(p. 208) kala4 a low sweet and indistinct sound, a sweet murmur; warble (of birds); babble (of streams). a. (of sound) sweet low and indistinct. ̃কণ্ঠ a. making a sweet low and indistinct sound; sweetly murmuring; warbling; babbling; sweet-voiced, sweet-toned; (fig.) composing sweet poems (কলকণ্ঠ কবি). fem. কলকণ্ঠী । ̃কল, ̃কলানি n. repeated sweet murmur or babble or warble, (usu. coll.) rapid loud talk. ̃কল করা ̃কলানো v. to murmur or babble or warble sweetly or repeatedly; (usu. coll.) to talk rapidly and loudly. ̃ঘোষ n. the cuckoo. ̃তান n. a sweet note. ̃ধ্বনি, ̃নাদ same as কল4 (n.). ̃নাদী a. making a low sweet and indistinct sound, murmuring or babbling or warbling sweetly. fem. কলনাদিনী । ̃রব, ̃রোল n. confused loud noise as made by a multitude of people shouting and talking at a time, an uproar, a hullabaloo, tumult. ̃স্বন, ̃স্বর n. a low sweet and indistinct sound or voice, a sweet murmur or babble. a. murmuring or babbling sweetly. fem. কলস্বনা । ̃হংস n. the swan, the gander (fem. the goose); a small aquatic bird akin to the sandpiper. fem. কলহংসী । ̃হাস, ̃হাস্য n. a gentle articulate smile with a sweet cackling noise. n. fem. ̃হাসিনী one who smiles gently with a sweet cackling noise. ̃হাস্য করা v. to laugh cacklingly. 40)

(p. 248) kusaṃskāra superstition. ̃গ্রস্ত, কুসংস্কারাচ্ছন্ন a. superstition-ridden, superstitious. ̃মূলক a. caused by superstition, superstitious. 2)

(p. 228) kālakiṣṭi (coll.) extremely black and dirty or soiled. 55)

(p. 202) kabutara the pigeon. fem. কবুতরী । 18)

(p. 215) kān̐kana a bangle; a bracelet. 30)

(p. 253) kētā a bundle (এক কেতা কাগজ); a lot (এক কেতা মাল); manner, custom (আধুনিক কেতা); fashion (কেতাদুরস্ত) 8)

(p. 220) kāṭhāma, kāṭhāmō a framework (usu. composed of bamboo, wood, hay etc.), a frame; a structure; a preliminary sketch. 39)

(p. 243) kulācāra the traditional usage or custom of a family. 76)

(p. 208) kalāi2 any of the varieties of leguminous seeds yielding pigeon-pea or pulses; bean. ̃শুঁটি n. pea-legume. 65)

(p. 192) kisana (obs. & poet.) of what description, how. 6)

(p. 192) kakānō (chiefly of children) to sob; to groan; to implore with much humble submission. ককানি n. act of sobbing, sob; groan; imploration, humble submission. কেঁদে ককিয়ে adv. having made a lot of entreaties or earnest requests. 13)

(p. 220) kāñji, kāñjika, kāñjikā, kāñjī, kāñjīka, the water in which boiled rice has been kept steeped overnight (this water tastes sour). 10)

(p. 239) kucēṣṭā a bad or futile attempt; an evil attempt or design. 20)

(p. 208) kalki1 the tenth and the last incarnation of Vishnu (বিষ্ণু) expected to take place in the Kaliyuga (কলিযুগ). ̃পুরাণ n. the name of the scripture announcing and giving an account of this incarnation. 85)

(p. 251) kēcchā a scandal; malicious gossip; a story. 37)