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.