(p. 194) kaṭhina hard, firm; stiff; stern, strict; severe; difficult; cruel, merciless (কঠিন হৃদয়); tremendous, intense; solid (কঠিন পদার্থ); serious (কঠিন রোগ). fem. কঠিনা । ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. hardness, firmness; stiffness; sternness, strictness, severity; difficulty; cruelty, mercilessness; tremendousness, intensity; solidity; seriousness. 31)

(p. 251) kṛpaṇa miserly, niggardly, close-fisted, parsimonious, stingy, illiberal, narrowminded. fem. কৃপণা, কৃপণী । ̃তা n. miserliness, niggardliness, close-fistedness, parsimony, stinginess, narrowmindedness. ̃স্বভাব a. miserly or niggardly by nature; illiberal or narrowminded by nature. fem. কৃপণস্বভাবা 5)

(p. 234) kiẏaddūra a short distance. adv. to a short distance. কিয়দ্দূরে adv. a short distance away, not far off. 37)

(p. 256) kōcabāksa a coach-box. 25)

(p. 194) kaḍ়i1 a snail-like gastropod resembling a miniature conch, a cowrie; a cowrie-shell (formerly) used as a coin of the smallest denomination; a coin of the smallest denomination (cp. a stiver); money. কানাকড়ি a coin of the smallest denomination which is useless as a medium of exchange; (fig.) of no value, quite ineffective. 49)

(p. 243) kulapi a small conical container for freezing ice cream. ̃বরফ n. ice cream made in this container. ̃মালাই n. ice cream made of milk frozen in this container. 74)

(p. 234) kirā an oath, a swearing. কিরা দেওয়া v. to enjoin by uttering an oath. 41)

(p. 206) kartabya that which is proper or ought to be done; proper. n. duty. কর্তব্য করা v. to do one's duty. ̃কর্ম n. duty; an obligation. ̃চ্যুত a. failed in one's duty. ̃চ্যুতি n. failure in one's duty, dereliction of duty. ̃জ্ঞান n. sense of duty. ̃তা n. propriety. ̃নিষ্ঠ, ̃পরায়ণ a. dutiful, duteous. ̃নিষ্ঠা, ̃পরায়ণতা n. dutifulness, duteousness, devotion to duty; (loos.) fidelity. ̃পালন n. act of doing one's duty. কর্তব্যপালন করা v. to do one's duty. ̃প্রিয় same as কর্তব্যপরায়ণ । ̃বিমুখ a. undutiful. ̃বিমুখতা n. undutifulness. ̃বিমূঢ় a. at a loss to determine one's duty; bewildered. ̃বিমূঢ়তা n. bewilderment, failure to discern what to do. ̃বুদ্ধি n. sense of duty. ̃ভ্রষ্ট same as কর্তব্যচ্যুত । ̃ভ্রষ্টতা same as কর্তব্যচ্যুতি । কর্তব্যাকর্তব্য বোধ n. power of discriminating between what ought to be done and what ought not to be done. কর্তব্যানুরাগ same as কর্তব্যপরায়ণতা । কর্তব্যানুরাগী same as কর্তব্যপরায়ণ । কর্তব্যানুরোধে adv. for the sake of duty or obligation. 33)

(p. 240) kudarata glory (আল্লার কুদরত); a creditable performance, a feat; bravado; power, strength, skill. কুদরতি a. glorious; creditable; powerful, skilful. 42)

(p. 232) kāṣāẏa of the colour of red ochre. 44)

(p. 216) kān̐ṭācuẏā the hedgehog. 14)

(p. 215) kahatabya speakable, utterable; expressible; explicable; worth mentioning. 13)

(p. 208) karmānusārē according to one's deeds or works (esp. those done in a previous existence). 24)

(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. 194) kaḍ়ā2 a coin of smallest value (usu. denominated by cowries or small conch-shells), a cowrie, এক কড়া (to the) smallest amount or degree; an iota. ̃কিয়া n. a table for counting cowries from 1 to 1. ̃ক্রান্তি see ক্রান্তি । কড়ায় গণ্ডায় adv. to the last farthing; completely, thoroughly. 44)