কৃত্রিম [ kṛtrima ] a artificial (কৃত্রিম হ্রদ); imitated (কৃত্রিম হিরা = an imitation diamond); syn thetic (কৃত্রিম রেশম); counterfeit (কৃত্রিম মুদ্রা); faked, forged (কৃত্রিম দলিল); simu lated (কৃত্রিম বেশ); pretended, make-be lieve (কৃত্রিম আচরণ); false, sham (কৃত্রিম স্নেহ). ̃তা n. artificiality; imitation; state of being synthetic or counterfeit or faked or forged; simulation; pretension, make believe; falseness, shamness.

কৃদন্ত [ kṛdanta ] a (gr.—of a word) having a suffix added in accordance with the কৃত্ sys tem. ☐ n. such a word.

কৃন্তক [ kṛntaka ] a incising; incisive; incisory. ☐ n. an incisor. কৃন্তন n. cutting. কৃন্তনিকা n. a cutting instrument.

কৃপণ [ kṛpaṇa ] a miserly, niggardly, close-fisted, parsimonious, stingy, illiberal, narrow minded. fem. কৃপণা, কৃপণী । ̃তা n. mi serliness, niggardliness, close-fisted ness, parsimony, stinginess, narrow mindedness. ̃স্বভাব a. miserly or nig gardly by nature; illiberal or narrow minded by nature. fem. কৃপণস্বভাবা

কৃপা [ kṛpā ] n kindness, mercy (কৃপানিধি); com passion, pity (কৃপার পাত্র); grace, favour, benignancy (কৃপাদৃষ্টি). কৃপা করা v. to be kind or merciful to; to be com passionate to, to pity; to be gracious or benignant to, to favour. ̃কটাক্ষ, ̃দৃষ্টি n. a look of favour, a favourable look. কৃপাকটাক্ষ করা, কৃপাদৃষ্টি করা v. to cast a favourable glance. ̃নিধি n. an ex tremely kind or merciful person; (lit.) a store of mercy or kindness. ̃নেত্রে adv. with a kind or kindly look. ̃পাত্র n. one who deserves pity, an object of pity. fem. কৃপাপাত্রী i ̃প্রার্থী a. one who longs for mercy. ̃বলোকন same as কৃপাদৃষ্টি । ̃ময়, ̃লু a. kind, merciful; compas sionate; gracious, benignant. কৃপার্থী same as কৃপাপ্রার্থী । ̃লেশ n. an iota of pity or mercy. ̃সিন্ধু n. (fig.) an ex tremely kind or merciful person; (lit.) an ocean of kindness or mercy. ̃হীন a. merciless, unkind.

কৃপাণ [ kṛpāṇa ] n a sword; a scimitar; a dagger. ̃পাণি a. holding a sword or a scimitar or a dagger in one's hand.

কৃমি [ kṛmi ] n a worm (esp. that is found in the intestines of a human being). গোল কৃমি n. a round-worm. ফিতাকৃমি n. a tape worm. সুতাকৃমি n. a thread-worn. হুককৃমি n. a hook-worm. ̃ঘ্ন a. anthelmintic. ☐ n. an anthelmintic. ̃জ a. produced by worms. ☐ n. lac. ̃শৈল n. an anthill.

কৃশ [ kṛśa ] a lean, thin; slender, slim; weak, feeble; weakened, enfeebled. ̃কায়, ̃তনু a. of a slender frame, lean, thin. ̃তা n. leanness, thinness; weakness, feebleness.

কৃশর, কৃশরান্ন [ kṛśara, kṛśarānna ] n kedgeree; a kind of edible hotchpotch (usu. made of rice, pigeon pulse, spices and sometimes veg etables).

কৃশাঙ্গ [ kṛśāṅga ] a slender-bodied, slim; thin-bod ied, lean; feeble-bodied, weak. fem. কৃশাঙ্গী ।

কৃশানু [ kṛśānu ] n fire.

কৃষক [ kṛṣaka ] n a peasant, a husbandman, ploughman, a cultivator, a farmer. ̃ সম্প্রদায় n. the peasantry.

কৃষান [ kṛṣāna ] n a peasant; a farm-hand, a farm labourer. fem. কৃষানি ।

কৃষানি¹ [ kṛṣāni¹ ] n agriculture, cultivation, farm ing; wages of a farm-hand. ☐ a. agri cultural.

কৃষানি² [ kṛṣāni² ] n. fem of কৃষান ।

কৃষি [ kṛṣi ] n agriculture, cultivation, husbandry, farming. ̃কর্ম, ̃কার্য n. cultivation. ̃জ, ̃জাত a. produced by agriculture. ̃জাত দ্রব্য agricultural produce. ̃জীবী a. living by agriculture. ☐ n. a peasant, a cultiva tor, a farmer. ̃বিদ n. an agronomist. ̃ভূমি n. agricultural land.

কৃষ্ট [ kṛṣṭa ] a ploughed, tilled, cultivated; at tracted. কৃষ্টি n. ploughing, tillage, cultivation; culture.

