ক³ [ ka³ ] sfx added to না, নাই, নি etc. to make them sound sweet.

কই¹ [ ki¹ ] adv where. ☐ int. denoting: disap pointment, dejection, denial, amaze ment, cordiality etc.

কই² [ ki² ] n the walking fish, the anabas.

কইয়ে [ kiẏē ] a one who has the gift of the gab; one who speaks with flippant ease; flu ent in talk. কইয়ে লোক a fluent or gifted speaker.

কইসন [ kisana ] adv (obs. & poet.) of what de scription, how.

কংগ্রেস [ kaṅgrēsa ] n an assembly of delegates, spe cialists etc. for discussion or settlement of problems; a congress; the legislature of the United States and some other American-type republics, the Con gress; the Indian National Congress party, the Congress. কংগ্রেসি a. of or be longing to or following the Indian Na tional Congress. ☐ n. a Congressman, a Congress worker.

কংস, কংশ [ kaṃsa, kaṃśa ] n bell metal—an alloy of copper and tin, pewter; a vessel of bell metal.

কংসক [ kaṃsaka ] n copperas, green vitriol.

কংসকার [ kaṃsakāra ] n a worker in bell metal (by trade or caste).

কংসবণিক [ kaṃsabaṇika ] n a dealer in bell metal prod ucts.

কংসারি [ kaṃsāri ] n (myth.) the slayer of the notori ous king Kamsa (কংস); an appellation of Krishna (ক়ৃষ্ণ).

ককানো [ kakānō ] v (chiefly of children) to sob; to groan; to implore with much humble submission. ককানি n. act of sobbing, sob; groan; imploration, humble sub mission. কেঁদে ককিয়ে adv. having made a lot of entreaties or earnest requests.

ককুদ, ককুত্ [ kakuda, kakut ] n the hump on the shoulder of a bull.

ককুভ [ kakubha ] n a metre of Vedic poetry; an In dian musical mode; a direction, a side.

ককেশীয় [ kakēśīẏa ] a Caucasian. ☐ n. a Caucasian.

কক্ষ [ kakṣa ] n a room, an apartment, a chamber; either of the points at which an arm is joined with the body, an arm-joint (also কক্ষমূল); an armpit (also কক্ষপুট); the waist; (astr.) an orbit; (bot.) an axil. ̃চ্যুত ̃ভ্রষ্ট a. slipped from the armpit; (astr. -of stars, planets etc.) deviated or fallen from one's orbit. ̃তল n. the floor of a room, floor. ̃প্রাচীর n. the wall of a room.

কক্ষনো, কক্খনো [ kakṣanō, kakkhanō ] adv at any time, ever; for any reason; in any state or condi tion, under any circumstances.

কক্ষান্তর [ kakṣāntara ] n another room.

ক-খ [ ka-kha ] n the alphabet; elementary knowl edge, ABC.

কখন [ kakhana ] adv at what time; when; long ago (সে তো কখন চলে গেছে). কখনও, কখনো adv. at any time, ever; for any reason; in any condition; under any circum stances. কখনো কখনো, (coll.) কখনো সখনো adv. sometimes, now and then, now and again; at times. আর কখনো ever afterwards. আর কখনো না never af terwards.

কঙ্ক, কাঁক [ kaṅka, kān̐ka ] n the heron.

কঙ্কণ [ kaṅkaṇa ] n a bangle for the wrist, a bracelet.

কঙ্কত [ kaṅkata ] n a comb; the gill (of the fish). কঙ্কতিকা, কঙ্কতী n. a comb.

কঙ্কপত্র [ kaṅkapatra ] n an arrow, a dart, a shaft.

কঙ্কর, কাঁকর [ kaṅkara, kān̐kara ] n gravel, a coarse grain of sand, a very small particle of stone, grit. ☐ a. coarse; harsh.

কঙ্কাল [ kaṅkāla ] n a skeleton; a bone. ̃মালী n. one who wears a garland of bones; an ap pellation of Shiva (শিব). ̃মালিনী n. fem. one who wears a garland of bones; an appellation of Goddess Kali (কালী). ̃সার a. reduced to bones or to a skel eton, one who is only skin and bone, (cp.) a bag of bones.

কচ¹ [ kaca¹ ] n hair; the pointed end of a quillpen; a nib; a curved projection of a piece of land or a building.

কচ² [ kaca² ] int denoting: a sound like the one made in cutting off or biting off some thing at one stroke. কচকচ int. denoting: the sound of hashing or munching or crunching repeatedly. কচকচ করা v. to give out a munching or crunching sound repeatedly (as on biting an unripe fruit); to grumble; to scold frequently or repeatedly without rhyme or reason; to indulge in intolerably long and dull ar guments or talk, to prattle. কচকচানি n. act of hashing or munching or crunch ing repeatedly; act of grumbling, grumble; act of scolding repeatedly or frequently without rhyme or reason; in tolerably long and dull argument or talk, prattle. কচকচি n. quarrel; wran gling; peevishness; unnecessary and in consequential wrangling (তত্ত্বের কচকচি). কচকচে a. (of unripe fruits) giving out a munching sound when eaten; given to scolding repeatedly or frequently with out rhyme or reason; indulging in long dull arguments or talk, prattling.

কচটানো [ kacaṭānō ] v to knead. কচটানি n. act of kneading.

কচড়া [ kacaḍ়ā ] n thick rope, cable.

কচরমচর [ kacaramacara ] int denoting: a sound as of munching; confused noise as of hot discussion or incessant prattling. কচরমচর করা v. to munch noisily; to dis cuss noisily; to prattle rapidly.

কচলাকচলি [ kacalākacali ] n act of wringing or squeez ing repeatedly; act of rubbing; act of higgling (অনেক কচলাকচলির পর দাম কমাল). কচলাকচলি করা v. to wring or squeeze repeatedly; to rub; to higgle.

কচলানো [ kacalānō ] v to wring, to squeeze; to rub; (rare.) to higgle.

কচাত্ [ kacāt ] int denoting: a sound like the one made in cutting off something at one stroke.

কচাল [ kacāla ] a irritating discussion or debate or dispute. কচালে a. indulging in irritating discussion or debate or dispute.

কচি [ kaci ] a (of fruits etc.) fresh and soft; green; (of children, plants etc.) very young and delicate; (of youth etc.) new and tender. কচি আম a green mango the pulp of which has not yet developed.

কচিকাঁচা [ kacikān̐cā ] n. pl small children, kiddies. কচি খোকা বা খুকি, কচি ছেলে বা মেয়ে a baby, a child, an infant. কচি পাতা n. young shoot; a new leaf.

কচি কলাপাতা রং [ kaci kalāpātā ra ] n foliage green; light green colour like that of the plantain leaves.

কচু [ kacu ] n an esculant edible root; (contem.) a mere trifle, nothing. কচু করা v. to be able to do nothing; to be able to do no harm. কচু খাওয়া v. (contem.) to eat or get nothing, to be disappointed. কচু বোঝা v. to fail ut terly to understand or comprehend. ̃কাটা a. chopped easily at will; chopped fine; hashed. কচুকাটা করা v. to chop or hash with ease and at will; to chop fine. ̃ঘেচু n. pl. worthless vegetables; vegetables not normally edible; trifles. ̃পোড়া n. anything in edible; nothing. দুঃখ না কচু no genu ine sorrow but a mere show of it.

কচুরি [ kacuri ] n a kind of pancake made of kneaded flour and pulped pulses.

কচুরিপানা [ kacuripānā ] n water hyacinth.

কচ্ছ [ kaccha ] n a shore; a coastal region; a marshy place; Kutch; (facet.) the part of the loincloth which the wearer tucks behind him between his legs.

কচ্ছটি [ kacchaṭi ] n the part of the loincloth which the wearer tucks behind him between his legs; loincloth as tucked up by the wearer; loincloth worn as a suspensor as by Indian ascetics and wrestlers.

কচ্ছপ [ kacchapa ] n the tortoise, the turtle, the chelo nian. fem. কচ্ছপী । কচ্ছপের খোলা tor toise-shell, carapace.

কছু [ kachu ] n. & adv (obs. & poet.) anything.

কজ্জল [ kajjala ] n eye-wash, eye-salve, collyrium; lampblack; cloud; dark cloud.

কজ্জলী [ kajjalī ] n mercurous sulphate (as used in medicine).

কজ্জ্বল [ kajjbala ] n eye-wash, eye-salve, collyrium.

কঞ্চি [ kañci ] n a bamboo twig; a slip of bamboo.

কঞ্চুক, কঞ্চু [ kañcuka, kañcu ] n armour, a coat of mail; a modesty vest, bodice, brassiere; a slough or cast skin of a snake.

কঞ্চুকী [ kañcukī ] n a Brahmin (ব্রাহ্মণ) supervisor of a royal household, (cp.) the Lord of the Bed-chamber; a eunuch guarding a harem; a man in armour; the snake.

কঞ্চুল [ kañcula ] n an ornament for women's breast.

কঞ্চুলিকা, কঞ্চুলী [ kañculikā, kañculī ] n bodice, brassiere, a modesty vest.

কঞ্জুস [ kañjusa ] a niggardly, miserly, close-fisted. ☐ n. a close-fisted man, a niggard, a mi ser. ̃পনা n. miserliness, niggardliness.

কট¹ [ kaṭa¹ ] int denoting: the sound of cutting or biting a hard thing as a nut. ̃কটানি n. croaking; painful throbbing or drumming; harsh reproaches. কট কট int. denoting: repeated sounds of cut ting or biting a hard thing; a croaking sound; repeated painful throbbing or drumming sound (কান কটকট); a harsh or blunt sound (কটকট করে বলা). কট কট করা v. to throb or drum painfully; to re proach harshly; (chiefly of frogs) to croak. ̃কটে a. giving out the sound as of cutting or biting a hard thing; throb bing or drumming painfully; given to reproaching harshly; croaking; heart rending or blunt (কটকটে কথা); frown ing or terror-striking (কটকটে চাহনি). ̃মট int. expressing: anger, threat, frown (কটমট করে তাকানো). ̃মটে a. an gry, frowning, sinister, terror-striking.

কট² [ kaṭa² ] a hypothecated, mortgaged; condi tional, stipulated. ☐ n. a mortgage deed; a deed of conditional sale.

কটক [ kaṭaka ] n an army, armed forces; encamp ment (of an army); tented accommoda tion (esp. of an army); the ridge of a hill; a bangle or an armlet.

কটকবালা [ kaṭakabālā ] n a deed of conditional sale; a mortgage deed.

কটকি [ kaṭaki ] a of or relating to Cuttack in Orissa.

কটকিনা [ kaṭakinā ] n stringency of rule or order; a conditional or periodical lease; resolve, determination, a promise.

কটরকটর, কটরমটর [ kaṭarakaṭara, kaṭaramaṭara ] int denoting: a sound produced whilst munching hard things such as nuts.

কটা² [ kaṭā² ] a brownish; having a white com plexion with a tinge of red; tawny; (usu. dero.) fair-complexioned.

কটাক্ষ [ kaṭākṣa ] n a side-glance, a sidelong look, an oblique look; significant or mean ingful look; reflection, insinuation. কটাক্ষ করা v. to cast a side-glance, to look obliquely or askew; to cast a sig nificant or meaningful look; to insinu ate, to reflect on. ̃পাত n. casting a sidelong glance; a sidelong or oblique look; act of casting a significant look; a significant or meaningful look; in sinuation, reflection. ̃পাত করা same as কটাক্ষ করা । কটাক্ষে adv. at or by or with a sidelong or meaningful look; by way of insinuation or reflection; in a mo ment, at once.

কটা-চোখ [ kaṭā-cōkha ] n a brownish eye as of a cat. ☐ a. possessing catlike brownish eyes, cat-eyed.

কটাল [ kaṭāla ] n spring tide; flood-tide. ভরাকটাল n. spring tide; flood-tide. মরাকটাল n. neap tide; ebb-tide.

কটাস্ [ kaṭās ] int denoting: the sound of biting off or cutting off (esp. suddenly) a por tion of a hard thing at one stroke; a snapping sound; an imaginary sound made by an ant when it pricks. কটাস্ কটাস্ int. denoting: repetition of any of these sounds.

কটাসে [ kaṭāsē ] a slightly brownish or tawny.

কটাহ [ kaṭāha ] n a cauldron; a large tumblerlike cooking utensil; a dixie.

কটি² [ kaṭi² ] n the waist; the loin; the hip. ̃তট, ̃দেশ same as কটি । ̃ত্র, ̃বন্ধ n. a waistband, a belt, a girdle. ̃ভূষণ n. an ornament worn as a girdle by women. ̃শূল, ̃বাত n. lumbago; sciatica.

কটু [ kaṭu ] a bitter; acrid, pungent (কটুরস); tasting hot (কটু তেল); harsh, acrimoni ous (কটুবাক্য). কটু হয়ে যাওয়া v. to have the taste or flavour spoilt or fouled, to grow or to run rancid. কটু কথা n. same as কটুক্তি । ̃কাটব্য n. pl. bitter re proaches. ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. bitterness; pun gency; hot taste; harshness, acrimony. কটু তেল n. mustard oil. ̃ভাষী a. rude or impolite in speech, foul-spoken, foul mouthed.

কটূক্তি [ kaṭūkti ] n a bitter or acrimonious or sharp remark.

কটূত্তর [ kaṭūttara ] n caustic or sharp reply.

কটোরা [ kaṭōrā ] n a goblet.

কট্টর [ kaṭṭara ] a uncompromising; inveterate; ob stinate; bigoted; ultra-conservative.

কঠিন [ kaṭhina ] a hard, firm; stiff; stern, strict; se vere; difficult; cruel, merciless (কঠিন হৃদয়); tremendous, intense; solid (কঠিন পদার্থ); serious (কঠিন রোগ). fem. কঠিনা । ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. hardness, firmness; stiff ness; sternness, strictness, severity; difficulty; cruelty, mercilessness; tre mendousness, intensity; solidity; seri ousness.

কঠিনী, কঠিনিকা [ kaṭhinī, kaṭhinikā ] n chalk.

কঠিনীভূত [ kaṭhinībhūta ] a hardened; stiffened.

কঠোপনিষত্, কঠোপনিষদ্ [ kaṭhōpaniṣat, kaṭhōpaniṣad ] n Katha, the name of one of the major Upanishads.

কঠোর [ kaṭhōra ] a hard; stern, harsh; firm, steady, unflinching; merciless, cruel, heartless (কঠোর শাসক); strict, severe; difficult; in tense; serious (কঠোর ব্যাধি); dull; rough (কঠোর অবয়ব). ̃তা n. hardness; stern ness, harshness; firmness, steadiness; mercilessness, cruelty, heartlessness; strictness, severity; difficulty; intensity; seriousness; dullness; roughness.

কড় [ kaḍ় ] n an iron ring for the wrist to be worn by married women, a lac-brace let.

কড়ক, কড়কচ [ kaḍ়ka, kaḍ়kaca ] n sea salt.

কড়কড় [ kaḍ়kaḍ় ] int denoting: the sound of munching hard or of a loud rumbling noise (as of a clap of thunder); imagi nary sound produced by the stiffening of anything glutinous (ভাত শুকিয়ে কড়কড় করছে). কড়কড়ানি n. any of the aforesaid sounds. কড়কড়ে a. giving out a sound that is caused by the stiffening of anything glutinous; hard and gluti nous.

কড়কানো [ kaḍ়kānō ] v (coll. & inf.) to rebuke, to reprimand; to check, to pull up.

কড়ঙ্গ [ kaḍ়ṅga ] n a beggar's bowl or drinking bowl made of coconut shell.

কড়চা [ kaḍ়cā ] n a chronicle, a biography, a nar rative; an account book containing de tails of rent payable by tenants, a de scriptive rent-roll.

কড়তা [ kaḍ়tā ] n tare.

কড়া¹ [ kaḍ়ā¹ ] n a metal ring; such a ring affixed to a thing as a handle.

কড়া² [ kaḍ়ā² ] n 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.

কড়া³ [ kaḍ়ā³ ] a hard; stiff; difficult; severe; tre mendous, intense; angry; haughty; harsh, rude (কড়া কথা); strict; rough. ☐ n. a corn on the skin. ̃কড়ি, ̃ক্কড়, ̃ক্কড়ি n. strictness; stringency. কড়া আইন a strict or stringent law কড়া মনিব an ex acting master; a hard or strict task master. কড়া লোক a strict man or disci plinarian.

কড়া⁴, কড়াই [ kaḍ়ā⁴, kaḍ়āi ] n a large tumblerlike cook ing utensil, (cp.) a vat.

কড়াত্ [ kaḍ়āt ] int denoting: the sound of the clapping of thunder or fracture of a bone.

কড়ার [ kaḍ়āra ] n a condition, a stipulation; a promise. কড়ারি a. conditional.

কড়ি¹ [ kaḍ়i¹ ] n a snail-like gastropod resem bling 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.

কড়ি² [ kaḍ়i² ] n a joist.

কড়ি³ [ kaḍ়i³ ] n (mus.) any of the notes in the natural major scale. (cp. sharp).

কড়িকপালে [ kaḍ়ikapālē ] a lucky in making money, fortunate.

কড়িকাঠ [ kaḍ়ikāṭha ] n a joist.

কড়িমধ্যম [ kaḍ়imadhyama ] n (mus.) a higher variation of the fourth note in the Indian musical gamut; a subdued variation of the fourth note in the natural major scale.

কড়িয়াল¹ [ kaḍ়iẏāla¹ ] a wealthy, opulent, rich.

কড়িয়াল², কড়িয়ালি [ kaḍ়iẏāla², kaḍ়iẏāli ] n a horse's bit.

কড়ুয়া [ kaḍ়uẏā ] a rancid (কড়ুয়া গন্ধ); pungent or hot (কড়ুয়া স্বাদ); strong (কড়ুয়া তামাক); made of mustard. কড়ুয়া তেল mustard oil.

কড়ে [ kaḍ়ē ] a youngest, smallest; little; young. কড়ে আঙুল the little finger (of the hand or foot.) কড়ে রাঁড়ি a woman widowed in childhood or at an early age, a childwidow.

কণা, কণিকা [ kaṇā, kaṇikā ] n a very small or fine par ticle; a grain of dust or powder; a grain of corn. কণাকার a. granular.

কণিকাবাদ [ kaṇikābāda ] n corpuscular theory.

কণ্টক [ kaṇṭaka ] n a thorn; a thistle; the spine of a fish; (fig.) an obstacle (সুখের কণ্টক); disgrace (কুলের কণ্টক); an insignifi cant adversary; a horripilation or goose-flesh. ̃ফল n. the jack-fruit or its tree. ̃ময় a. full of thorns; thorny. ̃যুক্ত a. thorny. ̃লতা n. a thorny creeper. কণ্টকে কণ্টকোদ্ধার করা to set a thief to catch a thief. ̃শয্যা n. a bed of thorns; (fig.) unbearable torment or an guish, extreme discomfort.

কণ্টকাকীর্ণ [ kaṇṭakākīrṇa ] a thorny, strewn with thorns or thistles.

কণ্টকিত [ kaṇṭakita ] a full of thorns, thorny; pricking as thorns, prickly; horripilated.

কণ্টকিফল [ kaṇṭakiphala ] n the jack-fruit or its tree.

কণ্টকী [ kaṇṭakī ] a thorny; prickly. ☐ n. any thorny plant such as dates; a fish with too many (thin) spines or bones.

কণ্টকীফল [ kaṇṭakīphala ] n alt. spell. of কণ্টকিফল ।

কণ্টকোদ্ধার [ kaṇṭakōddhāra ] n extraction of a thorn; re moval of thorns; removal of an ob stacle or difficulty; destruction of an enemy.

কণ্টিকারী [ kaṇṭikārī ] n a prickly nightshade used in medicine.

কন্ঠ [ kanṭha ] n the throat; (bio.) the windpipe; the oesophagus; voice. ̃গত same as কণ্ঠাগত । ̃নালী, ̃নালি n. the windpipe; the oesophagus, the gullet. ̃বদ্ধ a. clinging to the throat. ̃ভূষণ n. lace, chain etc. worn round the neck; (fig.) an object of pride or affection. ̃মণি n. jewel worn at or round the throat; the Adam's apple; (fig.) an object of affec tion or pride. ̃রোধ n. act or an in stance of choking or stifling or throt tling; deprivation of the power of speaking or making any (adverse) comment. ̃রোধ করা v. to choke, to stifle, to throttle; to silence, to gag, to deprive of the power of speaking or making any (adverse) comment. ̃রোধ হওয়া v. to be choked or stifled or throttled; to be deprived of the power of speaking or criticizing (esp. ad versely). ̃লগ্ন, ̃লীন same as কণ্ঠবদ্ধ । ̃সংগীত n. vocal music. ̃স্হ a. of the throat; lying in or at the throat; stored in memory; memorized. ̃স্হ করা v. to commit to memory, to memorize, to learn by heart. ̃স্বর n. voice; tone of voice. ̃হার n. a necklace.

কণ্ঠা [ kaṇṭhā ] n the clavicle, the collarbone.

কণ্ঠাগত [ kaṇṭhāgata ] a that which has come up to the throat; about to get out of the mouth. ̃প্রাণ a. about to breathe one's last; about to die. ̃প্রায় a. that which has come up almost to the throat; about to spill.

কণ্ঠাভরণ [ kaṇṭhābharaṇa ] n an ornament for the throat; a necklace.

কণ্ঠি [ kaṇṭhi ] n a necklace of the twigs of holy basil worn by Vaishnavas. কণ্ঠি ছেঁড়া to cast out a person from the Vaishnava sect. ̃ধারণ n. initiation into Vaishnavism; act of wearing the holy basil-necklace. ̃ধারী a. wearing a holy basil-necklace. ☐ n. a Vaishnava. ̃বদল n. the Vaishnava system of marriage in which the bridegroom and the bride exchange the holy basil-necklaces.

কণ্ঠী [ kaṇṭhī ] n a one-stringed necklace; the holy basil-necklace of Vaishnavas.

কণ্ঠৌষ্ঠ্য [ kaṇṭhauṣṭhya ] a (gr.) both guttural and labial, gutturo-labial.

কণ্ঠ্য [ kaṇṭhya ] a (gr.) guttural. ̃বর্ণ n. (gr.) a gut tural letter, a guttural.

কণ্ডন [ kaṇḍana ] n husking. কণ্ডন করা v. to husk. কণ্ডনী n. a pestle (for husking).

কণ্ডু, কণ্ডূ [ kaṇḍu, kaṇḍū ] n 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.) ea ger desire or urge. কণ্ডূয়ন করা v. to scratch. কণ্ডূয়মান a. in the act of scratching where it itches.

কণ্ডোল [ kaṇḍōla ] n a large basket or container for storing grains or cereals.

কত [ kata ] a how much, how many; much, many. ☐ adv. to a great extent, much. ☐ n. a great number or amount (কত এল, কত গেল). ☐ pro. how much or how many of it or them. কত করে at what price (কত করে কিনলে); with much solicitation or entreaty (কত করে বললাম); after or with a great effort (কত করে পাশ করেছি). ̃ক a. some; somewhat. ☐ adv. to some extent; par tially. ☐ pro. some of it or them. ☐ n. some people (দেশের কতক অর্ধাশনে থাকে). কতক কতক to a certain extent; some what; partially. কতকটা a. some. ☐ adv. partially; somewhat. ☐ pro. some of it. ☐ n. some amount. কতক পরিমাণে adv. to some extent; partially. ̃কাল adv. how long; for a long time (কতকাল বসে আছি). ☐ n. a long time. কত কী, কত কিছু various; various things; various and unknown (things); a large number of (things.) ̃ক্ষণ adv. how long; for a long time. ☐ n. a long time. ̃দিন adv. how many days; for many days; for a long time. ☐ n. many days; a long time. কত না adv. countlessly; immea surably. ̃বার adv. how many times; many times. ̃মতো a. of numerous and various kinds. ☐ adv. in numerous and various ways. ̃শত a. countless. ̃হুঁ a. (poet. & obs.) numerous and various.

কত্ [ kat ] n the pointed end of a quill-pen, a nib.

কতল [ katala ] n beheading, decapitation. কতল করা v. to behead, to decapitate.

কতিপয় [ katipaẏa ] a several, some, a number of.

কতেক [ katēka ] a some; several; much; how much. ☐ pro. some, a few of them, a little or a part of it.

কত্থক [ katthaka ] n an Indian classical dance form.

কথক [ kathaka ] n a professional narrator of scrip tural and mythological stories (usu. কথকঠাকুর); a speaker. ̃তা n. profes sional practice of narrating scriptural and mythological stories.

কথঞ্চন, কথঞ্চিত্ [ kathañcana, kathañcit ] adv somehow; (loos.) somewhat. ☐ a. (pop.) a small amount of.

কথন [ kathana ] n act or mode of speaking; utter ance; words spoken; a saying; a state ment; a speech. কথনীয় a. worthy of be ing spoken or told, speakable, utter able; that which is to be spoken or told.

কথা [ kathā ] n a word or words spoken; a say ing; 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 dis course (এ কথার অবতারণা); conversa tion; speaking terms (তার সঙ্গে আমার কথা নেই); consultation, discussion (ডাক্তারের সঙ্গে কথা হয়েছে); counsel, ad vice; 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 prom ised or decided beforehand. কথা রাখা to keep a promise; to be true to one's word. কথায় কথায় in course of conver sation; incidentally during conversa tion, by the by, by the way; whilst talk ing (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 unnec essary talking, words and words. ̃কলি n. Indian dance depicting ancient war tales. 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; scan dal-mongering; gossiping. কথা চালাচালি করা same as কথা চালা । ̃চ্ছলে same as কথাপ্রসঙ্গে । ̃ন্তর n. altercation; bandy ing 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 pref ace. ̃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 ।

কথিকা [ kathikā ] n a story in a sketchy shape; a talk.

কথিত [ kathita ] a uttered, pronounced; said, told; narrated, described; mentioned, spoken of কথিত আছে যে it is said that.

কথোপকথন [ kathōpakathana ] n a conversation; a talk, a chat; a dialogue. কথোপকথন করা v. to talk. কথোপকথনের ভাষা colloquial or spoken language.

কথ্য [ kathya ] a worthy of being spoken or told, speakable, utterable; that which is to be spoken or told; colloquial (কথ্য ভাষা).

কদক্ষর [ kadakṣara ] n a letter (of the alphabet) written badly; bad handwriting. ☐ a. (of a let ter) badly written; one who writes a bad hand.

কদন্ন [ kadanna ] n bad food; abominable food; food unfit for human consumption.

কদভ্যাস [ kadabhyāsa ] n a bad habit.

কদম¹ [ kadama¹ ] n coll. var. of কদম্ব ।

কদম² [ kadama² ] n a foot; a leg; a step; (of horses) trot. কদমে চলা v. to trot.

কদমা [ kadamā ] n a round and hard sweetmeat shaped like a kadam (কদম) flower.

কদর [ kadara ] n respect, honour; regard; impor tance; appreciation; cordial reception; value, worth. কদর করা v. to respect, to honour; to have regard for; to attach importance to; to appreciate; to receive cordially; to deem valuable.

কদর্থ [ kadartha ] n a distorted meaning; a misinter pretation; a perverted meaning. কদর্থ করা v. to distort or pervert the meaning (of); to misinterpret. ̃ন, ̃না n. distor tion or perversion of meaning; misin terpretation; censure. কদর্থিত a. having the meaning distorted or perverted; misinterpreted.

কদর্য [ kadarya ] a extremely ugly; detestable; abominable, hateful; base; miserly, niggardly. ̃তা n. extreme ugliness; de testableness, abomination, hatefulness; baseness; miserliness, niggardliness.

কদলী [ kadalī ] n the banana or plantain (fruit or tree).

কদাকার [ kadākāra ] a unshapely, ungainly, ugly looking; deformed.

কদাচ, কদাচন, কদাচিত্ [ kadāca, kadācana, kadācit ] adv at any time, ever; rarely, seldom. কদাচ না never.

কদাচার, কদাচরণ [ kadācāra, kadācaraṇa ] n an abominable habit or practice; malpractice. ☐ a. given to abominable or loathsome habits or practice. কদাচারী same as কদাচার (a.).

কদাপি [ kadāpi ] adv same as কদাচ ।

কদু [ kadu ] n the gourd.

কদুক্তি [ kadukti ] n obscene utterance or words; harsh words; filthy or foul language, abusive words; malicious words.

কদুত্তর [ kaduttara ] n an insolent or impertinent re ply; an ungracious or unseemly an swer; a retort.

কনক [ kanaka ] n gold. ☐ a. in comp. (used as a pfx.) golden, made of gold (কনকমুকুট); auriferous. ̃ক্ষার n. borax. ̃চাঁপা n. a golden-coloured sweet-scented flower or its plant. ̃চূড় n. a variety of paddy. ☐ a. golden-crested (কনকচূড় মুকুট). ̃ধুতুরা n. a species of Datura, its plant or flower. ̃দীপ n. a lamp made of gold, a gold lamp. ̃পুরী n. a city full of architectural works made of gold; a city of gold; (fig.) a beautiful city or dwelling-house. ̃প্রভ a. bright or shin ing as gold. ̃প্রভা n. the lustre of gold. ̃বরণ a. golden-coloured. ̃ময় a. made of gold, full of gold, golden. ̃মুকুট n. a gold crown. ̃রঞ্জিত a. gold gilt. ̃লতা n. a golden creeper, (cp.) golden rod.

কনকন [ kanakana ] int denoting a twinging or painful sensation; smarting; shivering with cold. কনকন করা, কনকনানো v. to twinge; to ache, to smart; to feel smarting pain; to shiver with cold. কনকনানি n. twinge; aching; the bite of cold; shivering caused by cold. কনকনে a. (of pain) twinging, smarting; (of cold) biting or piercing.

কনকাচল [ kanakācala ] n (myth.) a mountain of gold or as bright as gold.

কনকাঞ্জলি [ kanakāñjali ] n a ceremonial gift of gold made at wedding or just before the im mersion of an idol.

কনকানটে [ kanakānaṭē ] n a dark-red variety of edible spinach, the golden spinach.

কনট্রাকটর [ kanaṭrākaṭara ] n a contractor. কনট্রাকটরি n. the profession of a contractor, esp. of a building-contractor; a contract (বাড়ির কনট্রাকটরি তাকে দিয়ো).

কনস্টবল, কনস্টেবল [ kanasṭabala, kanasṭēbala ] n a constable.

কনিষ্ঠ [ kaniṣṭha ] a smallest; youngest; (loos. but pop.) younger (সহদেব কনিষ্ঠ পাণ্ডব). ☐ n. a younger or the youngest brother or son. কনিষ্ঠা a. & n. fem. of কনিষ্ঠ । □ n. the little finger or toe.

কনীনিকা [ kanīnikā ] n the apple of the eye, the pupil.

কনীয়ান [ kanīẏāna ] a smaller; younger; (loos.) very small, little, puny. fem. কনীয়সী ।.

কনুই [ kanui ] a the elbow. কনুই দিয়ে গুঁতানো v. to elbow, to jostle.

কনে [ kanē ] n a bride; a virgin of marriageable age; a newly-married wife. ̃বউ n. a newly-married wife; a child-wife; the youngest wife of a family.

কন্ট্রোল [ kanṭrōla ] n control; a shop or place where controlled or specified goods are sold at a scheduled price (কনট্রোলে যাওয়া).

কন্হা [ kanhā ] n a cotton covering made of patch work.

কন্দ [ kanda ] n any of the bulbous or tuberous plants, a bulb or tuber.

কন্দমূল [ kandamūla ] n radish.

