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2708 kathyatē ʻ is called ʼ Pañcat., kathya -- ʻ to be spoken about ʼ R. [√kath]
Pa. kacchati ʻ is spoken ʼ, kaccha -- ʻ fit to be spoken ʼ; Mth. kāchab ʻ to make excuses, excuse oneself ʼ.
kad ʻ pejorative particle ʼ: *kattara -- , *katpuṣṭaka -- , *kadvr̥ddha -- .

kadaṇḍa 2709 *kadaṇḍa ʻ small stick ʼ. [ka -- 3, daṇḍá -- ]
Bi. Mth. kaĩṛā, kẽṛā ʻ a small bit of wood on a plumbstring ʼ.

kadambá 2710 kadambá m. ʻ the tree Nauclea cadamba ʼ MBh., °baka -- , °bada -- , kalamba -- , °baka -- m. lex. [EWA i 144 groups kadambá -- , kaḍambá -- , kaḍambī -- as ← Drav. Tam. kaṭampu, &c.: T. Burrow BSOAS xii 369]
Pa. kadamba -- , kalambaka -- m., Pk. kalaṁba -- , kayaṁba -- m. ʻ the tree ʼ, kayaṁbua -- n. ʻ the flower ʼ; Or. kaïma ʻ a partic. wild flowering tree (not N. cadamba) ʼ; H. kaimā m. ʻ N. cadamba ʼ, Mālvī kem, M. kaḷãb m.; Si. kohom̆ba ʻ the tree Azadirachta indica ʼ (o?). -- M. kaḷãbẽ n. ʻ mushroom ʼ cf. bhūmi -- kadamba -- perh. ʻ mushroom ʼ.

2710akadara -- m.n. ʻ corn or callosity on foot ʼ Suśr.
A. kâr ʻ corn on hand or foot ʼ AFD 186.

2711 *kadarikā -- , kadara -- m. ʻ iron goad for guiding an elephant ʼ lex.
Paš. kuṛ. kṓri ʻ dagger ʼ < *kāri IIFL iii 3, 97 with (?).

kadala 2712 kadala m., °līˊ -- f. ʻ the banana plant Musa sapientum ʼ, °la -- n. ʻ its fruit ʼ MBh. Suśr., °lā -- f., °laka -- m., °likā -- f. lex. 2. *kaḍalī -- . [← Austro -- as. EWA i 150 with lit. In S. it collides with kētaka -- ]
1. Pa. kadalī -- f. ʻ banana, flag ʼ; Pk. kayala -- m., °lī -- f., kēla -- m., °lī -- f. ʻ the banana plant ʼ, kayala -- n. ʻ its fruit ʼ; K. kela f. ʻ fruit of the plantain ʼ; S. kero m. ʻ Pandanus odoratissimus ʼ ~ keviṛo m. ʻ banana plant ʼ < kētaka -- ; Ku. kelo ʻ banana ʼ, gng. kyaw, N. kero (← Mth.), A. kal, °lā, B. kalā, Or. kaḷā, (Sambhalpur) kerā, Mth. Bhoj. Aw. lakh. kerā, H. kelā m., °lī f.; OG. kaïli f., G. keḷi f. ʻ the plant ʼ, °ḷũ n. ʻ the fruit ʼ; M. keḷ, °ḷī f. ʻ the plant ʼ, °ḷẽ n. ʻ the fruit ʼ, Ko. keḷẽ n.; Si. kehel (also spelt kesel) ʻ banana plant ʼ, keheliya ʻ banner ʼ; -- with -- ll -- : S. kelo m. ʻ Pandanus odoratissimus ʼ; P. kēlā, ludh. kellā m. ʻ banana ʼ.
2. Mth. kaṛari ʻ banana ʼ.
*kadaladhānikā -- ; vanakadalī -- , *śuṣkakadala -- .
Addenda: kadala -- : S.kcch. kerā -- pharī f.pl. ʻ bananas ʼ; Garh. kēḷu ʻ plantain ʼ, Md. keyo (kēlek), kēlu.

kadaladhānikā 2713 *kadaladhānikā ʻ banana bed ʼ. [kadala -- , dhāˊna -- ]
Ku. kelāṇī ʻ banana orchard ʼ, A. kalani.

