(p. 274) khanana digging; excavation. খনন করা v. to dig; to excavate. ̃যন্ত্র n. a digging tool. খননীয় a. that which can be or is to be dug or excavated. 2)

(p. 285) khēn̐cākhēn̐ci mutual quarrelling (usu. noisy and frequent one); mutual ill-feeling. 9)

(p. 289) khyāpaka one who or that which announces or proclaims or gives publicity. 22)

(p. 278) khātuna (Mus.) a title suffixed to the names of (unmarried) Muslim women. 11)

(p. 280) khuśaki dandruff, scurf. 97)

(p. 274) khabara news, tidings; report, information; intelligence. খবর করা v. to inquire about; to communicate with (either personally or through letters). খবর জানা v. to have information; to be in the know; to get intelligence or news. খবর নেওয়া same as খবর করা । খবর পাওয়া v. to get news (of); to be informed (of); to come to know or learn. খবর রাখা same as খবর জানা । খবরের কাগজ a newspaper. খবরাখবর n. pl. all sorts of news or information. খবরাখবর করা v. to keep oneself in intimate contact with, to keep oneself well-informed about, to keep in constant touch with, to enquire after a person etc. off and on. 15)

(p. 280) khili betel-leaf rolled into a cup having lime, catechu, betel-nut etc. within it. 51)

(p. 289) khōrāsāni of Khorasan (খোরাসান). n. a native of Khorasan. 4)

(p. 274) khabiśa unholy; dirty, nasty. n. an evil spirit, a ghost; a dirty or slovenly person. 17)

(p. 285) khēlā a play, a game, a sport; a recreational match or contest; a pastime; a diversion; an amusement; a show of an entertaining trick or feat (সাপখেলা, জাদুখেলা, লাঠিখেলা, সার্কাসের খেলা); artistry, artistic display (ছবিতে রঙের খেলা, আকাশে মেঘের খেলা); act of trifling (পড়াশুনা নিয়ে খেলা, বিপদ নিয়ে খেলা); act of fondling. v. to play; to work (বুদ্ধি খেলা, অঙ্কে মাথা খেলা); to trifle; to fondle. খেলা কথা নয় something not to be trifled with or taken lightly. খেলা করা v. same as খেলা (v). ̃ঘর n. (rare.) a room or hall for indoor games; a miniature house built by children at play with sand or mud or straw, a doll's house; (fig.) domestic life or earthly life. ̃ধুলা n. games and sports; sports and pastime. ̃নো v. to cause to play; to supervise at play; to control and lead at pleasure, to make a person do everything one wishes him to do, to lead by the nose (বণিকরা সরকারকে খেলায়); (in football, hockey etc.) to pass the ball frequently in the course of a game to a player of one's own side to play (উইংকে দিয়ে খেলানো). খেলার ছলে adv. playfully. খেলার মাঠ n. a playground. খেলার সঙ্গী, খেলার সাথি n. a playmate. খেলার সরঞ্জাম n. sports goods. 43)

(p. 274) khalita bald. 44)

(p. 278) khādana eating; consumption. 15)

(p. 280) khāla a canal; a strait; a channel; a quagmire; a pit; lowland (also খালিজমি); (dial.) cramp; (dial.) skin, hide. খাল কাটা v. to dig a canal or a channel. খাল তোলা v. to flay. খাল ধরা v. to have a cramp; to cramp. খাল কেটে কুমির (বা বেনো জল) আনা v. to invite evil, to ask or look for trouble, to allow room to an evil-doer through indiscreet act; to dig one's grave. 20)

(p. 285) khētri an upcountry caste of India (believed to be Kshatriyas). 24)

(p. 271) khila oil-cake; earwax. 6)