কন্দর [ kandara ] n a mountain-cave, a cavern.

কন্দর্প [ kandarpa ] n the name of Hindu love god (cp. Cupid, Eros).

কন্দল¹ [ kandala¹ ] a bulbous, tuberous.

কন্দল² [ kandala² ] n a quarrel, an altercation; a strife, a fight, a war. কন্দলিয়া a. quarrel some; wrangling; shrewish; belliger ent.

কন্দু [ kandu ] n a cooking pan made of iron.

কন্দুক, কন্দূক [ kanduka, kandūka ] n a spherical shot for put ting; a ball for playing with. ̃ক্রীড়া n. a game with a ball; the game of putting the shot.

কন্ধ [ kandha ] n the shoulder; the head; the body; the trunk, torso. ̃কাটা a. headless; truncated. ☐ n. a headless being or spirit.

কন্ধর [ kandhara ] n the throat; the neck; the shoul der.

কন্যকা [ kanyakā ] n a ten year old virgin; a daugh ter.

কন্যা [ kanyā ] n a daughter; a virgin; a marriage able girl; a bride; (astrol.) the Virgo. ̃কর্তা n. (in a wedding) the chief man amongst the bride's people. ̃কাল n. maidenhood. ̃গ্রহণ n. act of taking a girl as wife; act of receiving a girl in marriage in one's family. ̃দান n. act of giving away a girl esp. a daughter in marriage; the ceremony of committing the bride into the hands of the bride groom. ̃দায় n. the responsibility of ar ranging for the marriage of one's daughter; the state of being burdened with a marriageable daughter for whom a husband has not yet been found. ̃দায়গ্রস্ত a. of one who is yet to marry off his daughter, burdened with the responsibility of arranging for the marriage of one's daughter. ̃পক্ষ n. (in a wedding) the bride's people or party. ̃প্রণিধি n. a girl guide. ̃যাত্রী n. a wed ding-guest invited by the bride's people. ̃রাশি n. (astrol.) the Virgo. ̃সম্প্রদান same as কন্যাদান ।

কপ [ kapa ] int expressing : the sound of gulping or swallowing quickly. কপকপ int. expressing : repetition of this sound. কপাকপ adv. with this repeated sound.

কপচানো [ kapacānō ] v (of or like talking birds) to ut ter or reproduce by rote, to say what is hackneyed or stock by rote; to indulge in empty talk in order to parade one's learning; to prattle, to talk bunkum; to cut or shear (চুল কপচানো). কপচানি n. act of roting or prattling.

কপট [ kapaṭa ] n a chicane, a trick; chicanery, trickery; deceit. ☐ a deceitful; hypo critical, feigning, insincere (কপট বন্ধু); dissimulating, assumed (কপট বেশ). ̃তা n. chicanery; deceitfulness; hypocrisy, feigning, insincerity; dissimulation. ̃তাময় same as ̃কপট (a). ̃প্রবন্ধ n. a deceitful trick or design, a chicane, a stratagem. ̃বন্ধু a false friend. ̃বেশ a disguise. ̃বেশী a. disguised. কপটাচরণ, কপটাচার, কপটচারিতা n. chicanery; act of deceiving, deceit; feigning; hypocrisy, insincerity; dissimulation. কপটাচরণ করা v. to chicane, to deceive, to doublecross; to feign; to dissimulate. কপটাচারী, কপটচারী, কপটী a. practising chicanery, tricky; deceitful; hypocriti cal, feigning, insincere; dissimulating; disguising. fem. কপটাচারিণী, কপটচারিণী, কপটিনী । কপটালাপ n. hypocritical or in sincere talk.

কপনি [ kapani ] n a small piece of loincloth worn after the fashion of a suspensor by In dian ascetics; a very small and cheap loincloth.

কপর্দক [ kapardaka ] n 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.

কপর্দী [ kapardī ] n Lord Shiva (ref. to his ringlets).

কপাট [ kapāṭa ] n a door; a door-panel; a lid; a shutting or concealing device (মনের কপাট). কপাটক n. (anat.) a valve.

কপাটি [ kapāṭi ] n an Indian outdoor game; lock jaw, trismus (usu. দাঁতকপাটি).

কপাল [ kapāla ] n the skull, the cranium; the fore head; a beggar's bowl; a shred of an earthen pitcher. কপাল চাপড়ানো v. to beat one's forehead in despair; to complain bitterly against bad luck. কপাল ঠোকা v. to strike one's forehead against something (in order to express grief, complaint etc.); to try one's luck; to undertake a venture abandoning oneself into the hands of destiny. কপাল পোড়া v. to lose the favour of fortune, to be down on one's luck; (coll.) to be come a widow, (of women) to be wid owed. কপাল ফেরা v. to win the favour of fortune; to improve one's state and position; to begin to flourish; to be on the rise. কপাল ভাঙা same as কপাল পোড়া । কপালের লিখন decree of fate or providence. ̃ক্রমে adv. luckily, fortu nately; by luck; as luck would have it; unfortunately, unluckily (কপালক্রমে সুযোগ হারানো) ̃জোর, জোর কপাল n. good luck, good fortune. ̃গুণে, ̃জোরে adv. by good luck (and esp. by chance). ̃পোড়া a. luckless, down on one's luck, unfortunate. ̃ভৃত্, ̃মালী, কপালী n. appellations of Shiva (শিব) ̃মালিনী, কপালিনী n. fem. appellations of Goddess Kali (কালী) কপালিয়া, কপালে a. fortunate, lucky, favoured by fortune. হায় কপাল int. oh dear! dear me!

কপি¹ [ kapi¹ ] n the monkey.

কপি² [ kapi² ] n cabbage or cauliflower. ওলকপি n. kohlrabi. ফুলকপি n. cauliflower. বাঁধাকপি n. cabbage.

কপি³ [ kapi³ ] n matter for printing; a transcript; a copy. কপি করা v. to transcribe, to make a duplicate of; (by a student) to look on a fellow-student's work and filch the result; to copy unfairly from a fellow-student's answer-script in the examination hall; to copy; to duplicate. কপি-করা a. copied.

কপিকল [ kapikala ] n a pulley.

কপিকেতন [ kapikētana ] n a chariot on the top of which sits a monkey; Arjuna (অর্জুন) of the Mahabharata for he had such a chariot.

কপিঞ্জল [ kapiñjala ] n the Indian swallow; the chatak; the sandpiper, the lapwing.

কপিত্থ [ kapittha ] n a shelled fruit with sour pulp akin to the wood-apple; its tree.

কপিল [ kapila ] a brown, tawny. ☐ n. the brown colour. কপিলা a. fem. of কপিল; (of cows) female. ☐ n. a brown cow; a wishing cow; a cowcalf.

কপিশ [ kapiśa ] n pale yellowish colour, mud-colour. ☐ a. pale yellow, mud-coloured.

কপোত [ kapōta ] n the pigeon. fem. কপোতী, ̃পালী, ̃পালিকা n. a pigeonry, a pigeon-house; a dovecot. ̃বৃত্তি n. behaviour of or like a pigeon; a livelihood in which there is no means of providing for the future. ☐ a. behaving like a pigeon or dove; living from hand to mouth without any means to provide for the future. কপোতাভ a. of the colour of a pigeon; grey. কপোতারি n. the hawk, the falcon. কপোতেশ্বর n. an appellation of Shiva (শিব).

কপোল [ kapōla ] n the cheek. ̃কল্পনা n. false fancy; fanciful imagery or talk or de piction, figments of the imagination. ̃কল্পিত a. imaginary; fictitious. ̃দেশ n. the region of the cheek; the cheek. ̃রাগ n. a glow or flush of the cheek.

কফ [ kapha ] n phlegm; catarrh; rheum; mucus.

কফঘ্ন [ kaphaghna ] a counteracting or removing phlegm or catarrh.

কফজ [ kaphaja ] a phlegmatic; catarrhal; mucous.

কফণি, কফোণি [ kaphaṇi, kaphōṇi ] n the elbow.

কফনিঃসারক [ kaphaniḥsāraka ] n. & a (an) expectorant.

কফি [ kaphi ] n coffee.

কফিন [ kaphina ] n a coffin.

কবচ [ kabaca ] n an armour, a coat of mail; a met rical form of words believed to possess occult power, a spell, a charm; an amu let, a trinket, a talisman. কবচ করা v. to protect or guard with a spell; to give an amulet for protection. কবচ ধারণ করা v. to wear an amulet for protection. ̃ধারী a. wearing a coat of mail, armour-clad; wearing an amulet.

কবচকুণ্ডল [ kabacakuṇḍala ] n armour and earrings.

কবচী [ kabacī ] a armour-clad; wearing an amulet; crustacean. ☐ n. a crustacean.

কবজ¹ [ kabaja¹ ] n a receipt (esp. for the rent paid); a note of hand, a bond.

কবজ² [ kabaja² ] n a charm, a spell; an amulet, a trinket, a talisman.

কবজা [ kabajā ] n a hinge; grip; control.

কবজি [ kabaji ] n the wrist; grip; control; (fig.) the pulse.

কবন্ধ [ kabandha ] n a headless or truncated body; a headless or truncated goblin; the ascend ing node, the descending node; a comet.

কবয়ী [ kabaẏī ] n the walking or climbing fish, the anabas.

কবর [ kabara ] n a grave; a tomb. কবর দেওয়া v. to bury; to inter; to entomb. ̃খানা n. a burial-ground, a cemetery, a graveyard.

কবরী [ kabarī ] n hair in the state of being plaited, a chignon; a pigtail; a braid or plait of hair; braiding of hair; hairdessing. ̃বন্ধন n. braiding or plaiting of hair, hairdressing, hairdo. ̃ভূষণ n. any or nament for hair or chignon such as a hairpin or a hairnet.

কবর্গ [ kabarga ] n ক্ খ্ গ্ ঘ্ ঙ্; these five conso nants collectively.

কবল [ kabala ] n gape; gulp; act of gurgling or rinsing the mouth; forceful occupation; seizure; grip.

কবলানো [ kabalānō ] v to confess; to promise; to of fer; to claim. ☐ n. confession; act of promising; act of offering.

কবলিত, কবলীকৃত [ kabalita, kabalīkṛta ] a taken into the mouth; gulped, swallowed, eaten; forcefully occupied; seized; gripped; possessed.

কবহু কবহুঁ [ kabahu kabahu ] adv (poet.) at any time; ever.

কবাডি [ kabāḍi ] n an Indian outdoor game.

কবালা [ kabālā ] n a deed of sale or transfer, a con veyance, a bill of sale. কবালা করে দেওয়া v. to sell or convey by a deed.

কবি [ kabi ] n a poet; a scholar; a philosopher; a kind of song-tournament, this song (cp. strophe and antistrophe), its composer or singer. ̃ওয়ালা n. a composer of songs for a song-tournament; a singer of these songs; the leader of a party competing in a song-tournament. ̃কল্পনা n. a visionary thing; fanciful imagination; a baseless and unreal con ception; (rare) poetic imagination. ̃কল্পিত a. visionary; fanciful; baseless and unreal; imagined or invented by a poet. ̃গান n. a kind of song-tourna ment or duel; a song for this tourna ment. ̃গুরু n. the first poet; the chief of poets. ̃জনোচিত a. befitting a poet, po etical. কবির লড়াই a kind of song-tour nament; a contest of poets. কবিতা n. a poem; a verse; a couplet; poetry. কবিত্ব n. poetical imagination or talent, po etry; poetic quality. কবিত্বপূর্ণ, কবিত্বময় a. full of poetry; full of poetic quality; endowed with a talent for composing poems. কবিত্ব শক্তি n. poetical talent or genius. ̃প্রসিদ্ধি n. any imaginative de scription of nature originally made by a poet and afterwards repeated by other poets, a poetical convention. ̃বর n. a great poet, a master poet. কবি সম্মেলন n. an assembly or conference of poets. কবীশ n. the chief among poets.

কবিরপন্হী [ kabirapanhī ] a of the religious order estab lished by Kabir. ☐ n. one belonging to this order.

কবিরাজ [ kabirāja ] n a physician who follows the Ayurvedic (আয়ুর্বেদীয়) system of treat ment; (euphem.) a prince among poets. কবিরাজি n. the Ayurvedic system of treatment; the profession of an Ayurvedic physician. ☐ a. pertaining to an Ayurvedic physician or accord ing to Ayurvedic system of treatment, Ayurvedic.

কবুতর [ kabutara ] n the pigeon. fem. কবুতরী ।

কবুল [ kabula ] n confessions; acknowledgement; promise. ☐ a. categorical, explicit; ac cepting the responsibility or conse quence (কবুল জবাব); based on the defendant's admission of the plaintiff's claims (কবুল ডিক্রি); admitted; ac cepted; bound by promise. কবুল করা v. to confess; to admit, to acknowledge; to promise. কবুল হওয়া v. to be ac cepted; to be bound by promise.

কবুলতি, কবুলিয়ত [ kabulati, kabuliẏata ] n a deed of agreement in which a tenant undertakes to pay the landowner rents regularly, a counter lease; a note of acknowledgement.

কবে [ kabē ] adv on what day; when; long ago (সে কি আর বেঁচে আছে, কবে মরেছে !).

কবোষ্ণ [ kabōṣṇa ] a lukewarm, tepid.

কব্য [ kabya ] n an oblation of food offered to the manes of deceased ancestors.

কব্যবাহ [ kabyabāha ] n fire believed to carry the food offered to deceased ancestors.

কম¹ [ kama¹ ] a lovely, graceful; pleasant; charm ing; desirable.

কম² [ kama² ] a deficient, short; less; small (in amount or degree); a few, not many; a little, not much; inadequate; inefficient, inexpert, inferior (লাঠিবাজিতেও কম নয়). কম করা v. to lessen, to curtail, to re duce, to decrease, to abate. কম পড়া v. to fall short (of); to run short (of); to be inadequate; to decrease. ̃জোর a. weak; weakened. ̃জোরি a. weak. ☐ n. weak ness. ̃তি n. deficiency, shortage; smallness; fewness; inadequacy; ineffi ciency, inferiority. ☐ a. inefficient, in expert, inferior (সে কমতি কীসে ?). ̃পোক্ত a. not very strong, somewhat frail or weak. ̃বেশি a. & adv. more or less. ˜সম a. not many or much; restrained; moderate. ̃পক্ষে, কমসে কম adv. at least.

কমঠ [ kamaṭha ] n the tortoise, the turtle; a waterpot used by Hindu ascetics.

কমণ্ডলু [ kamaṇḍalu ] n a water-pot used for religious purposes and also by Hindu ascetics.

কমনীয় [ kamanīẏa ] a lovely, graceful; pleasant; charming; desirable. fem. কমনীয়া । কমনীয়তা n. loveliness, gracefulness; grace; pleasantness; charm; desirabil ity.

কমনে [ kamanē ] adv (dial.) where, whither; in or by which way; how.

কমবক্ত, কমবখত [ kamabakta, kamabakhata ] a wretched, miserable; down on one's luck, ill-fated.

কমল [ kamala ] n the water lily, the lotus. ̃-আঁখি n. an eye as beautiful as a lotus; a lo tus-eyed man. ☐ a. lotus-eyed. ̃কলি, ̃কোরক, ̃কোষ n. a lotus-bud. ̃দল n. a lotus-petal. ̃নয়ন same as কমল-আঁখি । fem. কমলনয়না । ̃যোনি n. an appellation of God Brahma (ব্রহ্মা). ̃লোচন same as কমল-আঁখি fem. কমললোচনা ।

কমলা¹ [ kamalā¹ ] n an appellation of Goddess Lakshmi (লক্ষ্মী).

কমলা² [ kamalā² ] n an orange (also কমলালেবু).

কমলাগুঁড়ি [ kamalāgun̐ḍ়i ] n an orange-coloured fruitdust used to dye cloth.

কমলাপতি [ kamalāpati ] n an appellation of Vishnu (বিষ্ণু).

কমলালয়া [ kamalālaẏā ] n an appellation of Goddess Lakshmi (লক্ষ্মী).

কমলাসন [ kamalāsana ] n an appellation of God Brahma (ব্রহ্মা).

কমলাসনা [ kamalāsanā ] n an appellation of Goddess Lakshmi (লক্ষ্মী).

কমলিনী [ kamalinī ] n a lotus clump; lotuses collec tively.

কমলেকামিনী [ kamalēkāminī ] n a female deity, described as sitting on a lotus floating in the sea and gorging and disgorging an ele phant continuously.

কমা¹ [ kamā¹ ] n (gr.) a comma (,).

কমা² [ kamā² ] v to fall short; to decrease; to abate; to grow less; to diminish; to fall, to come down (দাম কমেছে).

কমানো [ kamānō ] v to shorten, to curtail, to reduce; to cause to decrease or abate or dimin ish, to abate, to diminish. ☐ n. act of shortening or cutting down, curtail ment, reduction; act of decreasing or abating or diminishing. ☐ a. shortened, cut down., curtailed, reduced; de creased, abated; diminished.

কমিটি [ kamiṭi ] n a committee.

কমিশন [ kamiśana ] n a percentage paid to an agent, commission; (loos.) discount; a body of persons appointed to perform cer tain duties, a commission.

কমিশনার [ kamiśanāra ] n designation of several high public officials (such as, the Divisional Commissioner, the Food Commis sioner etc.); a member of a municipal board, a commissioner.

কম্প, কম্পন [ kampa, kampana ] n tremor, quake, shiver, trem ble, shudder; ague; quiver; throb, vibra tion. কম্প হওয়া v. to be stricken with tremor, to quake; to shiver, to tremble, to shudder; to be stricken with ague; to throb. কম্পক n. vibrator. কম্পজ্বর n. a fever marked by shivering; an ague; malaria. কম্পমান a. quaking; shivering, trembling, tremulous, shuddering; stricken with ague; quivering; throbbing; vibrating.

কম্পাউন্ডার [ kampāunḍāra ] n one who prepares medi cines according to a doctor's prescrip tion; a pharmacist.

কম্পাঙ্ক [ kampāṅka ] n frequency of vibration.

কম্পান্বিত [ kampānbita ] a trembling, tremulous; shiver ing, shuddering; throbbing; quivering. fem. কম্পান্বিতা । কম্পান্বিত-কলেবর a. trem bling all over (esp. being stricken with fear).

কম্পাস [ kampāsa ] n an instrument with a magne tized needle used in finding directions, a compass; an instrument with a pair of jointed legs used for describing circles etc., a pair of compasses.

কম্পিত [ kampita ] a trembling, tremulous; shiver ing, shuddering; throbbing; quivering; stricken with ague. কম্পিত স্বরে, কম্পিত কণ্ঠে adv. in a trembling voice. কম্পিত হওয়া v. to tremble; to shiver; to shud der; to throb; to quiver; to vibrate.

কম্পোজ [ kampōja ] n (print.) act of composing. কম্পোজ করা v. to compose. কম্পোজিটর, কম্পোজিটার n. a compositor. কম্পোজিটরি, কম্পোজিটারি n. the profession or work of a compositor.

কম্প্র [ kampra ] a trembling, tremulous.

কম্ফর্টার [ kampharṭāra ] n a long narrow woollen scarf (usu. worn round the neck), a com forter.

কম্বল [ kambala ] n a blanket, a rug. ̃সম্বল a. (lit.) one whose whole earthly possession consists of only a blanket; extremely poor, indigent; taken to asceticism.

কম্বু [ kambu ] n a conch. ̃কণ্ঠ n. a neck striated like a conch; a voice as grave and loud as the sound made by the blowing of a conch. ☐ a. possessing such a neck or voice. fem. কম্বুণ্ঠী । ̃গ্রীব a. possessing a neck striated like a conch. ̃গ্রীবা n. a neck striated like a conch. ̃নাদ n. sound as grave and loud as the sound made by the blowing of a conch; the sound made by the blowing a conch. ̃রেখা n. a stria or thin line or linear mark as on a conch.

কম্র [ kamra ] a desirous; lustful; desirable; attrac tive, charming; beautiful.

কয়² [ kaẏa² ] a how many; a few, several.

কয়লা [ kaẏalā ] n coal. কাঠকয়লা n. charcoal. কোককয়লা n. coke. পাথুরে কয়লা n. coal. ̃ওয়ালা n. a seller of coal, a coal dealer. ̃খনি n. a coalmine, a coal-pit. কয়লাখনি অঞ্চল n. a coalfield.

কয়াল [ kaẏāla ] n one whose profession is to weigh goods, esp. cereals, at the time of transaction; a professional weighing man, a weighman, a weigher. কয়ালি n. the profession of a weigher; weighage.

কয়েক [ kaẏēka ] a a small number of, a few, sev eral.

কয়েতবেল [ kaẏētabēla ] n a shelled fruit with sour pulp akin to the wood-apple.

কয়েদ [ kaẏēda ] n a prison, a gaol, a jail (কয়েদে থাকা); imprisonment, duress, confine ment (কয়েদ হওয়া). ☐ a. imprisoned, jailed, confined. কয়েদ করা v. to im prison; to confine. কয়েদ থাকা v. to be in duress; to be in prison or in confine ment. কয়েদ হওয়া v. to be sentenced to imprisonment. ̃খানা n. a guard-room, a guard-house, lock-up, prison. কয়েদি n. a prisoner, a convict. ☐ n. impris oned; confined.

কর¹ [ kara¹ ] n a ray or beam (of light.)

কর² [ kara² ] n 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 tax collector, 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.

কর³ [ kara³ ] n the hand; the trunk of an el ephant. ̃কণ্টক n. a finger-nail. ̃কণ্ডূয়ন n. itching of the palm; intense or burn ing desire to do something. ̃কবলিত a. held or seized firmly with the hand, grasped; (fig.) occupied or taken pos session of or brought under control esp. by force (and usu. unlawfully). ̃কমল n. a hand conceived as a lotus; a hand as beautiful as a lotus. ̃কোষ্ঠী n. lines of the palm from which fortune is told; the readings of a palmist. ̃কোষ্ঠী বিদ্যা n. palmistry. ̃গ্রহ, ̃গ্রহণ n. act of wedding (by a bridegroom), marriage. ̃গ্রাহ, ̃গ্রাহক a. mas. marrying (a girl). ☐ n. a husband. ̃জোড়ে adv. with folded hands (indicating submission and humility). ̃তল n. the palm of a hand; (fig.) full control or possession, easy reach. ̃তলগত a. (lit.) lying or held in the palm; taken firm hold of; taken complete possession of; brought or kept under full control or easy reach; thoroughly mastered over or learned; conquered or dominated or subjugated. ̃তলধৃত a. held in one's palm or palms. ̃তলন্যস্ত a. placed or put or lying in one's palm. ̃তলস্হ a. grasped, lying in the palm; of the palm. ̃তলাকার a. palmate. ̃তাল n. (usu. in pl.) a cymbal. ̃তালি n. clapping of the hands. ̃তালি দেওয়া v. to clap hands. ̃ধৃত a. held in or seized with the hand or hands. ̃ন্যাস n. a typical system of gesticulation with fingers at the time of prayer. ̃পদ্ম n. a hand conceived as a lily; a hand as beautiful as a lily. ̃পল্লব n. a hand as delicate and beautiful as a young twig. ̃পীড়ন same as করগ্রহণ । ̃পুট n. palms joined to form a cup. ̃পুটে adv. in or with cupped hands. ̃ভূষণ n. a bracelet, a wristlet; a bangle. ̃মর্দন n. handshake. ̃মর্দন করা v. to shake hands. ̃মুক্ত a. released from grasp or grip. ̃স্পর্শ n. a touch of or with the hand.

করকচ [ karakaca ] n sea salt.

করকচি [ karakaci ] a soft and not yet filled with pulp (করকচি ডাব). ☐ n. such a green coco nut.

করকর [ karakara ] int expressing: the sound of crushing or rubbing grits or of chewing hard and crisp things; the sound of scraping (as the pulp of a coconut); scratching sensation; restlessness; pain; burning sensation. করকরা, করকরানো v. to give a sensation of scratching or paining or burning. করকরানি n. scratching or paining or burning sensation. করকরে a. gritty; giv ing out a sound of or as of crushing or rubbing grits; brand new (করকরে নোট).

করকা [ karakā ] n a grain of ice falling from the clouds, hailstone. ̃পাত n. sleet, hail storm.

করকুর্চাস্হি [ karakurcāshi ] n the carpal bone, the carpal.

কঙ্ক, কড়ঙ্ক [ kaṅka, kaḍ়ṅka ] n a small portable waterpot used for holy purposes and by ascetics; a beggar's bowl; a coconut-shell or a fragment of it esp. when used as a pot; a pot, a vessel, a box; the skull.

করঞ্জ, করঞ্জক, করঞ্জা [ karañja, karañjaka, karañjā ] n a variety of sour fruit (it becomes crimson when ripe).

করণ [ karaṇa ] n doing or working or performing; accomplishment, execution, action; a work done, a deed, an act; a cause or motive; any of the sense organs; body; physique; a place, a field; a place where business is carried on, an office; (gr.) the instrumental case. ̃কারক n. (gr.) the instrumental case. ̃কারণ n. exchange of gifts at a wedding.

করণিক [ karaṇika ] n an office-clerk, a clerk.

করণী [ karaṇī ] n (math.) this sign, surd. করণী নিরসন n. (alg.) rationalization.

করণীয় [ karaṇīẏa ] a that which can be or is to be done; practicable; worthy; fit for matri monial alliance (করণীয় ঘর).

করণ্ড [ karaṇḍa ] n a bee-hive; a flower-basket; a basket, a wickerwork.

করদ [ karada ] a tributary. ̃রাজ্য n. a tributary state, a tributary.

করনা [ karanā ] n (chiefly used as a correl.) duties, tasks (ঘরকরনা).

করপত্র [ karapatra ] n a hand-saw; a saw.

করপাল, করবাল [ karapāla, karabāla ] n a sword, a scimitar.

করবী, করবীর [ karabī, karabīra ] n the oleander tree or its flower, nerium odorum. রক্তকরবী n. the red oleander. শ্বেতকরবী n. the white ole ander.

করভ [ karabha ] n the young of an elephant; the camel or its young; the mule. fem. করভী ।

করমচা [ karamacā ] n a variety of sour fruit (it be comes crimson when ripe).

করলা [ karalā ] n a variety of kitchen vegetable having a bitter taste, the larger variety of bitter gourd.

করহ [ karaha ] v. imperat (obs.) do.

করা [ karā ] v to do, to perform, to accomplish, to execute (কাজ করা); to build (বাড়ি করা); to make; to earn, to come into possession of, to save (টাকা করা); to invent, to devise (বুদ্ধি করা, কৌশল করা); to apply (জোর করা); to shoot (গুলি করা); to be stricken with (রাগ করা, স্নেহ করা, দ্বিধা করা); to visit (তীর্থ করা); to hire or rent (গাড়ি ভাড়া করা); to attend (আপিস করা); to manage (সংসার করা); to found, to establish (স্কুল করা); to cook, bake, roast, etc. (তরকারি করা, রুটি করা); to reduce to (সরল করা); to ren der into (গদ্য করা); to translate (ইংরেজি করা); to work out (অঙ্ক করা); to lay (বিছানা করা, আসন করা); to practise (ওকালতি করা); to accumulate (মেঘ করা); to take (হাতে করা, ভাড়া করা). ☐ a. that which makes (বাড়ি-আলো-করা ছেলে); that which is done (করা কাজ).

করাঘাত [ karāghāta ] n a blow with the palm or hand, a slap, a cuff. করাঘাত করা v. to strike with the palm or hand, to slap, to cuff.

করাত [ karāta ] n a saw. করাত দিয়ে কাটা বা চেরা v. to saw. ̃কল n. a saw-mill. করাতি n. a sawyer.

করাধান [ karādhāna ] n imposition of a tax or taxes, taxation.

করানো [ karānō ] v to cause to do or perform or ac complish or execute or build or make or earn or invent or devise or apply or shoot or be stricken with or move or visit or hire or rent or attend or manage or found or establish or cook or bake or roast or reduce to or render into or. translate or work out or lay or practise or accumulate or take.

করায়ত্ত [ karāẏatta ] a gripped, grasped; taken firm hold or possession of; brought under one's control or power; usurped; learned thoroughly.

করাল [ karāla ] a having large teeth; rodent; hav ing a frightful appearance; terrible, aw ful; very high or turbulent (করাল ঢেউ, করাল সমুদ্র); extremely severe and cruel. ̃বদনা a. fem. having a frightful aspect. ☐ n. an appellation of Goddess Kali (কালী). masc. a. করালবদন । করালী n. an appellation of Goddess Kali (কালী).

করিতকর্মা [ karitakarmā ] a efficient and industrious; go getting; smart.

করিষ্ণু [ kariṣṇu ] a engaged in doing, in the state of doing.

করী [ karī ] n the elephant. fem. করিণী । করিকর n. the proboscis of an elephant, a trunk. করিকুম্ভ n. the frontal globe or sinus of an elephant. করিদন্ত n. the tooth of an elephant, a tusk; ivory. করিশাবক n. a calf of an elephant. করিশুণ্ড same as করিকর ।

করীষ [ karīṣa ] n dried cow-dung; a cake of dried cow-dung used as fuel.

করুণ [ karuṇa ] a pathetic, sad; doleful; compas sionate (করুণহৃদয়) করুণ স্বরে adv. in a doleful or piteous or plaintive voice, in a mournful or sorrowful tone.

করুণা [ karuṇā ] n compassion; kindness. ̃নিদান, ̃নিধান, ̃নিধি, ̃নিলয়, ̃ময় a. compas sionate; kind. fem. করুণাময়ী । ̃সাগর, ̃সিন্ধু a. & n. one who is an ocean of compassion or kindness. ˜র্দ্র a. com passionate; tender.

করে [ karē ] prep as the result of, resulting from, caused by, due to, for (তাতে করে) করে-কর্মে নেওয়া v. to assist in the man agement or execution of.

করেণু [ karēṇu ] n the elephant. fem. করেণু, করেণুকা ।

করোগেট [ karōgēṭa ] n a corrugated sheet.

করোট, করোটি, করোটিকা, করোটী । [ karōṭa, karōṭi, karōṭikā, karōṭī . ] n the skull, the cranium. করোটিক a. cranial.

কর্ক [ karka ] n a stopper made of cork, a cork.

কর্কট [ karkaṭa ] n the crab; (astrol.) the Crab. ̃ক্রান্তি, ̃কান্তিবৃত্ত n. the Tropic of Can cer. ̃রাশি n. (astrol.) the Crab. ̃রোগ n. cancer.

কর্কটি, কর্কটী [ karkaṭi, karkaṭī ] n a kitchen vegetable akin to cucumber, its plant.

কর্কটীয় শান্তবলয় [ karkaṭīẏa śāntabalaẏa ] n the Calms of Cancer.

কর্কশ [ karkaśa ] a rough; harsh; gruff, hoarse, husky; rude; cruel. ̃তা n. roughness; harshness; hoarseness, huskiness; rudeness; cruelty. ̃ভাবে adv. harshly, roughly, rudely.

কর্জ [ karja ] n debt, loan. কর্জ করা v. to borrow. কর্জ দেওয়া v. to lend. ̃পত্র n. a bond, a promissory note. ̃শোধ n. repayment of debt.

