(p. 234) kiṭṭa dregs; excrement. 17)

(p. 217) kān̐dha the shoulder; the neck. কাঁধ ঝাঁকানো v. to shrug, to shrug one's shoulder. কাঁধ দেওয়া, কাঁধ লাগানো v. to volunteer to shoulder a burden; to come forward to assistor cooperate. কাঁধ বদলানো v. to transfer a burden to another's shoulder or to one's other shoulder when feeling fatigued. কাঁধে করা, কাঁধে নেওয়া v. to place and carry upon one's shoulder, to bear upon one's shoulder, to shoulder. কাঁধের হাড় n. the scapula. কার কাঁধে দশটা মাধা who has the rashness to risk his head ? who'll dare? কাঁধাকাঁধি n. state of being carried or borne on shoulders of more than one person at a time. adv. being borne upon the shoulders of more than one person at a time; side by side, cheek by jowl. 10)

(p. 226) kāmāra a blacksmith (by trade or caste). fem. কামারনি the wife of a blacksmith. ̃শালা n. a smithy, a forge; a blacksmith's workshop. 30)

(p. 194) katala beheading, decapitation. কতল করা v. to behead, to decapitate. 82)

(p. 208) kalabha a young elephant. 52)

(p. 259) kōlākuli mutual embracing; warm greeting; (fig.—usu. iron.) alliance or mutual understanding (সেয়ানে সেয়ানে কোলাকুলি). কোলাকুলি করা v. to embrace mutually; to greet (each other) warmly; (fig.—usu. iron.) to enter into an alliance. সেয়ানে সেয়ানে কোলাকুলি two shrewd persons read or try to read each other's mind well; close and even contest or competition between two shrewd persons. 8)

(p. 262) kramānbaẏa a serial order or succession; gradualness. ক্রমান্বয়ে adv. serially, seriatim; one after another; gradually. 14)

(p. 231) kālā2 black; defaced, soiled, dirty, in disrepute, stigmatized (কালা মুখ). n. an appellation of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). ̃কানুন a black act. ̃বাজার the black market. ̃মুখ a. shamefaced; brazen-faced. n. a shamefaced man; a brazen-face; a shameful face. ̃মুখো a. shamefaced; brazen-faced. n. a shamefaced man; a brazen-face; a man of soiled reputation. fem. কালামুখী । 32)

(p. 228) kāraka (chiefly used as a sfx.) one who or that which does or performs or brings about (ক্ষতিকারক). n. (gr.) the case. 8)

(p. 243) kumbhaka a physio-religious practice of controlling or suspending one's breath. 31)

(p. 237) kun̐ca a very small and red-coloured stony fruit with a black patch on the top, Abrus precalorius; this is used as a measure of weight esp. by jewellers. 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. 192) kaṅgrēsa an assembly of delegates, specialists etc. for discussion or settlement of problems; a congress; the legislature of the United States and some other American-type republics, the Congress; the Indian National Congress party, the Congress. কংগ্রেসি a. of or belonging to or following the Indian National Congress. n. a Congressman, a Congress worker. 7)

(p. 240) kunaki a female elephant tamed and trained by elephant-catchers to allure wild elephants into the trap. 49)

(p. 203) kamala the water lily, the lotus. ̃-আঁখি n. an eye as beautiful as a lotus; a lotus-eyed man. a. lotus-eyed. ̃কলি, ̃কোরক, ̃কোষ n. a lotus-bud. ̃দল n. a lotus-petal. ̃নয়ন same as কমল-আঁখি । fem. কমলনয়না । ̃যোনি n. an appellation of God Brahma (ব্রহ্মা). ̃লোচন same as কমল-আঁখি fem. কমললোচনা । 10)