(p. 253) kēbala (theo. & phil.) sole, without a second, absolute, one and only one (কেবলপুরুষ); pure, unpolluted (কেবলাত্মা); only (ঈশ্বরই কেবল সহায়); unchanging, just (কেবল একই কথা); incessant; unmixed. adv. just, just now (কেবল এসেছি); incessantly (কেবল হাসছে). ̃ই adv. continuously, incessantly; only. 19)

(p. 226) kāmākṣī an appellation of Goddess Kamakhya (কামাখ্যা) so called because of her beautiful eyes. 21)

(p. 228) kāraparadāja, kāraparadāra an armed attendant or follower. 20)

(p. 194) kathā a word or words spoken; a saying; an utterance; a statement; mode of speaking, pronunciation (তার কথা আড়ষ্ঠ); voice (তার কথা শুনতে পেলাম); a dialect (বর্ধমানের কথা); a tale, a story; a chronicle or history (ভারত-কথা); news (গ্রামের কথা); a word (সে নিজের কথা রাখে); an opinion (এ বিষয়ে আমার কথা হল যে); professional narration of scriptural and mythological stories (জমিদার বাড়িতে কথা হবে); a topic, a discourse (এ কথার অবতারণা); conversation; speaking terms (তার সঙ্গে আমার কথা নেই); consultation, discussion (ডাক্তারের সঙ্গে কথা হয়েছে); counsel, advice; instigation; comparison (তার সঙ্গে কার কথা); an incident, an affair (যে সে কথা নয়); a request (সে আমার কথা রেখেছে); order, direction (ছেলেটা কথা শোনে না); necessity, need, compulsion (এ কাজ করতেই হবে, এমন কথা আছে?); plea (ভুল হলে কোনো কথা শুনব না); a proverb (কথায় বলে). কথা কওয়া v. to speak; to talk. কথা কাটা v. to refute; to protest. কথা দেওয়া v. to give one's word, to promise. কথা চালা v. to tell one's secrets to another; to indulge in scandal-mongering, to talk scandal, to gossip. কথা পাড়া v. to raise a topic; to propose. কথা না থাকা not to be on speaking terms with; not to be promised or decided beforehand. কথা রাখা to keep a promise; to be true to one's word. কথায় কথায় in course of conversation; incidentally during conversation, by the by, by the way; whilst talking (কথায় কথায় রাত হল). কথায় থাকা to involve oneself in. কথায় না থাকা to have nothing to do with. কথার কথা a word for word's sake; worth serious consideration (এ কি একটা কথার কথা হল ?). কথার খেলাপ breaking a promise. কথার ঝুড়ি (of a person) a chatterbox. কথার ধার sting of words. কথার নড়চড় deviation from one's promise. কথার ফের, কথার মারপ্যাঁচ a sly turn of speech; verbal trickery; jugglery of words; quibble. কথার শ্রাদ্ধ too much or unnecessary talking, words and words. ̃কলি n. Indian dance depicting ancient wartales. কথা কাটাকাটি n. arguments and counter-arguments; bandying of words; altercation; hot exchange. কথা কাটাকাটি করা v. to advance arguments and counter-arguments; to bandy words; to altercate; to be engaged in a hot exchange. কথা চালাচালি n. act of telling one's secrets to another; scandal-mongering; gossiping. কথা চালাচালি করা same as কথা চালা । ̃চ্ছলে same as কথাপ্রসঙ্গে । ̃ন্তর n. altercation; bandying of words; another topic; interval in course of conversation; a breach of promise. ̃প্রসঙ্গ n. conversation, talk; act of raising a topic; a topic; a context. ̃প্রসঙ্গে adv. in course of conversation; incidentally during conversation, by the way. ̃বার্তা n. conversation; a talk; a chat. ̃বার্তা বলা v. to talk; to chat. ̃মতো adv. in keeping with one's words or promise; in obedience to one's order or direction. ̃মাত্র n. mere words (having no genuine worth). ̃মাত্র সার mere words having no genuine worth, words or promises ending in smoke; false promise. ̃মুখ n. a preface. ̃রম্ভ n. the beginning of a story or conversation. ̃শিল্প n. creative literary works written in prose such as novels, stories etc. ̃শিল্পী n. an author of prose fiction, stories etc. ̃শেষ n. the end of a story or conversation. ̃সাহিত্য same as কথাশিল্প । ̃সাহিত্যিক same as কথাশিল্পী । 89)