কর্ণ [ karṇa ] n the ear; (of boats and ships) a helm, a rudder; (of violins etc.) a key; (geom.) a diagonal. ̃কুহর, ̃কূপ n. the ear-hole. ̃কীট n. an earwig. ̃গোচর a. heard; within the range of hearing; au dible. ̃গোচর করা v. to make one hear; to inform; to tell. কর্ণগোচর হওয়া v. to be heard; to come to know; to hear. ̃ধার n. a helmsman, a steersman; a pilot; (fig.) a leader. ̃পট, ̃পটহ n. the ear drum, the tympanum. ̃পাত n. act of listening (to). কর্ণপাত করা v. to listen (to); to pay heed to. ̃বিবর n. the ear hole. ̃বেধ n. act or ceremony of bor ing one's ears (usu. for wearing ear rings). ̃ভূষণ n. any ornament for the ear. ̃মল n. ear-wax. ̃মূল n. root of the ear. ̃মূলস্ফীতি n. inflammation of the auricular glands, mumps. ̃রন্ধ্র n. the ear-hole. ̃শূল n. earache.

কর্ণান্তর [ karṇāntara ] n act of telling another (esp. un desirably); act of passing a piece of in formation to others.

কর্ণিকা [ karṇikā ] n an ornament for the ear, an ear ring; a seed-vessel of lotus; a stalk, a stem; a pen.

কর্ণিকার [ karṇikāra ] n a plant bearing yellow flowers or its flower, the Indian marigold (?).

কর্তন [ kartana ] n act of cutting or chopping or trimming or lopping or amputating or shearing etc.; act of severing; act of spinning; refutation (যুক্তি-কর্তন) কর্তন করা v. to cut, to chop, to trim, to lop, to amputate, to shear; to sever; to spin; to refute; to pass or spend. কর্তনী n. any instrument for cutting, chopping, trim ming etc.; a pair of scissors.

কর্তব্য [ kartabya ] a that which is proper or ought to be done; proper. ☐ n. duty. কর্তব্য করা v. to do one's duty. ̃কর্ম n. duty; an obli gation. ̃চ্যুত a. failed in one's duty. ̃চ্যুতি n. failure in one's duty, derelic tion of duty. ̃জ্ঞান n. sense of duty. ̃তা n. propriety. ̃নিষ্ঠ, ̃পরায়ণ a. duti ful, duteous. ̃নিষ্ঠা, ̃পরায়ণতা n. duti fulness, 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. bewilder ment, failure to discern what to do. ̃বুদ্ধি n. sense of duty. ̃ভ্রষ্ট same as কর্তব্যচ্যুত । ̃ভ্রষ্টতা same as কর্তব্যচ্যুতি । কর্তব্যাকর্তব্য বোধ n. power of discrimi nating 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.

কর্তরি, কর্তরী, কর্তরিকা [ kartari, kartarī, kartarikā ] n a cutting or par ing instrument.

কর্তা [ kartā ] a one who does or performs or works or produces or builds or creates etc. ☐ n. a doer; a performer; a worker; an employee; a producer; an agent; an author; a builder; a creator; the master of a house or family, a householder; a master; a chief, a boss; a husband; (gr.) a nominative, a subject. ̃গিন্নি n. the master of a household and his wife; the husband and the wife. ̃ব্যক্তি n. an im portant or influential person; a man with authority. ̃ভজা n. a religious sect of Bengal devoted to Sir Gauranga (গৌরাঙ্গ); (sarcas.) a yes-man, a flat terer of a powerful or leading person. ̃মি, ̃লি n. (coll.) act of bossing or controlling; interfering; officiousness, meddlesomeness. কর্তামি করা v. to boss; to interfere. কর্তার ইচ্ছায় কর্ম doing things according to the master's will; submission to the master's dictates.

কর্তিত [ kartita ] a cut, chopped, trimmed, lopped, amputated, shorn, severed; spun; re futed.

কর্তুকাম [ kartukāma ] a willing to do; about to do.

কর্তৃক [ kartṛka ] prep by.

কর্তৃকারক [ kartṛkāraka ] n (gr.) the nominative case.

কর্তৃত্ব [ kartṛtba ] n authority, rule; domination; act of bossing; state of being a boss. কর্তৃত্ব করা v. to rule; to control; to dominate; to boss. কর্তৃত্ব ফলানো v. to boss; to make other people feel one's authority. ̃ভার n. the burden of rule or manage ment. কর্তৃত্বাধীন a. under one's rule or management.

কর্তৃপক্ষ [ kartṛpakṣa ] n. pl the authorities.

কর্তৃপদ [ kartṛpada ] n (gr.) the nominative.

কর্তৃবর্গ [ kartṛbarga ] n. pl the authorities.

কর্তৃবাচ্য [ kartṛbācya ] n (gr.) the active voice.

কর্ত্রী [ kartrī ] fem of কর্তা ।

কর্দম [ kardama ] n gluey mud, slime; mire; sin. কর্দমাক্ত a. full of gluey mud, slimy; miry; turbid; sinful.

কর্নিক [ karnika ] n a trowel.

কর্পূর [ karpūra ] n camphor. কর্পূরের আরক spirit of camphor.

কর্বুর, কর্বূর [ karbura, karbūra ] n (myth.) one of an anthropo phagous race, a rakshas; an anthropophagite, a cannibal; sin. ☐ a. many-coloured, variegated with colours. ̃পতি n. Ravana (রাবণ) as mentioned in the Ramayana (রামায়ণ). কর্বুরিত, কর্বূরিত n. variegated with colours, many-coloured.

কর্ম [ karma ] n a work, an action, a deed, an ac tivity; a duty, a task; use, service (এ ঘড়ি কোনো কর্মের নয়); ceremony, a rite (ক্রিয়াকর্ম, শ্রাদ্ধকর্ম); profession; func tion; a purpose (কোন কর্মে এসেছ); ef fect, good result (এতে কর্ম হবে না) (gr.) an object. ̃কর্তা n. a supervisor or manager of an affair. ̃কর্তৃবাচ্য n. (gr.) the quasi-passive voice. ̃কাণ্ড n. a part of the Vedas dealing with rituals; ac tions; functions; ceremonies. ̃কারক n. a doer, a worker, a performer; (gr.) the objective or accusative case. ̃কারী a. of one who does or works or performs. ☐ n. a doer, a worker, a performer. ̃কুণ্ঠ a. averse to work, unwilling to work, lazy. ̃কুশল a. efficient, expert; adroit. ̃ক্লান্ত a. tired with work, fa tigued. ̃ক্ষম a. capable of working; able; active. ̃ক্ষমতা n. ability to work; working power. ̃ক্ষেত্র n. a field or sphere of activity; a place of work. ̃খালি n. situation vacant. ̃চারী n. an employee; an officer. ̃চ্যুত a. dis missed or removed from service; cashiered. ̃চ্যুতি n. dismissal or re moval from service; cashierment. ̃জীবন n. the period of life during which a person works, active part of one's life; service life; practical life. ̃জ্ঞ a. conversant with religious rites and duties. ̃ঠ a. active; hard-working; industrious. ̃ণ্য a. capable of working; able; active; serviceable. ̃ত্যাগ n. act of giving up a job, resignation; act of leaving or abandoing a work; retire ment from service. কর্ম ত্যাগ করা v. to give up a job, to resign; (rare) to retire from service. ̃দক্ষ a. efficient, expert; adroit. ̃দোষ crime or sin of evil-doing or wrong-doing; a sin; misfortune (esp. which is caused by one's evil doing or wrong-doing in this life or in a previ ous life). ̃ধারা n. same as কর্মপ্রণালী । ̃নাশা a. & n. one who or that which spoils or bungles a work or works. ˜নিয়োগ কেন্দ্র n. employment exchange. ̃নিষ্ঠ a. devoted to one's work; dutiful; industrious. ̃নিষ্ঠা n. devotion to work. ̃নীতি n. policy of action. ̃পঞ্জি, ̃পঞ্জী n. a case-book. ̃পথ n. path or field of work; line of action; active life. ̃পদ্ধতি, ̃প্রণালী n. method or system of work ing. ̃পন্হা n. course of action. ̃ফল n. consequences of one's actions (esp. of a previous life) that governs one's weal or woe. ̃বশত adv. on business. ̃বাচ্য n. (gr.) the passive voice. ̃বাদ n. the doctrine that action is the chief end of life or that for the final liberation of one's soul one has to resort to action (and not to thought or meditation alone), the doctrine of action. ̃বাদী a. preaching or obeying or inspired by the doctrine of action. ☐ n. one who preaches or obeys the doctrine of ac tion. ̃বিধি n. rules of action. ̃বিপাক n. consequences (now usu. evil ones) of one's action (esp. those governing one's weal or woe). ̃বীর n. an untiring worker; an uncommonly active person; a performer of great deeds; a great worker. ̃ভূমি n. the scene or field of one's action; the earthly life. ̃ভোগ n. enjoyment of pleasures or (more gener ally) suffering from the unpleasant con sequences of one's actions; fruitless suf fering or labour. ̃ময় a. full of actions; extremely active. ̃যোগ n. the system of purifying one's soul by means of action. ̃যোগী a. & n. one who practises this system; (fig.) one who works most sin cerely; one who works sincerely and re lentlessly. ̃রত a. engaged in work. ̃শালা n. a workshop; a smithy; an ate lier; a studio; a place of work or busi ness. ̃শীল a. possessing active habits; engaged in work; active; devoted to work. ̃শীলতা n. active habits; engage ment in work; fullness of activity; de votion to work. ̃সচিব n. a (chief) ex ecutive officer; a secretary. ̃সাক্ষী n. any of the natural elements who witness all actions; a witness of an act. ̃সাধন n. execution of a work or task, perfor mance or accomplishment of a deed. কর্ম সাধন করা v. to execute a work or task, to perform or accomplish a deed. ̃সাপেক্ষ a. depending on work or action. ̃সিদ্ধি n. success in or accomplishment of an undertaking. ̃সূচি n. programme of work; programme to be undertaken. ̃সূত্র a. the bond of action; the course of business. ̃সূত্রে adv. on business or in course of business. ̃স্হল, ̃স্হান same as কর্মক্ষেত্র । যেমন কর্ম তেমন ফল as you brew so you drink, as you sow so you reap. ̃হীন a. devoid of work; with no work on hand; without employment.

কর্মকার [ karmakāra ] n a blacksmith, an ironsmith; (rare) an ironmonger.

কর্মধারয় [ karmadhāraẏa ] n (gr.) a system of forming a compound word with an adjective and a noun.

কর্মপ্রবচনীয় [ karmaprabacanīẏa ] a. & n (gr.) prepositional.

কর্মাকর্ম [ karmākarma ] n. pl works useful and useless; deeds, and misdeeds.

কর্মাধীন [ karmādhīna ] a subject to the consequences of one's deeds (esp. those done in a previ ous existence).

কর্মাধ্যক্ষ [ karmādhyakṣa ] n a superintendent; a supervisor; an overseer; a workmaster.

কর্মানুবন্ধ [ karmānubandha ] n the course of business; neces sity caused by business.

কর্মানুরাগ, কর্মানুরক্তি [ karmānurāga, karmānurakti ] n devotion to work; love of work; diligence. কর্মানুরাগী, কর্মানুরক্ত a. devoted to work; diligent.

কর্মানুষ্ঠান [ karmānuṣṭhāna ] n performance of a work or cer emony. কর্মানুষ্ঠান করা v. to perform a work or ceremony.

কর্মানুসারে [ karmānusārē ] adv according to one's deeds or works (esp. those done in a previous existence).

কর্মান্তর [ karmāntara ] n another work or job; change of work or job.

কর্মাবসান [ karmābasāna ] n the end of the work. কর্মাবসানে adv. at the end of the work.

কর্মারম্ভ [ karmārambha ] n beginning of a work or cer emony, beginning of activities; begin ning of daily activities.

কর্মার্হ [ karmārha ] a suitable for (beginning) a work; serviceable; fit for work.

কর্মিষ্ঠ [ karmiṣṭha ] a very active; very much devoted to work; hard-working.

কর্মিসঙ্ঘ [ karmisaṅgha ] n trade union.

কর্মী [ karmī ] a able to work; efficient; employed (in a service or work); hard-working or full of activities (কর্মী পুরুষ); perform ing great deeds. ☐ n. a worker; an em ployee.

কর্মেন্দ্রিয় [ karmēndriẏa ] n any of the organs to work with (such as hands, legs, tongue etc.).

কর্মোদ্যম [ karmōdyama ] n enterprise; enthusiasm; effort, effortfulness.

কর্মোপলক্ষ্যে [ karmōpalakṣyē ] adv on business, for the sake of business.

কর্ষ¹ [ karṣa¹ ] n a measure of weight (=.8 oz or 227 gms).

কর্ষ², কর্ষণ [ karṣa², karṣaṇa ] n act of tilling; cultivation; act of drawing or attracting; attraction (বিপ্রকর্ষণ); act of pressing, pressure; act of rubbing (নিকষে কর্ষণ). কর্ষণ করা v. to till, to plough, to cultivate; to draw, to attract; to press; to rub. কর্ষক a. & n. one who or that which tills or attracts or presses or rubs. কর্ষণীয় a. ploughable, arable; attractable; that which can be pressed or rubbed; that which is to be ploughed or cultivated or drawn or attracted or pressed or rubbed. কর্ষিকা n. a tentacle. কর্ষিত a. ploughed, tilled, cultivated; drawn, at tracted; pressed; rubbed. কর্ষী a. attract ing; attractive.

কল¹ [ kala¹ ] n a sprout. কল হওয়া বা গজানো v. to germinate, to sprout.

কল² [ kala² ] n a call. কল দেওয়া v. to call in (as a doctor). কলে যাওয়া v. to attend a call.

কল³ [ kala³ ] n a machine; an engine; a device, a contrivance, an artifice; a lock (বাক্সের কল); (of a gun) a trigger or lock; a factory, a mill; a workshop, a means, a way (পরিত্রাণের কল জানা); a trap (ইঁদুরকল); a tactic, a stratagem. ̃কাঠি নাড়া v. to pull the string or wire, to ex ert hidden influence. ̃কৌশল n. a de vice. কল খাটানো v. to set a trap; to have recourse to a ploy or artifice. কল টেপা v. to advise or instigate secretly; to pull the wires, to intrigue. কল পাতা v. to set a trap. কলে-কৌশলে adv. by hook or crook; tactfully. কলে তৈরি a. mill made; machine-made. কলের গাড়ি a steam-engine; a railway train; an auto mobile. কলের গান a gramophone. কলের জল tap-water. কলের জাহাজ a steamship, a steamer. কলের পুতুল a spring-doll, a marionette, a puppet; (fig.) a person who acts just as one directs him. কলের মানুষ (fig.) a person who acts just as one directs him, a puppet; a person without free will or personality. কলের মজুর a mill-hand.

কল⁴ [ kala⁴ ] n a low sweet and indistinct sound, a sweet murmur; warble (of birds); babble (of streams). ☐ a. (of sound) sweet low and indistinct. ̃কণ্ঠ a. mak ing a sweet low and indistinct sound; sweetly murmuring; warbling; bab bling; 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 war bling 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 hullaba loo, 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 sand piper. 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.

কলকবজা [ kalakabajā ] n. pl machinery.

কলকা [ kalakā ] n leafy decoration; decorative em broidery in the borders of a sari, shawl etc. ̃দার a. decorated with leafy de signs; embroidered. ̃পাড়, ̃পেড়ে a. having an embroidered border.

কলকারখানা [ kalakārakhānā ] n. pl mills and workshops.

কলগি, কলগা [ kalagi, kalagā ] n a head-dress, a headgear; a turban; a cock on the top of a head dress.

কলঘর [ kalaghara ] n a machine-room (of a factory); a bathroom.

কলঙ্ক [ kalaṅka ] n a spot, a mark; a stain; a sullying mark, tarnish; rust, verdigris; disrepute, disgrace; a taint; a stigma; a disgraceful incident, a scandal. ̃কর, ̃জনক a. dis graceful; scandalous. ̃ভঞ্জন n. act of clearing a person of disrepute, restora tion of one's good repute. কলঙ্ক ভঞ্জন করা v. to clear a person of disrepute. ̃ভয় n. fear of scandal or ill fame. কলঙ্ক রটানো v. to traduce. কলঙ্কিত, কলঙ্কী a. sullied, tainted; tarnished; rusted; of ill repute, disreputable, stigmatized; un chaste. fem. কলঙ্কিতা, কলঙ্কিনী ।

কলতানি [ kalatāni ] n morbid watery secretion from a wound or sepsis.

কলত্র [ kalatra ] n wife.

কলধৌত [ kaladhauta ] n gold; silver.

কলন [ kalana ] n calculation (ব্যবকলন, সমাকলন); compilation (সংকলন); act of receiving, receipt.

কলপ [ kalapa ] n a dye for grey hair; starch.

কলভ [ kalabha ] n a young elephant.

কলম¹ [ kalama¹ ] n a column of a newspaper, a book etc.

কলম² [ kalama² ] n a plant grown by grafting; a prism (বাতি-ঝাড়ের কলম). কলম করা v. to grow a plant by grafting, to graft.

কলম³ [ kalama³ ] n a pen. কলম কাটা, কলম বাড়া v. to mend a pen. কলম চালানো v. to wield a pen; to write. ̃দান, ̃দানি n. a small tray or stand for keeping pens, a pen case, a pen-stand. কলম পেশা v. (dero.) to work as a clerk. কলমপেশা n. clerk ship; quill-driving, pen-pushing. ☐ a. clerical. ̃বাজ n. (dero.) an expert writer. ̃বাজি n. (dero.) useless writing. কলমের এক খোঁচায় with a stroke of the pen.

কলমচি [ kalamaci ] n an amanuensis; a scribe, a copyist.

কলমা [ kalamā ] n any of the principal words of an Islamic prayer. কলমা পড়া v. to pray ac cording to the Islamic scriptures.

কলমি [ kalami ] n an edible aquatic plant (cp. Kalmia).

কলম্ব [ kalamba ] n an arrow; a variety of flower or its tree; a stalk of spinach. ̃পত্রাকার a. hastate; triangular like the head of a spear.

কলস, কলসি [ kalasa, kalasi ] n a pitcher made of earth or metal. কলসাকার a. urceolate, pitcher shaped.

কলহ [ kalaha ] n a quarrel, a brawl; a dispute, a contention; a strife. কলহ বাধানো v. to engage or cause to engage in quarrel; to kick up a row; to set (persons) by the ears. কলহ করা v. to quarrel; to dis pute, to contend; to strive, to conflict. ̃প্রিয় a. fond of quarrels, quarrelsome. fem. ̃প্রিয়া । কলহান্তরিতা n. a woman who dismisses her lover after a quarrel and suffers severe mental pain.

কলা¹ [ kalā¹ ] n 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 ba nana; (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 disap pointed utterly. কলাবউ, কলাবৌ n. a young banana-plant dressed as a mar ried 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 awk wardly 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 plan tains. কলার বাসনা the dried-up bark of a banana-tree.

কলা² [ kalā² ] n one-sixteenth part of the moon, a lunar digit; (astro.) any of the minut est divisions of the zodiac, (of the cir cumference of a circle) a minute; a measure of time (=8 seconds); a very small point of time, a moment; a whit, a bit; (anat.) a tissue; an art; a fine art; the sixty-four varieties of fine arts taken collectively; efficiency in fine arts; skill, adroitness; tact. ̃কার n. an artist; an artisan. ̃কুশল a. versed in all the sixty-four varieties of fine arts; skilled in fine arts. ̃কৌশল n. artistic skill; artifice. ̃তন্ত্র n. (anat.) the tissue system. ̃ধর, ̃নিধি n. an appellation of Shiva (শিব); the moon. ̃বত্ a. & n. one who is versed in the classical vocal music. fem. কলাবতী । ˜বিদ্যা n. arts; fine arts. ̃বিভাগ n. the department of arts (e. g. in a university). ̃ভবন n. a build ing or room for the culture of arts and crafts; a picture gallery; an opera-house; a studio. ̃ভৃত্ n. an appellation of Shiva (শিব); the moon; an artist; an artiste. ̃স্হান n. histology.

কলাই¹ [ kalāi¹ ] n enamel; enamelling; tinning; plating. কলাই-করা a. enamelled; tinned; plated. কলাই করা v. to enamel; to tin; to plate. কলাইয়ের বাসনকোসন enamelware. কলাই চটে যাওয়া (of utensils) to lose one's enamel.

কলাই² [ kalāi² ] n any of the varieties of legumi nous seeds yielding pigeon-pea or pulses; bean. ̃শুঁটি n. pea-legume.

কলাদ [ kalāda ] n a goldsmith.

কলাপ [ kalāpa ] n an ornament esp. one worn round the waist; a peacock's tail; a col lection, a multitude (ক্রিয়াকলাপ). কলাপী n. the peacock. fem. কলাপিনী the pea hen.

কলার [ kalāra ] n a collar. কলার তোলা v. to turn up one's collar.

কলালাপ¹ [ kalālāpa¹ ] n a sweet low and indistinct sound; a pleasant (and usu. amorous) tete-a-tete; a bumble-bee.

কলালাপ² [ kalālāpa² ] n a discussion about fine arts.

কলি¹ [ kali¹ ] n the fourth or last age of creation according to Hindu scriptures (কলিযুগ কলিকাল); the presiding deity of this age (also কলিদেব, কলিদেবতা). ঘোর কলি an age full of sins, an infernal age. কলির সন্ধ্যা, কলির শেষ creation ap proaching final annihilation; (fig.) utter peril.

কলি² [ kali² ] n a bud; a shingling style of hair dressing, shingle; the Vaishnavic (বৈষ্ণবীয়) style of painting one's face with sandal-paste (রসকলি); a line of a verse or a song.

কলি³ [ kali³ ] n whitewash, limewash. কলি করা, কলি ধরানো, কলি ফেরানো v. to white wash.

কলিকা¹ [ kalikā¹ ] n a bud.

কলিঙ্গ [ kaliṅga ] n Orissa including the Dravidian region on its south.

কলিচুন [ kalicuna ] n unslaked lime, quicklime.

কলিত [ kalita ] a calculated; computed; received.

কলিল [ kalila ] a dense; mixed, compounded; adulterated.

কলু [ kalu ] n an oil-man (esp. by caste). fem. কলুনি । কলুর বলদ (fig.) a person who blindly and mechanically drudges and undergoes extreme hardships for others but without any profit for him self.

কলুষ [ kaluṣa ] n a sin or guilt; a fault; defilement; soil, sully. ̃নাশন a. washing away or purifying a sin or guilt or fault. ̃নাশিনী a. fem. of কলুষনাশন । n. an appellation of Goddess Kali (কালী). কলুষিত a. sin ful, guilty, defiled; soiled; vitiated.

কলেজ [ kalēja ] n a college. কলেজি শিক্ষা n. college education.

কলেবর [ kalēbara ] n the body; the shape or form.

কলেরা [ kalērā ] n cholera.

কল্ক [ kalka ] n deposit of any liquid, dregs, sedi ment; a sin.

কল্কি¹ [ kalki¹ ] n the tenth and the last incarna tion of Vishnu (বিষ্ণু) expected to take place in the Kaliyuga (কলিযুগ). ̃পুরাণ n. the name of the scripture announc ing and giving an account of this in carnation.

কল্প¹ [ kalpa¹ ] sfx almost, resembling (মৃতকল্প).

কল্প² [ kalpa² ] n one of the principal and most an cient Hindu scriptures forming a part of the Vedic literature (also কল্পসূত্র); one whole day of Brahma (ব্রহ্মা) amounting to 432, years (কল্পান্তে); universal annihilation; a scriptural direction (নবম্যাদি কল্প); a ritual rule or a holy time (কল্পারম্ভ); ob ject, aim (রক্ষাকল্পে); resolution (দৃঢ়কল্প); a side or party (মুখ্যকল্প). ̃তরু, ̃দ্রুম, ̃বৃক্ষ n. a (mythological) wish ing-tree; (fig.) an extremely liberal and generous person. ̃লতা n. a paradisia cal creeper. ̃লোক n. a fancied land where everything is good and avail able, a dreamland, a Utopia, Elysium. কল্পান্ত n. end or termination of one whole day of Brahma (ব্রহ্মা); universal annihilation. কল্পান্তর n. another whole day and night of Brahma (ব্রহ্মা). কল্পান্তস্হায়ী a. everlasting, eternal. কল্পারম্ভ n. beginning or commencement of a day of Brahma (ব্রহ্মা); commencement of a holy tide.

কল্পক [ kalpaka ] a one who or that which imagines or composes or plans or ascribes.

কল্পন [ kalpana ] n act of inventing or imagining or fancying or ascribing or resolving or thinking or supposing. কল্পনা n. inven tion; imagination; fancy; ascription; re solve; thought; supposition. কল্পনা করা v. to invent; to devise; to imagine; to fancy; to ascribe; to resolve; to think; to suppose. কল্পনাকারী a. inventing or devising; imagining; fancying; ascrib ing; resolving; thinking; supposing. ☐ n. an inventor, a deviser; one who imagines; a fancier; one who ascribes; one who resolves, a thinker; one who supposes. কল্পনাচিত্র n. picturesque imagination; an imaginary portrait. কল্পনাত্মক a. actuated by or existing in imagination, imaginative, imaginary. কল্পনাপ্রবণ a. given to imagination. কল্পণাপ্রবণ ব্যক্তি an imaginative person. কল্পনাপ্রসূত a. imaginary; fancied. কল্পনাবিলাসী a. overindulging in imagi nation; vapoury. কল্পনাশক্তি n. imagina tive power, faculty of imagination. কল্পনীয় a. devisable; imaginable; that which can be fancied; ascribable; thinkable; supposable.

কল্পিত [ kalpita ] a invented, contrived, devised; imagined, fancied; ascribed; resolved; thought (out); supposed; created, com posed; fanciful; imaginary.

কল্পী [ kalpī ] a (chiefly used as a sfx.) inventing, contriving, devising; imagining, fancy ing; ascribing; resolving; thinking; supposing; creating; composing.

কল্প্য [ kalpya ] a contrivable, devisable; imagin able; that which can be fancied; ascrib able; thinkable; supposable; prescrib able; proper.

কল্মষ [ kalmaṣa ] n filth, dirt; sin, guilt. ☐ a. filthy, dirty; sinful, guilty.

কল্যাণ [ kalyāṇa ] n welfare, good, benefit; well-be ing; prosperity; an Indian musical mode. ☐ a. happy; doing good, benefi cial benefactory; giving prosperity; favourable. কল্যাণী a. & n. fem. of কল্যাণ । কল্যাণীয় a. one (usu. a junior fellow) whose well-being is or should be wished. fem. কল্যাণীয়া । ˜কর, ̃প্রদ a. doing good, beneficial, benefactory; giving prosperity. ̃বর, ̃বরেষু to you or him who deserves (my) good wishes; a form of address in a letter, a younger person deserving affection. fem. কল্যাণীয়াসু । ̃ময় a. beneficent, al truistic; benevolent; benignant, gra cious. fem. কল্যাণময়ী ।

কল্লোল [ kallōla ] n a roaring wave; a billow; great joy or delight; a loud confused noise, an uproar. কল্লোলিত a. full of roaring waves; billowy; full of great joy or de light; full of loud confused noise. কল্লোলিনী n. fem. a river.

কশ [ kaśa ] n the corner of the mouth; the jaw; the corresponding part of the jaw in side the mouth. কশের দাঁত a molar tooth, a molar.

কশা [ kaśā ] n a whip, a lash. ☐ v. to whip, to lash; to strike. ̃ঘাত n. whipping, lash ing. কশাঘাত করা v. to whip, to lash, to flog.

কশা়ড় [ kaśā়ḍ় ] n a very tall species of grass.

কশানো [ kaśānō ] v to whip, to slash, to flog; to beat. আচ্ছা দু ঘা কশানো to give a sound thrashing or drubbing, to drub.

কশিদা [ kaśidā ] n embroidery.

কশেরু [ kaśēru ] n the backbone, the spine, the ver tebral column. কশেরুক a. vertebrate. ☐ n. vertebral bone, the backbone. কশেরুকা n. the vertebral bone, the back bone; a vertebra.

কষ [ kaṣa ] n a kind of astringent juice of some plants (কলার কষ); stain caused by this juice (কষ লাগা); tannin; touchstone.

কষটে [ kaṣaṭē ] a same as কষাটে । see কষা² ।

কষন¹ [ kaṣana¹ ] n act of rubbing or itching; act of trying gold and other metals on a touchstone; tanning.

কষন² [ kaṣana² ] n tightening; act of fastening tightly; act of singeing (meat, fish etc.) in oil or fat and with spices; tanning; act of working out a mathematical sum.

কষা² [ kaṣā² ] a astringent; tight; strict, severe; niggardly, close-fisted; constipative (কষা ধাত); (of meat, fish etc.) signed in oil or fat and with spices. ☐ v. to try (gold etc.) on a streak-plate; to work out (a mathematical sum); to calculate (price etc.); to singe (meat, fish etc.) in oil or fat and with spices; to tighten; to bind tightly; to tan (hides); to make as tringent. ̃কষি n. unswerving enforce ment of rule, law etc; rigour, strict ness; act of tightening; tugging and counter-tugging; higgling (দরকষাকষি); strained state, estrangement (মনকষা কষি). কষাকষি করা v. to enforce strict ness or rigour; to tighten; to contest or try laboriously. দর কষাকষি করা v. to higgle, to chaffer. মন কষাকষি করা v. to estrange oneself (from); to quarrel (with). কষানো v. to singe meat; to tan (hides). কষাটে a. slightly astringent; (fig.) divested of taste or flavour; (fig.) loathsome, disgusting. কষা মাংস n. singed meat; meat cooked with oil and spices.

কষায় [ kaṣāẏa ] n bitter or astringent juice or taste; tannic taste; tannin; decoction; dull red colour. ☐ a. of bitter or astringent taste; or tannic taste; dull red; reddish; dyed (esp. in red.) কষায়িত a. slightly reddened (রোষকষায়িত); dyed.

কষি [ kaṣi ] n a straight line drawn with a pen or pencil; a punctuation mark used in Bengali in place of a full stop; the part of the loincloth which is tied round the waist; a tender stone of green mango.

কষিত [ kaṣita ] n tried on a streak-plate; tried on a streak-plate and found perfectly pure (কষিত কাঞ্চন).

কষুটে [ kaṣuṭē ] a same as কষাটে ।

কষে বাঁধা [ kaṣē bān̐dhā ] v. & n to fasten or fastening very tightly.

কষ্ট [ kaṣṭa ] n grief, sorrow; trouble, difficulty; pain, suffering; labour, hard effort, toil (কষ্টার্জিত); hardship; want, privation. কষ্ট করা v. to labour hard, to endeavour laboriously, to toil; to take trouble, to take pains; to undergo hardships; to suffer. কষ্ট দেওয়া v. to give trouble, to put to difficulty; to put to inconve nience; to oppress, to cause suffering (to), to distress; to pain; to grieve. কষ্ট পাওয়া v. to get into trouble, to be in dif ficulty; to suffer (from); to be op pressed or distressed; to feel pain; to grieve (for, at); to be moved with pity or sympathy. ̃কর a. difficult, hard; troublesome; laborious, toilsome; pain ful; distressing; oppressive, vexatious. ̃কল্পনা n. a far-fetched or forced or laboured concept or thought. ̃কল্পিত a. far-fetched, forced. ̃দায়ক same as কষ্টকর । ̃ভোগ n. suffering. কষ্টভোগ করা v. to suffer. ̃সহ, ̃সহিষ্ণু a. painstak ing; able to undergo hardships, inured to hardships. ̃সাধ্য same as কষ্টকর ।

কষ্টার্জিত [ kaṣṭārjita ] a hard-earned (কষ্টার্জিত অর্থ).

কষ্টি [ kaṣṭi ] n act of trying or testing (gold etc.) on a touchstone; a touchstone. ̃পাথর n. touchstone. কষ্টিপাথরে যাচাই করা v. to try or test the purity (of gold etc.) by rubbing on a touchstone; to assay (metals).