কৃষ্ণ [ kṛṣṇa ] n (myth.) an incarnation of God Vishnu or Narayana (নারায়ণ), Krishna who was one of the chief characters of the Mahabharata. ☐ a. black or deep blue or dark-complexioned (কৃষ্ণকায়, কৃষ্ণমেঘ); dark, gloomy (কৃষ্ণরাত্রি). কৃষ্ণ পাওয়া v. (usu. sarcas.) to have access to the eternal and celestial company of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) after one's death; to die. ̃কলি n. a flower-plant; its flower. ̃কায় a. dark-complexioned. ̃চন্দন n. the white Sandalwood, Santalum al bum. ̃চূড়া n. a flowering shrub; its red-coloured flower. ̃জীরে, ̃জীরক n. the black cummin. ̃তা n. blackness. ̃তিথি n. any of the lunar days of the dark fortnight. ̃পক্ষ n. the dark fort night. ̃পক্ষীয় a. of the dark fortnight. ̃প্রাপ্তি n. access to the eternal and ce lestial company of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ); death. ̃বর্ণ a. black, dark-coloured. ☐ n. black or dark colour. ̃বর্ত্মা n. fire; (myth. & astro.) the dragon's head, the ascending node. ˜ভক্ত a. devoted to Lord Krishna. ☐ n. a devotee of Lord Krishna. ̃মুগ n. a black variety of pi geon-pulse. ̃যাত্রা n. any of the open air dramatic performances enacting the life and activities of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). ̃লোহিত a. & n. purple. ˜লৌহ n. a magnet. ̃সর্প n. a venomous black snake, the krait. ̃সার, ̃শার n. the an telope. ̃সারথি n. Arjuna (অর্জুন) of whom Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) is the charioteer as told in the Mahabharata. ̃সীস n. graphite, black lead. কৃষ্ণা a. fem. dark complexioned. ☐ n. a name of Draupadi (দ্রৌপদী) of the Mahabharata. কৃষ্ণাঙ্গ n. the black-skinned; the black people. ☐ a. black-skinned. opp. শ্বেতাঙ্গ । কৃষ্ণাগুরু same as কৃষ্ণচন্দন । কৃষ্ণাজিন n. skin of an antelope. কৃষ্ণাভ a. blackish; bluish; darkish. কৃষ্ণাষ্টমী n. the birth-day of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ); the eighth lunar day of the dark fortnight of the month of Bhadra (ভাদ্র).

কৃষ্য [ kṛṣya ] a ploughable; arable; cultivable.

কে [ kē ] pro who; which (ওদের মধ্যে কে বড় ?); how related, what (সে তোমার কে ?); a certain, a (কে এক সাহেব). কে কে pro. pl. who or which (distribu tively). কেবা pro. whoever, whichever.

কেউ [ kēu ] pro someone, somebody; anyone; one belonging to or related to (সে আমার কেউ নয়). কেউ কেউ some people; some. কেউ না none, nobody. কেউ না কেউ one or the other. আর কেউ, অন্য কেউ some one else, somebody else.

কেউকেটা [ kēukēṭā ] n a person of distinction, a big gun. ☐ a. of high standing, distin guished.

কেউটে, কেউটিয়া [ kēuṭē, kēuṭiẏā ] n the krait.

কেওট [ kēōṭa ] n one of the lowest castes amongst the Hindus (their original pro fession was fishing). fem. কেওটনি ।

কেওড়া [ kēōḍ়ā ] n the screwpine flower or its plant; the essence of the screwpine flower. কেওড়া-দেওয়া জল drinking water perfumed with the essence of the screwpine flower.

কেঁউকেঁউ [ kēm̐ukēm̐u ] int expressing the whining of a dog in distress. কেঁউকেঁউ করা v. (of a dog in distress) to whine; (of a person in trouble) to groan piteously; (sarcas.) to whine complainingly like a dog.

কেঁচে [ kēn̐cē ] inf & pop. var. of কাঁচিয়া । কেঁচে যাওয়া v. (of a thing that has been done or nearly done) to become undone, to re vert to the original position.

কেঁচো [ kēn̐cō ] n the earthworm. (ভয়ে) কেঁচো cow ering (in fear). ভয়ে কেঁচো হওয়া v. to cower in fear.

কেঁড়ে [ kēn̐ḍ়ē ] n (usu.) an earthen pail (for hold ing milk etc.).

কেঁদে-ককিয়ে [ kēn̐dē-kakiẏē ] adv with importunate en treaty.

কেঁদো [ kēn̐dō ] a very fat, corpulent; very large, gigantic (কেঁদো বাঘ).

কেঁয়ে [ kēm̐ẏē ] n a Marwari (মারওয়াড়ি) trader. ☐ a. captious; miserly, close-fisted, parsi monious; selfish.

কেক [ kēka ] n a cake.

কেকর [ kēkara ] a squint-eyed.

কেকা [ kēkā ] n a peacock's call. কেকী n. the pea cock.

কেচ্ছা [ kēcchā ] n a scandal; malicious gossip; a story.

কেজো [ kējō ] a efficient; active; useful, service able.

কেটলি, কেতলি [ kēṭali, kētali ] n a kettle.

কেঠো¹ [ kēṭhō¹ ] n a large species of the tortoise.