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कंजूस

Adj

Miserly

कई बार

Adv

Several times

कटना

I

To be cut
See: कटे पर सिर्च लगाना (to put chiles on the cut skin: to add misery to the already agonized)

कटवाना

C

To cause to be cut

कटाना

C

To have an agent cut someone or something

कटे पर सिर्च लगाना

Id

To put cut chilies on the cut skin -- implies adding misery to the already agonized

कठिन

 

Difficult, arduous, tough, stiff, hard, severe, obscure, painful, troublesome, acute, solid, unkind

कठिनाई

F

Difficulty

कठिनाई से

 

With difficulty

कथा

F

Something said, story, myth, legend, narrative, report, news, rumour"

See:

कथा साहित्य

 

When opposed to words or phrases referring to poems, plays, etc., the phrase should translated "narrative literature." However, when opposed to words or phrases referring to stories, biographies, etc., the phrase should be translated "mythic literature".

कथानक

 

Story plot

कथावस्तु

 

The content of a story or drama

कथोपकथन

 

Dialog, conversation, narration

कदम टिकना

 

To stay put ; to be dependable, stable

कपड़ा

M

Cloth, garment

Plural = कपड़ें

कब

Adv

When, at what time

See:

कब कब

Adv

Seldom

कब का

Adv

For a long time

कब की

Adv

For a long time

कब के

Adv

For a long time

कबूतर

M

Pigeon

कभी

Adv

Sometime, at any time, at one time. In a question, ever. In a negative sentence: never

See:

कभी कभार

Adv

Hardly ever

कभी कभी

Adv

Sometimes, now and then, occasionally

कभी तो

 

Sometimes

कभी न कभी

Adv

Sometime or other

कभी नहीं

Adv

Never

कभी भी

Adv

Anytime at all

कभी... कभी...

Adv

Sometimes..., sometimes...

कभी-खबार

Adv

Rarely, less often

कम

Adv

Little, few; less; too little; seldom

कम करना

 

To lessen

कम से कम

Adv

At the least

कम होना

 

To become less

कमज़ोर

Adj

Weak

कमज़ोरी

F

Weakness

कमज़ोरी

F

Weakness

कमन्थ

SW

Sanskrit word: kamanth

कमरा

M

Room

कमल

M

Lotus

कमाई

F

Earning

कमाना

T

To earn

कमाल

 

Wonderful, miraculous, amazing

कमाल का

Id

Of great excellence

कमीज़

F

Shirt

कयों रे

 

Hey listen

कया

 

What

कर

Conj

The stem of करना:
(Conj): कर serves as a conjunct indicating a sequence of actions: "while doing."
(Adv): Verbs ending in कर can be used as adverbs (see Kumar, 232)

कर ही माना

 

Not to be satisfied until: वह खाकर ही माना = He wasnt satisfied until he ate it.

कर हो रहना

 

Not to rest until, as in: मैं भी ढूँढ कर ही रहा = I didnt rest until I found it

करके

 

करना + के To do, make plus conjoining suffix.

करना

T

To do, to make: With a perfect participle, connotes regularity of action e.g. आया करते थे = he used to come regularly

See:

करने

 

oblique plural of करना : Doing or to do, making or to make

See

करने का इरादा करना

 

Planning to do (Kumar, 1994, 83)

करने की सोचना

 

Planning to do (Kumar, 1994, 83)

करवाना

C

To have an agent do

कराना

C

To have an agent do

क़रीब

Adv

Near, close by; nearly approximately

See: के क़रीब (near, close to)

क़रीब- क़रीब

Adv

Nearly, about, approximately, almost

करुणा

 

Compassion, pity

करोड़

 

10,000,000

करोड़पति

M

Possessor of a crore of rupees.

कर्ज़

M

Debt, loan

कर्ज़ उतारना

 

To be rid of a debt

कर्ज़ खाना

 

To be obligated

कर्ज़ चुकाना

 

To pay off a debt

कर्ज़ देना

 

To lend

कर्ज़ लेना

 

To borrow

कर्त्तव्य

M

Duty

कर्म

M

Karma, deed, action

See also:

कर्म काण्डों (activities)

कर्म काण्डों

 

Activities

कर्मवाद

 

Karmic doctrine

कर्मों

 

Karmas

कल

M, Adv

Tomorrow, yesterday

See: कल-परसों (tomorrow or the day after)

कल-परसों

 

Tomorrow or the day after

क़लम

M,F

Pen

क़लमदान

M

Penholder

कला

F

Art, phase of moon, degree, membrane, minute

कलात्मक

 

Artistic

कलापक्ष

 

Aesthetic

कल्पना

F

Forming, Imagination, something imagined, conjecture, fancy

कल्याण

 

Welfare

कवि

M, PN

(M) Poet
Kavi

कविता

F

Poem, poetry

कवित्व

M

Poetic quality or insight

कविया

 

Poet

कषाय

 

Astringent, fragrant, red

कष्ट

 

Suffering, pain, agony, hardship, distress, penury, affliction, difficulty, labor, toil, exercise

कसरत

F

Exercise

कसरत करना

I

To exercise

कसीदाकारी

F

Embroidery

कसौटी

F

Touchstone, test, proof, assay, proof, criterion

कहना

T

To say, to state

See: का क्या (कहना) (X का क्या (कहना) = not to speak of X)

कहा

T,M

(T) Masculine singular past perfect of कहना: Called
(?) What, which
(M) Something said, a remark See:

कहा गया है

 

It has been said/called

कहा जायेगा

 

It will be said

कहाँ

Adv

Where

See:

कहाँ कहाँ

Adv

Where specifically

कहाँ पर

Adv

Where?