(p. 208) kalapa a dye for grey hair; starch. 51)

(p. 194) kaphaghna counteracting or removing phlegm or catarrh. 158)

(p. 234) kimbadanti, kimbadantī a traditional or familiar report or rumour; hearsay. 6)

(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. 220) kāṭhi a small chip of wood, bamboo, metal etc. (used as a match-stick, toothpick etc.) কাঠি-কাঠি a. composed of very thin bones; very thin. কাঠি দেওয়া v. (vul.) to try to irritate or harm or foil, to baffle or frustrate. 40)

(p. 256) kōṭa1 a coat. 28)

(p. 208) kala4 a low sweet and indistinct sound, a sweet murmur; warble (of birds); babble (of streams). a. (of sound) sweet low and indistinct. ̃কণ্ঠ a. making a sweet low and indistinct sound; sweetly murmuring; warbling; babbling; sweet-voiced, sweet-toned; (fig.) composing sweet poems (কলকণ্ঠ কবি). fem. কলকণ্ঠী । ̃কল, ̃কলানি n. repeated sweet murmur or babble or warble, (usu. coll.) rapid loud talk. ̃কল করা ̃কলানো v. to murmur or babble or warble sweetly or repeatedly; (usu. coll.) to talk rapidly and loudly. ̃ঘোষ n. the cuckoo. ̃তান n. a sweet note. ̃ধ্বনি, ̃নাদ same as কল4 (n.). ̃নাদী a. making a low sweet and indistinct sound, murmuring or babbling or warbling sweetly. fem. কলনাদিনী । ̃রব, ̃রোল n. confused loud noise as made by a multitude of people shouting and talking at a time, an uproar, a hullabaloo, tumult. ̃স্বন, ̃স্বর n. a low sweet and indistinct sound or voice, a sweet murmur or babble. a. murmuring or babbling sweetly. fem. কলস্বনা । ̃হংস n. the swan, the gander (fem. the goose); a small aquatic bird akin to the sandpiper. fem. কলহংসী । ̃হাস, ̃হাস্য n. a gentle articulate smile with a sweet cackling noise. n. fem. ̃হাসিনী one who smiles gently with a sweet cackling noise. ̃হাস্য করা v. to laugh cacklingly. 40)

(p. 240) kuṇḍala an ornament for the ear, an earring; a bangle; an annular ornament or knot; a collection. কুণ্ডলিত a. rolled or twisted into a coil, coiled. কুণ্ডলিত নীহারিকা spiral nebula. কুণ্ডলিনী n. the female vital force latent in a creature according to scriptures; the female snake. কুণ্ডলী a. wearing an earring. n. any annular object. কুণ্ডলী পাকানো v. to twist into a coil. 34)

(p. 240) kuṇṭha (chiefly used as a sfx.) disinclined to, unwilling, reluctant, afraid of, shy, recoiling (কর্মকুণ্ঠ, শ্রমকুণ্ঠ, ব্যয়কুণ্ঠ); hesitating; different; feeling delicacy. কুণ্ঠা n. hesitation, hesitancy; diffidence; feeling of delicacy; shyness; fear; recoil. কুণ্ঠাবোধ করা v. to feel delicacy; to feel shy; to hesitate. কুণ্ঠিত a. stricken with hesitation or diffidence; hesitating; feeling delicacy; feeling shy; shy; abashed; disinclined to, unwilling; reluctant, afraid of; recoiling from. fem. কুণ্ঠিতা । কুণ্ঠিত হওয়া v. to be stricken with hesitation or diffidence; to hesitate; to feel delicacy; to feel shy; to be abashed; to be disinclined to, to be unwilling or reluctant, to be afraid of; to recoil from. 32)

(p. 220) kāṭani2 (usu. fem.) a spinner. 21)

(p. 240) kupā, kupō a narrow-necked earthen or leather vessel; (sarcas.) a potbellied person. কুপোকাত a. utterly defeated, vanquished; knocked down. 63)