কষ্টেসৃষ্টে [ kaṣṭēsṛṣṭē ] adv with considerable or great difficulty. কষ্টেসৃষ্টে চালানো v. to manage with difficulty; to contrive to live on a small income.

কসবা [ kasabā ] n a large and prosperous village with many advantages of a town (cp. township); a suburb.

কসবি [ kasabi ] n a harlot, a prostitute, a woman of the town; a demirep.

কসম [ kasama ] n an oath, a swear. কসম খাওয়া v. to swear, to take an oath. খোদার কসম int. in God's name.

কসরত [ kasarata ] n a physical or athletic feat; an acrobatic feat; a trick; a great effort (পরীক্ষায় পাস করার জন্য কসরত); a show or display of skill; exercise; drill.

কসাই [ kasāi ] n a butcher; (fig.) an extremely cruel or unfeeling or hard-hearted per son. ̃খানা n. a slaughter-house, a butchery, a shambles; (fig.) a place of merciless oppression. ̃গিরি n. the pro fession of a butcher; (fig.) extremely hard-hearted behaviour.

কসুর [ kasura ] n a fault, an offence; a defect, a shortcoming; want or lack; an omis sion; neglect; a failing. কসুর করা v. to commit an offence; to fail or neglect to do.

কস্তা [ kastā ] a scarlet-coloured, scarlet. ̃পেড়ে a. (of loincloth) having a scarlet bor der.

কস্তাকস্তি [ kastākasti ] n mutual wrestling or strug gling, a scuffle. কস্তাকস্তি করা v. to wrestle or struggle (with each other).

কস্তুর [ kastura ] n the musk-deer; musk. কস্তুরী, কস্তুরিকা, কস্তূরী, কস্তূরিকা n. musk.

কস্মিন্ কালে [ kasmin kālē ] adv at any time, ever; at no time, never.

কস্য [ kasya ] pron a (used chiefly as a legal term) whose.

কহই [ kahi ] v (obs. & poet) says, say. কহই না পারে cannot say.

কহতব্য [ kahatabya ] a speakable, utterable; express ible; explicable; worth mentioning.

কহন [ kahana ] n act of saying or telling; utter ance; act of speaking; narration or rela tion. ̃সাধ্য same as কহতব্য । কহনীয় a. expressible; utterable; worth mention ing.

কহা [ kahā ] v to say, to tell; to utter; to speak; to narrate; to relate. ̃নো v. to make one say or tell or utter or speak or narrate or relate. ̃য়সি v. imper. make one say or tell.

কহ্লার [ kahlāra ] n the white water-lily.

কাই [ kāi ] n glue; paste; starch. কাই কাই a. gluey; pasty; starchy.

কাইট [ kāiṭa ] n dregs or dross or less of any liq uid.

কাউকে [ kāukē ] pro whom; to anybody; to none (কাউকে দেব না).

কাউর [ kāura ] n eczema.

কাওয়াজ [ kāōẏāja ] n training in the use of guns; pa rade.

কাওয়ালি [ kāōẏāli ] n an Indian light musical mode or measure.

কাওরা [ kāōrā ] n one of a very low social caste amongst Hindus.

কাংস্য, কাংস, কাংস্যক, কাংসক [ kāṃsya, kāṃsa, kāṃsyaka, kāṃsaka ] n bell metal, alloy of copper and tin; a dish of bell metal used as a musical instrument. কাংস্যকার, কাংসকর n. a brazier.

কাঁইবীচি, কাঁইবিচি [ kām̐ibīci, kām̐ibici ] n a seed or stone of tamarind.

কাঁক¹ [ kān̐ka¹ ] n the heron.

কাঁক² [ kān̐ka² ] n the armpit, the flank; the hip; the waist.

কাঁকই [ kān̐ki ] n a large comb with thick teeth.

কাঁকড়া [ kān̐kaḍ়ā ] n the crab. ̃বিছে n. the scorpion. কাঁকড়ার খোল carapace.

কাঁকন [ kān̐kana ] n a bangle; a bracelet.

কাঁকবিড়ালি, কাঁকবেড়ালি [ kān̐kabiḍ়āli, kān̐kabēḍ়āli ] n a painful boil in the armpit.

কাঁকর [ kān̐kara ] n a very small particle of stone, a coarse grain of sand, gravel, grit. কাঁকর দিয়ে ছাওয়া v. to gravel, to cobble. কাঁকরে ছাওয়া পথ n. a gravel-walk; a cobbled road. কাঁকরের খাদ n. a gravel-pit.

কাঁকরোল [ kān̐karōla ] n a kind of cucurbitaceous kitchen vegetable.

কাঁকলাস [ kān̐kalāsa ] n the chameleon; (fig.) a per son who is reduced to skeleton, a very lean person, one who is only skin and bone.

কাঁকাল [ kān̐kāla ] n the waist; the hip; the flank.

কাঁকুড় [ kān̐kuḍ় ] n the green melon.

কাঁকুরে [ kān̐kurē ] a gravelly, gritty; full of or mixed with stones.

কাঁচকড়া [ kān̐cakaḍ়ā ] n tortoise-shell; whale-bone; vulcanite.

কাঁচকলা [ kān̐cakalā ] n a species of plantain which is chiefly used in its green state; (joc.) nothing. আদায় কাঁচকলায় adv. & a. at loggerheads with, at daggers drawn.

কাঁচপোকা [ kān̐capōkā ] n a species of green beetle a bit of whose hard wing is used by women to adorn their foreheads.

কাঁচল, কাঁচলা, কাঁচুলি [ kān̐cala, kān̐calā, kān̐culi ] n a bodice, a cor sage, a corset, a modesty-vest, bras siere.

কাঁচা [ kān̐cā ] a unripe, green (কাঁচা ফল); un cooked (কাঁচা মাংস); imperfectly boiled; raw (কাঁচা মাল); unburned (কাঁচা ইট); made of mud, not brick-built, cutcha (কাঁচা গাঁথনি); unmetalled (কাঁচা রাস্তা); tender, fresh, verdant (কাঁচা ঘাস); young (কাঁচা বয়স); immature (কাঁচা বুদ্ধি); unpractised (কাঁচা লেখা); faulty, defective, unskilful, unwise, bungling (কাঁচা কাজ); inexpert, un skilled (কাঁচা লোক); deficient, weak (অঙ্কে কাঁচা); uncertain, provisional, un reliable (কাঁচা রসিদ, কাঁচা কথা); primary, rough (কাঁচা খাতা); not fast, liable to fade or run (কাঁচা রং); pure, unadulter ated (কাঁচা সোনা); black, not grey (কাঁচা চুল); untanned, raw (কাঁচা চামড়া); undried, unsunned, unseasoned (কাঁচা কাঠ); not according to or below the standard (কাঁচা ওজন); easy or cash (কাঁচা টাকা); not deep or sound, in the primary stage (কাঁচা ঘুম); that which has not yet been moved to the right place (কাঁচা ঘুঁটি). ̃গোল্লা n. a soft drop or round sweetmeat made of posset. ̃টে n. not thoroughly ripe or mature; rawish. ̃নো v. to undo (all that has been done); to undo all progress; to un settle a settled thing (design, plan, scheme, work etc.); to send back to the original stage. ̃পাকা a. (of hair) partly black and partly grey, greying. ̃মাথা a greehorn's head; (fig.) immature judg ment or intellect. ̃মাল raw material (for production of industrial goods); greengrocery (কাঁচামালের ব্যাপারী = greengrocer.) ̃মিঠে a. sweet in the un ripe state (কাঁচামিঠে আম).

কাঁচাহলুদ [ kān̐cāhaluda ] n undried turmeric.

কাঁচি¹ [ kān̐ci¹ ] a short; below the standard (কাঁচি ওজন); closely woven, close-grained (কাঁচি ধুতি); unsweetened curd made of unboiled milk (কাঁচা দই).

কাঁচি² [ kān̐ci² ] n scissors.

কাঁচুমাচু [ kān̐cumācu ] a embarrassed; shrunken (esp. with fear); scared out of one's wits.

কাঁচ্চা [ kān̐ccā ] n a measure of weight (=.51z. or 14 gms.).

কাঁজি [ kān̐ji ] n the water in which boiled rice has been kept steeped overnight (this water tastes sour).

কাঁটা [ kān̐ṭā ] n a thorn, a prickle; any longish thing or instrument with a pointed end or ends (চুলের কাঁটা); a pointer (কম্পাসের কাঁটা, দাঁড়িপাল্লার কাঁটা); a fork (used in eating meals); a hand (ঘড়ির কাঁটা); a fishbone; gooseflesh (শীতে বা ভয়ে কাঁটা দেওয়া). কাঁটা দিয়ে কাঁটা তোলা v. (fig.) to set a thief to catch a thief. গায়ে কাঁটা দেওয়া to have gooseflesh; to have shiv ering, to shiver. পথের কাঁটা (fig.) an ob stacle or snag. পথে কাঁটা দেওয়া (fig.) v. to prevent. ̃তার n. barbed wire. ̃নটে n. a variety of spinach. ̃বন n. a hedge full of prickly shrubs. ̃ময় a. thorny. কাঁটায় কাঁটায় adv. punctually; just at.

কাঁটাচুয়া [ kān̐ṭācuẏā ] n the hedgehog.

কাঁটাল, কাঁঠাল [ kān̐ṭāla, kān̐ṭhāla ] n the jackfruit. ̃গাছ n. the jack-tree, the jack. ̃চাঁপা n. a yellow flower smelling like a ripe jackfruit. কাঁটালের আমসত্ত্ব (fig.) an impossible thing; a mare's nest. পরের মাথায় কাঁটাল ভাঙা v. (fig.) to make a cat's-paw of another.

কাঁটালি কলা, কাঁঠালি কলা [ kān̐ṭāli kalā, kān̐ṭhāli kalā ] n a superior vari ety of plantain.

কাঁড়া [ kān̐ḍ়ā ] v to husk. ☐ a. husked. কাঁড়ানো v. to cause to husk. ☐ a. husked; husky. ☐ n. husking.

কাঁড়াদাস [ kān̐ḍ়ādāsa ] n a foolish but very obstinate fellow.

কাঁড়ি [ kān̐ḍ়i ] n a heap.

কাঁথা [ kān̐thā ] n a cotton wrapper or patched cloth or bedsheet made of patchwork.

কাঁদন, কাঁদনি [ kān̐dana, kān̐dani ] n (usu. dero.) act or a spell of weeping; (usu. dero.) lamentation or complaint; humble and importunate solicitation. কাঁদুনি গাওয়া v. to solicit humbly and importunately; to lament or complain.

কাঁদা [ kān̐dā ] v to weep, to shed tears. ̃কাটি, ̃কাটা n. repeated or continuous weep ing; lamentation; humble and importu nate solicitation. কাঁদাকাটি করা v. to weep bitterly; to lament; to solicit humbly and importunately. কাঁদানে same as কাঁদানো (a.) কাঁদানো v. to cause to weep. কেঁদে হাট করা, কেঁদেকেটে হাট করা v. to attract a crowd of people by loud lamentation or wailing.

কাঁদানো [ kān̐dānō ] v to make lachrymose, to make one weep. ☐ a. making lachrymose, one who or that which makes one weeping. কাঁদানো গ্যাস tear-gas.

কাঁদি [ kān̐di ] n a cluster (কলার কাঁদি). কাঁদি-কাঁদি কলা v. to grow in cluster.

কাঁদুনে [ kān̐dunē ] a given to weeping, lachrymose; causing tears. কাঁদুনে সুর a mournful or piteous note.

কাঁদোকাঁদো [ kān̐dōkān̐dō ] a about to weep; about to shed tears; tearful.

কাঁধ [ kān̐dha ] n the shoulder; the neck. কাঁধ ঝাঁকানো v. to shrug, to shrug one's shoulder. কাঁধ দেওয়া, কাঁধ লাগানো v. to volunteer to shoul der a burden; to come forward to assist or cooperate. কাঁধ বদলানো v. to transfer a burden to another's shoulder or to one's other shoulder when feeling fatigued. কাঁধে করা, কাঁধে নেওয়া v. to place and carry upon one's shoulder, to bear upon one's shoulder, to shoulder. কাঁধের হাড় n. the scapula. কার কাঁধে দশটা মাধা who has the rashness to risk his head ? who'll dare? কাঁধাকাঁধি n. state of being carried or borne on shoulders of more than one person at a time. ☐ adv. being borne upon the shoulders of more than one person at a time; side by side, cheek by jowl.

কাঁপই [ kām̐pi ] v (poet. & obs.) tremble or trembles, shudder or shudders, shiver or shivers, shake or shakes, quake or quakes.

কাঁপন [ kām̐pana ] n trembling, tremble; shudder; shiver; shake; quake, tremor; vibration; palpitation. কাঁপন ধরা v. to be stricken with trembling or shudder or shiver.

কাঁপা [ kām̐pā ] v to tremble; to shudder; to shiver; to shake; to quake; to quiver; to vi brate; to palpitate (হৃদয় কাঁপা). কাঁপানো v. to set trembling, to send trembling, to tremble; to cause to shudder, to shiver; to shake; to quake; to cause to quiver; to vibrate; to set palpitating, to palpi tate. ☐ a. tremulour (কাঁপানো স্বর). কেঁপে ওঠা v. to start (as in fear); to be startled.

কাঁসর [ kām̐sara ] n a dish of bell metal (alloy of copper and tin) used as a musical in strument.

কাঁসা [ kām̐sā ] n bell metal. কাঁসারি n. a brazier.

কাঁসি [ kām̐si ] n a dish of bell metal used as a kitchen utensil or amusical instru ment.

কাক [ kāka ] n the crow. fem. কাকী the female crow. ̃চক্ষু a. as transparent as a crow's eyes, (cp.) crystal-clear. ̃জোত্স্না n. dim or faint moonlight. ̃তন্দ্রা, ̃নিদ্রা n. wary nap or slumber. ̃তাড়ুয়া n. the scarecrow. ̃তালীয় a. (of two or more incidents) coincidental and seemingly related to one another as cause and ef fect; coincidental; successive but not causally connected. কাকতালীয় ন্যায় post hoc ergo propter hoc (after it, so be cause of it—a fallacious reasoning). ̃পক্ষ n. a lovelock. ̃পদ n. quotation marks (" "); a caret (^). ̃পুচ্ছ n. the cuckoo. ̃ফল n. the margosa-tree, the nim. ̃বন্ধ্যা n. a woman who becomes pregnant but once. ̃ভেজা n. & v. get ting or to get completely drenched (usu. in rainwater). ˜ভোর n. very early morning. ̃শীর্ষ n. a species of flower tree yielding flowers looking like ducks. ̃স্নান n. brief and careless bath. কাকের ছা বকের ছা extremely bad and il legible handwriting.

কাকলি, কাকলী [ kākali, kākalī ] n a low sweet and indis tinct murmur or chirping.

কা-কা [ kā-kā ] n. & int caw. কা-কা করা v. to caw.

কাকা [ kākā ] n younger brother of one's father, an uncle. fem. কাকি the wife of an uncle, an aunt. ̃সংক্রান্ত, ̃বিষয়ক a. avuncular; of an uncle.

কাকাতুয়া [ kākātuẏā ] n the cockatoo.

কাকিনী [ kākinī ] n. fem (facet.) the female crow.

কাকু² [ kāku² ] n voice turned hoarse; supplica tion; regret; request; solicitation; (rhet.) a figure of speech depending on the tone of voice akin to erotesis; em phasis of tone.

কাকুতি [ kākuti ] n anything uttered in supplication or regret; importunate request or solici tation. কাকুতি-মিনতি n. earnest entreaty, supplication; repeated importunate re quest or solicitation. কাকুতি-মিনতি করা v. to request or solicit importunately and repeatedly.

কাকুত্স্হ, কাকুত্স্হ্য [ kākutsha, kākutshya ] n a descendant of King Kakootstha (ককুত্স্হ) or Puranjaya (পুরঞ্জয়). ☐ a. descending from Kakootstha or Puranjaya.

কাকুবাদ [ kākubāda ] n importunate request or solici tation, supplication or humble prayer.

কাকূক্তি [ kākūkti ] n anything said in supplication; (rhet.) a figure of speech depending on the tone of voice akin to erotesis.

কাকোদর [ kākōdara ] a the snake.

কাক্ষিক [ kākṣika ] a intrapetiolar.

কাগজ [ kāgaja ] n paper; newspaper; records; a document; a promissory bond. কোম্পানির কাগজ stocks, government se curities or bonds. খবরের কাগজ a news paper. স্বচ্ছ কাগজ tracing paper. কাগজে কলমে adv. in writing or in print, in black and white; only theoretically, on paper. ̃চাপা n. a paper-weight. ̃পত্র n. pl. documents, papers. কাগজি a. of pa per; of newspaper; having a papery or very thin covering. ☐ n. a paper-manu facturer; a paper dealer. কাগজি মুদ্রা pa per money. কাগজের মণ্ড paper pulp.

কাগাবগা [ kāgābagā ] a destitute, wretched, aban doned; inconsistent, haphazard. ☐ n. such a person or thing.

কাঙাল [ kāṅāla ] a poor, indigent; destitute; hum bly praying for; meanly hankering af ter, piteously eager to have (যশের কাঙাল, সন্তানের কাঙাল); wistful (কাঙাল নয়ন); suffering, miserable; earning one's livelihood by begging. ☐ n. an indigent man; a humble petitioner; a suffering or miserable man; a begger. fem. কাঙালিনি । ̃পনা n. (usu. dero.) beg gary; supplication. কাঙালি same as কাঙাল । কাঙালি বিদায় n. distribution of alms to the poor or beggars. কাঙালি বিদায় করা v. to distribute alms to the poor or beggars. কাঙালি ভোজন n. feed ing of the poor or beggars.

কাচ [ kāca ] n glass; crystal, quartz; pebble, a lens (চশমার কাচ). কাচিক a. glassy, hya line.

কাচকুপি [ kācakupi ] n a funnel made of glass, a glass funnel.

কাচঘর [ kācaghara ] n a glass-house.

কাচতুল্য [ kācatulya ] a glasslike, hyaline; transparent.

কাচদণ্ড [ kācadaṇḍa ] n a glass-rod.

কাচন [ kācana ] n act of washing clothes etc. by rinsing and thrashing.

কাচনল [ kācanala ] n glass cylinder, glass tube.

কাচপাত্র [ kācapātra ] n glass bowl, glass vessel.

কাচমণি [ kācamaṇi ] n quartz, crystal.

কাচা [ kācā ] v to wash by rinsing and thrashing (as clothes etc.). ☐ a. thus washed. কাচানো v. to cause to wash by rinsing and thrashing; to get thus washed. ☐ a. thus washed.

কাচ্চাবাচ্চা [ kāccābāccā ] n. pl infants, young children, little ones, (sl.) kiddies.

কাছ [ kācha ] n proximity, nearness; vicinity, neighbourhood; approach, presence; reach. ̃ছাড়া a. away from one; sepa rated.

কাছটি [ kāchaṭi ] n a loincloth worn as tightly as a suspensor. কাছটি করা v. to pull up one's loin-cloth, (cp.) to pull up one's socks.

কাছা¹ [ kāchā¹ ] n a piece of new and unbleached cloth worn round the neck by a Hindu mourning the loss of any of his parents or a similar person.

কাছা² [ kāchā² ] n the part of the loincloth which the wearer tucks behind him at the waist. ̃আলগা, ̃খোলা a. uncareful, ne glectful, careless, heedless. ̃ধরা a. cringing; parasitical. কাছা ধরা v. to cringe; to hang on as a parasite.

কাছাকাছি [ kāchākāchi ] adv near, close to; nearly, ap proximately; about; almost. ☐ a. adja cent, situated or placed near.

কাছানো [ kāchānō ] v to draw near; to approach; to step up; to impend, to become immi nent.

কাছারি [ kāchāri ] n a court of justice, a law court; a magistrate's court, a kachhari, a cutcherry; an office; a zamindar's (জমিদারের) or a feudal lord's court and office.

কাছি [ kāchi ] n cable, hawser; thick rope or cord.

কাছিম [ kāchima ] n the tortoise, the turtle. কাছিমের খোলা n. tortoise-shell.

কাছে [ kāchē ] adv. & prep near to, in the vicinity of, in the neighbourhood of, beside; in presence of; within the reach of (হাতের কাছে). কাছে-কাছে adv. keeping always or mostly close to. কাছে-পিঠে same as কাছাকাছি ।

কাজ [ kāja ] n work, action; a deed, an act; a job, an employment, a service (কাজ থেকে বরখাস্ত); occupation, profession, trade; duty, task (রাজার কাজ প্রজাপালন); practice, habit (আড্ডা দেওয়াই তার কাজ); need, necessity, use (কথায় কাজ কী); motive, business (কী কাজে এসেছ); out come, result, good result, success (ওষুধে কাজ হয়েছে); artistry (ছবিতে রঙের কাজ). কাজ আদায় করা v. to see that one works properly, to make one work properly; to get a work or task done; to wheedle a thing out of another, to wangle (by persuasion, trickery etc.). কাজও নেই কামাইও নেই always busy with nothing, ever busy with nothing; ever busy with trifles or with useless work; fussy. কাজ করা v. to work; to serve; to be effective. কাজ চলা, কাজ চলে যাওয়া v. & n. to be worth working, to be work able; to do (এতে তোমার কাজ চলবে ?? will it do?). কাজ দেওয়া v. to give em ployment; to entrust with a work or job, to allocate or allot duties to; to be effective (ওষুধটায় কাজ দিয়েছে); to give service (ঘড়িটা ভাল কাজ দিচ্ছে). কাজ দেখা v. to examine a work done; to su pervise a work; to look for an employ ment or job; (coll.) to be effective (এতে কাজ দেখবে). কাজ দেখানো v. to try to dis play ostentatiously that one is busy, to be fussily active; to show off; to prove one's worth through work. কাজ বাগানো v. to manage to achieve one's end, to manage to obtain. কাজ বাঁচানো v. to see that one does not lose one's job. কাজ বাজানো v. (usu. dero.—by an insincere worker) to be on duty neglectfully. কাজ হাসিল করা v. to have one's object ful filled; to have one's object achieved. কাজের কথা useful talk; the main point of a talk; talk about work. কাজের কাজি the right man for a work. কাজের জিনিস useful or valuable thing. কাজের বার use less, out of order; worthless; disabled. কাজের বেলায় কাজি কাজ ফুরোলে পাজি (fig.) ingratitude is the law of the world. কাজের লোক n. an employee; a servant, an active or useful or competent per son.

কাজকর্ম [ kājakarma ] n. pl activities; occupations.

কাজরি [ kājari ] n an Indian folk-dance or its ac companying music.

কাজল [ kājala ] n lamp-black; collyrium. ☐ a. as black as collyrium. ̃লতা n. a vessel shaped like a pair of hollow scissors for preparing collyrium. চোখের কাজল চুরি করা (fig.) to steal something under one's very nose; to bamboozle, to fox.

কাজলা¹ [ kājalā¹ ] a. fem as black as collyrium.

কাজলা², কাজলি [ kājalā², kājali ] n a reddish variety of sugarcane.

কাজি [ kāji ] a a Muslim judge or interpreter of laws.

কাজিয়া [ kājiẏā ] n quarrel; brawl, wrangle.

কাজুবাদাম [ kājubādāma ] n cashew-nut.

কাজেই, কাজেকাজেই [ kājēi, kājēkājēi ] adv resultantly, conse quently, so, therefore.

কাঞ্চন [ kāñcana ] n gold; wealth, riches (কামিনীকাঞ্চন); a variety of golden flower; a variety of paddy. ☐ a. of golden colour (কাঞ্চনকান্তি); made of gold (কাঞ্চনমুদ্রা); auriferous. ̃প্রভ a. having a golden lustre or radiance. ̃বর্ণ a. golden, golden-yellow.

কাঞ্চি [ kāñci ] n an ornament worn round the waist, a girdle, a sash (কাঞ্চিদাম).

কাঞ্জি, কাঞ্জিক, কাঞ্জিকা, কাঞ্জী, কাঞ্জীক, [ kāñji, kāñjika, kāñjikā, kāñjī, kāñjīka, ] n the water in which boiled rice has been kept steeped overnight (this water tastes sour).

কাট² [ kāṭa² ] n shape, cut (মুখের কাট).

কাটকুট [ kāṭakuṭa ] n making alterations in several places of a manuscript etc. by penning through it; correction; shortening, abridgement; reduction; (usu. minor) surgical operations. কাটকুট করা v. to pen through and alter at places; to cor rect; to shorten, to abridge; to reduce; to operate upon.

কাটখোট্টা [ kāṭakhōṭṭā ] a tough and obstinate; stiff; humourless; unfeeling, unsympathetic; hard-hearted, merciless; uncouth and ill-mannered; rough, outspoken (কাট খোট্টা কথাবার্তা).

কাটখোলা [ kāṭakhōlā ] n a frying-pan without oil or sand.

কাটগোঁয়ার [ kāṭagōm̐ẏāra ] a extremely obstinate, intran sigent; obdurate.

কাটছাঁট [ kāṭachān̐ṭa ] n (chiefly of garments) cut, shape, alteration; make, make-up; re duction.

কাটতি [ kāṭati ] n power or opportunity of selling; sale; public demand; demand.

কাটন [ kāṭana ] n act of cutting or hewing or cleaving or chopping or carving or mowing or lopping or trimming or par ing or amputating or incising or oper ating or biting or eating or penning through or striking off or deducting or digging or sinking or drawing or paint ing or writing out or mending or sharp ening or refuting or protesting or con structing or capping or reciting or picking or pinching or passing or dis pelling or dispersing or lifting or giv ing the slip to or being sold or selling or being in demand or having recogni tion or flowing or coming out or being in the act of doing etc. (see কাটা v.).

কাটনা [ kāṭanā ] n act of spinning; a spinning wheel; a spinning-jenny; a spinning spindle or top.

কাটনি¹ [ kāṭani¹ ] n the charge for spinning.

কাটনি² [ kāṭani² ] n (usu. fem.) a spinner.

কাটব্য [ kāṭabya ] n (chiefly used as a correl. of কটু) harshness, rudeness.

কাটমোল্লা [ kāṭamōllā ] n an uneducated ignorant and fanatical Muslim priest.

কাটরা [ kāṭarā ] n a wooden room or stall; a small wooden enclosure, a box, a dock (সাক্ষীর কাটরা); a mart, a market-place.

কাটলেট [ kāṭalēṭa ] n a cutlet.

কাটা [ kāṭā ] v to cut; to hew, to cleave; to chop; to carve (মাংস কাটা); to mow (ঘাস কাটা); to lop (গাছের ডাল কাটা); to trim; to pare (নখ কাটা); to amputate; to in cise, to operate, to lance (ফোড়া কাটা); to bite (জিভ কাটা); to eat (পোকায় কাটা); to pen through, to strike off (লেখা কাটা, নাম কাটা); to deduct (পাওনা কাটা); to dig (পুকুর কাটা); to sink (কুয়ো কাটা); to draw (লাইন কাটা, দাগ কাটা); to write (আঁক কাটা); to write out (চেক কাটা); to paint (তিলক কাটা); to mend or sharpen (কলম বা পেনসিল কাটা); to refuse (যুক্তি কাটা); to say in retort, to protest (কথা কাটা); to construct (পথ কাটা); to com pose, to recite, to cap (ছড়া কাটা); to pinch or pick (পকেট কাটা); to pass (সময় কাটা); to disperse (মেঘ কাটা); to lift (কুয়াশা কাটা); to be dispelled (ভয় কাটা); to make a slip in (তাল কাটা, সুর কাটা); to be sold, to sell, to be in de mand (বাজারে মাল কাটা); to be in the act of doing, to do (সাঁতার কাটা). ☐ a. cut; hewn, cleft, cloven; chopped; carved; moved, mown; lopped; ampu tated; incised, operated, lanced; eaten; penned through, struck off; mended, sharpened; used in cutting or chopping (পেনসিল-কাটা ছুরি, মাংস-কাটা ছুরি). ☐ n. cutting; hewing; cleaving; chopping; carving; mowing; lopping; trimming; paring; amputation; incision, opera tion; a mark of cutting or incision or operation; biting; eating; penning through, striking off; deduction; dig ging; sinking; drawing; writing, writ ing out; painting; mending or sharpen ing কথা কাটা v. to answer in retaliation, to retort. কাটা কাপড় textile fabrics for making garments, piecegoods. কাটা ঘায়ে নুনের ছিটা দেওয়া to add insult to injury. ঘাস কাটা v. to mow grass; (sarcas.) (to be able) to do nothing. ছড়া কাটা v. to cap or recite a rhyme. জিভ কাটা v. to show the tip of one's tongue and press it with the teeth, to bite one's tongue (as a mark of bashfulness or in apol ogy.) ট্রেনেকাটা a. run-over by a railway train. ফাঁড়া কাটা v. to avoid or escape a possible or impending calamity. ফুট কাটা v. to let fall in drops; (pop.) to in terpose, to chip in. ফোঁড়া কাটা v. to let fall in drops; to put a holy mark be tween the eyebrows or on the fore head; (pop.) to interpose, to chip in. ভারে কাটা v. to pull one's weight. সাঁতার কাটা v. to swim. সিঁথি কাটা v. to part hair. সিঁধ কাটা v. to break stealthily into a mud house, to burgle; to crack a crib. সুতো কাটা v. to spin.

কাটাই [ kāṭāi ] n charges for cutting, hewing, lop ping, mowing, spinning etc. ☐ a. charged for cutting, hewing, lopping, mowing, spinning etc. (কাটাই খরচ).

কাটাকাটি [ kāṭākāṭi ] n mutual killing or slaughter; a skirmish; a fight; a quarrel; act of dis figuring with corrections. কাটাকাটি করা v. to kill or slay one another; to take part in a skirmish; to fight one another; to quarrel; to make corrections, to dis figure with corrections.

কাটাখাল [ kāṭākhāla ] n an excavated watercourse or canal for irrigation or for inland navi gation.

কাটা-ঘা [ kāṭā-ghā ] n wound or injury caused by a cut.

কাটাছেঁড়া [ kāṭāchēn̐ḍ়ā ] n minor wound or injury.

কাটানো [ kāṭānō ] v to cause to be cut or hewn or cleft or chopped or carved or mown or lopped or trimmed or pared or ampu tated or incised or operated or dug or sunk or written out or painted or con structed or capped or recited or flowed or done; to refute (যুক্তি কাটানো); to clear up (দোষ কাটানো); to pass or spend (সময় কাটানো); to sell (বাজারে মাল কা়টানো); to get over, to overcome (দুঃখ কাটানো, বিপদ কাটানো). দোষ কাটানো v. to absolve, to exculpate, to exonerate. কাটিয়ে ওঠা v. to get over, to overcome.

কাটারি [ kāṭāri ] n a large thick and heavy house hold knife shaped almost like a falchion with a wooden handle; a chopper.

কাটিম [ kāṭima ] n a bobbin; a reel; a spool.

কাটুরকুটুর [ kāṭurakuṭura ] int denoting: the sound of cut ting or scratching with teeth as by mice.

কাট্য [ kāṭya ] a refutable.

