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.