(p. 194) katēka some; several; much; how much. pro. some, a few of them, a little or a part of it. 84)

(p. 243) kumira the crocodile; the alligator. কুমিরকুমির খেলা push in the corner. জলে কুমির ডাঙায় বাঘ (fig.) between Scylla and Charybdis, between two great dangers. 25)

(p. 240) kuṭhi an office or the head office of a business organization (নীলকুঠি); a house, a building; a bungalow; an official residence of a high-ranking government officer (ম্যাজিসট্রেটের কুঠি). কুঠিয়াল n. the owner or the manager of a factory or a business organization; a factor; a merchant. 22)

(p. 240) kutsā calumny, slander; scandal. কুত্সা করা v. to calumniate, to slander; to scandalize. ̃কারী n. a calumniator, a slanderer; a scandal-monger. ̃জনক a. calumniatory, calumnious, slanderous; scandalous. 38)

(p. 243) kumbhīpāka a terrible cell of the hell. 38)

(p. 248) kusumēṣu same as কুসুমকার্মুক । 10)

(p. 256) kōn̐takā a cudgel, a club. 13)

(p. 257) kōbida (chiefly used as a sfx.) versed in, wise, learned, expert, skilled in (অশ্বকোবিদ = n. an expert on the breed and excellence of horses and also on how to train and manage them. সংস্কৃতকোবিদ = well-versed or erudite in Sanskrit). 21)

(p. 204) kara2 a tax; customs, a duty; revenue; a toll; a cess; tribute; rent; a rate. ̃গ্রহ, ̃গ্রহণ n. collection of taxes, customs, revenues etc. ̃গ্রাহক, ̃গ্রাহী a. one who collects taxes, revenue etc. n. a taxcollector, a revenue officer etc. (also see কর3). ̃দাতা n. a taxpayer, a ratepayer, one who pays revenue, rent, tribute etc. ̃নির্ধার n. taxation. ̃নির্ধারণ n. assessment (of taxes). ̃পীড়িত a. chafing or fretting under the burden of high taxation. ̃মুক্ত rent-free, exempt from taxes, duty-free, etc. (also see কর4). ̃যোগ্য a. taxable. 20)

(p. 253) kēllā a fortress, a fort, a stronghold; a castle. ̃দার n. the governor or master of a fort or fortress; a castellan. কেল্লা ফতে করা v. to capture or take a fort or fortress; (fig.) to realize one's end, to achieve one's goal. কেল্লা মাত করা v. to capture a fort or fortress; (in chess) to kill the opponent's castle or to checkmate the opponent by moving one's castle(s); (fig.) to realize one's end, to achieve one's goal, to carry the day. 48)

(p. 203) kama2 deficient, short; less; small (in amount or degree); a few, not many; a little, not much; inadequate; inefficient, inexpert, inferior (লাঠিবাজিতেও কম নয়). কম করা v. to lessen, to curtail, to reduce, to decrease, to abate. কম পড়া v. to fall short (of); to run short (of); to be inadequate; to decrease. ̃জোর a. weak; weakened. ̃জোরি a. weak. n. weakness. ̃তি n. deficiency, shortage; smallness; fewness; inadequacy; inefficiency, inferiority. a. inefficient, inexpert, inferior (সে কমতি কীসে ?). ̃পোক্ত a. not very strong, somewhat frail or weak. ̃বেশি a. & adv. more or less. ˜সম a. not many or much; restrained; moderate. ̃পক্ষে, কমসে কম adv. at least. 4)

(p. 240) kuta toll. ̃ঘর n. a toll-house on a waterway. ̃ঘাট, ̃ঘাটা n. a toll station on a waterway. 35)

(p. 203) kamabakta, kamabakhata wretched, miserable; down on one's luck, ill-fated. 9)

(p. 234) kinā2, ki nā whether or not, if (সে যাবে কি না ঠিক নেই); a meaningless word, used to emphasize or sweeten one's speech (বুঝলে কিনা). 22)

(p. 194) kaṭā2 brownish; having a white complexion with a tinge of red; tawny; (usu. dero.) fair-complexioned. 18)