কাঠ [ kāṭha ] n wood; timber; firewood; (fig.) skeleton (রোগে দেহের কাঠ বেরিয়ে পড়েছে). ☐ a. motionless like a log (ভয়ে কাঠ হওয়া); stiffened (মরে কাঠ হওয়া); juiceless, sapless (শুকিয়ে কাঠ); dumb founded. ̃কয়লা n. charcoal. কাঠ কাঠ a. hard and dry and rough. ̃কুড়ানি n. an extremely poor woman who lives by collecting twigs and leaves of trees to be burnt as firewood. ̃খোলা n. a frying pot in which sand is not used. ̃গড়া n. a small wooden enclosure, a box, a dock (সাক্ষীর বা আসামির কাঠগড়া). ̃গোলা n. a timberyard. ̃গোলাপ n. a variety of scentless wild rose, the sweet-brier, the eglantine. ̃ঠোকরা n. the woodpecker. ̃পিঁপড়ে n. a variety of large and black ant living on trees. ̃ফড়িং n. a variety of very thin grasshopper. ̃ফাটা a. scorching, blazing, burning. কাঠফাটা রোদ scorching rays of the sun. ̃বমি n. dry vomit. ̃বিড়াল, (coll.) ̃বেড়াল, (coll.) ̃বেরাল n. the squirrel. fem. ̃বিড়ালী, (coll.) ̃বেড়ালী । ̃মল্লিকা n. a variety of very sweet-scented wild flower belonging to the species of the jasmine. ̃রা var. of কাটরা । ̃রিয়া var. of কাঠুরিয়া । কাঠে কাঠে adv. & a. exactly fitting to all grooves or points (কাঠে কাঠে মেলা); exactly coinciding; evenly matched; diamond cuts diamond, when Greek meets Greek (কাঠে কাঠে লড়াই). কাঠের a. of wood, made of wood, wooden. অনেক কাঠখড় পোড়ানো to work laboriously (for), to toil hard, to make every endeavour. কাঠের মিস্তিরি n. a car penter.

কাঠা [ kāṭhā ] n cottah, a measure of land (=72 sq. ft.); a dry measure of grain or a re ceptacle for this measuring. ̃কালি n. (arith.) square-measure. ̃কিয়া n. the table of cottahs (কাঠা).

কাঠাম, কাঠামো [ kāṭhāma, kāṭhāmō ] n a framework (usu. com posed of bamboo, wood, hay etc.), a frame; a structure; a preliminary sketch.

কাঠি [ kāṭhi ] n 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.

কাঠিন্য [ kāṭhinya ] n hardness, solidity; inflexibility; firmness; harshness; hard-handedness, severity; hard-heartedness, merciless ness, cruelty. ̃প্রাপ্ত a. hardened; thick ened; solidified.

কাঠিসার [ kāṭhisāra ] a very lean and thin.

কাড়ন [ kāḍ়na ] n (now obs.) act of snatching away; act of seizing by force or tactics; act of lifting or grabbing; act of attract ing or enticing (মন কাড়ন); act of utter ing or pronouncing (রা কাড়ন).

কাড়া¹ [ kāḍ়ā¹ ] n a tumbler-shaped instrument of percussion, a drum (chiefly used as a correlative of a নাকারা or নাকাড়া which is a smaller কাড়া).

কাড়া² [ kāḍ়ā² ] v to snatch away; to seize by force or tactics; to lift; to grab; to attract or entice; to utter or pronounce. ̃কাড়ি n. mutual attempt to snatch away from one another; scrambling. কাড়াকাড়ি করা v. to try to snatch away from one an other; to scramble. ̃নো v. to cause to snatch away; to cause to seize by force or tactics; to make one admit or con fess or utter (রা কাড়ানো); to draw, to warrant (আদর কাড়া).

কাণ্ড [ kāṇḍa ] n (of a tree) a stalk, a stem, a trunk, a caulis; (of a book) a chapter or canto; an event, an incident, an affair; a deed or exploit (ভীমের বিষম কাণ্ড). ̃কারখানা n. (as pl.) deeds, workings, activities, exploits; (as sing.) an affair or matter (usually serious or strange). ̃জ a. (bot.) cauline, caulinary. ̃জ্ঞান n. com mon sense, gumption. ̃জ্ঞানশূন্য a. de void of or wanting in common sense. ̃জ্ঞানবিহীন same as কাণ্ডজ্ঞানশূন্য । ̃হীন a. without a stem or stalk or trunk. কাণ্ড বাধানো v. to throw up a row; to create a funny or serious or curious affair; to make a scene.

কাণ্ডকাণ্ডজ্ঞান [ kāṇḍakāṇḍajñāna ] n power of discriminating between good and bad or between pro priety and impropriety.

কাত [ kāta ] n side (কোন কাতে). ☐ a. slanted or slanting; titled or tilting; laid or lying on one side; knocked to the ground, floored, defeated, taken aback, fa tigued; bedridden (এক চড়ে কাত, ভয়ে কাত, খাটুনির চোটে কাত, রোগে কাত). কাত করা v. to slant; to tilt; to lean; to lay or turn on one side; to knock to the ground, to floor; to defeat, to cause to be taken aback, to fatigue, to put to bed. কাত হওয়া v. to slant; to tilt; to lean; to lie or turn on one side; to be thrown to the ground, to be floored, to be vanquished, to be taken aback, to be fatigued, to be bedridden.

কাতর [ kātara ] a distressed, afflicted; aggrieved, stricken with grief, sorrowful; intent, extremely solicitous (কাতর প্রাণের ডাক); grudging, reluctant (ব্যয়কাতর, পরিশ্রম করতে কাতর). ̃কণ্ঠ n. a sad voice, a plaintive tone. ☐ a. speaking in a doleful voice. ̃তা n. distress, af fliction; aggrieved state; solicitude; rancour; reluctance. ̃হৃদয় n. an af flicted or aggrieved heart; an ex tremely sensitive or feeling heart. ☐ a. having such a heart. ̃স্বর same as কাতরকণ্ঠ ।

কাতরানি [ kātarāni ] n groaning or moaning; groan or moan; fidgeting; fidget.

কাতরানো [ kātarānō ] v to groan; to moan; to fidget.

কাতরোক্তি [ kātarōkti ] n an expression of pain or sor row, a doleful utterance; supplication.

কাতলা [ kātalā ] n a variety of fresh-water flat fish, Catla buchamani; (sacras.) an ex tremely wealthy or influential or im portant man.

কাতা [ kātā ] n coir.

কাতান [ kātāna ] n a large knife or bill-hook (esp. for cutting metal-plates), a shearing tool.

কাতার [ kātāra ] n a large crowd (কাতারে কাতারে লোক); a long row or line or file (কাতার দিয়ে দাঁড়ানো).

কাতি [ kāti ] n a knife or saw for cutting conchs and shells, a conch-cutter, a shell-cut ter.

কাতুকুতু [ kātukutu ] n tickling (with the hand esp. in the arm-pit); titillation. কাতুকুতু দেওয়া v. to tickle; to titillate.

কাতুরি [ kāturi ] n a tool or knife for paring metal plates, a metal-cutter.

কাত্যায়নী [ kātyāẏanī ] n a name of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা).

কাদম্ব [ kādamba ] a pertaining to the kadam (কদম) flower. ☐ n. kadam flowers collec tively; an arrow; the teal. কাদম্বা n. fem. the female teal; a kadam (কদম) tree.

কাদম্বর [ kādambara ] n the cream of curd; a kind of wine akin to rum.

কাদম্বরী¹ [ kādambarī¹ ] n a name of Goddess Saraswati (সরস্বতী); the female cuckoo; the fe male parrot.

কাদম্বরী² [ kādambarī² ] n a variety of wine akin to rum.

কাদম্বিনী [ kādambinī ] n a collection of clouds.

কাদা [ kādā ] n gluey mud, slime. ☐ a. full of gluey mud, slimy (পথ কাদা হয়েছে). কাদা করা v. to make muddy or slimy, to muddy; to make turbid. ̃খোঁচা n. the snipe. ̃টে a. slimy; viscous; full of gluey mud; muddy. ̃ময় a. full of mud, muddy; covered all over with mud. ̃মাখা a. smeared with mud; cov ered all over with mud.

কান [ kāna ] n the ear; sense or power of hear ing; audition; heed (কথায় কান দেওয়া); an ear-like key of a violin or similar instruments; anything resembling an ear. কান কাটা v. (fig.) to defeat or su persede outright. কান কাটা যাওয়া v. to suffer deep humiliation. কান খাড়া করা v. (fig.) to prick up one's ears, to be all ears. কান ঝালাপালা করা v. to vex or an noy by deafening or discordant noise. কান দেওয়া v. to give attention or ear (to), to listen to, to pay heed (to), to lend an ear (to). কান ধরা v. to pull one's ears (as a mark of chastisement. re buke or insult). কান না দেওয়া v. to turn a deaf ear (to), to refuse to hear, to pay no heed (to). কান পাকা v. to have pus formed within one's ear-holes. ̃পাটা n. the cluster or lock of hair hanging by the side of ears, sideburns; flap of the ear, lobe of the ear. কান পাতা v. to give ear (to); to pay heed (to). কান ফুটানো, কান বিঁধানো v. to get the lobe of the ear pierced, esp. for wearing earrings. কান ভাঙানো, কান ভারী করা v. to speak to a person secretly in order to prejudice him against another, to earwig. কান মলা v. to pull one's ear, to pull one by the ear; (fig.) to put out of counte nance or defeat utterly, to discomfit. কানে আঙুল দেওয়া v. to put one's fingers into one's ears (as a mark of refusal to hear). কানে ওঠা v. to reach the ears or to come to hear. কানে খাটো a. short of hearing, hard of hearing. কানে তালা লাগা v. to have one's ears deafened by loud or ear-splitting noise etc.) কানে তোলা v. to inform (against); to pay heed to. কানে ধরে বলা v. to draw one's attention with rebuke. কানে লাগা v. to sound plausible or acceptable or sweet. ̃-কাটা a. shameless, brazenfaced, un blushing; thick-skinned, unperturbed by ridicule or derision. ̃কুয়া, (coll.) ̃কো n. the gill of a fish etc., the branchia. ̃খুশকি n. an ear-pick. ̃পাতলা a. apt to believe (evil reports about others) without sufficient evi dence, credulous. ̃ফাটা¹, ̃ফাটানো a. (of sounds etc.) deafening, stunning. ̃ফাটা² a. of a class of monks with their external ears split (কানফাটা যোগী). ̃বালা n. an earring. ̃ভাঙানি n. speak ing secretly to a person in order to prejudice him or her against another, earwigging.

কানন [ kānana ] n a forest, a garden; a grove. ̃কুসুম n. a wild flower.

কানা¹ [ kānā¹ ] n border, edge; brim, rim. কানায় কানায় adv. to the brim. কানায় কানায় ভরা full to the brim, brimful. ̃ভাঙ্গা a. with broken brim.

কানা² [ kānā² ] a blind of one eye, one-eyed; blind; having a hole, useless, valueless (কানাকড়ি). ̃কড়ি n. (lit.) a cowrie (কড়ি) with a hole; a cowrie which is not con vertible, a useless or valueless cowrie; (fig.) minimum wealth (কানাকড়িও সম্বল নেই). ̃খোঁড়া n. (as pl.) the blind and the lame; (as sing.) a blind and lame per son. কানাখোঁড়ার একগুণ বাড়া (fig.) a worthless person is often full of troublesome vanity or mischief. ̃গলি a blind alley, a cul-de-sac, an impasse. কানা গোরুর ভিন্ন পথ (lit.) a one-eyed cow often goes astray from the right way; (fig.) a fool or an ignorant person often strays away from the safe route. কানা ছেলের নাম পদ্মলোচন (fig.) a ridiculous affair such as adorning an ugly person gaudily, a cur put in fur. ̃মাছি n. blindman's buff.

কানাচ [ kānāca ] n outlying part at the back of a house (esp. where refuse and soil are deposited); the space under the eaves at the back of a house.

কানাচি পাতা [ kānāci pātā ] v to eavesdrop; to hear se cretly.

কানাড়া [ kānāḍ়ā ] n an Indian musical mode sung at night.

কানাত [ kānāta ] n a tent; a curtain or screen (round a tent for a sort of wall).

কানি [ kāni ] n a rag.

কানীন [ kānīna ] a born of an unmarried woman's womb. ☐ n. one so born. fem. কানীনী ।

কানুন [ kānuna ] n a law; a regulation; a rule. কালাকানুন a notorious act; a black act.

কানে কানে [ kānē kānē ] adv (talking) in whispers, in one's ear; (saying a word) in private or privately.

কানেস্তারা [ kānēstārā ] n a canister.

কান্ত [ kānta ] n (chiefly used as a sfx.) a husband (কমলাকান্ত); a gem or a precious stone (অয়স্কান্ত). ☐ a. lovely, beautiful; be loved, dear; charming.

কান্তলোহা [ kāntalōhā ] n a precious stone; lodestone; magnet; pig iron; steel; cast iron.

কান্তা [ kāntā ] n. fem wife; a lady-love, a mis tress.

কান্তার [ kāntāra ] n a deep forest; a road not easily accessible, an impassable road.

কান্তি [ kānti ] n grace; charm; beauty; splendour; brightness; radiance. কান্তিক, ̃লোহা same as কান্তলোহা । ̃বিদ্যা n. aesthetics. ̃মান a. graceful; charming; beautiful; splendid; bright; radiant. fem. ̃মতী ।

কান্না [ kānnā ] n act or a spell of weeping. ̃কাটি n. effusive weeping, blubbering; continu ous weeping; lamentation; (fig.) ear nest request; solicitation. কান্নাকাটি করা v. to weep effusively, to blubber, to blub; to weep continuously; to lament; to request earnestly; to solicit; to pester with earnest request or solicitation. কান্না-হাসি n. sorrow and joy, tears and smiles.

কাপ¹ [ kāpa¹ ] n a cup.

কাপ² [ kāpa² ] n one of a section of the Brah mans (ব্রাহ্মণ); dissimulation, pretence, feigning. ☐ a. dissimulating, disguised; pretending, feigning; hypocritical; funny, mirth-provoking. কাপ করা v. to pretend, to feign.

কাপটিক [ kāpaṭika ] a deceitful, fraudulent; hypo critical; sly.

কাপট্য [ kāpaṭya ] n chicanery; trickishness; deceit; deception; act of feigning, pretence, make-believe; hypocrisy; insincerity; dissimulation.

কাপড় [ kāpaḍ় ] n cloth-fabric; loincloth; dress, garment. কাপড় ছাড়া v. to change the loincloth, to change; to undress. কাপড় পরা v. to put on clothes or the loin cloth; to dress. কাপড়-চোপড় n. pl. clothes, garments, wearing apparel; dress. কাপড়-চোপড় ছাড়া v. to undress; to change. কাপড়-চোপড় পরা v. to dress, কাপড়ের দোকান a cloth-shop; a clothier's shop; a textile-shop.

কাপালিক [ kāpālika ] n an ascetic worshipping the cult of Kali or Shiva using the human skull for drinking and sitting on human skulls.

কাপাস [ kāpāsa ] n cotton. কাপাস গাছ n. the cotton-plant. See also কার্পাস ।

কাপুড়ে, কাপুড়িয়া [ kāpuḍ়ē, kāpuḍ়iẏā ] a of cloth; made of cloth; dealing in cloth. ☐ n. a cloth merchant; a clothier or a cloth-dealer.

কাপুরুষ [ kāpuruṣa ] n a coward, a poltroon; a faint-hearted or hen-hearted person. ☐ a. cowardly, poltroon; faint-hearted, hen hearted. ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. cowardice; cowardliness; faint-heartedness. কাপুরুষোচিত a. cowardly, befitting a coward or a chicken-hearted person.

কাপে-কাপে [ kāpē-kāpē ] adv to a nicety; exactly; to a T.

কাপ্তেন, কাপ্তান [ kāptēna, kāptāna ] n 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.

কাফন [ kāphana ] n a winding-sheet, a shroud.

কাফরি [ kāphari ] n an African negro; an African.

কাফি [ kāphi ] n an Indian musical mode.

কাফির, কাফের [ kāphira, kāphēra ] n a Kafir; an infidel (ac cording to Muslims).

কাফিল, কাফেলা [ kāphila, kāphēlā ] n a company of pilgrims travelling together; a company travel ling together, a caravan.

কাবা [ kābā ] n a kind of a very long and loose fitting shirt; a quadrangular mosque in Mecca where Muslim Haj pilgrims gather to say their prayers before the holy Black Stone.

কাবাড়ি [ kābāḍ়i ] n persons who buy in an auction mart for resale; a class of fishermen.

কাবাব [ kābāba ] n roasted meat.

কাবাবচিনি [ kābābacini ] n cubeb.

কাবার [ kābāra ] n end, termination, winding-up (দিন কাবার, কাজ কাবার); the last day (মাসকাবার). কাবার করা v. to finish; to complete; to wind up; to spend; to do to death, to do in. কাবার হওয়া v. to end, to terminate, to be over; to be finished; to be spent.

কাবিল [ kābila ] a competent, fit; grown up, of age.

কাবিলনামা [ kābilanāmā ] n marriage settlement for a wife.

কাবু [ kābu ] a weak, feeble; subdued; enfeebled. কাবু করা v. to weaken; to subdue, to de feat by superior strength, to over power, to enfeeble. কাবু হওয়া v. to be come weak, to weaken; to be subdued or enfeebled.

কাবুলি [ kābuli ] a of Kabul or Afghanistan. ☐ n. a native of Kabul or Afghanistan, an Afghan. ̃ওয়ালা n. same as কাবুলি (n.).

কাব্য [ kābya ] n a poetic saying or utterance; po etry; poetic composition; a poetical work; a book of verse. ̃কলা n. poetics; the poetical art. ̃কুঞ্জ n. the grove of the Muses of poetry. ̃গ্রন্হ n. a poetical work; a book of verse. ̃চর্চা n. exercise in poetry, writing poetry; study of po etry. ̃জগত্ n. the realm of poetry; po ets of the world collectively; the realm of imagination. ̃নাটক n. a poetic drama. ̃বিশারদ a. skilled in poetry. ☐ n. one who is skilled in poetry; (dero. & sarcas.) a poetaster. ˜রস n. the beauty of poetry, the aesthetic value of poetry; political beauty. ̃রসিক n. one who can appreciate poetry, one who finds pleasure in reading poetry. কাব্যিক a. poetic; unduly poetic.

কাব্যানুশীলন [ kābyānuśīlana ] n same as কাব্যচর্চা ।

কাব্যালোচনা [ kābyālōcanā ] n a discussion on poetry.

কাম² [ kāma² ] n the god of love and lust (cp. Cu pid, Eros); desire; passion; love; lust, eroticism; sex-urge. ̃কলা n. the erotic science, the sexual science; the science of love. ̃কেলি n. sexual intercourse; an amorous sport. ̃গন্ধ n. trace of lust; trace of sex. ̃চর a. one who can travel at will; self-willed. ̃চার n. self-will. ☐ a. self-willed. ̃চারী a. one who can travel at will; self-willed; wanton, las civious, profligate; lustful. fem. ̃চারিণী । ̃জ a. born of lust, produced by lust, erotogenic, erotogenous. ̃জ্বর n. a terrible fit of sex hunger. ̃দ a. granting or having the power of grant ing whatever one desires. ̃দা a. fem. of কামদ । ☐ n. a (mythological) wish ing-cow. ̃দুঘা same as কামধেনু । ̃দূতী n. a female go-between in an amour or love affair; (dero.) procuress, a bawd. ̃দেব, ̃দেবতা n. the god of love and lust (cp. Cupid. Eros). ̃ধেনু n. a (mythological) wishing-cow. ̃পত্নী n. the wife of the god of love and lust. ̃পীড়িত a. stricken with the desire for sexual intercourse; love-sick. fem. ̃পীড়িতা । ̃প্রদ same as কামদ । ̃প্রবৃত্তি n. sexual desire or appetite, sex urge. ̃বল্লভ n. the spring. ̃বাই n. a madden ing sex urge. ̃বাণ n. any of the five arrows of the god of love and lust, any one of Cupid's arrows. কামবাণে জর্জরিত smitten with carnal desires. ̃মোহিত a. overwhelmed with sexual desire. fem. কামমোহিতা । ̃রূপ, ̃রূপী a. capable of assuming shapes at will; extremely beautiful or good-looking. ̃শর same as কামবাণ । ̃শাস্ত্র n. the the erotic sci ence, the sexual science; the science of love. ̃সখ n. the Spring (personified). ̃সূত্র same as কামশাস্ত্র ।

কামঠ [ kāmaṭha ] a of or pertaining to the tortoise. ☐ n. tortoise meat; (dial.) the tortoise.

কামড় [ kāmaḍ় ] n a bite; act of seizing with the teeth; grip, seizure (মরণকামড়); exorbi tant or merciless demand (মহাজনের সুদের কামড়); pain (পেটের কামড়); strong desire (কামের কামড়). কামড় দেওয়া same as কামড়ানো । কামড়া v. (poet.) to bite, to seize with the teeth, to gripe, to seize. কামড়ানি n. biting; griping pain; strong desire. কামড়ানো v. to bite; to seize with the teeth, to gripe, to seize; to demand exorbitantly or mercilessly; to pain; to feel pain; to stick firmly to (মাটি কামড়ে পড়ে থাকা); to be stricken with strong desire. কামড়াকামড়ি n. mu tual biting; mutual biting at or scram bling.

কামদানি [ kāmadāni ] n embroidery; an embroidered piece of cloth.

কামদার [ kāmadāra ] a embroidered.

কামনা [ kāmanā ] n a desire, a wish; a wishing; a prayer. কামনা করা v. to desire; to wish; to pray for. ̃নাশ n. annihilation or de struction or extinction of desire. ̃সিদ্ধি n. fulfilment of a desire.

কামরা [ kāmarā ] n a compartment, a room, a cham ber, a cubicle.

কামরাঙা [ kāmarāṅā ] n an edible sour fruit, averrhoa carambola.

কামরূপ [ kāmarūpa ] a assuming any shape or form at will; beautiful, handsome, comely. ☐ n. a district in Assam.

কামলা [ kāmalā ] n jaundice.

কামাই¹ [ kāmāi¹ ] n earnings, income. কামাই করা v. to earn.

কামাই² [ kāmāi² ] n absence; cessation (বকবকানির কামাই নেই). কামাই করা v. to absent one self from.

কামাক্ষী [ kāmākṣī ] n an appellation of Goddess Kamakhya (কামাখ্যা) so called because of her beautiful eyes.

কামাখ্যা [ kāmākhyā ] n the presiding goddess of Kamakhya (কামাখ্যা); a holy place in Assam.

কামাগ্নি [ kāmāgni ] n fire of lust, burning desire for sexual pleasure or intercourse; fire of love.

কামাতুর [ kāmātura ] a stricken with desire for sexual gratification or intercourse; love-sick. fem. কামাতুরা ।

কামান [ kāmāna ] n a great gun, a cannon. কামান ছোড়া, কামান দাগা v. to fire a cannon, to bombard with a cannon. কামান দেগে আক্রমণ করা বা চূর্ণবিচূর্ণ করা v. to cannon ade. কামানগর্জন n. the roar or report of a cannon. কামানগোলা n. a cannon-ball.

কামানি [ kāmāni ] n wage.

কামানো [ kāmānō ] v to earn; to shave. ☐ n. earning; shaving. ☐ a. earned; shaved.

কামান্ধ [ kāmāndha ] a blinded with lust or love. কামান্ধতা n. inordinate or intense sex im pulses.

কামাবশায়িতা, কামাবসায়িতা [ kāmābaśāẏitā, kāmābasāẏitā ] n power of ful filling one's desires at will; power of restraining one's sexual appetite; conti nence.

কামার [ kāmāra ] n a blacksmith (by trade or caste). fem. কামারনি the wife of a blacksmith. ̃শালা n. a smithy, a forge; a blacksmith's workshop.

কামার্ত [ kāmārta ] a stricken with lust; inordinately love-sick; love-lorn.

কামাল [ kāmāla ] n a unique performance or deed. কামাল করা v. to do a unique work.

কামাসক্ত [ kāmāsakta ] a libidinous, lustful, voluptuous; lewd, lecherous, lascivious. কামাসক্তি n. lust, violent or strong desire for sexual pleasure.

কামিজ [ kāmija ] n a loose-fitting shirt.

কামিন [ kāmina ] n a woman labourer, a female labourer.

কামিনী [ kāminī ] n a (charming) woman; wife; a variety of sweet-scented flower. ̃কাঞ্চন n. woman and gold; desire for woman and gold, i.e.; wealth. ̃সুলভ a. wom anly; effeminate.

কামী [ kāmī ] a lustful; (chiefly used as a sfx.) desirous of, loving (শান্তিকামী).

কামুক [ kāmuka ] a lustful, lascivious, libidinous, lewd. fem. কামুকা, কামুকী ।

কামেচ্ছা [ kāmēcchā ] n sexual desire or appetite.

কামোদ [ kāmōda ] n an Indian musical mode. কামোদা n. fem. an Indian musical mode subser vient to Kamod (কামোদ).

কামোদ্রেক [ kāmōdrēka ] n sexual excitement.

কাম্য [ kāmya ] a desirable; desired (কাম্য ফল); that which should be or is to be per formed for realization of one's desire (কাম্য কর্ম).

কায় [ kāẏa ] n the body. ̃কল্প n. an Ayurvedic (আয়ুর্বেদীয়) system of therapy for reju venation or prolongation of life. ̃ক্লেশ n. physical labour. ̃ক্লেশে adv. by physical labour; (loos.) with much dif ficulty and toil. ̃মনোবাক্যে adv. (lit.) in or with body and mind and words; with undivided attention and concen tration; whole-heartedly.

কায়দা [ kāẏadā ] n artistic workmanship, artistry; an artifice, a trick; a contrivance, a de vice; a style or fashion; a means, a mode, a manner; skill; demeanour, de portment, manners (আদবকায়দা); con trol (কায়দায় পাওয়া).

কায়স্হ [ kāẏasha ] n a caste amongst the Hindus; one belonging to this caste. fem. কায়স্হা, (অশু.) কায়স্হিনী a woman or a girl of the Kayastha (কায়স্হ) caste; a wife of a Kayastha.

কায়া [ kāẏā ] n the body.

কায়িক [ kāẏika ] a bodily, physical (কায়িক শ্রম). কায়িক শ্রম n. physical or manual labour.

কায়েম [ kāẏēma ] a firm, steady, durable, perma nent (কায়েম হওয়া); firmly established (রাজ্য কায়েম হওয়া); intact, in force (কায়েম থাকা). কায়েমি a. firm; durable; permanent (কায়েমি বন্দোবস্ত). কায়েমি স্বার্থ বা কায়েমি স্বার্থবাদী লোকজন vested inter ests.

কার² [ kāra² ] n a cord (esp. one made of silk).

কার³ [ kāra³ ] n 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.

কার⁴ [ kāra⁴ ] in comp used as a sfx. indicating: a doer, a maker, a performer, an author, an artist, an artisan etc. (কুম্ভকার, সূপকার, গ্রন্হকার, রূপকার, স্বর্ণকার); utter ance (জয়জয়কার, ধিক্কার); an act (নমস্কার, বহিস্কার) any of the post-consonantal symbols (আ-কার, এ-কার); indicative of the genitive case (অদ্যকার, বত্সরকার).

কারক [ kāraka ] a (chiefly used as a sfx.) one who or that which does or performs or brings about (ক্ষতিকারক). ☐ n. (gr.) the case.

কারকিত [ kārakita ] a thoroughly equipped or made fit. ☐ n. cultivation. কারকিত করা v. to equip thoroughly; to undertake all nec essary arrangements to make (any thing) fit; to cultivate or dress (land).

কারকুন [ kārakuna ] n a steward or caretaker of a landed estate.

কারখানা [ kārakhānā ] n a workshop, a factory, a mill.

কারখানা-পরিদর্শক [ kārakhānā-paridarśaka ] n inspector of factories.

কারচুপি [ kāracupi ] n a tricky device; shrewdness.

কারণ [ kāraṇa ] n the instrument (of a work), a means; the body; any of the sense or gans; cause, reason; motive, purpose; root; seed; the cause or agent or instru ment (of an action); origin; wine (when consecrated or considered sa cred). ☐ con. because, since, for, as. ̃জল, ̃বারি n. the water that existed everywhere before the creation of the universe; wine (when consecrated or considered holy). কারণ দর্শানো v. to show cause. ☐ n. a show-cause or a show-cause notice. ̃শরীর n. the body as conceived in the Vedanta. ̃সম্বন্ধ n. causal relation. কারণে adv. due to, ow ing to; with a view; for the purpose of.

কারণাভাব [ kāraṇābhāba ] n absence of cause; (loos.) ab sence of (adequate) evidence.

কারণিক [ kāraṇika ] a pertaining to cause, causal; ex amining, judging. ☐ n. an examiner; a judge; a clerk.

কারণীভূত [ kāraṇībhūta ] a one who or that which has become the cause of; causing; sup posed to be or appeared as the cause of.

কারণ্ডব [ kāraṇḍaba ] n a species of duck.

কারদানি [ kāradāni ] n a feat; skill; an ostentatious display of skill; bravado.

কারপরদাজ, কারপরদার [ kāraparadāja, kāraparadāra ] n an armed atten dant or follower.

কারবার [ kārabāra ] n business, trade; profession; calling; working, action; commerce; a business concern, a mercantile con cern; (usu. dero.) an affair. কারবার করা v. to engage in a trade or business; to deal in, to trade in; to trade with; to have commercial transactions (with). কারবারি a. pertaining to business, trad ing; commercial. কারবারি লোক a busi nessman, a trader; (dero.) a trafficker.

কারয়িতা [ kāraẏitā ] a one who or that which makes another do something, causing to do. fem. কারয়িত্রী ।

কারসাজি [ kārasāji ] n trickery, a tricky device; de ception; shrewdness; fraud.

কারা¹ [ kārā¹ ] pro. pl who, which persons, which people.

কারা², কারাগার, কারাগৃহ [ kārā², kārāgāra, kārāgṛha ] n a prison, a gaol, a jail. কারাকক্ষ n. a prison-cell, a prisoner's cell. কারাদণ্ড n. a sentence of imprisonment, incarceration. কারাদণ্ড দেওয়া v. to sentence to imprisonment. বিনাশ্রম কারাদণ্ড simple imprisonment. সশ্রম কারাদণ্ড rigorous imprisonment. কারাপাল n. a gaoler, a jailor. কারাবরণ n. imprisonment. কারাবাস n. duress, im prisonment; prison-life. কারাবাসী a. im prisoned. ☐ n. a prisoner. কারামুক্ত a. released from prison. কারামুক্তি n. release from prison. কারারুদ্ধ a. imprisoned. কারারোধ n. imprisonment.

কারি [ kāri ] n a spiced soup of vegetables or fish or meat, a curry.

কারিকা [ kārikā ] n any treatise, esp. chronological and other than literary (কায়স্হ কুলকারিকা); a short couplet having various meanings; an artistic work; art istry; workmanship. ☐ a. fem. of কারক ।

কারিকুরি [ kārikuri ] n workmanship; artistry; artistic skill; deftness.

কারিগর [ kārigara ] n a workman; a worker; an arti san; a handicraftsman; a mechanic; an artist. কারিগরি n. workmanship; me chanical skill; artistry; artistic skill. ☐ a. pertaining to workmanship, or mechanical skill or artistry or artistic skill; pertaining to handicrafts.

কারিত [ kārita ] a caused to be done.

কারী [ kārī ] sfx indicating; working, causing, doing etc. (হিতকারী) fem. কারিণী ।

কারু [ kāru ] n an artisan; a craftsman. ☐ a. mak ing, doing, causing. ̃কর্ম, ̃কলা, ̃শিল্প n. crafts, handicraft; artistry; handi work. ̃কর্মী, ̃শিল্পী n. a craftsman, an artisan. ̃কার্য n. artistic design; artistry. ̃সমবায় n. a guild-organization.

