কাক : (p. 217) kāka the crow. fem. কাকী the female crow. ̃চক্ষু a. as transparent as a crow's eyes, (cp.) crystal-clear. ̃জোত্স্না n. dim or faint moonlight. ̃তন্দ্রা, ̃নিদ্রা n. wary nap or slumber. ̃তাড়ুয়া n. the scarecrow. ̃তালীয় a. (of two or more incidents) coincidental and seemingly related to one another as cause and effect; coincidental; successive but not causally connected. কাকতালীয় ন্যায় post hoc ergo propter hoc (after it, so because of it—a fallacious reasoning). ̃পক্ষ n. a lovelock. ̃পদ n. quotationmarks (' '); a caret (^). ̃পুচ্ছ n. the cuckoo. ̃ফল n. the margosa-tree, the nim. ̃বন্ধ্যা n. a woman who becomes pregnant but once. ̃ভেজা n. & v. getting or to get completely drenched (usu. in rainwater). ˜ভোর n. very early morning. ̃শীর্ষ n. a species of flowertree yielding flowers looking like ducks. ̃স্নান n. brief and careless bath. কাকের ছা বকের ছা extremely bad and illegible handwriting. 17)

(p. 220) kānta (chiefly used as a sfx.) a husband (কমলাকান্ত); a gem or a precious stone (অয়স্কান্ত). a. lovely, beautiful; beloved, dear; charming. 80)

(p. 240) kuṭira a hut, a cottage; (usu. in politeness) a humble abode. ̃বাসী n. a cottager. fem. ̃বাসিনী । ̃শিল্প n. cottage industry. 12)

(p. 226) kāmākṣī an appellation of Goddess Kamakhya (কামাখ্যা) so called because of her beautiful eyes. 21)

(p. 208) kalpa1 almost, resembling (মৃতকল্প). 86)

(p. 237) kun̐ḍ়ē1 a (usu. small) thatched hut; a poorly made hut, a hovel, a shanty.

(p. 256) kō2 who. 2)

(p. 217) kān̐dānō to make lachrymose, to make one weep. a. making lachrymose, one who or that which makes one weeping. কাঁদানো গ্যাস tear-gas. 6)

(p. 231) kāladharma the spirit or trend of an age, zeitgeist (time-spirit); death as the inevitable final stage of life. 4)

(p. 215) kasabi a harlot, a prostitute, a woman of the town; a demirep. 2)

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

(p. 251) kēn̐cē & pop. var. of কাঁচিয়া । কেঁচে যাওয়া v. (of a thing that has been done or nearly done) to become undone, to revert to the original position. 28)

(p. 220) kānāta a tent; a curtain or screen (round a tent for a sort of wall). 74)

(p. 194) kadama2 a foot; a leg; a step; (of horses) trot. কদমে চলা v. to trot. 98)

(p. 220) kāṭhi a small chip of wood, bamboo, metal etc. (used as a match-stick, toothpick etc.) কাঠি-কাঠি a. composed of very thin bones; very thin. কাঠি দেওয়া v. (vul.) to try to irritate or harm or foil, to baffle or frustrate. 40)

(p. 208) kalakabajā machinery. 41)