(p. 248) kūrma the tortoise, the turtle; the second of the ten incarnations of Vishnu (বিষ্ণু). ̃পুরাণ n. the name of the Purana (পুরাণ) narrating the exploits of the second incarnation of Vishnu (বিষ্ণু). ̃পৃষ্ঠ n. the back of a tortoise, a tortoise-shell. a. convex. 30)

(p. 253) kailāsanātha the lord of the Kailasa mountain; an appellation of Shiva শিব 64)

(p. 259) kōrmā a kind of highly-spiced grilled curry of meat or fish or eggs. 3)

(p. 194) kaḍ়uẏā rancid (কড়ুয়া গন্ধ); pungent or hot (কড়ুয়া স্বাদ); strong (কড়ুয়া তামাক); made of mustard. কড়ুয়া তেল mustardoil. 57)

(p. 262) krōśa a measure of length or distance equal to 8 cubits or a little more than two miles or three kilometres. 46)

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

(p. 192) kacāt denoting: a sound like the one made in cutting off something at one stroke. 35)

(p. 194) kathōpakathana a conversation; a talk, a chat; a dialogue. কথোপকথন করা v. to talk. কথোপকথনের ভাষা colloquial or spoken language. 92)

(p. 226) kāmadāni embroidery; an embroidered piece of cloth. 12)

(p. 243) kumbhakarṇa the monstrous second brother of Ravana (রাবণ) as described in the Ramayana (he used to keep awake only for a day after sleeping for six months at a stretch); (hence—fig.) a man who sleeps overmuch. 32)

(p. 219) kājala lamp-black; collyrium. a. as black as collyrium. ̃লতা n. a vessel shaped like a pair of hollow scissors for preparing collyrium. চোখের কাজল চুরি করা (fig.) to steal something under one's very nose; to bamboozle, to fox.

(p. 204) karaṇa doing or working or performing; accomplishment, execution, action; a work done, a deed, an act; a cause or motive; any of the sense organs; body; physique; a place, a field; a place where business is carried on, an office; (gr.) the instrumental case. ̃কারক n. (gr.) the instrumental case. ̃কারণ n. exchange of gifts at a wedding. 29)

(p. 253) kaitaba chicane, deceit, dissimulation; falsehood; flattery; gambling; fraud. ̃বাদ n. act of telling lies; lying; flattery. ̃বাদী a. given to telling lies. 59)

(p. 202) kabālā a deed of sale or transfer, a conveyance, a bill of sale. কবালা করে দেওয়া v. to sell or convey by a deed. 14)

(p. 206) karkaśa rough; harsh; gruff, hoarse, husky; rude; cruel. ̃তা n. roughness; harshness; hoarseness, huskiness; rudeness; cruelty. ̃ভাবে adv. harshly, roughly, rudely. 26)