(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. 217) kākali, kākalī a low sweet and indistinct murmur or chirping. 18)

(p. 206) karja debt, loan. কর্জ করা v. to borrow. কর্জ দেওয়া v. to lend. ̃পত্র n. a bond, a promissory note. ̃শোধ n. repayment of debt. 27)

(p. 240) kuḍ়āni one who draws together and picks up what is lying scattered (পাতাকুড়ানি). 28)

(p. 257) kōraka a bud (of a flower). কোরকোদ্গম n. budding. 30)

(p. 194) kanduka, kandūka a spherical shot for putting; a ball for playing with. ̃ক্রীড়া n. a game with a ball; the game of putting the shot. 132)

(p. 204) karakaci soft and not yet filled with pulp (করকচি ডাব). n. such a green coconut. 23)

(p. 215) kasama an oath, a swear. কসম খাওয়া v. to swear, to take an oath. খোদার কসম int. in God's name. 3)

(p. 262) kriẏamāṇa in the state of being done. 26)

(p. 219) kāchima the tortoise, the turtle. কাছিমের খোলা n. tortoise-shell. 10)

(p. 208) kalama2 a plant grown by grafting; a prism (বাতি-ঝাড়ের কলম). কলম করা v. to grow a plant by grafting, to graft. 54)

(p. 216) kān̐cakalā a species of plantain which is chiefly used in its green state; (joc.) nothing. আদায় কাঁচকলায় adv. & a. at loggerheads with, at daggers drawn. 3)

(p. 206) karāẏatta gripped, grasped; taken firm hold or possession of; brought under one's control or power; usurped; learned thoroughly. 10)

(p. 194) kaṇṭhābharaṇa an ornament for the throat; a necklace. 72)

(p. 217) kāku2 voice turned hoarse; supplication; regret; request; solicitation; (rhet.) a figure of speech depending on the tone of voice akin to erotesis; emphasis of tone. 23)