kadugdha 2714 *kadugdha ʻ giving poor milk ʼ. [ka -- 3, dugdhá -- ]
G. kɔdũ n. ʻ old buffalo -- cow yielding little or no milk ʼ; -- doubtful bec. of absence of aspiration.
*kadyōta -- ʻ firefly ʼ see khadyōta -- .

kádru 2715 kádru ʻ tawny, brown ʼ TS.
Kho. kadur ʻ clayish, muddy ʼ (with a, not o?).
Addenda: kádru -- : also Kho. khadur ʻ dirty, muddy ʼ ID 165, khātur ʻ dust ʼ BKhoT 70.
kana -- : †*kanavitasti -- .

kadvr̥ddha 2716 *kadvr̥ddha ʻ ill -- nourished ʼ. [Cf. *katpuṣṭaka -- : kad, vr̥ddhá -- 2]
Si. kavuḍuvā ʻ crow ʼ, inscr. pl. °ḍu W. Geiger BSOS viii 557.
*kana -- ʻ young ʼ, kanāˊ -- f. ʻ girl ʼ RV.
kaniṣṭhá -- , kánīyas -- , kanya -- ; *upakanīyas -- .

2716a †*kavavitasti -- ʻ small span ʼ. [kana -- , vitasti -- ]
WPah.kṭg. kəṇíəth f. (obl. -- a) ʻ span from extended thumb to extended forefinger ʼ (< MIA. *kaṇavihatthi -- Him.I 28).

kánaka 2717 kánaka n. ʻ gold ʼ MBh.
Pa. kanaka -- n., Pk. kaṇaya -- n., MB. kanayā ODBL 659, Si. kanā EGS 36.

kaniṣṭhá 2718 kaniṣṭhá ʻ youngest ʼ RV., ʻ smallest ʼ TS., m. ʻ younger brother ʼ lex. [*kana -- ]
Pa. kaniṭṭha -- , °aka -- ʻ small, younger ʼ, °aka -- m. ʻ younger brother ʼ; KharI. kaniṭha ʻ youngest ʼ; Pk. kaṇiṭṭha -- ʻ small ʼ; Ash. &kmacr;aṇišt, °ist ʻ husband's younger brother ʼ, kēṇištāˊk, kaṇ° (f. kaṇištīˊk) ʻ younger ʼ, m. ʻ younger brother ʼ; Kt. kŕištã or kũršte brå ʻ younger brother ʼ; Wg. kē̃št ʻ husband's younger brother ʼ; kō˜̈št&omacrtodtod; or kyō˜̈štö brā ʻ younger brother ʼ; Paš. lauṛ. kaṇiṣṭhā, ar. kaniṣṭo ʻ youngest, younger ʼ, ar. kaníṣṭ ʻ husband's younger brother ʼ; Si. kaniṭu ʻ youngest, small ʼ; -- with e after jyḗṣṭha -- : P. kaneṭhā ʻ the younger (of children) ʼ; WPah. bhal. kaneṭh ʻ youngest (son) ʼ, bhad. kaneṭhappaṇ ʻ young age ʼ; OMth. kaneṭha ʻ young ʼ.
kaniṣṭhā -- .

kaniṣṭhā 2719 kaniṣṭhā f. ʻ little finger ʼ Yājñ. [kaniṣṭhá -- ]
Pk. kaṇitthā -- f., Ash. kaṇestīˊ aṅəṛúk, Paš. lauṛ. kaneiṭhi, Gaw. kelēṣṭī aṅguṛík, Tor. keḍén aṅgīˊ < *keneṭ, Si. kaniṭu.
kánīyas -- see *upakanīyas -- .

kanthā 2720 kanthā1 f. ʻ wall, town ʼ lex., -- kántha -- n. in cmpd. ʻ town ʼ Pāṇ. [← Ir. EWA i 151 with lit. Coincides with kaṇṭhá -- in meanings ʻ wall, border, bank ʼ]
Wg. kō̃t, kū̃t ʻ wall ʼ; S. kandhī f. ʻ wattle fence, railing, bank of river ʼ, kandho m. ʻ edge, border ʼ; L. kaddh, kandh, pl. °dhã f. ʻ wall ʼ, kaddhī, kandhī f. ʻ river -- bank ʼ, awāṇ. kadh ʻ wall ʼ, khet. khand; P. kandh f. ʻ wall ʼ, (Kangra) ghãdārā m. ʻ ruins of a house ʼ; WPah. bhad. kanth ʻ wall ʼ, khaś. kant; B. kã̄th, kã̄t ʻ wall, ruin of a wall ʼ, kã̄thi ʻ low wall, high bank of a river ʼ, kã̄tṛā, °trā ʻ ruins ʼ; Or. kāntha ʻ wall of a house ʼ, °thi ʻ small wall ʼ, kānthaṛā ʻ ruins of a house ʼ.
*kanthya -- .

