(p. 208) kalā1 the plantain, the banana; (coll.) nothing, a mare's nest (তুমি আমার কলা করবে) কলা করা v. (coll.) to be able to do nothing or to be able to do no harm. কলা খাওয়া v. (lit.) to eat a banana; (coll.) to fail in an attempt. ̃গাছ n. a banana tree. কলা দেখানো v. (lit.) to show a plantain; to raise and show one's thumb defiantly or disdainfully; to deceive, to cheat, to befool, to hoodwink; to bite the thumb, to defy. কলাপোড়া খাওয়া v. (lit.) to eat a burnt banana; (coll.) to fail or be disappointed utterly. কলাবউ, কলাবৌ n. a young banana-plant dressed as a married lady and conceived as a female deity worshipped by Hindus; (loos.) wife of God Ganesha (গণেশ); (euph.) a woman with a long veil or an awkwardly bashful woman. কলার কাঁদি a cluster of plantains. কলার খোলা the curved bark of a banana-tree. কলার ছড়া a bunch of bananas, a row of plantains. কলার বাসনা the dried-up bark of a banana-tree. 62)

(p. 253) kēmabrika cambric, a kind of white cotton fabric. 27)

(p. 240) kuḍ়bā an obsolete measure of land (=.33 acre or .13 hectare approx.). 27)

(p. 238) kukṣaṇa an inauspicious point of time, an evil hour, a bad or unfortunate moment. 16)

(p. 219) kāchē near to, in the vicinity of, in the neighbourhood of, beside; in presence of; within the reach of (হাতের কাছে). কাছে-কাছে adv. keeping always or mostly close to. কাছে-পিঠে same as কাছাকাছি । 11)

(p. 251) kēṭali, kētali a kettle. 39)

(p. 228) kārikuri workmanship; artistry; artistic skill; deftness. 28)

(p. 194) kapardaka a snail-like gastropod resembling a miniature conch, a cowrie; a cowrie-shell used as a coin or medium of exchange of the smallest denomination; a coin of the smallest denomination, (cp.) a stiver. ̃বিহীন, ̃শূন্য, ̃হীন a. penniless, (coll.) broke; extremely poor. 141)

(p. 220) kājubādāma cashew-nut. 6)

(p. 253) kēśī possessing long or fine or dense hair; hairy. n. (myth.) a giant killed by Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). fem. a. কেশিনী । 55)

(p. 231) kālanēmi the name of the maternal uncle of Ravana (রাবণ) of the Ramayana. কালনেমি মামা (fig.) a venerable man who is an abettor in wicked deeds, a Devil's counsel. কালনেমির লঙ্কাভাগ (fig.) to count the chickens before they are hatched, to build castles in the air. 7)

(p. 228) kālatraẏa the three ages past, present and future. 70)

(p. 220) kānuna a law; a regulation; a rule. কালাকানুন a notorious act; a black act. 77)

(p. 220) kātarānō to groan; to moan; to fidget. 51)

(p. 259) kōlana (gr.) the colon (:). 6)