(p. 232) kāṣṭha wood; timber. ̃কীট n. termite, white ant. ̃খণ্ড n. a piece of wood or log. ̃পাদুকা n. a (pair of) wooden sandals, a (pair of) clogs. ̃পুত্তলিকা n. a wooden doll or puppet; (fig.) a powerless man, a person with no real authority, a figurehead. ̃ফলক n. a board; a wooden tablet; a plank of wood. ̃বত্ a. (hard and insipid) like wood. ̃মঞ্চ n. a wooden platform. ̃মণ্ড n. woodpulp. ̃ময় a. wooden; woody. ̃মার্জার n. a squirrel. ̃ল a. wooden. ̃হাসি n. an affected smile (esp. for the sake of courtesy), a simper. 45)

(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. 232) kāsundi a pickle (usu. made of dried slices of green mango) preserved in mustard and salt. 50)

(p. 239) kujjhaṭi, kujjhaṭikā, kujjhaṭī fog, mist. কুজ্ঝটিকাময় a. overcast with fog or mist, foggy, misty. কুজ্ঝটিকাচ্ছন্ন a. enveloped in fog or mist, foggy, misty. 25)

(p. 220) kāni a rag. 75)

(p. 232) kālindī the river Yamuna (যমুনা). 20)

(p. 232) kālikā a name of goddess Kali (কালী). ̃পূরাণ. n. the scripture that narrates the feats of Kalika (কালিকা). 15)

(p. 194) kadāca, kadācana, kadācit at any time, ever; rarely, seldom. কদাচ না never. 105)

(p. 228) kārbā a rose-water spray. 44)

(p. 251) kṛtrima artificial (কৃত্রিম হ্রদ); imitated (কৃত্রিম হিরা = an imitation diamond); synthetic (কৃত্রিম রেশম); counterfeit (কৃত্রিম মুদ্রা); faked, forged (কৃত্রিম দলিল); simulated (কৃত্রিম বেশ); pretended, make-believe (কৃত্রিম আচরণ); false, sham (কৃত্রিম স্নেহ). ̃তা n. artificiality; imitation; state of being synthetic or counterfeit or faked or forged; simulation; pretension, makebelieve; falseness, shamness. 2)

(p. 228) kāracupi a tricky device; shrewdness. 13)

(p. 234) kiraṇa a ray or beam or gleam (of light). কিরণ দেওয়া v. to emit rays, to send forth rays; to radiate, to shine. ̃চ্ছটা n. the glow of rays. ̃জাল n. the mesh of rays. ̃পাত, ̃বর্ষণ n. shedding of rays, radiation. ̃পাত করা, ̃বর্ষণ করা v. to shed or emit rays, to radiate. কিরণ বিকিরণ n. radiation. কিরণ বিকিরণ করা v. to radiate. ̃ময়, (inc.) কিরণ্ময় a. full of rays, emitting rays, radiant. fem. কিরণময়ী,, (inc.) কিরণ্ময়ী । ̃মালী n. the sun (for it is garlanded with rays). ̃সম্পাত same as কিরণপাত । 39)

(p. 215) kastākasti mutual wrestling or struggling, a scuffle. কস্তাকস্তি করা v. to wrestle or struggle (with each other). 8)

(p. 202) kabirapanhī of the religious order established by Kabir. n. one belonging to this order. 16)

(p. 206) kartā one who does or performs or works or produces or builds or creates etc. n. a doer; a performer; a worker; an employee; a producer; an agent; an author; a builder; a creator; the master of a house or family, a householder; a master; a chief, a boss; a husband; (gr.) a nominative, a subject. ̃গিন্নি n. the master of a household and his wife; the husband and the wife. ̃ব্যক্তি n. an important or influential person; a man with authority. ̃ভজা n. a religious sect of Bengal devoted to Sir Gauranga (গৌরাঙ্গ); (sarcas.) a yes-man, a flatterer of a powerful or leading person. ̃মি, ̃লি n. (coll.) act of bossing or controlling; interfering; officiousness, meddlesomeness. কর্তামি করা v. to boss; to interfere. কর্তার ইচ্ছায় কর্ম doing things according to the master's will; submission to the master's dictates. 35)