কারুণিক [ kāruṇika ] a kind; merciful; compassionate.

কারুণ্য [ kāruṇya ] n kindness; mercy; compassion.

কার্কশ্য [ kārkaśya ] n roughness; harshness; rude ness; cruelty.

কার্টিজ [ kārṭija ] var of কার্তুজ ।

কার্ড [ kārḍa ] n a card.

কার্তিক [ kārtika ] n 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 com mander-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.

কার্তুজ, কার্তুস [ kārtuja, kārtusa ] n cartridge, cartouche.

কার্নিশ, কার্নিস [ kārniśa, kārnisa ] n a cornice.

কার্পণ্য [ kārpaṇya ] n niggardliness, miserliness, par simony.

কার্পাস [ kārpāsa ] n cotton; cotton plant. কার্পাস বীজ n. cotton seed.

কার্পেট [ kārpēṭa ] n carpet.

কার্বা [ kārbā ] n a rose-water spray.

কার্মিক [ kārmika ] a embroidered; variegated; made, composed.

কার্মুক [ kārmuka ] n a bow. কার্মুকী n. an archer.

কার্য [ kārya ] n (for.) a work, an action; a deed; a duty; a task; a job; an occupation; use, service; ceremony, rite (শ্রাদ্ধকার্য); pro fession, function; a purpose, an object, a motive (কোন কার্যে এসেছ); effect, good result, benefit (এতে কোনো কার্য দর্শাবে না). ̃কর a. effective; feasible; serviceable. fem কার্যকরী । কার্যকরী সমিতি n. working committee. ̃করতা n. effec tiveness; feasibility; serviceability. ̃কলাপ n. acts and deeds, doings, ac tions. কারণ ভাব n. causality. ̃কারণসম্বন্ধ n. causal connection or rela tion. ̃কারিতা same as কার্যকারিতা । ̃কারী same as কার্যকর । fem. কার্যকারিণী । ̃কাল n. the period during which a work is done; working period, working hours; the period or term of service. ̃কুশল a. expert; skilful, adroit; clever. ̃ক্রম n. a programme. ̃ক্রমে adv. in course of business. ̃ক্ষম a. competent; capable or fit for work. ̃ক্ষেত্র n. the field of ac tion; the sphere of activities. ̃গতিকে adv. on business; by way of business; in course of business. ̃চ্যুত a. removed from office, dismissed (from service); cashiered. ̃চ্যুতি n. removal from of fice, dismissal (from service); cashierment. ̃ঞ্চাগে adv. to begin with (used often unnecessarily, in the begin ning of the reading matter of a letter or legal deed). ̃ত adv. actually, indeed; as a matter of fact. ̃দক্ষ same as কার্যকুশল । ̃ধারা n. same as কার্যপদ্ধতি । ̃নির্বাহ n. execution of a work. ̃নির্বাহী, ̃নির্বাহক a. executing, executive; work ing (কার্যনির্বাহক সভাপতি). ̃নিয়ম n. rules of business. ̃নির্বাহী সমিতি n. an execu tive committee. ̃পঞ্জি n. the calendar. ̃পদ্ধতি, ̃প্রণালী n. the mode or process of work, procedure, modus operandi. ̃পরম্পরা n. a regular succession of work. ̃বশত adv. for the sake of work or business; on business. ̃বাহ n. pro ceedings. ̃বিবরণ, ̃বিবরণী n. the report of a work or proceedings. ̃বৃত্ত n. min utes (of a meeting). ̃ব্যপদেশে same as কার্যগতিকে and কার্যবশত । ̃ভার n. the charge of a task; the burden or pressure of work. ̃সমাধা n. completion of work. ̃সম্পাদন n. performance or completion of work. ̃সিদ্ধি n. accomplishment of a work or task; realization of an end. ̃স্হান n. a place of work or business. কার্যাকার্য n. what ought to be done and what ought not to be done; proper and improper work. কার্যাকার্য বিচার n. dis crimination between proper and im proper work or between right and wrong. কার্যাধ্যক্ষ n. a superintendent, a supervisor, an overseer, a manager. কার্যানুরোধে same as কার্যবশত । কার্যান্তর n. another work; a different work. কার্যার্থ same as কার্যবশত । কার্যারম্ভ n. the begin ning of a work; commencement of work or working hours; inauguration of an institution or firm or any similar establishment. কার্যালয় n. an office. কার্যোদ্ধার same as কার্যসিদ্ধি ।

কার্শ্য [ kārśya ] n thinness; slimness; leanness.

কার্ষাপণ [ kārṣāpaṇa ] n ancient value in silver equal to 128 cowries (কড়ি).

কার্ষ্ণ [ kārṣṇa ] a pertaining to Lord Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). কার্ষ্ণি n. a son of Lord Krishna. কার্ষ্ণ্য n. blackness.

কাল¹ [ kāla¹ ] n. & adv next day; tomorrow; last day; yesterday.

কাল² [ kāla² ] a (dial.) very cold. ☐ n. too much coldness.

কাল³ [ kāla³ ] n time, period (নিশাকাল, শাসনকাল); season (বর্ষাকাল); proper time; time, age (একাল); leisure (কালাভাব); any of the stages of human life (শৈশবকাল, যৌবনকাল, পৌঢ়কাল, বৃদ্ধকাল); lifetime, span of life, time of existence (কাল পূর্ণ হওয়া); Yama (যম) the god of death; death (কালের কবল); ruination, ruin, the cause of ruin (মোকদ্দমাই তার কাল হল); (gr.) the tense (অতীত কাল = the past tense, বর্তমান কাল = the present tense, ভবিষ্যত্ কাল = the future tense). কাল কাটানো v. to pass time. কাল হওয়া n. to meet with one's death, to die; to be the ruin of.

কালকবল [ kālakabala ] n the jaws of death. কালকবলিত a. (lit.) taken or seized by death; dead. কালকবলিত হওয়া v. (lit.) to be taken away or seized by death; to die.

কালকিষ্টি [ kālakiṣṭi ] a (coll.) extremely black and dirty or soiled.

কালকূট [ kālakūṭa ] n a deadly poison (cp. hemlock).

কালকৃত [ kālakṛta ] a done in (proper) time; worked or done by time.

কালকে [ kālakē ] adv. & n (coll.) tomorrow; yester day. কালকের a. tomorrow's; yesterday's.

কালক্রমে [ kālakramē ] adv in course of time; after some time.

কালক্ষেপ, কালক্ষেপণ [ kālakṣēpa, kālakṣēpaṇa ] n act of passing time. কালক্ষেপ করা, কালক্ষেপণ করা v. to pass time.

কালগঙ্গা [ kālagaṅgā ] n the river Yamuna (যমুনা).

কালগ্রাস [ kālagrāsa ] n the jaws of death. কালগ্রাসে পতিত হওয়া v. to fall or be led into the jaws of death, to die or be killed.

কালঘাম [ kālaghāma ] n perspiration at the time of death; perspiration owing to excessive toil. কালঘাম ছোটা v. to perspire as if dy ing; to perspire as at death; to perspire owing to excessive labour.

কালচক্র [ kālacakra ] n the wheel of time; the cycle of season.

কালচিটে, কালচিটা [ kālaciṭē, kālaciṭā ] n black or dark stain.

কালচিন্তক [ kālacintaka ] n an astrologer.

কালচিহ্ন [ kālacihna ] n sign or symptom of death.

কালচে [ kālacē ] a blackish; darkish.

কালজ্ঞ [ kālajña ] a having the power (usu. astro logical) to know which is the right or opportune moment for doing anything. ☐ n. such a man; an astrologer. কালজ্ঞান n. (astrol.) knowledge that enables one to determine or divine the right or op portune moment for doing anything; astrology.

কালত্রয় [ kālatraẏa ] n the three ages past, present and future.

কালদণ্ড [ kāladaṇḍa ] n the staff of Yama (যম) the god of death; the scourge of death.

কালদৃক [ kāladṛka ] n a chronoscope.

কালদ্রষ্টা [ kāladraṣṭā ] n one who knows everything about the three ages; omniscient.

কালধর্ম [ kāladharma ] n the spirit or trend of an age, zeitgeist (time-spirit); death as the in evitable final stage of life.

কালনাগ [ kālanāga ] n the black cobra, the cobra. fem. কালনাগিনি ।

কালনিদ্রা [ kālanidrā ] n the sleep that never ends, death.

কালনেমি [ kālanēmi ] n the name of the maternal uncle of Ravana (রাবণ) of the Ramayana. কালনেমি মামা (fig.) a venerable man who is an abettor in wicked deeds, a Devil's counsel. কালনেমির লঙ্কাভাগ (fig.) to count the chickens before they are hatched, to build castles in the air.

কালপুরুষ [ kālapuruṣa ] n (myth.) an attendant or envoy of Yama, the god of death; (astr.) the Orion.

কাল পূর্ণ [ kāla pūrṇa ] a having one's span of life or existence completed. কাল পূর্ণ হয়েছে one's time is up, one's days are num bered, one has not long to live.

কালপেঁচা, কালপ্যাঁচা [ kālapēn̐cā, kālapyān̐cā ] n the screech-owl; the barn owl; (dero.) an extremely ugly person.

কালপ্রবাহ [ kālaprabāha ] n efflux of time; influence of an age; (loos.) trend of an age.

কালপ্রভাব [ kālaprabhāba ] n influence of an age.

কালপ্রেরিত [ kālaprērita ] a sent by death.

কালবিলম্ব [ kālabilamba ] n delay; delay for a moment. কালবিলম্ব না করা v. to refrain from de laying or losing time. কালবিলম্ব না করে without delay, without loss of time.

কালবুদ [ kālabuda ] n a boot-last, a boot-tree; a cul vert; a mould for constructing an arch, an arch.

কালবেলা [ kālabēlā ] n (astro.) an inauspicious part of the day.

কালবৈশাখী [ kālabaiśākhī ] n a storm or strong wind that rises in the afternoons of April and May, a nor'wester.

কালবোস [ kālabōsa ] n a species of large fresh-water flat fish with blackish scales and red dish eyes, (cp.) the rudd or roach.

কালভৈরব [ kālabhairaba ] n a furious deity born of Shiva (শিব).

কালমান [ kālamāna ] n a measure or measurement of time, a chronometer or chronometry.

কালমাহাত্ম্য [ kālamāhātmya ] n influence of the age or time; the distinctive quality of an age.

কালমেঘ [ kālamēgha ] n a bitter medicinal plant, Andrographis paniculata.

কালরাত্রি [ kālarātri ] n a night on which one's death or danger comes; (astrol.) an inauspi cious part of the night.

কালশুদ্ধি [ kālaśuddhi ] n (astrol.) determination of the auspicious parts of the year for doing anything.

কালশোধন [ kālaśōdhana ] n equation of time.

কালসদৃশ [ kālasadṛśa ] a death-like; deadly.

কালসহ [ kālasaha ] a capable of or resisting wear and tear caused by time, durable, last ing, enduring.

কালসিন্ধু [ kālasindhu ] n the ocean of time; eternity.

কালসীমা [ kālasīmā ] n time limit.

কালস্রোত [ kālasrōta ] n the current of time; everflow ing time.

কালা¹ [ kālā¹ ] a deaf; hard of hearing.

কালা² [ kālā² ] a black; defaced, soiled, dirty, in disrepute, stigmatized (কালা মুখ). ☐ n. an appellation of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). ̃কানুন a black act. ̃বাজার the black market. ̃মুখ a. shamefaced; brazen-faced. ☐ n. a shamefaced man; a brazen-face; a shameful face. ̃মুখো a. shamefaced; brazen-faced. ☐ n. a shamefaced man; a brazen-face; a man of soiled reputa tion. fem. কালামুখী ।

কালাকাল [ kālākāla ] n proper and improper time; auspicious and inauspicious time.

কালাগুরু [ kālāguru ] n dark-coloured sandal.

কালাগ্নি, কালানল [ kālāgni, kālānala ] n (myth.) the expected divine conflagration which will annihi late the universe, the fire of universal annihilation.

কালাচাঁদ [ kālācān̐da ] n an appellation of Lord Krishna (কৃষ্ণ).

কালাজ্বর [ kālājbara ] n kala-azar.

কালাতীত [ kālātīta ] a transcending time; perpetual, eternal.

কালাত্যয় [ kālātyaẏa ] n waste or loss or lapse of time.

কালানুগ, কালানুবর্তী, কালানুসারী [ kālānuga, kālānubartī, kālānusārī ] a timely; in keeping with the spirit of time; drifting with the time. কালানুগতা, কালানুবর্তিতা, কালানুসারিতা n. timeliness; opportune ness.

কালান্তক [ kālāntaka ] a causing universal dissolution; bringing about the end of an age; deadly. ☐ n. an appellation of Yama (যম), the god of death.

কালান্তর [ kālāntara ] n another or a different time or age; transition from one age to another.

কালাপানি [ kālāpāni ] n the dark-coloured waters of an ocean or a sea esp. of the Indian Ocean; an ocean, a sea; the Andaman and the Nicobar islands; Port Blair; sentence of transportation from India in the British regime. কালাপানি ঘুরে আসা v. to have served a sentence of trans portation from India. কালাপানি পার হওয়া v. to go across a sea or an ocean.

কালাপাহাড় [ kālāpāhāḍ় ] n (hist.) a Brahmin who after embracing Islam was turned into a no torious iconoclast; (fig.) an awful reli gious renegade, a decrier of current be liefs, a turbulent heretic. কালাপাহাড়ি a. of or like an awful religious renegade or a decrier of current beliefs; hereti cal. ☐ n. iconoclasm; heresy.

কালাশুদ্ধি [ kālāśuddhi ] n (astrol.) the unpropitious part of a year (esp. for religious purposes); an inauspicious time or moment.

কালাশৌচ [ kālāśauca ] n the period of mourning that lasts for a year due to the death of any of one's parents or an equally respected kinsman.

কালি² [ kāli² ] n ink; darkness, gloom (মনের কালি); a dark spot, discoloration (চোখের কালি); ☐ a. stigma, disgrace (কুলের কালি); soot, smut (ঝুলকালি). চোখের কালি black eye, a black in the eye. জুতোর কালি shoe polish. প্রদীপের কালি lamp-black. কালির আঁচড় (fig.) minimum education or learning. পেটে কালির আঁচড়ও না থাকা not to have even the minimum education or learn ing, to be completely illiterate.

কালি³ [ kāli³ ] n summation or addition; mea surement (কাঠাকালি, বিঘাকালি); cubic measure, square measure, area mea sure. কালি করা, কালি কষা v. to find the square measure or cubic measure or area measure of.

কালিক [ kālika ] a pertaining to time; of a time; temporal; temporary; timely.

কালিকা [ kālikā ] n a name of goddess Kali (কালী). ̃পূরাণ. n. the scripture that narrates the feats of Kalika (কালিকা).

কালিদহ [ kālidaha ] n (myth.) the deep river de scribed as the abode of Kaliya (কালিয় or কালীয়) the serpent in the Yamuna.

কালিঝুলি [ kālijhuli ] n soot, smut.

কালিনী¹ [ kālinī¹ ] a (poet. & obs.) woe-stricken.

কালিনী² [ kālinī² ] n poet. & obs. form of কালিন্দী ।

কালিন্দী [ kālindī ] n the river Yamuna (যমুনা).

কালিমা [ kālimā ] n blackness; darkness, gloom (মনের কালিমা); blemish; disrepute, a stigma (চরিত্রের কালিমা). ̃ময় a. dark, darkened with stigma; stigmatized; disgraceful, defamed.

কালিয় [ kāliẏa ] n (myth.) a terrible serpent living in the river Yamuna. ̃দমন n. (myth.) subdual of Kaliya (কালিয়) by Lord Krishna (কৃষ্ণ); Lord Krishna.

কালিয়া¹ [ kāliẏā¹ ] n a rich curry usu. of fish or meat.

কালিয়া² [ kāliẏā² ] n (poet.) Lord Krishna (কৃষ্ণ).

কালী [ kālī ] n an awe-inspiring manifestation of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা); (sarcas.) an extremely dark-skinned girl or woman. ̃তলা n. a place of worshipping God dess Kali (কালী) esp. in congregation. ̃বাড়ি n. the temple of Goddess Kali.

কালীন, কালীয়,¹ [ kālīna, kālīẏa,¹ ] a (used as a sfx.) of a par ticular time.

কালে, কালে কালে [ kālē, kālē kālē ] adv in course of time, with the passage of time. কালে ধরা v. to approach one's death, to be in the jaws of death.

কালেকটর, কালেক্টর [ kālēkaṭara, kālēkṭara ] n the official in charge of the administration and revenue col lection of a district, a collector. কালেকটরি, কালেক্টরি n. collectorate; col lectorship.

কালে ভদ্রে [ kālē bhadrē ] adv rarely; seldom, once in a while, once in a blue moon; occasion ally, now and then.

কালো [ kālō ] n the black colour. ☐ a. black. কালো করা v. to make black, to blacken; to make dark, to darken; to pollute; to defame. কালো হওয়া v. to become black; to blacken; to become dark, to darken; to become polluted or to be defamed. কালো পতাকা n. a black flag (usually shown to somebody, as a mark of pro test or disapproval). ̃বাজার the black market. ̃বাজারি n. a black marketeer.

কালোচিত [ kālōcita ] a befitting the time or age or occasion; mely, opportune; seasonal.

কালোজাম [ kālōjāma ] n a kind of small juicy fruit akin to blackberry; a kind of sweet meat made from curd or posset.

কালোজিরে [ kālōjirē ] n black cummin.

কালোমানিক [ kālōmānika ] n (attributed endearingly or sarcastically to a very dark-skinned person) a black jewel; Lord Krishna.

কালোয়াত [ kālōẏāta ] n a man proficient in Indian classical music. কালোয়াতি n. profi ciency in the Indian classical music; (sarcas.) act of parading one's superior knowledge or skill in classical music. কালোয়াতি করা v. (sarcas.) to parade one's superior knowledge or skill in anything. কালোয়াতি a. pertaining to In dian classical music or musicians.

কাল্পনিক [ kālpanika ] a imaginary; fanciful; fabri cated; fictitious; false.

কাশ¹ [ kāśa¹ ] n (dial.) cough; expectoration of mucus by coughing, expectoration.

কাশ² [ kāśa² ] n a tall species of grass of which mats are made. ̃পুষ্প, ̃ফুল n. white flower of this grass; catkin.

কাশা [ kāśā ] v to cough. কেশে তোলা v. to expec torate by coughing, to expectorate.

কাশি [ kāśi ] n cough; expectoration of mucus by coughing.

কাশী [ kāśī ] n Banaras or Varanasi (a holy place of Hindus). ̃প্রাপ্তি, ̃লাভ n. death at Kashi; attainment of heaven after death. ̃বাস n. living in Kashi or Banaras. ̃বাসী হওয়া v. become a resi dent of Kashi; to go to Kashi to live there permanently. ̃শ, ̃শ্বর n. the lord of Kashi; an appellation of Shiva (শিব), the king of Kashi.

কাশ্মীরি [ kāśmīri ] a of Kashmir. ☐ n. an inhabitant of Kashmir; a shawl made in Kashmir.

কাশ্যপেয় [ kāśyapēẏa ] n a son or descendant of the great sage Kashyapa (কশ্যপ); the sun personified; Garuda (গরুড়).

কাষায় [ kāṣāẏa ] a of the colour of red ochre.

কাষ্ঠ [ kāṣṭha ] n wood; timber. ̃কীট n. termite, white ant. ̃খণ্ড n. a piece of wood or log. ̃পাদুকা n. a (pair of) wooden san dals, a (pair of) clogs. ̃পুত্তলিকা n. a wooden doll or puppet; (fig.) a power less man, a person with no real author ity, a figurehead. ̃ফলক n. a board; a wooden tablet; a plank of wood. ̃বত্ a. (hard and insipid) like wood. ̃মঞ্চ n. a wooden platform. ̃মণ্ড n. wood pulp. ̃ময় a. wooden; woody. ̃মার্জার n. a squirrel. ̃ল a. wooden. ̃হাসি n. an affected smile (esp. for the sake of courtesy), a simper.

কাষ্ঠাসন [ kāṣṭhāsana ] n a wooden seat (such as a chair, a stool, a bench etc.).

কাষ্ঠিকা [ kāṣṭhikā ] n a slender or thin piece of wood.

কাসন [ kāsana ] n a soup made of mustard-powder.

কাসীস [ kāsīsa ] n sulphate of iron, green vitriol.

কাসুন্দি [ kāsundi ] n a pickle (usu. made of dried slices of green mango) preserved in mustard and salt.

কাস্তে [ kāstē ] n a sickle, a scythe.

কাহন [ kāhana ] n a unit or measure of counting (= 128 pieces).

কাহাকে [ kāhākē ] pro (interro.) whom.

কাহার¹ [ kāhāra¹ ] pro (genit.) whose.

কাহার² [ kāhāra² ] n palanquin bearers; one of the backward castes amongst the Hindus; one of this caste. fem. কাহারনি ।

কাহারবা [ kāhārabā ] n an Indian musical measure.

কাহিল [ kāhila ] a thin, lean; weak, feeble; weak ened, enfeebled.

কি [ ki ] con. interro (used as an auxiliary in terrogative word. (তুমি কি যাবে ? = will you go ?); whether (কি বালক কি বৃদ্ধ).

কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় [ kiṅkartabyabimūḍh় ] a at a loss to determine what to do, nonplussed, bewildered, perplexed, confounded, at fault. কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ়তা n. nonplus, bewilder ment, perplexity, confounded state, quandary.

কিংখাপ, কিংখাব [ kiṅkhāpa, kiṅkhāba ] n brocade.

কিংবদন্তি, কিংবদন্তী [ kimbadanti, kimbadantī ] n a traditional or famil iar report or rumour; hearsay.

কিংবা [ kimbā ] conj or; on the other hand; or; al ternatively.

কিংশুক [ kiṃśuka ] n a variety of very beautiful but scentless red flower (cp. guelder-rose).

কিংঙ্কর [ kiṅṅkara ] n a servant; a slave; an attendant, a follower. fem. কিংঙ্করী ।

কিঙ্কিণি, কিঙ্কিণী [ kiṅkiṇi, kiṅkiṇī ] n a girdle or an anklet set with small bells jingling sweetly at ev ery movement.

কিচকিচ¹, কিচমিচ¹ [ kicakica¹, kicamica¹ ] int expressing: presence of abundant grit; a grating noise caused as if by chewing grit.

কিচকিচ², কিচমিচ², কিচিরমিচির [ kicakica², kicamica², kiciramicira ] int. & n the tweeting or chirping noise of birds etc., loud prattling or babble. কিচকিচ করা, কিচমিচ করা, কিচিরমিচির করা v. to tweet; to chirp; to prattle or babble noisily.

কিছু [ kichu ] a a small number or amount of, some. ☐ pro. anything (আমি কিছুর মধ্যে নেই). ☐ adv. of course (সে এখনই কিছু যাচ্ছে না). একটা কিছু pro. anything; a certain thing, something. ☐ a. a cer tain, some. কিছু কিছু a. a small number or amount of, some. ☐ pro. & n. a por tion. □ adv. to some extent. কিছুতে adv. in any way, by any means, anyhow. ☐ pro. (in or by) anything (কিছুতে অভাব মিটবে না); to anything. কিছুতেই না by no means. কিছু না nothing. কিছু না কিছু something or other; at least something. কিছু পরিমাণ n. some amount (of).

কিঞ্চিত্ [ kiñcit ] a small amount of, a little. কিঞ্চিদধিক a. a little more than. কিঞ্চিদপি adv. only a little কিঞ্চিদুষ্ণ a. lukewarm; tepid. কিঞ্চিদূন adv. a little less than. কিঞ্চিন্মাত্র a. & n. only a little; even a little; a little. ☐ adv. to the least de gree; at all.

কিঞ্জল, কিঞ্জলক [ kiñjala, kiñjalaka ] n the stamen or the fila ment of a flower; pollen.

কিটকিট [ kiṭakiṭa ] n see খিটখিট ।

কিট্ট [ kiṭṭa ] n dregs; excrement.

কিণ [ kiṇa ] n a grazing mark; a hardness in an area of the skin caused by (frequent) friction, a corn; a dried-up pimple. কিণান্কিত a. containing a grazing mark or a corn or a dried-up pimple.

কিণ্ব [ kiṇba ] n leaven, ferment; sin.

কিতব [ kitaba ] n a deceiver, a cheat, a chicaner; a swindler, a gambler; a gamester.

কিতা [ kitā ] n a piece (এক কিতা জমি বা কাগজ); a volume (এক কিতা বই); a bundle (এক কিতা নোট); a packet; a lot (এক কিতা মাল); (now rare) manner, custom (মুসলমানি কিতা); fashion, etiquette.

কিনা², কি না [ kinā², ki nā ] adv whether or not, if (সে যাবে কি না ঠিক নেই); a meaningless word, used to emphasize or sweeten one's speech (বুঝলে কিনা).

কিনার [ kināra ] n border, edge (চোখের কিনার); a bank or shore; outskirts (গ্রামের কিনার, শহরের কিনার, বাড়ির কিনার). নদীর কিনার riverside, river-bank. পথের কিনার road side. সমুদ্রের কিনার seaside, sea-shore, coast.

কিনারা [ kinārā ] n border; edge (চোখের কিনারা); a bank or shore; outskirts (গ্রামের কিনারা, শহরের কিনারা, বাড়ির কিনারা); arrange ments; remedy, measure, redress, re moval, reparation (দুঃখের কিনারা, বিপদের কিনারা); solution (সমস্যার কিনারা); trace (হারানো টাকার কিনারা); solution or dis covery or detection by investigation (চুরির কিনারা); decision, settlement (মোকদ্দমার কিনারা). কিনারা করা v. to ar range for; to make arrangements for the provision of; to remedy, to redress, to remove, to repair; to solve; to trace; to solve or discover or detect by inves tigation; to decide; to settle. নদীর কিনারা riverside, river-bank. পথের কিনারা road side. মনের কিনারা depth of one's mind. সমুদ্রের কিনারা seaside, sea shore, coast.

কিন্তু [ kintu ] con. & adv but; notwithstanding; nevertheless; however; still; on the other hand. ☐ a. hesitating, hesitant (কিন্তু ভাব). কিন্তু করা v. to hesitate; to de mur; to cherish doubt; to be shy of. কিন্তু কিন্তু n. hesitation. ☐ a. hesitating, hesi tant. কিন্তু ভাব n. hesitating attitude or state, hesitancy.

কিন্নর [ kinnara ] n (myth.) one of a class of demi gods expert in music and dance. fem. কিন্নরী ।

কিফায়ত [ kiphāẏata ] n a cut in expenditure; reduction of expenditure; cheapness; profit, gain.

কিবা [ kibā ] con or adv. how (কিবা মনোহর). ☐ a. how beautiful; (dero.) how awkward, how ugly (কিবা ভঙ্গি). ☐ n. what else (কিবা তুমি বলবে).

কিমা [ kimā ] n minced meat.

কিমাকার [ kimākāra ] a (lit.) of what shape or form; (used as a correlative of কিম্ভূত) of ugly or hereto unseen shape or form.

কিমিতি, কিমিয়া [ kimiti, kimiẏā ] n chemistry; alchemy.

কিম্পুরুষ [ kimpuruṣa ] n a Kinnar (কিন্নর); (myth.) a province of ancient India or a country in the neighbourhood of India.

কিম্ভূত [ kimbhūta ] a (lit.) of what form or shape, (pop.) queer, strange, odd, grotesque, antic. ̃কিমাকার a. of strange and ugly form or shape, grotesquely shaped or formed, monstrous. ̃কিমাকার প্রাণী বা বস্তু an antic; a monstrosity.

কিম্মত [ kimmata ] n price; worth, value.

কিয়ত্ [ kiẏat ] a a small amount or number of, a little, a few. ̃কাল n. a short while.

কিয়দ্দিন [ kiẏaddina ] n a few days. ☐ adv. for a few days.

কিয়দ্দূর [ kiẏaddūra ] n a short distance. ☐ adv. to a short distance. কিয়দ্দূরে adv. a short dis tance away, not far off.

কিরকিরা, কিরকিরে [ kirakirā, kirakirē ] a full of grains of sand, gritty.

কিরণ [ kiraṇa ] n a ray or beam or gleam (of light). কিরণ দেওয়া v. to emit rays, to send forth rays; to radiate, to shine. ̃চ্ছটা n. the glow of rays. ̃জাল n. the mesh of rays. ̃পাত, ̃বর্ষণ n. shedding of rays, radiation. ̃পাত করা, ̃বর্ষণ করা v. to shed or emit rays, to radiate. কিরণ বিকিরণ n. radiation. কিরণ বিকিরণ করা v. to radiate. ̃ময়, (inc.) কিরণ্ময় a. full of rays, emitting rays, radiant. fem. কিরণময়ী,, (inc.) কিরণ্ময়ী । ̃মালী n. the sun (for it is garlanded with rays). ̃সম্পাত same as কিরণপাত ।

কিরবানি [ kirabāni ] n a mode of Indian classical mu sic.

কিরা [ kirā ] n an oath, a swearing. কিরা দেওয়া v. to enjoin by uttering an oath.

কিরাত [ kirāta ] n one of an uncivilized race of ancient India who lived by hunting; the province of ancient India inhabited by the Kiratas (কিরাত), the land of Kiratas. fem. কিরাতিনী ।

কিরিচ [ kirica ] n a kris, a falchion.

কিরীট [ kirīṭa ] n a crown, a coronet, a diadem. কিরীটী a. wearing a crown or diadem, coroneted; crested. ☐ n. an appellation of Arjuna (অর্জুন) of the Mahabharata. fem. a. কিরীটিনী ।

কিরূপ, কীরূপ [ kirūpa, kīrūpa ] a of what sort. কিরূপে, কীরূপে adv. in what manner or way, by what means, how.

কি রে [ ki rē ] int used in addressing or question ing a person (কি রে কী খবর ? কি রে খাবি নাকি ?).

কিল [ kila ] n a fist; a blow with the fist esp. with the side of the fist, কিল খেয়ে কিল চুরি করা to take a beating or insult si lently and without retaliation, to en dure humiliation or affront without protest, to pocket an insult. কিল মারা v. to strike with the fist, to fist. কিলাকিলি n. fighting with fists; fisticuffs, blows and counterblows. কিলানো same as কিল মারা । কিলিয়ে কাঁঠাল পাকানো to make a futile attempt at correcting or subduing a person by overmuch beating or chastisement; to spoil a person or hinder his natural development by excessive interference; to try to do the impossible by injudicious or rash means. কিল মারার গোঁসাই an over-asser tive person or master who has no competence to maintain his depen dents.

কিলকিল, কিলবিল [ kilakila, kilabila ] int expressing: move ment in a swarm (of fish esp. small ones, worms etc.) কিলকিল করা, কিলবিল করা v. to move in a swarm, to swarm; swimming to and fro (of fish) in shoals.

কিলো [ kilō ] n a unit of weight, kilogram.

কিশতি, কিস্তি [ kiśati, kisti ] n a boat, a barge; (in chess) a check; an instalment (for payment etc.); a time, an occasion. কিস্তি দেওয়া v. (in chess) to check. ̃বন্দি n. arrange ment of payment by instalments. ̃মাত n. (in chess) a complete check, (inc.) checkmate.

কিশমিশ [ kiśamiśa ] n raisin, currant.

কিশলয় [ kiśalaẏa ] n a green and tender leaf of a tree; a young shoot with such leaves.

