(p. 194) kapāla the skull, the cranium; the forehead; a beggar's bowl; a shred of an earthen pitcher. কপাল চাপড়ানো v. to beat one's forehead in despair; to complain bitterly against bad luck. কপাল ঠোকা v. to strike one's forehead against something (in order to express grief, complaint etc.); to try one's luck; to undertake a venture abandoning oneself into the hands of destiny. কপাল পোড়া v. to lose the favour of fortune, to be down on one's luck; (coll.) to become a widow, (of women) to be widowed. কপাল ফেরা v. to win the favour of fortune; to improve one's state and position; to begin to flourish; to be on the rise. কপাল ভাঙা same as কপাল পোড়া । কপালের লিখন decree of fate or providence. ̃ক্রমে adv. luckily, fortunately; by luck; as luck would have it; unfortunately, unluckily (কপালক্রমে সুযোগ হারানো) ̃জোর, জোর কপাল n. good luck, good fortune. ̃গুণে, ̃জোরে adv. by good luck (and esp. by chance). ̃পোড়া a. luckless, down on one's luck, unfortunate. ̃ভৃত্, ̃মালী, কপালী n. appellations of Shiva (শিব) ̃মালিনী, কপালিনী n. fem. appellations of Goddess Kali (কালী) কপালিয়া, কপালে a. fortunate, lucky, favoured by fortune. হায় কপাল int. oh dear! dear me! 145)

(p. 220) kājubādāma cashew-nut. 6)

(p. 208) kalila dense; mixed, compounded; adulterated. 78)

(p. 253) kaiphiẏata what is said to account for something, a cause shown, an explanation. কৈফিয়ত কাটা v. to try to clear up a charge rather impertinently; (bookkeeping) to explain the difference between the debit and the credit side of an accounts book. কৈফিয়ত চাওয়া v. to bring to account, to call to account, to demand an explanation, to take to task. কৈফিয়ত দেওয়া v. to give an explanation. 61)

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

(p. 220) kātā coir. 54)

(p. 220) kādamba pertaining to the kadam (কদম) flower. n. kadam flowers collectively; an arrow; the teal. কাদম্বা n. fem. the female teal; a kadam (কদম) tree. 61)

(p. 248) kusuma2 a flower; menstruation, menses; a disease of the eye, the yolk of an egg. ̃কলি, ̃কলিকা, ̃কোরক n. a flower-bud. ̃কার্মুক, ̃চাপ, ̃ধনু, ̃ধন্বা n. appellation of Madana (মদন) the Hindu god of love whose bow is made of flowers. ̃কোমল ̃পেলব a. as soft as a flower. ̃দাম n. a flower-wreath, a garland of flowers. ̃বাস n. the scent or perfume of a flower. ̃মালিকা n. a small flower-wreath, a chaplet or small garland of flowers. ̃শয়ন, ̃শয্যা n. a bed of flowers; a very soft bed; (fig.) ease and comfort. ̃স্তবক n. a bunch of flowers, a bouquet, a nosegay. কুসুমাকর, কুসুমাগম n. the season of flowers, the spring, the vernal season. কুসুমায়ুধ same as কুসুমকার্মুক । কুসুমাসব n. the juice or honey of flowers, the nectar of flowers. কুসুমাস্তীর্ণ a. strewn with flowers; (fig.) (of life) easy going, smooth. 8)

(p. 240) kutrāpi anywhere. 41)

(p. 234) kī (interrogative) what, which (কী খাবে ?); nothing (ও আবার কী বলবে ?); a thing or an amount (জীবনে কত কী ঘটবে, কত কী দেখলাম). কী করে ? adv. how, in what way. কীজন্য ? adv. why, what for. কী প্রকারে, কীভাবে same as কী করে । exclam. how (কী সুন্দর ! how beautiful!) 59)

(p. 257) kōtarā a loose or thin treacle or molasses of blackish colour and slightly bitter taste. 7)

(p. 208) karbura, karbūra (myth.) one of an anthropophagous race, a rakshas; an anthropophagite, a cannibal; sin. a. many-coloured, variegated with colours. ̃পতি n. Ravana (রাবণ) as mentioned in the Ramayana (রামায়ণ). কর্বুরিত, কর্বূরিত n. variegated with colours, many-coloured. 13)

(p. 261) kauśikī (in Hindu mythology) a form of the primordial Female Energy. 9)

(p. 248) kuhēlikā, kuhēli, kuhēlī fog, mist. কুহেলীকাময়, কুহেলিকাচ্ছন্ন a. foggy, misty, enveloped in fog or mist; (fig.) mysterious, obscure, dark. 23)

(p. 217) kāgābagā destitute, wretched, abandoned; inconsistent, haphazard. n. such a person or thing. 31)