaft. 25)

(p. 208) karmākarma works useful and useless; deeds, and misdeeds. 18)

(p. 208) kalatra wife. 48)

(p. 231) kālanēmi the name of the maternal uncle of Ravana (রাবণ) of the Ramayana. কালনেমি মামা (fig.) a venerable man who is an abettor in wicked deeds, a Devil's counsel. কালনেমির লঙ্কাভাগ (fig.) to count the chickens before they are hatched, to build castles in the air. 7)

(p. 217) kākuti anything uttered in supplication or regret; importunate request or solicitation. কাকুতি-মিনতি n. earnest entreaty, supplication; repeated importunate request or solicitation. কাকুতি-মিনতি করা v. to request or solicit importunately and repeatedly. 24)