কিশোর [ kiśōra ] a adolescent; teenaged. ☐ n. an adolescent boy, an adolescent; a teen ager; a lad. fem. কিশোরী । ̃বয়স্ক a. ado lescent; teenaged.

কিষ্কিন্ধ্যা, কিষ্কিন্ধা [ kiṣkindhyā, kiṣkindhā ] n the land of the mon keys as described in the Ramayana.

কিসম [ kisama ] n variety, kind, type.

কিসমত [ kisamata ] n luck, lot; destiny.

কিসে, কীসে [ kisē, kīsē ] pro (in Eng. adv.) from what; what for, why; by what or which; in which way or manner, how; by what or which means; in what or which. কীসে আর কীসে what a compari son to draw or make; comparing things opposed in character.

কিসের, কীসের [ kisēra, kīsēra ] pro (genit.) of or for what or which; in what respect (implying; in no respect or at all) (কীসের গরিব সে ?); causeless, useless, pointless (কীসের দুঃখ, কীসের দৈন্য)

কী [ kī ] pro (interrogative) what, which (কী খাবে ?); nothing (ও আবার কী বলবে ?); a thing or an amount (জীবনে কত কী ঘটবে, কত কী দেখলাম). কী করে ? adv. how, in what way. কীজন্য ? adv. why, what for. কী প্রকারে, কীভাবে same as কী করে । exclam. how (কী সুন্দর ! how beautiful!)

কীচক [ kīcaka ] n a variety of hollow bamboo which whistles with the wind; the name of the giantlike brother-in-law and commander-in-chief of Virata (বিরাট) who was killed by Bhima (ভীম) and turned into a rounded heap as de scribed in the Mahabharata. কীচক বধ n. killing of or like Keechaka (কীচক), beating to a mummy.

কীট [ kīṭa ] n a worm; an insect. ̃ঘ্ন a. insecti cidal. ̃ঘ্ন পদার্থ an insecticide. ̃জ a. born of worms; spun by worms. ̃তত্ত্ব, ̃বিদ্যা n. entomology. ̃তাত্ত্বিক, ̃বিদ n. an entomologist. ̃দষ্ট a. worm-eaten; moth-eaten. ̃ভুক a. insectivorous, en tomophagous. ̃ভুক প্রাণী an insecti vore. ̃পতঙ্গ n. pl. worms and insects. কীটাণু n. a microscopic worm or insect, a microbe. কীটাণুকীট n. a worm or insect even smaller than a microbe; (fig.) a very insignificant person.

কীদৃক্, কীদৃশ [ kīdṛk, kīdṛśa ] a like or resembling what; of what sort or variety. fem. কীদৃশী ।

কীর্ণ [ kīrṇa ] a scattered or strewn here and there; pervaded; extended or spread over.

কীর্তক [ kīrtaka ] n a narrator; a celebrator, a cele brant; a singer of the names of God; a singer of songs about Radha (রাধা) and Krishna (কৃষ্ণ).

কীর্তন [ kīrtana ] n narration (যশঃকীর্তন); glorifica tion; celebration, extolment; act of singing in praise; a song in praise; act of singing the names of God; any of the songs about Radha (রাধা) and Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) or act of singing these songs. কীর্তন করা, কীর্তন গাওয়া v. to sing songs about Radha (রাধা) and Krishna (কৃষ্ণ); to narrate; to glorify; to cel ebrate, to extol; to sing in praise; to sing the names of God. কীর্তনাঙ্গ n. any of the modes of singing songs about Radha (রাধা) and Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). কীর্তনীয় a. worthy of being narrated or cel ebrated; praiseworthy. কীর্তনীয়া,, (coll.) কীর্তনে n. a singer of songs about Radha (রাধা) and Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). ☐ a. singing those songs.

কীর্তি [ kīrti ] n fame, renown, celebrity; a glori ous performance or achievement or deed or feat. ̃কলাপ n. pl. glorious deeds or achievements; exploits; ac tivities. ̃ধ্বজা n. the standard of fame. ̃বাস, ̃মান a. famous, renowned, cel ebrated, glorified. ̃স্তম্ভ n. a monu ment.

কীর্তিত [ kīrtita ] a narrated; celebrated, extolled; glorified; sung.

কীর্যমাণ [ kīryamāṇa ] a (that which is) being thrown or hurled.

কীল, কীলক [ kīla, kīlaka ] n a bolt; a peg; a stake; a wedge; a nail; a probe. কীলকাকার a. wedge-shaped, cuneal, cuneate; (of al phabetical letters) cuneiform, cuneatic. কীলকলিপি n. cuneiform writing.

কু [ ku ] n a sin; a guilt; a fault; an evil; the earth; exposition of the scriptures ('কু কথায় পঞ্চমুখ'). ☐ a. (chiefly used as a pfx.) bad, evil, indecent (কুকথা); ill omened; wicked (কুমন্ত্রণা); unattainable (কু-আশা); southern (কুমেরু).

কুইনিন, কুইনাইন [ kuinina, kuināina ] n quinine.

কুংফু [ kumphu ] n a chinese style of karate, kung fu.

কুঁইকুঁই [ kum̐ikum̐i ] int expressing; the suppressed groaning sound of distress caused by hunger, cold, pain etc. কুঁইকুঁই করা v. to utter this sound, to groan.

কুঁকড়ানো [ kun̐kaḍ়ānō ] v to shrink or cause to shrink; to shrivel or cause to shrivel; to recoil or cause to recoil. a. shrunk; shriv elled; recoiled.

কুঁকড়ি-সুকড়ি [ kun̐kaḍ়i-sukaḍ়i ] a shrunk or contracted into a circular shape (chiefly due to cold). কুঁকড়ি-সুকড়ি হওয়া v. to shrink or con tract as though into a lump or into a circular shape.

কুঁচ [ kun̐ca ] n a very small and red-coloured stony fruit with a black patch on the top, Abrus precalorius; this is used as a measure of weight esp. by jewellers.

কুঁচকানো [ kun̐cakānō ] v to contract, to shrink; to shrivel. ☐ a contracted; shrunk; shrivelled. ভুরু কুঁচকানো v. to contract one's eyebrows; to knit one's brows; to frown.

কুঁচকি [ kun̐caki ] n the groin.

কুঁচানো [ kun̐cānō ] v to crimp; to rumple. ☐ a. crimp; rumpled.

কুঁচি [ kun̐ci ] n a small broom or besom; a brush; a bristle.

কুঁচে [ kun̐cē ] n a variety of fish akin to the eel.

কুঁজ [ kun̐ja ] n a hunch, a hump. কুঁজো a. hunch backed, humpbacked. ☐ n. a hunch back, a humpback. fem. কুঁজি ।

কুঁড়া [ kun̐ḍ়ā ] n the powdery crust of rice beneath the husk, bran, rice-dust.

কুঁড়াজালি [ kun̐ḍ়ājāli ] n a small fishing-net; a small pouch made of cloth for holding a Vaishnava's rosary.

কুঁড়ি¹ [ kun̐ḍ়i¹ ] n correlative of হাঁড়ি indicating plu rality and variety (হাঁড়িকুঁড়ি).

কুঁড়ি² [ kun̐ḍ়i² ] n a bud.

কুঁড়ে¹ [ kun̐ḍ়ē¹ ] n a (usu. small) thatched hut; a poorly made hut, a hovel, a shanty.

কুঁড়ে² [ kun̐ḍ়ē² ] a idle, lazy, slothful. ̃মি n. idle ness, laziness, sloth.

কুঁতা, কুঁথা [ kun̐tā, kun̐thā ] v to strain oneself for evacuat ing one's bowels; to strain oneself to collect one's strength; to groan. ☐ n. act of straining for evacuating one's bowels, tenesmus; act of straining one self to collect one's strength; act of groaning. কুঁতানো, কুঁথানো v. to strain or cause to strain for evacuating one's bowels; to strain or cause to strain one self to collect one's strength; to groan or cause to groan.

কুঁদ [ kun̐da ] n a (turner's) lathe; a variety of multi-petalled jasmine.

কুঁদন, কোঁদন [ kun̐dana, kōn̐dana ] n act of turning (a thing) on a lathe; act of carving; act of rushing forward to attack or beat; act of skip ping or frisking; act of bragging.

কুঁদ¹ [ kun̐da¹ ] v to turn (a thing) on a lathe, to shape by turning on a lathe; to carve; to rush forward to attack or beat; to skip, to frisk; to brag.

কুঁদ² [ kun̐da² ] n a stock or butt (of a gun); a stump or trunk (of a tree); a log (of wood); a lump (of sugar etc.).

কুঁদুলি [ kun̐duli ] a. fem quarrelsome; spiteful. ☐ n. fem. a quarrelsome or spiteful woman or girl. masc. কুঁদুলে ।

কুকথা [ kukathā ] n foul or abusive words, indecent or filthy language, obscene talk, rib aldry; (rare) philosophical truths or discussion about the earth; (rare) ex position or explanation of scriptures esp. of the esoteric text of the scrip tures.

কুকরি [ kukari ] n a short dagger, a stiletto.

কুকর্ম, কুকার্য [ kukarma, kukārya ] n a wicked act; a sinful act; a blameable act; a mischief. ̃কারী, কুর্কমা a. given to doing wicked or sin ful or blameable act; given to mis chief-making. ☐ n. a performer of a wicked or blameable act; a sinner; a mischief-maker, an evil-doer. কুকর্মান্বিত, কুকর্মাসক্ত a. given to doing wicked or sinful or blameable act. কুকর্মী a. same as কুকর্মকারী । ☐ n. a performer of a wicked or blameable act; a sinner; a mischief-maker; a bungler; a botcher.

কুকীর্তি [ kukīrti ] n misdeed; immoral act; a wicked act; a mischief.

কুকুর [ kukura ] n 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.

কুক্কুট [ kukkuṭa ] n the cock. fem. কুক্কুটী the hen. ̃ধ্বনি n. a cock's crow.

কুক্রিয় [ kukriẏa ] a given to evil deeds or bad prac tices; wrong-doing; depraved. কুক্রিয়া n. an evil deed; a bad practice; depravity. কুক্রিয়ান্বিত, কুক্রিয়াসক্ত a. given to evil ways.

কুক্ষণ [ kukṣaṇa ] n an inauspicious point of time, an evil hour, a bad or unfortunate mo ment.

কুক্ষি [ kukṣi ] n the pit of the belly or abdomen; the womb; a cave; the interior. ̃গত a. entered into the belly; lying in the belly or the womb or a cave; lying inside, in terior; (fig.) completely seized or ap propriated, under absolute control.

কুখাদ্য [ kukhādya ] n uneatable or forbidden food; food that is not fit for human consump tion.

কুখ্যাত [ kukhyāta ] a notorious; infamous. কুখ্যাতি n. notoriety; infamy.

কুগঠন [ kugaṭhana ] n a misshaped or uncouth figure. ☐ a. misshaped; uncouth; shabby.

কু গাওয়া [ ku gāōẏā ] n foreboding, presaging an omen or a portent. ☐ v. to forebode an evil omen or a portent.

কুগ্রহ [ kugraha ] n (astrol.) an unfavourable star, an evil star; (fig.) an object of trouble, a pest, a plague.

কুঙ্কুম [ kuṅkuma ] n saffron; the safflower.

কুচ¹ [ kuca¹ ] n either of the mammary glands in a woman, (either of) a woman's breasts.

কুচ² [ kuca² ] n military march. ̃কাওয়াজ n. mili tary parade.

কুচকুচ¹ [ kucakuca¹ ] int expressing; glaze or bright ness 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.

কুচকুচ² [ kucakuca² ] a milder sound than কচকচ ।

কুচক্র [ kucakra ] n conspiracy, a plot; a ring of con spirators or bad men. কুচক্রী a. conspir ing, plotting. ☐ n. a conspirator, a plot ter, an intriguer, a schemer.

কুচনি [ kucani ] n. fem of কোচ; a prostitute, a har lot.

কুচন্দন [ kucandana ] n red sandal.

কুচফল [ kucaphala ] n the pomegranate.

কুচমুখ [ kucamukha ] n same as কুচাগ্র ।

কুচরিত্র [ kucaritra ] n bad or vile character or con duct; immorality. ☐ a. possessing bad or vile character or conduct, wicked; immoral. fem. কুচরিত্রা ।

কুচর্যা [ kucaryā ] n abominable behaviour; an evil practice; an evil custom.

কুচা [ kucā ] n a small piece or fragment, a chip, a slice, a slip. coll. কুচো ।

কুচাগ্র [ kucāgra ] n a nipple, a pap, a teat.

কুচানো [ kucānō ] v to cut into minute pieces, to chop fine. ☐ a. cut into minute pieces, chopped fine, minced.

কুচাল [ kucāla ] n bad conduct or manners; an as tute or shrewd or wicked move.

কুচি² [ kuci² ] n a very small piece or fragment, a chip.

কুচিকিত্সক [ kucikitsaka ] n an unskilled or inexperi enced physician, a bad physician; a medical quack, a quacksalver.

কুচিকিত্সা [ kucikitsā ] n bad or faulty medical treat ment; medical quackery.

কুচিন্তা [ kucintā ] n worry; an evil thought or design.

কুচিলা [ kucilā ] n nux vomica.

কুচেষ্টা [ kucēṣṭā ] n a bad or futile attempt; an evil attempt or design.

কুচোকাচা [ kucōkācā ] n. pl odds and ends; kiddies.

কুচোচিংড়ি [ kucōciṇḍ়i ] n a shrimp.

কুজ [ kuja ] n (astro.) the Mars.

কুজন [ kujana ] n a bad man, a wicked fellow.

কুজ্ঝটি, কুজ্ঝটিকা, কুজ্ঝটী [ kujjhaṭi, kujjhaṭikā, kujjhaṭī ] n fog, mist. কুজ্ঝটিকাময় a. overcast with fog or mist, foggy, misty. কুজ্ঝটিকাচ্ছন্ন a. en veloped in fog or mist, foggy, misty.

কুজ্ঞান [ kujñāna ] n harmful thought or design; craftiness; evil intention.

কুঞ্চন [ kuñcana ] n curling; shrinking; wrinkling, shrivelling, wizening; contraction; curving, curvature; a curl; shrinkage; a wrinkling; a curve.

কুঞ্চি [ kuñci ] n a measure of grains (= 8 hand fuls).

কুঞ্চিকা [ kuñcikā ] n a very red-coloured stony fruit with a black patch on the top; a thin twig of bamboo; a slip of bamboo; a key; an index, a table or list of con tents; a variety of fish akin to the eel.

কুঞ্চিত [ kuñcita ] a curled, curling (কুঞ্চিত কেশ); shrunk; wrinkled, shrivelled, wizen; contracted; curved. কুঞ্চিত করা, কুঞ্চিত হওয়া v. to curl; to shrink; to wrinkle, to shrivel, to wizen; to contract; to curve.

কুঞ্জ¹ [ kuñja¹ ] n an arbour, a grove, a bower; (loos.) a garden thick with trees and plants; a boscage (also কুঞ্জকানন, কুঞ্জবন); a garden house where a Vaishnava resides and worships (also কুঞ্জবাটিকা, কুঞ্জবাটী).

কুঞ্জ² [ kuñja² ] n decorative embroidery in the borders of a sari (শাড়ি), shawl etc. ̃দার a. embroidered.

কুঞ্জর [ kuñjara ] n the elephant; (as a sfx.) the best one (নরকুঞ্জর = the best of men,). fem. কুঞ্জরা, কুঞ্জরী ।

কুঞ্জি [ kuñji ] n a key.

কুট¹ [ kuṭa¹ ] int expressing the imaginary sound of a small bite as by an ant.

কুট2 [ kuṭa2 ] n a fort, a fortress; a hill; a tree.

কুটকুট [ kuṭakuṭa ] int expressing repeated inflamma tory itching sensation. কুটকুট করা v. to feel or cause to feel repeated itching sensation. কুটকুটানি, কুটকুটুনি n. repeated inflammatory itching sensation, tin gling sensation. কুটকুটে a. causing or full of repeated inflammatory itching or tingling sensation.

কুটজ [ kuṭaja ] n a medicinal flower-plant usu. grown on hillsides.

কুটনা [ kuṭanā ] n vegetable chopped or to be chopped into pieces for cooking. কুটনা কোটা v. to cut or chop vegetables into pieces for cooking, to dress vegetables.

কুটনী [ kuṭanī ] n. fem a female pander; a procuress, a pimp, a bawd. ̃গিরি n. the profession of the female pander or procuress, bawdry.

কুট্মল [ kuṭmala ] n a bud.

কুটি [ kuṭi ] n straw chopped fine; a bit of this straw, a small chip of straw. ̃কুটি a. cut into very small bits; minced; torn into shreds; beside oneself (হেসে কুটিকুটি হওয়া). কুটিকুটি করা v. to cut into very small bits; to mince; to tear into shreds. হেসে কুটিকুটি (কুটিপাটি) হওয়া v. to be beside oneself with laughter, to be convulsed with laughter; to split one's sides (with laughter).

কুটির [ kuṭira ] n a hut, a cottage; (usu. in polite ness) a humble abode. ̃বাসী n. a cot tager. fem. ̃বাসিনী । ̃শিল্প n. cottage in dustry.

কুটিল [ kuṭila ] a bent, curved; tortuous, zigzag; crooked; insincere, hypocritical, de ceitful, dissimulating (কুটিলচরিত্র, কুটিলচিত্ত, কুটিলস্বভাব); complicated (কুটিল প্রশ্ন). fem. কুটিলা । ̃গামী a. going tortuously or in a zigzag manner; fol lowing a crooked path. ̃তা n. the bent state, curvedness, tortuosity, tortuous ness; crookedness; angularity (চরিত্রের কুটিলতা); insincerity, hypocrisy, de ceitfulness, dissimulation. ̃রেখা n. a curved line, a curve. কুটিলান্তঃকরণ a. crooked at heart, having a crooked heart.

কুটো [ kuṭō ] n (a piece of) straw, a bit of straw.

কুট্টন [ kuṭṭana ] n act of cutting or chopping esp. into pieces; act of digging; act of pounding or squeezing; act of censur ing or blaming or abusing.

কুট্টনী [ kuṭṭanī ] n a female pander; a procuress, a bawd, a pimp.

কুট্টিত [ kuṭṭita ] a cut or chopped esp. into pieces; pounded; squeezed; censured; blamed; abused.

কুট্টিম [ kuṭṭima ] n a terrace; a paved or cemented floor (গৃহকুট্টিম); a mine of precious stones.

কুট [ kuṭa ] n leprosy. কুঠে (coll.) a. (of a per son) suffering from leprosy. ☐ n. a leper.

কুঠরি [ kuṭhari ] n a small room, a chamber, a com partment, a cabin, a cubicle.

কুঠার [ kuṭhāra ] n an axe, a hatchet. কুঠারিকা n. a small axe.

কুঠি [ kuṭhi ] n 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.

কুঠিয়া [ kuṭhiẏā ] a leprous. ☐ n. a leper.

কুড় [ kuḍ় ] n a medicinal plant; a measure of land (= .33 acre or .13 hectare approx.) a heap (পাঁশকুড়); a slit, a hole; a place for depositing, a depository (আঁস্তাকুড়).

কুড়কুড় [ kuḍ়kuḍ় ] int expressing the sound of chewing crisp things. কুড়কুড় করা v. to give out or make this sound.

কুড়চি [ kuḍ়ci ] n a medicinal flower-plant usu. grown on hillsides.

কুড়বা [ kuḍ়bā ] n an obsolete measure of land (=.33 acre or .13 hectare approx.).

কুড়ানি [ kuḍ়āni ] n. fem one who draws together and picks up what is lying scattered (পাতাকুড়ানি).

কুড়ানো [ kuḍ়ānō ] v to draw together (what is lying scattered), to gather, to collect; to glean; to pick up; to sweep (ঘর কুড়ানো). ☐ a. drawn together, gathered, col lected; gleaned; picked up; swept. কুড়ানো শিশু, কুড়িয়ে পাওয়া শিশু a found ling.

কুড়াল, কুড়ালি [ kuḍ়āla, kuḍ়āli ] n an axe.

কুড়ি [ kuḍ়i ] n. & a twenty.

কুণ্ঠ [ kuṇṭha ] n (chiefly used as a sfx.) disinclined to, unwilling, reluctant, afraid of, shy, recoiling (কর্মকুণ্ঠ, শ্রমকুণ্ঠ, ব্যয়কুণ্ঠ); hesi tating; different; feeling delicacy. কুণ্ঠা n. hesitation, hesitancy; diffidence; feeling of delicacy; shyness; fear; re coil. কুণ্ঠাবোধ করা v. to feel delicacy; to feel shy; to hesitate. কুণ্ঠিত a. stricken with hesitation or diffidence; hesitat ing; feeling delicacy; feeling shy; shy; abashed; disinclined to, unwilling; re luctant, afraid of; recoiling from. fem. কুণ্ঠিতা । কুণ্ঠিত হওয়া v. to be stricken with hesitation or diffidence; to hesi tate; to feel delicacy; to feel shy; to be abashed; to be disinclined to, to be un willing or reluctant, to be afraid of; to recoil from.

কুণ্ড [ kuṇḍa ] n a hole, a cavity (নাভিকুণ্ড, হোমকুণ্ড); a tank or lake or basin etc. (সীতাকুণ্ড); a round and shallow recep tacle (তাম্রকুণ্ড).

কুণ্ডল [ kuṇḍala ] n an ornament for the ear, an ear ring; 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 fe male vital force latent in a creature ac cording to scriptures; the female snake. কুণ্ডলী a. wearing an earring. ☐ n. any annular object. কুণ্ডলী পাকানো v. to twist into a coil.

কুত [ kuta ] n toll. ̃ঘর n. a toll-house on a wa terway. ̃ঘাট, ̃ঘাটা n. a toll station on a waterway.

কুতন্ত্র [ kutantra ] n bad advice or counsel; bad policy or measure.

কুতর্ক [ kutarka ] n sophistry; unreasonable or use less argument, false but clever argu ment (intended mainly to outwit), quibbling.

কুত্সা [ kutsā ] n calumny, slander; scandal. কুত্সা করা v. to calumniate, to slander; to scandalize. ̃কারী n. a calumniator, a slanderer; a scandal-monger. ̃জনক a. calumniatory, calumnious, slanderous; scandalous.

কুত্সিত [ kutsita ] a ugly; ill-shaped; abominable, hateful; nasty (কুত্সিত ব্যবহার); inde cent; obscene; filthy, gross.

কুতূহল [ kutūhala ] n inquisitiveness, curiosity; de light, pleasure; sport. কুতূহলী a. inquisi tive, curious; delighted; sportive. কুতূহলে adv. (poet.) delightedly; sport ively; owing to delight.

কুত্রাপি [ kutrāpi ] adv anywhere.

কুদরত [ kudarata ] n glory (আল্লার কুদরত); a credit able performance, a feat; bravado; power, strength, skill. কুদরতি a. glori ous; creditable; powerful, skilful.

কুদর্শন [ kudarśana ] a ugly-looking, revolting to the sight; ugly; ill-shaped.

কুদিন [ kudina ] n hard times; an inauspicious day. Same as দুর্দিন ।

কুদৃশ্য [ kudṛśya ] n an ugly or indecent or hateful or abominable sight, a repulsive spec tacle.

কুদৃষ্টি [ kudṛṣṭi ] n an evil eye, a sinister look; (esp. in astrol.) an evil or unfavourable as pect or influence. কুদৃষ্টি দেওয়া v. to cast an evil eye (on); to influence unfavourably.

কুদেতা [ kudētā ] n coup d'etat, a sudden stroke of state policy; a sudden political or mili tary uprise.

কুধারা [ kudhārā ] n a bad custom, an unwholesome tradition.

কুনকি [ kunaki ] n a female elephant tamed and trained by elephant-catchers to allure wild elephants into the trap.

কুনখ [ kunakha ] n morbidity of the nails of hands and feet, felon; whitlow. কুনখী a. hav ing morbid nails, suffering from felon or whitlow.

কুনাম [ kunāma ] n a bad name; ill fame, notoriety, ill repute.

কুনি [ kuni ] n a morbid inward turning of the end of a nail causing pain, a painful ingrowing nail; inflammation of the end of a nail.

কুনিকা [ kunikā ] n a unit of dry measure of rice, pigeon-pulses etc.; a vessel for mea suring this amount.

কুনীতি [ kunīti ] n bad or perverted morals; evil conduct; corruption; a bad or unwise policy. ̃পরায়ণ a. having bad or per verted morals; having an evil conduct; corrupted; adopting bad or unwise policies.

কুনো [ kunō ] a pertaining to a corner; home keeping, domestic; shy of company, unsociable; shy, bashful. কুনো ব্যাং a species of frog which seldom comes out of its hole; (fig.) a home-keeping or domestic person. ̃মি n. habit of home-keeping; unsociableness; shy ness.

কুন্তল [ kuntala ] n hair (of human head); tresses.

কুন্হন [ kunhana ] n act of straining to evacuate one's bowels; act of groaning (esp. when one strains to apply all one's strength). see কোঁথ ।

কুন্দ [ kunda ] n a variety of multi-petalled jas mine; a (turner's) lathe. ̃কার n. a turner. ̃শুভ্র a. as white as a jasmine.

কুপথ [ kupatha ] n a bad or wrong or evil way. ̃গামী a. gone astray; off the fairway. কুপথে যাওয়া v. to go astray.

কুপথ্য [ kupathya ] n harmful diet (esp. for a patient). কুপথ্য করা v. to take harmful or un wholesome diet or food.

কুপন্হা [ kupanhā ] n a bad or wrong or evil means or policy or way.

কুপরামর্শ [ kuparāmarśa ] n unwholesome advice; bad or evil counsel.

কুপা, কুপো [ kupā, kupō ] n a narrow-necked earthen or leather vessel; (sarcas.) a potbellied person. কুপোকাত a. utterly defeated, vanquished; knocked down.

কুপাত্র [ kupātra ] n an undeserving or undesirable or bad man; a man who cannot make a good husband, an unworthy husband or bridegroom. fem. কুপাত্রী ।

কুপি [ kupi ] n a small oil-lamp; a small oil bottle.

কুপিত [ kupita ] a enraged, angered; angry; pro voked; (med.) increased, developed, aggravated. কুপিত বায়ু (med.) flatu lence, flatulency.

কুপিতা¹ [ kupitā¹ ] fem of কুপিত ।

কুপিতা² [ kupitā² ] n a bad father, an unworthy fa ther.

কুপুত্র [ kuputra ] n a bad or wicked or disobedient son, an unworthy son.

কুপুরুষ [ kupuruṣa ] n an unmanly man; a cowardly man, a coward; an ugly-looking man; a man of bad character. ☐ a. masc. be reft of manly qualities, unmanly; cowardly; ugly-looking; bad-charactered, immoral.

কুপোষ্য [ kupōṣya ] a one who has to be maintained though reluctantly. ☐ n. an undesirable dependant.

কুপ্য [ kupya ] n any of the base metals.

কুপ্রবৃত্তি [ kuprabṛtti ] n evil propensity, wicked incli nation; evil or unwholesome mentality.

কুফল [ kuphala ] n a bad result or consequence or effect; harmful effect.

কুবক্তা [ kubaktā ] n a bad speaker.

কুবলয় [ kubalaẏa ] n the blue lotus.

কুবাক্য [ kubākya ] n rude or harsh words, abusive language.

কুবিচার [ kubicāra ] n a wrong decision; an unfair or wrong judgment or verdict; miscar riage or perversion of justice.

কুবিন্দু [ kubindu ] n (geog. & astr.) the nadir.

কুবুদ্ধি [ kubuddhi ] n an evil or harmful design or in clination or counsel. ☐ a. having evil or harmful design or inclination. কুবুদ্ধি দেওয়া v. to give evil or harmful counsel.

কুবের [ kubēra ] n the Hindu god of wealth (cp. Pluto, Mammon). ̃পুরী n. the abode or city of Kuvera (কুবের) which is full of wealth and pomp and grandeur. ̃সদৃশ, ̃তুল্য a. as rich as Kuvera (কুবের); ex tremely wealthy, very rich.

কুবৈদ্য [ kubaidya ] n a bad or inept physician; a quack.

কুব্জ [ kubja ] a humpbacked, hunchbacked. fem. কুব্জা, কুব্জী । কুব্জ লোক a hunchback.

কুভোজন [ kubhōjana ] n act of eating bad or harmful food; bad or harmful food.

কুমকুম [ kumakuma ] n a ball filled with red powder and scented water for sprinkling; a red paste made from saffron juice used by women as a cosmetic.

কুমতলব [ kumatalaba ] n an evil plan; an evil or mis chievous plan or design.

কুমতি [ kumati ] n a wicked or harmful inclination or thought or design; evil design; evil counsel. ☐ a. having such inclination or thought or design.

কুমন্ত্রণা [ kumantraṇā ] n bad or evil counsel.

কুমন্ত্রী [ kumantrī ] n one who gives bad or wicked counsel, a bad or wicked counsel, a bad or wicked counsellor or minister; a wicked-natured counsellor or minister.

কুমাতা [ kumātā ] n a bad or unworthy mother; a mother lacking in affection.

কুমার² [ kumāra² ] n a young boy; a son; a prince; a crown price; a prince-royal; Kartikeya (কার্তিকেয়) the commander-in-chief of the heavenly hosts; an unmarried or celibate man, a bachelor. ̃ব্রত n. the vow of celibacy.

কুমারিকা [ kumārikā ] n the Cape Comorin; (rare) a twelve years old girl; (rare) an unmar ried girl or woman, a maid, a virgin, a spinster.

কুমারী [ kumārī ] n an unmarried girl or woman, a maid, a maiden; a virgin, a spinster; a feme sole, a daughter; a princess. কুমারীত্ব n. virginity; maidenhood. কুমারী নাম n. a patronym.

কুমির [ kumira ] n the crocodile; the alligator. কুমির কুমির খেলা push in the corner. জলে কুমির ডাঙায় বাঘ (fig.) between Scylla and Charybdis, between two great dangers.

কুমিরেপোকা [ kumirēpōkā ] n the weevil.

কুমুদ [ kumuda ] n the red or the white lotus; stalk of a lotus. ̃নাথ n. the lord of lotuses; the moon. ̃বতী, কুমুদ্বতী n. a cluster or collection of red or white lotuses; red or white lotuses. ☐ a. full of red or white lotuses. কুমুদিনী n. a cluster of red or white lotuses; a pond full of red and white lotuses. কুমুদিনীকান্ত, কুমুদিনীনাথ n. the beloved or lord of lotuses; the moon. কুমুদী n. a stalk of a lotus. কুমুদ্বান a. (of a place) abounding in red or white lotuses.

কুমেরু [ kumēru ] n the South Pole, the Antarctic. ̃জ্যোতি, ̃প্রভা n. Aurora Australis. ̃বৃত্ত n. (geog.) the Antarctic Circle.

কুমোর [ kumōra ] n a potter, a claymodeller. ̃শালা n. a potter's workshop. কুমোরের চাক the potter's wheel. কুমোরের মাটি potter's clay.

কুম্ভ [ kumbha ] n a pitcher; a roundish pot; the frontal globe at the side of an elephant's head; (astrol.) the Aquarius.

কুম্ভক [ kumbhaka ] n a physio-religious practice of controlling or suspending one's breath.

কুম্ভকর্ণ [ kumbhakarṇa ] n the monstrous second brother of Ravana (রাবণ) as described in the Ramayana (he used to keep awake only for a day after sleeping for six months at a stretch); (hence—fig.) a man who sleeps overmuch.

কুম্ভকার [ kumbhakāra ] n a potter; a person who makes clay pots by hand.

