(p. 217) kākā younger brother of one's father, an uncle. fem. কাকি the wife of an uncle, an aunt. ̃সংক্রান্ত, ̃বিষয়ক a. avuncular; of an uncle. 20)

(p. 253) kēdāra a holy place for Hindus on the Himalayas; a name of Shiva (শিব); a piece of agricultural land, a field, a garden; a ridge round a piece of agricultural land; a ridge round the foot of a tree for watering. ̃নাথ n. Shiva (শিব). 12)

(p. 228) kārtika the seventh month of the Bengali calendar (from the middle of October to the middle of November); the name of the god who is the commander-in-chief of heavenly forces; an extremely goodlooking (young) man. কেলেকার্তিক, নবকার্তিক, লোহার কার্তিক n. (sarcas. or dero.) an extremely ugly man. কার্তিকী a. of the month of Kartik (কার্তিকী পূর্ণিমা). কার্তিকেয় n. name of the god who is the commander-in-chief of heavenly forces. 38)

(p. 231) kālaśuddhi (astrol.) determination of the auspicious parts of the year for doing anything. 24)

(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. 228) kāra3 trouble, difficulty; a fix. কারে পড়া, কারে আটকানো v. to get into trouble, to be in the soup; to be in a fix. কারে পড়ে সাধুতা দেখানো to make a virtue of necessity. 6)

(p. 232) kāśmīri of Kashmir. n. an inhabitant of Kashmir; a shawl made in Kashmir. 42)

(p. 225) kāptēna, kāptāna the captain of a ship; a military officer holding the rank of a captain; a leader or captain of a team of players or sportsmen; a captain; (sl.) a fop who spends money prodigally in order to play the boss amongst his companions in vulgar amusements. কাপ্তানি n. captaincy; captainship; (sl.) act of spending money foppishly and prodigally in order to play the boss amongst one's companions in vulgar amusements. কাপ্তানি করা v. to captain; to lead; (sl.) to spend money foppishly and prodigally in order to play the boss amongst one's companions in vulgar amusements. 14)

(p. 220) kāni a rag. 75)

(p. 194) kaṇḍu, kaṇḍū itch, scabies; ringworm; act of scratching as an itch. কণ্ডূতি n. itch, scabies, ringworm; (fig.) eager desire or urge (হস্তকণ্ডূতি). কণ্ডূয়ন n. act of scratching to relieve itching; (fig.) eager desire or urge. কণ্ডূয়ন করা v. to scratch. কণ্ডূয়মান a. in the act of scratching where it itches. 78)

(p. 231) kālā1 deaf; hard of hearing. 31)

(p. 253) kēbala-hāsi given to laughing overmuch or always. 21)

(p. 208) kaṣa a kind of astringent juice of some plants (কলার কষ); stain caused by this juice (কষ লাগা); tannin; touchstone. 102)

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

(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)