(p. 234) kīrtaka a narrator; a celebrator, a celebrant; a singer of the names of God; a singer of songs about Radha (রাধা) and Krishna (কৃষ্ণ).

(p. 243) kurtā a small jacket or coat or shirt. লালকুর্তা n. the Red Shirts; patriotic and social welfare organization of NorthWest Frontier formed by Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan in India's pre-independence days. 61)

(p. 234) kimbhūta (lit.) of what form or shape, (pop.) queer, strange, odd, grotesque, antic. ̃কিমাকার a. of strange and ugly form or shape, grotesquely shaped or formed, monstrous. ̃কিমাকার প্রাণী বা বস্তু an antic; a monstrosity. 33)

(p. 208) kalamba an arrow; a variety of flower or its tree; a stalk of spinach. ̃পত্রাকার a. hastate; triangular like the head of a spear. 59)

(p. 225) kāpaṭika deceitful, fraudulent; hypocritical; sly. 6)

(p. 251) kṛmi a worm (esp. that is found in the intestines of a human being). গোল কৃমি n. a round-worm. ফিতাকৃমি n. a tapeworm. সুতাকৃমি n. a thread-worn. হুককৃমি n. a hook-worm. ̃ঘ্ন a. anthelmintic. n. an anthelmintic. ̃জ a. produced by worms. n. lac. ̃শৈল n. an anthill. 8)

(p. 208) kalpa2 one of the principal and most ancient Hindu scriptures forming a part of the Vedic literature (also কল্পসূত্র); one whole day of Brahma (ব্রহ্মা) amounting to 432, years (কল্পান্তে); universal annihilation; a scriptural direction (নবম্যাদি কল্প); a ritual rule or a holy time (কল্পারম্ভ); object, aim (রক্ষাকল্পে); resolution (দৃঢ়কল্প); a side or party (মুখ্যকল্প). ̃তরু, ̃দ্রুম, ̃বৃক্ষ n. a (mythological) wishing-tree; (fig.) an extremely liberal and generous person. ̃লতা n. a paradisiacal creeper. ̃লোক n. a fancied land where everything is good and available, a dreamland, a Utopia, Elysium. কল্পান্ত n. end or termination of one whole day of Brahma (ব্রহ্মা); universal annihilation. কল্পান্তর n. another whole day and night of Brahma (ব্রহ্মা). কল্পান্তস্হায়ী a. everlasting, eternal. কল্পারম্ভ n. beginning or commencement of a day of Brahma (ব্রহ্মা); commencement of a holy tide. 87)

(p. 220) kājalā2, kājali a reddish variety of sugarcane. 3)

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

(p. 243) kumakuma a ball filled with red powder and scented water for sprinkling; a red paste made from saffron juice used by women as a cosmetic. 16)

(p. 243) kula1 the jujube. 66)

(p. 234) kisamata luck, lot; destiny. 56)

(p. 261) kyān̐ṭa expressing peevishness. ক্যাঁটক্যাঁট করা v. to be given to peevish rebuking, to constantly express peevishness, to carp or nag (at); to look over bright or gaudy. ক্যাঁটক্যাঁট করে বলা v. to say with harsh outspokeness. ক্যাঁটকেঁটে a. harsh; peevish; carping; gaudy. 19)

(p. 243) kuṣṭhī a leper. 99)

(p. 234) kīṭa a worm; an insect. ̃ঘ্ন a. insecticidal. ̃ঘ্ন পদার্থ an insecticide. ̃জ a. born of worms; spun by worms. ̃তত্ত্ব, ̃বিদ্যা n. entomology. ̃তাত্ত্বিক, ̃বিদ n. an entomologist. ̃দষ্ট a. worm-eaten; moth-eaten. ̃ভুক a. insectivorous, entomophagous. ̃ভুক প্রাণী an insectivore. ̃পতঙ্গ n. pl. worms and insects. কীটাণু n. a microscopic worm or insect, a microbe. কীটাণুকীট n. a worm or insect even smaller than a microbe; (fig.) a very insignificant person. 61)