কুম্ভমেলা [ kumbhamēlā ] n a duodecennial religious gath ering of ascetics at one of the 4 holy places—Haridwar, Ujjaini, Nasik, Allahabad (Prayag).

কুম্ভরাশি [ kumbharāśi ] n (astrol.) the Aquarius.

কুম্ভশালা, কুম্ভশাল [ kumbhaśālā, kumbhaśāla ] n a potter's or claymodeller's workshop; a pottery.

কুম্ভিল, কুম্ভিলক [ kumbhila, kumbhilaka ] n a thief; a plagiarist.

কুম্ভীপাক [ kumbhīpāka ] n a terrible cell of the hell.

কুম্ভীর [ kumbhīra ] n (for.) the crocodile; the alliga tor. কুম্ভীরাশ্রু n. crocodile tears, insincere sorrow or sympathy.

কুযশ [ kuyaśa ] n ill-repute, disrepute; notoriety.

কুযুক্তি [ kuyukti ] n evil or harmful counsel, bad ad vice, useless or fallacious reasoning; unsubstantial and ill-motived argu ment, a false but clever argument with intention to deceive or outwit.

কুয়াশা, কুয়াসা [ kuẏāśā, kuẏāsā ] n fog, mist.

কুয়ো [ kuẏō ] n a draw-well, a well. কুয়োর ব্যাং a frog that lives in a well and seldom comes out of it; (fig.) a narrow-minded person with limited knowledge; (fig.) a person of limited vision; (fig.) a home keeping person.

কুরঙ্গ, কুরঙ্গক, কুরঙ্গম [ kuraṅga, kuraṅgaka, kuraṅgama ] n the male deer, the stag, the buck. fem. কুরঙ্গী, (inc.) কুরঙ্গিনী the female deer, the hind, the doe. কুরঙ্গীনয়না a. fem. having fine eyes like a deer's.

কুরুচিনামা [ kurucināmā ] n a genealogical table.

কুরণ্ড [ kuraṇḍa ] n hydrocele.

কুরব [ kuraba ] n an ugly or harsh voice or sound; a disgraceful report, a scandal; obscene language or words. ☐ a. having an ugly or harsh voice or sound.

কুরর [ kurara ] n the osprey. fem. কুররী the female osprey.

কুরল [ kurala ] n a larger variety of the osprey; the eagle, a lock of hair.

কুরসি [ kurasi ] n a chair.

কুরা, কুরানো, কোরা, কোরানো [ kurā, kurānō, kōrā, kōrānō ] v to scrape (as the pulp of a coconut); to gnaw; to eat into (কুরে কুরে খাওয়া).

কুরানি, কোরানি [ kurāni, kōrāni ] n a notched tool for grat ing or scraping coconut, a coconut scraper.

কুরীতি [ kurīti ] n a bad or harmful custom or us age or practice or deportment.

কুরু [ kuru ] n a mythological king of India; his descendants or line; a mythological kingdom (কুরুবর্ষ, কুরুদেশ).

কুরুক্ষেত্র [ kurukṣētra ] n a place near New Delhi where the Kauravas (কৌরব) and the Pandavas (পাণ্ডব) of the Mahabharata fought each other; (fig.) a terrible fight or noisy quarrel or brawl (কুরুক্ষেত্র বেধেছে). কুরুক্ষেত্র ব্যাপার (fig.—often facet.) an af fair as terrible as the fight of Kurukshetra (কুরুক্ষেত্র).

কুরুচি [ kuruci ] n bad or perverted taste. ̃পূর্ণ a. in bad taste; gross, indecent, vulgar. ̃সম্পন্ন a. having bad or perverted taste.

কুরুবক [ kurubaka ] n a flower-plant or its flower, the red amaranth.

কুরুবিন্দ [ kurubinda ] n the corundum; (loos.) the ruby.

কুরুবৃদ্ধ [ kurubṛddha ] n an ancient of the Kuru (কুরু) family.

কুরূপ [ kurūpa ] a having an ugly or uncomely ap pearance, ugly; ill-shaped and de formed. ☐ n. ugliness. fem. কুরূপা ।

কুর্তা [ kurtā ] n a small jacket or coat or shirt. লালকুর্তা n. the Red Shirts; patriotic and social welfare organization of North West Frontier formed by Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan in India's pre-indepen dence days.

কুর্দন [ kurdana ] n act of skipping; act of bragging; act of rushing forward to attack or beat.

কুর্নিশ, কুরনিশ [ kurniśa, kuraniśa ] n (Mus.) a mode of saluta tion in accordance with official eti quette. কুর্নিশ করা v. to salute.

কুর্পর [ kurpara ] n the knee; the elbow. ☐ a. depen dent.

কুর্মি [ kurmi ] n a backward caste amongst Hin dus; a member of this caste.

কুল¹ [ kula¹ ] n the jujube.

কুল² [ kula² ] n a religious sect amongst Hindus practising a very severe form of Tantric worship (কুলমার্গ).

কুল³ [ kula³ ] n family; a clan; lineage, pedigree; good pedigree or lineage, a kulin (কুলীন) family (সে কুলের ছেলে); purity of blood; dignity of one's family, fam ily prestige, aristocracy, high or noble birth (কুলগর্ব); descendants, line (তার কুল আজও টিকে আছে); one's own house or family or society (কুলত্যাগ); family religion or cult; residence (গুরুকুল); a race, a tribe (রক্ষঃকুল); a species or kind or class (নরকুল); a collection, a herd, a flock, a swarm (শিবাকুল). কুল করা v. to enter into a matrimonial alli ance with a kulin (কুলীন) family. কুল মজানো v. (fig.) to bring disgrace upon one's family. কুল রাখি কি শ্যাম রাখি (fig.) on the horns of a dilemma. কুলে কালি দেওয়া (fig.) to bring disgrace upon one's (own) family, to tarnish the good name of one's (own) family. কুলের বার হওয়া same as কুলত্যাগ করা । একুল-ওকুল দুকুল খাওয়া বা হারানো (lit.—of a married woman) to lose shelter and support of both one's husband and parents; (fig.) to reject one alternative and lose the other; to be utterly ruined, to leave one's friends and be ill-treated by one's foes. ̃কণ্টক n. one who is a disgrace to or a pest of one's family. ̃কন্যা n. a girl born of a high (kulin) family. ̃কর্ম same as কুলক্রিয়া । ̃কলঙ্ক n. one who is a disgrace to his family. fem. কুলকলঙ্কিনী । ̃কলঙ্কী a. masc. bringing disgrace on one's family. ̃কামিনী n. a wife of a good family; a girl born of a good family; (loos.) a family woman (esp. one living in a zenana.) ̃কুণ্ডলিনী same as কুণ্ডলিনী । ̃ক্রিয়া, ̃কার্য n. tradi tional customs and practices of a fam ily or befitting a family; act of entering into a matrimonial alliance with a kulin (কুলীন) family. ̃ক্ষয় n. destruc tion or decay of a family or line. ̃ক্ষয়কর a. causing decay or destruction of a family or line. ̃গত a. pertaining to a family. ̃গরিমা, ̃গর্ব n. dignity of a family, family prestige; pride of birth. ̃গুরু n. a family preceptor; the heredi tary religious guide of a family. ̃গৌরব same as কুলগরিমা । ̃ঘ্ন a. destroying a family, causing destruction of a family. ̃চ্যুত a. expelled from one's family, in terdicted, ostracized; one who has lost his family prestige or status. ̃জ, ̃জাত a. born of a good family; born of a kulin (কুলীন) family. ̃জি n. a (descrip tive) genealogy (often composed in verse). ̃জিনামা n. a genealogical table. ̃জ্ঞ a. acquainted with the genealogy of a family. ☐ n. a herald. ̃জ্ঞতা n. knowledge of heraldic lore. ̃টা n. a woman who has brought disgrace upon her family (usu. by leaving it for good); a woman of bad moral charac ter. ☐ a. of or like such a woman. কুলটার স্বামী the husband of such a woman, (cp.) a cuckold. ̃তিলক n. (one who is) the glory or pride of one's fam ily. ☐ a. glorifying one's family. ̃ত্যাগ n. (of women) leaving one's home for good for immoral purposes; (of men) abandoning one's family, giving up the customs and practices of one's family. কুলত্যাগ করা v. (of women) to leave one's home for good for immoral pur poses or to elope with her paramour; (of men) to abandon one's family, to repudiate the customs and practices of one's family. ̃ত্যাগী a. masc. one who has abandoned one's family or has re pudiated the customs and practices of one's family. ̃ত্যাগিনী a. fem. one who has left her home for good for immoral purposes or eloped with one's par amour. ̃দূষক, ̃দূষণ a. bringing dis grace upon one's family. ☐ n. (one who is) the disgrace to one's family. ̃দেবতা n. the hereditary or tutelary or guardian deity of a family. ̃ধর্ম n. the traditional customs and practices of a family. ̃নারী same as কুলকামিনী । ̃নাশন same as কুলঘ্ন । ̃নাশা a. bringing disgrace upon one's family. ̃নিন্দা n. family scandal. ̃পঞ্জি, ̃পঞ্জী same as কুলজি । ̃পতি n. the headman or chief of a clan; a patriarch; an arch-sage. ̃পাংশুলা n. an unchaste woman; a woman who is a disgrace to the family. ̃পুরোহিত n. a family priest. ̃প্রথা n. a family cus tom or practice. ̃প্রদীপ n. (fig.) one who glorifies one's family. ̃বতী, ̃বধূ n. a virtuous wife; (loos.) a family woman (esp. one living in a zenana). ̃বালা same as কুলকামিনী । ̃ভঙ্গ n. loss of one's family prestige or status (esp. due to matrimonial alliance with a family of inferior prestige or status). ̃ভূষণ, ̃মণি n. one who glorifies one's family, the ornament of one's family. ̃ভ্রষ্ট same as কুলচ্যুত । ̃মজানে a. bring ing disgrace upon a family. ̃মর্যাদা n. the dignity of a family, family prestige; the heraldic sign or mark of a family. ̃মান n. the dignity of a family, family prestige. ̃লক্ষণ n. any of the nine good qualities of a kulin (কুলীন) namely; (1) observance of rites, (2) politeness, (3) education, (4) good or reputable so cial position, (5) pilgrimage, (6) con stancy or firm devotion, (7) honou rable profession, (8) penance, and (9) benevolence or charity. ̃লক্ষ্মী n. fem. the guardian goddess of a family; the guardian goddess of fortune of a family; a housewife who brings pros perity to a family. ̃শীল n. lineage and character. ̃শীলমান n. lineage, charac ter and dignity. ̃শ্রেষ্ঠ n. the best or most distinguished person in a family or line. ̃সম্ভব a. born of a particular family; born of a good family. ̃স্ত্রী same as কুলবধূ ।

কুলকুল [ kulakula ] int expressing: the babbling noise as of a flowing river. কুলকুল করা v. to babble (like a river).

কুলক্ষণ [ kulakṣaṇa ] n an inauspicious sign or mark; a bad omen. ☐ a. having an inauspicious sign or mark (esp. on one's person); ill omened. fem. কুলক্ষণা । কুলক্ষণ দেখানো v. to forebode or presage ill.

কুলগ্ন [ kulagna ] n (chiefly astrol.) an inauspicious point of time.

কুলঙ্গি [ kulaṅgi ] n a recess or small shelf in a wall, a niche.

কুলত্থ [ kulattha ] n a kind of pulse or vetch.

কুলপি [ kulapi ] n 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.

কুলাঙ্গার [ kulāṅgāra ] n one who tarnishes the good name of one's family, a black sheep of a family.

কুলাচার [ kulācāra ] n the traditional usage or custom of a family.

কুলাচার্য [ kulācārya ] n the hereditary religious guide or preceptor of a family; a matrimonial match-maker versed in genealogy.

কুলানো [ kulānō ] v to be sufficient for meeting the demand of, to suffice, to be adequate. কুলিয়ে যাওয়া v. to suffice, to be enough or adequate.

কুলাভিমান [ kulābhimāna ] n family pride or dignity; pride of birth; pride of high birth. কুলাভিমানী a. conscious of or sensitive about one's family pride or dignity; proud of one's birth; proud of one's high birth. fem. কুলাভিমানিনী ।

কুলায় [ kulāẏa ] n a bird's nest; (fig.) a cosy abode.

কুলাল [ kulāla ] n a potter; a maker of ceramic vessels. ̃চক্র n. the potter's wheel.

কুলি² [ kuli² ] n a porter; a labourer. ̃ কামিন n. pl. male and female labourers; a labourer and his wife. ̃ধাওড়া n. the labourers' lines or quarters.

কুলির, কুলিরক [ kulira, kuliraka ] n the crab.

কুলিশ [ kuliśa ] n a thunderbolt.

কুলীন [ kulīna ] n one belonging to any of the families on whom an order of honour was conferred by King Ballal Sen of ancient Bengal. ☐ a. belonging to any of these families or enjoying this order of honour; of a noble caste; high-born; honourable.

কুলুপ [ kulupa ] n a lock, a padlock. কুলুপ-আঁটা a. locked. কুলুপ আঁটা v. to lock.

কুলোক [ kulōka ] n a bad man, a knave, a rogue.

কুল্যে [ kulyē ] adv altogether, in all; only.

কুশ [ kuśa ] n a kind of holy grass; Rama's son in the Ramayana; a mythological is land. ̃পুত্তলি, ̃পুত্তলী, ̃পুত্তলিকা n. an effigy of a dead or living person made of this grass, a jackstraw. কুশপুত্তলি দাহ করা v. to burn an effigy (in order to ex press dislike against a person or to consummate cremation scripturally of a person who is believed to be dead but whose body has not been found). কুশ-পেয়ে a. having the tip of one's feet turned inside, suffering from knock feet or pedis valgum. কুশাগ্র n. the tip of a blade of kusha (কুশ) grass. ☐ a. as pointed or sharp as the tip of a blade of kusha grass. কুশাগ্রধী, কুশাগ্রবুদ্ধি a. very sharp-witted, having very keen intelli gence. কুশাগ্রীয় same as কুশাগ্র (a). কুশাঙ্কুর n. a sharp-pointed young shoot or blade of kusha (কুশ) grass. কুশাঙ্গুরী, কুশাঙ্গুরীয় n. a ring for the finger made of kusha grass (worn during the perfor mance of a holy rite). কুশাসন n. a small mat made of kusha (কুশ) grass (used for sitting upon by holy persons or dur ing the performance of a holy rite).

কুশণ্ডিকা [ kuśaṇḍikā ] n a scriptural sacrifice to be performed at marriage etc.

কুশল¹ [ kuśala¹ ] n well-being, weal. ☐ a. being well, in weal. কুশলী a. being well, in weal. কুশল জিজ্ঞাসা, কুশল প্রশ্ন n. inquir ies about well-being or weal; cordial greeting; good wishes. কুশল হোক may you be in weal, may peace and happi ness be with you.

কুশল² [ kuśala² ] a expert, skilled, proficient, dex terous. adroit. ̃তা n. expertness, skill, skilfulness, proficiency, dexterity, adroitness. কুশলী inc. var. of কুশল² ।

কুশাসক [ kuśāsaka ] n a bad or unjust ruler or admin istrator.

কুশাসন², কু-শাসন [ kuśāsana², ku-śāsana ] n misgovernment, mis rule, maladministration.

কুশি² [ kuśi² ] n the mango or any other fruit in green and undeveloped state.

কুশীলব [ kuśīlaba ] n (as pl.) the characters of a drama or play, dramatis personae; (as sing.) an actor, a singer, a dancer, an artiste; (as pl.) Kusha (কুশ) and Laba (লব) of the Ramayana; (hence) twins.

কুশ্রী [ kuśrī ] a same as কুরূপ ।

কুষ্ঠ [ kuṣṭha ] n leprosy. ̃ঘ্ন a. curing leprosy. ̃ময় a. leprous. কুষ্ঠাশ্রম n. a hospital or asy lum for lepers.

কুষ্ঠী [ kuṣṭhī ] n a leper.

কুষ্মাণ্ড [ kuṣmāṇḍa ] n the evergreen variety of the pumpkin; the pumpkin; (fig.) a worth less person.

কুসংসর্গ [ kusaṃsarga ] n evil company, bad association. কুসংসর্গী a. keeping evil company, asso ciating with undesirable persons.

কুপোষ্য [ kupōṣya ] a one who has to be maintained though reluctantly. ☐ n. an undesirable dependant.

কুপ্য [ kupya ] n any of the base metals.

কুপ্রবৃত্তি [ kuprabṛtti ] n evil propensity, wicked incli nation; evil or unwholesome mentality.

কুফল [ kuphala ] n a bad result or consequence or effect; harmful effect.

কুবক্তা [ kubaktā ] n a bad speaker.

কুবলয় [ kubalaẏa ] n the blue lotus.

কুবাক্য [ kubākya ] n rude or harsh words, abusive language.

কুবিচার [ kubicāra ] n a wrong decision; an unfair or wrong judgment or verdict; miscar riage or perversion of justice.

কুবিন্দু [ kubindu ] n (geog. & astr.) the nadir.

কুবুদ্ধি [ kubuddhi ] n an evil or harmful design or in clination or counsel. ☐ a. having evil or harmful design or inclination. কুবুদ্ধি দেওয়া v. to give evil or harmful counsel.

কুবের [ kubēra ] n the Hindu god of wealth (cp. Pluto, Mammon). ̃পুরী n. the abode or city of Kuvera (কুবের) which is full of wealth and pomp and grandeur. ̃সদৃশ, ̃তুল্য a. as rich as Kuvera (কুবের); ex tremely wealthy, very rich.

কুবৈদ্য [ kubaidya ] n a bad or inept physician; a quack.

কুব্জ [ kubja ] a humpbacked, hunchbacked. fem. কুব্জা, কুব্জী । কুব্জ লোক a hunchback.

কুভোজন [ kubhōjana ] n act of eating bad or harmful food; bad or harmful food.

কুমকুম [ kumakuma ] n a ball filled with red powder and scented water for sprinkling; a red paste made from saffron juice used by women as a cosmetic.

কুমতলব [ kumatalaba ] n an evil plan; an evil or mis chievous plan or design.

কুমতি [ kumati ] n a wicked or harmful inclination or thought or design; evil design; evil counsel. ☐ a. having such inclination or thought or design.

কুমন্ত্রণা [ kumantraṇā ] n bad or evil counsel.

কুমন্ত্রী [ kumantrī ] n one who gives bad or wicked counsel, a bad or wicked counsel, a bad or wicked counsellor or minister; a wicked-natured counsellor or minister.

কুমাতা [ kumātā ] n a bad or unworthy mother; a mother lacking in affection.

কুমার² [ kumāra² ] n a young boy; a son; a prince; a crown price; a prince-royal; Kartikeya (কার্তিকেয়) the commander-in-chief of the heavenly hosts; an unmarried or celibate man, a bachelor. ̃ব্রত n. the vow of celibacy.

কুমারিকা [ kumārikā ] n the Cape Comorin; (rare) a twelve years old girl; (rare) an unmar ried girl or woman, a maid, a virgin, a spinster.

কুমারী [ kumārī ] n an unmarried girl or woman, a maid, a maiden; a virgin, a spinster; a feme sole, a daughter; a princess. কুমারীত্ব n. virginity; maidenhood. কুমারী নাম n. a patronym.

কুমির [ kumira ] n the crocodile; the alligator. কুমির কুমির খেলা push in the corner. জলে কুমির ডাঙায় বাঘ (fig.) between Scylla and Charybdis, between two great dangers.

কুমিরেপোকা [ kumirēpōkā ] n the weevil.

কুমুদ [ kumuda ] n the red or the white lotus; stalk of a lotus. ̃নাথ n. the lord of lotuses; the moon. ̃বতী, কুমুদ্বতী n. a cluster or collection of red or white lotuses; red or white lotuses. ☐ a. full of red or white lotuses. কুমুদিনী n. a cluster of red or white lotuses; a pond full of red and white lotuses. কুমুদিনীকান্ত, কুমুদিনীনাথ n. the beloved or lord of lotuses; the moon. কুমুদী n. a stalk of a lotus. কুমুদ্বান a. (of a place) abounding in red or white lotuses.

কুমেরু [ kumēru ] n the South Pole, the Antarctic. ̃জ্যোতি, ̃প্রভা n. Aurora Australis. ̃বৃত্ত n. (geog.) the Antarctic Circle.

কুমোর [ kumōra ] n a potter, a claymodeller. ̃শালা n. a potter's workshop. কুমোরের চাক the potter's wheel. কুমোরের মাটি potter's clay.

কুম্ভ [ kumbha ] n a pitcher; a roundish pot; the frontal globe at the side of an elephant's head; (astrol.) the Aquarius.

কুম্ভক [ kumbhaka ] n a physio-religious practice of controlling or suspending one's breath.

কুম্ভকর্ণ [ kumbhakarṇa ] n the monstrous second brother of Ravana (রাবণ) as described in the Ramayana (he used to keep awake only for a day after sleeping for six months at a stretch); (hence—fig.) a man who sleeps overmuch.

কুম্ভকার [ kumbhakāra ] n a potter; a person who makes clay pots by hand.

কুম্ভমেলা [ kumbhamēlā ] n a duodecennial religious gath ering of ascetics at one of the 4 holy places—Haridwar, Ujjaini, Nasik, Allahabad (Prayag).

কুম্ভরাশি [ kumbharāśi ] n (astrol.) the Aquarius.

কুম্ভশালা, কুম্ভশাল [ kumbhaśālā, kumbhaśāla ] n a potter's or claymodeller's workshop; a pottery.

কুম্ভিল, কুম্ভিলক [ kumbhila, kumbhilaka ] n a thief; a plagiarist.

কুম্ভীপাক [ kumbhīpāka ] n a terrible cell of the hell.

কুম্ভীর [ kumbhīra ] n (for.) the crocodile; the alliga tor. কুম্ভীরাশ্রু n. crocodile tears, insincere sorrow or sympathy.

কুযশ [ kuyaśa ] n ill-repute, disrepute; notoriety.

কুযুক্তি [ kuyukti ] n evil or harmful counsel, bad ad vice, useless or fallacious reasoning; unsubstantial and ill-motived argu ment, a false but clever argument with intention to deceive or outwit.

কুয়াশা, কুয়াসা [ kuẏāśā, kuẏāsā ] n fog, mist.

কুয়ো [ kuẏō ] n a draw-well, a well. কুয়োর ব্যাং a frog that lives in a well and seldom comes out of it; (fig.) a narrow-minded person with limited knowledge; (fig.) a person of limited vision; (fig.) a home keeping person.

কুরঙ্গ, কুরঙ্গক, কুরঙ্গম [ kuraṅga, kuraṅgaka, kuraṅgama ] n the male deer, the stag, the buck. fem. কুরঙ্গী, (inc.) কুরঙ্গিনী the female deer, the hind, the doe. কুরঙ্গীনয়না a. fem. having fine eyes like a deer's.

কুরুচিনামা [ kurucināmā ] n a genealogical table.

কুরণ্ড [ kuraṇḍa ] n hydrocele.

কুরব [ kuraba ] n an ugly or harsh voice or sound; a disgraceful report, a scandal; obscene language or words. ☐ a. having an ugly or harsh voice or sound.

কুরর [ kurara ] n the osprey. fem. কুররী the female osprey.

কুরল [ kurala ] n a larger variety of the osprey; the eagle, a lock of hair.

কুরসি [ kurasi ] n a chair.

কুরা, কুরানো, কোরা, কোরানো [ kurā, kurānō, kōrā, kōrānō ] v to scrape (as the pulp of a coconut); to gnaw; to eat into (কুরে কুরে খাওয়া).

কুরানি, কোরানি [ kurāni, kōrāni ] n a notched tool for grat ing or scraping coconut, a coconut scraper.

কুরীতি [ kurīti ] n a bad or harmful custom or us age or practice or deportment.

কুরু [ kuru ] n a mythological king of India; his descendants or line; a mythological kingdom (কুরুবর্ষ, কুরুদেশ).

কুরুক্ষেত্র [ kurukṣētra ] n a place near New Delhi where the Kauravas (কৌরব) and the Pandavas (পাণ্ডব) of the Mahabharata fought each other; (fig.) a terrible fight or noisy quarrel or brawl (কুরুক্ষেত্র বেধেছে). কুরুক্ষেত্র ব্যাপার (fig.—often facet.) an af fair as terrible as the fight of Kurukshetra (কুরুক্ষেত্র).

কুরুচি [ kuruci ] n bad or perverted taste. ̃পূর্ণ a. in bad taste; gross, indecent, vulgar. ̃সম্পন্ন a. having bad or perverted taste.

কুরুবক [ kurubaka ] n a flower-plant or its flower, the red amaranth.

কুরুবিন্দ [ kurubinda ] n the corundum; (loos.) the ruby.

কুরুবৃদ্ধ [ kurubṛddha ] n an ancient of the Kuru (কুরু) family.

কুরূপ [ kurūpa ] a having an ugly or uncomely ap pearance, ugly; ill-shaped and de formed. ☐ n. ugliness. fem. কুরূপা ।

কুর্তা [ kurtā ] n a small jacket or coat or shirt. লালকুর্তা n. the Red Shirts; patriotic and social welfare organization of North West Frontier formed by Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan in India's pre-indepen dence days.

কুর্দন [ kurdana ] n act of skipping; act of bragging; act of rushing forward to attack or beat.

কুর্নিশ, কুরনিশ [ kurniśa, kuraniśa ] n (Mus.) a mode of saluta tion in accordance with official eti quette. কুর্নিশ করা v. to salute.

কুর্পর [ kurpara ] n the knee; the elbow. ☐ a. depen dent.

কুর্মি [ kurmi ] n a backward caste amongst Hin dus; a member of this caste.

কুল¹ [ kula¹ ] n the jujube.

কুল² [ kula² ] n a religious sect amongst Hindus practising a very severe form of Tantric worship (কুলমার্গ).

কুল³ [ kula³ ] n family; a clan; lineage, pedigree; good pedigree or lineage, a kulin (কুলীন) family (সে কুলের ছেলে); purity of blood; dignity of one's family, fam ily prestige, aristocracy, high or noble birth (কুলগর্ব); descendants, line (তার কুল আজও টিকে আছে); one's own house or family or society (কুলত্যাগ); family religion or cult; residence (গুরুকুল); a race, a tribe (রক্ষঃকুল); a species or kind or class (নরকুল); a collection, a herd, a flock, a swarm (শিবাকুল). কুল করা v. to enter into a matrimonial alli ance with a kulin (কুলীন) family. কুল মজানো v. (fig.) to bring disgrace upon one's family. কুল রাখি কি শ্যাম রাখি (fig.) on the horns of a dilemma. কুলে কালি দেওয়া (fig.) to bring disgrace upon one's (own) family, to tarnish the good name of one's (own) family. কুলের বার হওয়া same as কুলত্যাগ করা । একুল-ওকুল দুকুল খাওয়া বা হারানো (lit.—of a married woman) to lose shelter and support of both one's husband and parents; (fig.) to reject one alternative and lose the other; to be utterly ruined, to leave one's friends and be ill-treated by one's foes. ̃কণ্টক n. one who is a disgrace to or a pest of one's family. ̃কন্যা n. a girl born of a high (kulin) family. ̃কর্ম same as কুলক্রিয়া । ̃কলঙ্ক n. one who is a disgrace to his family. fem. কুলকলঙ্কিনী । ̃কলঙ্কী a. masc. bringing disgrace on one's family. ̃কামিনী n. a wife of a good family; a girl born of a good family; (loos.) a family woman (esp. one living in a zenana.) ̃কুণ্ডলিনী same as কুণ্ডলিনী । ̃ক্রিয়া, ̃কার্য n. tradi tional customs and practices of a fam ily or befitting a family; act of entering into a matrimonial alliance with a kulin (কুলীন) family. ̃ক্ষয় n. destruc tion or decay of a family or line. ̃ক্ষয়কর a. causing decay or destruction of a family or line. ̃গত a. pertaining to a family. ̃গরিমা, ̃গর্ব n. dignity of a family, family prestige; pride of birth. ̃গুরু n. a family preceptor; the heredi tary religious guide of a family. ̃গৌরব same as কুলগরিমা । ̃ঘ্ন a. destroying a family, causing destruction of a family. ̃চ্যুত a. expelled from one's family, in terdicted, ostracized; one who has lost his family prestige or status. ̃জ, ̃জাত a. born of a good family; born of a kulin (কুলীন) family. ̃জি n. a (descrip tive) genealogy (often composed in verse). ̃জিনামা n. a genealogical table. ̃জ্ঞ a. acquainted with the genealogy of a family. ☐ n. a herald. ̃জ্ঞতা n. knowledge of heraldic lore. ̃টা n. a woman who has brought disgrace upon her family (usu. by leaving it for good); a woman of bad moral charac ter. ☐ a. of or like such a woman. কুলটার স্বামী the husband of such a woman, (cp.) a cuckold. ̃তিলক n. (one who is) the glory or pride of one's fam ily. ☐ a. glorifying one's family. ̃ত্যাগ n. (of women) leaving one's home for good for immoral purposes; (of men) abandoning one's family, giving up the customs and practices of one's family. কুলত্যাগ করা v. (of women) to leave one's home for good for immoral pur poses or to elope with her paramour; (of men) to abandon one's family, to repudiate the customs and practices of one's family. ̃ত্যাগী a. masc. one who has abandoned one's family or has re pudiated the customs and practices of one's family. ̃ত্যাগিনী a. fem. one who has left her home for good for immoral purposes or eloped with one's par amour. ̃দূষক, ̃দূষণ a. bringing dis grace upon one's family. ☐ n. (one who is) the disgrace to one's family. ̃দেবতা n. the hereditary or tutelary or guardian deity of a family. ̃ধর্ম n. the traditional customs and practices of a family. ̃নারী same as কুলকামিনী । ̃নাশন same as কুলঘ্ন । ̃নাশা a. bringing disgrace upon one's family. ̃নিন্দা n. family scandal. ̃পঞ্জি, ̃পঞ্জী same as কুলজি । ̃পতি n. the headman or chief of a clan; a patriarch; an arch-sage. ̃পাংশুলা n. an unchaste woman; a woman who is a disgrace to the family. ̃পুরোহিত n. a family priest. ̃প্রথা n. a family cus tom or practice. ̃প্রদীপ n. (fig.) one who glorifies one's family. ̃বতী, ̃বধূ n. a virtuous wife; (loos.) a family woman (esp. one living in a zenana). ̃বালা same as কুলকামিনী । ̃ভঙ্গ n. loss of one's family prestige or status (esp. due to matrimonial alliance with a family of inferior prestige or status). ̃ভূষণ, ̃মণি n. one who glorifies one's family, the ornament of one's family. ̃ভ্রষ্ট same as কুলচ্যুত । ̃মজানে a. bring ing disgrace upon a family. ̃মর্যাদা n. the dignity of a family, family prestige; the heraldic sign or mark of a family. ̃মান n. the dignity of a family, family prestige. ̃লক্ষণ n. any of the nine good qualities of a kulin (কুলীন) namely; (1) observance of rites, (2) politeness, (3) education, (4) good or reputable so cial position, (5) pilgrimage, (6) con stancy or firm devotion, (7) honou rable profession, (8) penance, and (9) benevolence or charity. ̃লক্ষ্মী n. fem. the guardian goddess of a family; the guardian goddess of fortune of a family; a housewife who brings pros perity to a family. ̃শীল n. lineage and character. ̃শীলমান n. lineage, charac ter and dignity. ̃শ্রেষ্ঠ n. the best or most distinguished person in a family or line. ̃সম্ভব a. born of a particular family; born of a good family. ̃স্ত্রী same as কুলবধূ ।