(p. 194) kathaka a professional narrator of scriptural and mythological stories (usu. কথকঠাকুর); a speaker. ̃তা n. professional practice of narrating scriptural and mythological stories. 86)

(p. 194) kapacānō (of or like talking birds) to utter or reproduce by rote, to say what is hackneyed or stock by rote; to indulge in empty talk in order to parade one's learning; to prattle, to talk bunkum; to cut or shear (চুল কপচানো). কপচানি n. act of roting or prattling. 138)

(p. 251) kṛpaṇa miserly, niggardly, close-fisted, parsimonious, stingy, illiberal, narrowminded. fem. কৃপণা, কৃপণী । ̃তা n. miserliness, niggardliness, close-fistedness, parsimony, stinginess, narrowmindedness. ̃স্বভাব a. miserly or niggardly by nature; illiberal or narrowminded by nature. fem. কৃপণস্বভাবা 5)

(p. 243) kubaidya a bad or inept physician; a quack. 13)

(p. 194) kadara respect, honour; regard; importance; appreciation; cordial reception; value, worth. কদর করা v. to respect, to honour; to have regard for; to attach importance to; to appreciate; to receive cordially; to deem valuable. 100)

(p. 192) kaccha a shore; a coastal region; a marshy place; Kutch; (facet.) the part of the loincloth which the wearer tucks behind him between his legs. 43)

(p. 257) kōẏēla (poet.) the cuckoo. fem. কেয়েলা । 28)

(p. 226) kāmya desirable; desired (কাম্য ফল); that which should be or is to be performed for realization of one's desire (কাম্য কর্ম). 42)

(p. 240) kuṭṭana act of cutting or chopping esp. into pieces; act of digging; act of pounding or squeezing; act of censuring or blaming or abusing. 15)

(p. 238) kun̐duli quarrelsome; spiteful. n. fem. a quarrelsome or spiteful woman or girl. masc. কুঁদুলে । 8)

(p. 238) kukura the dog. fem. কুকুরী the bitch. ̃কুণ্ডলী n. the manner of lying down in a coil as a dog. ̃কুণ্ডলী হওয়া v. to crouch or lie like a dog. ̃ছানা n. the puppy (of a dog), the pup. কুকুরে-গোঁ n. doggedness. কুকুরে-দাঁত n. the canine tooth (of a human being). কুকুরের ঘর বা বাসা a. kennel. যেমন কুকুর তেমনি মুগুর (fig.) the right whip for the right dog, condign punishment. 13)

(p. 192) kacuripānā water hyacinth. 42)

(p. 228) kāra2 a cord (esp. one made of silk). 5)

(p. 232) kāśa1 (dial.) cough; expectoration of mucus by coughing, expectoration. 37)

(p. 215) kasabi a harlot, a prostitute, a woman of the town; a demirep. 2)