(p. 259) kautuka a fun; a joke, a jest; inquisitiveness; curiosity. কৌতুক করা v. to make fun (of), to crack a joke; to jest. ̃জনক a. funny; jocular; curious, queer; interesting. ̃প্রিয় a. fond of fun or jokes. কৌতুকাবহ same as কৌতুকজনক । কৌতুকাবিষ্ট a. amused; curious. কৌতুকী a. funny, amusing; given to making fun or jokes; fond of amusements. 24)

(p. 253) kērāñci a kind of covered bullock cart for carrying passengers, a hackery; an inferior kind of horse-carriage for passengers. 38)

(p. 239) kucakuca1 expressing; glaze or brightness of the black colour. কুচকুচে a. (of the black colour) glazy or bright and deep. কুচকুচে কালো করা v. to make glazily or brightly black, to japan. 2)

(p. 248) kṛtārtha one who has achieved one's goal, successful; gratified. ̃ম্নন্য a. one who thinks oneself gratified. 48)

(p. 206) karamacā a variety of sour fruit (it becomes crimson when ripe). 2)

(p. 257) kōpānō to chop or strike with a sharp cutting implement as a sword; to dig with a spade. a. thus struck or chopped or dug. 19)

(p. 228) kāru an artisan; a craftsman. a. making, doing, causing. ̃কর্ম, ̃কলা, ̃শিল্প n. crafts, handicraft; artistry; handiwork. ̃কর্মী, ̃শিল্পী n. a craftsman, an artisan. ̃কার্য n. artistic design; artistry. ̃সমবায় n. a guild-organization. 32)

(p. 219) kājakarma activities; occupations. 13)

(p. 243) kulyē altogether, in all; only. 88)

(p. 192) kacchapa the tortoise, the turtle, the chelonian. fem. কচ্ছপী । কচ্ছপের খোলা tortoise-shell, carapace. 45)

(p. 225) kāpuḍ়ē, kāpuḍ়iẏā of cloth; made of cloth; dealing in cloth. n. a clothmerchant; a clothier or a cloth-dealer. 11)

(p. 238) kuṅkuma saffron; the safflower. 23)

(p. 253) kēśākēśi pulling each other by the hair in a scuffle. কেশাকেশি করা v. to pull each other by the hair in a scuffle. 53)

(p. 234) kiṭakiṭa see খিটখিট । 16)

(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)