kanthā 2721 kanthā2 f. ʻ rag, cloth ʼ Bhartr̥.
Pa. kanthā -- f. ʻ patched cloth ʼ; Pk. kaṁthā -- f. ʻ rag, old cloth ʼ; -- ext. with -- ḍa -- : Bhoj. kãtharī ʻ rag ʼ; OH. kã̄thari, H. kathṛī, °thrī f. ʻ patched cloth, quilt of patches ʼ.
Addenda: kanthā -- 2: Garh. khātṛu ʻ rag ʼ (ã̄?); OP. khinthā, khinthaṛī f. ʻ patchwork quilt worn by yogis ʼ, P. khãdholā m., OP. khiṁdholaṛā m.; A. kẽthā (phonet. ke_thā AFD 131) ʻ blanket ʼ.

kanthya 2722 *kanthya ʻ pertaining to a wall ʼ. [kanthā -- 1]
Kho. khanǰ ʻ wall ʼ.

kanda 2723 kanda m. ʻ bulbous root ʼ MBh., n. ʻ garlic ʼ lex. [Prob. with gaṇḍa -- 1 ← Drav. T. Burrow BSOAS xii 369 and EWA i 152 with lit.]
Pa. kanda -- m. ʻ bulb, bulbous root ʼ; Pk. kaṁda -- m. ʻ bulbous root ʼ, °dī -- f. ʻ radish ʼ; Or. kandā ʻ edible bulbous root; OMth. kã̄da ʻ bulb ʼ; H. kã̄dā m. ʻ onion, Allium capa ʼ, kandā ʻ squill, Scilla indica ʼ; G. kã̄dɔ m. ʻ bulbous root, onion ʼ, M. kã̄dā m.; Ko. kã̄ndo m. ʻ onion ʼ.

kandará 2724 kandará n. ʻ cave, glen ʼ R., m. lex., °rīˊ -- f.
Pa. kandara -- m. ʻ cave, grotto, glen ʼ; Pk. kaṁdara -- n., °rā -- , °rī -- f. ʻ hole, cave ʼ; Bi. kãdrī ʻ well dug in a river bank into which river water infiltrates ʼ; Si. kan̆dura ʻ mountain stream or gorge ʼ.

kandarpa 2725 kandarpa m. ʻ the god of love ʼ MBh.
Pa. kandappa -- m., Pk. kaṁdappa -- m., Si. kan̆dapa.

kándu 2726 kándu f. ʻ iron pot ʼ Suśr., °uka -- m. ʻ saucepan ʼ.
Pk. kaṁdu -- , kaṁḍu -- m.f. ʻ cooking pot ʼ; K. kō̃da f. ʻ potter's kiln, lime or brick kiln ʼ; -- ext. with -- ḍa -- : K. kã̄dur m. ʻ oven ʼ. -- Deriv. Pk. kaṁḍua -- ʻ sweetseller ʼ (< *kānduka -- ?); H. kã̄dū m. ʻ a caste that makes sweetmeats ʼ.
kāndavika -- ; *kandukara -- .

kandúka 2727 kandúka m. ʻ ball of wood or pith to play with ʼ MBh., n. ʻ cushion ʼ Bhartr̥. [With gēnduka -- q.v. ← Drav.]
Pk. kaṁdua -- , kaṁḍua -- , kiṁdua -- m. ʻ ball ʼ; K. kônu m. ʻ a ball of thread as it is made on the spinning -- wheel ʼ. <-> M. cẽḍū ← Kan. ceṇḍu.

kandukara 2728 *kandukara ʻ worker with pans ʼ. [kándu -- , kará -- 1]
K. kã̄dar, kã̄duru dat. °daris m. ʻ baker ʼ.

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