कहाँ... कहाँ

Adv

कहाँ X... कहाँ Y expresses a difference so large that comparison is impossible

कहानी

F

Story

कही

 

Feminine singular perfect of कहना said, stated

कही जायेगी

 

It will be said

कहीं

Adv

 

Somewhere, anywhere, some/any place, nowhere, perhaps

At the beginning of a sentence, denotes contradiction

Can express surprise

Sometimes occurs in rhetorical statements where it means "ever" or at all

Sometimes it means "should it happen that...," "somehow/by chance...," "rather/considerably"

See also

कहीं और

Adv

Somewhere else

कहीं कहीं

Adv

In some places, here and there

कहीं का

Adv

X कहीं का = "An X of some sort"

कहीं न कहीं

Adv

Somewhere or other

कहीं नहीं

Adv

Nowhere

कहीं भी

Adv

Anywhere at all

कहीं... कहीं...

Adv

Somewhere..., somewhere...

कहीं ... न

Adv, conj

Lest, let it not be the case that

कहीं-कहीं तो

 

In some places

का

PP

Possessive postposition (MS)

Expresses

  • Kinship relations
  • Legal ownership
  • Possession of body parts
  • Ingredients
  • Purpose (e.g. लयी घड़ी सोने के कमरे में रखो = "keep the new watch in the bedroom."
  • Events which follow a regular pattern (e.g. हम सोमवार के सोमवार मंदिर जाते हैं = "we go to temple every Monday.")
  • Since long (e.g. कब का = "for a long time")
  • The entirety of something (e.g. गाँव का गाँव = "the whole village")
  • Measure (e.g. दस हाथ का बाँस = "a ten-hand long bamboo stick")
  • Price (e.g. दस रुपये के आम = "mangoes for ten rupees")
  • An unchanged situation (e.g. ज़्यों का त्यों = "as it is")

Can be used to relate parts of speech

का अपेक्षा

 

Rather than

का अर्थ

 

Equivalent (?)

का इरादा है कि...

 

X का इरादा है कि... It is the intention of X that

का कर्त्तव्य होना कि...

 

X का कर्त्तव्य होना कि... = It is X's duty to...

का क्या (कहना)

 

X का क्या (कहना) = not to speak of X

का ख़याल है कि...

 

X का ख़याल है कि... X thinks that...

का दिल... में लगना

 

X का दिल Y में लगना = for X's heart to be attached to Y

का फ़र्ज़ होना कि...

 

X का फ़र्ज़ होना कि... = It is X's duty to...

का मल... में लगना

 

X का मल Y में लगना = for X's heart to be attached to Y

का विचार है कि...

 

X का विचार है कि... X thinks that

का शौक होना

Id

का शौक होना = to be fond of, to have a craving for

का शौक होना कि... होना जाना होना

Id

To have become

काँना

I

To tremble, shiver

काँफ़ी

F

Coffee

काक़ायदा

Adj, Adv

Regular, orderly; according to the rule, by the rule

कागाज़

M

Piece of paper

काचना

T

To cut

काटना

T

To cut

काठ

M

Piece of wood

काति

PN

Katee (personal name)

कानूनी

Adj

Legal

काफी

 

Enough, sufficient

काफ़ी

Adj, Adv

White

Enough, sufficient, quite

काफ़ी हद तक

Adv

To a great extent

क़ाबिल

A

Capable, worthy

काम

M

Work

See:

काम करना

T

To work

काम चलाना

 

To make things work somehow

काम हो लेना

Id

For work to be completed

काम... चलना

 

To be adequate

काम-काज

 

Work, business, and other tasks

कामता

 

Kamta (personal name)

कामताप्रसाद

PN

Kamalapramad (personal name)

कामदेव

 

Kamadev: God of love, Hindu cupid

कामदेव - सुरेन्द्र - सवाद

LT

Title of a myth: Kamadev-Surendra-Savad -- Kamadev-Surendra celebration (Kamadev = god of love, Surendra = Indra = king of gods)

See:

क़ायदा

M

Rule, regulation, custom

कार

M

Work, occupation

कारख़ाना

M

Workshop, factory

कारण

M

Cause, purpose, principle

See के कारण (because of, on account of, in order to)

कार्य

M

Action, act; activity; work, task, duty; function, role; occupation; business, matter, agenda...

काल

M

Time

See: काल-खण्ड (time period)

कालखण्ड

 

Time period

काल-खण्ड

 

Time fragment, time period

काला

 

Black

कालेज

M

College

काल्पनिक

 

Imaginary; fictitous; utopian

काव्य

 

Poetry

See: काव्यों (poems)

काव्यों

 

Poems, poetry

काश (कि)...

Conj

If only...; Oh that...! I wish that...! Would that...! Had God willed that...!

कासलीवाल

PN

Kasaleeval (personal name)

काहे

 

Why

See:

काहे का (के, की)

 

Of what

काहे को

 

Why

काहे पर

 

Upon what, whereupon

काहे में

 

Wherein, in what

काहे लिए

 

Why

काहे से

 

With what, how

कि

Conj

That, or, when

Introduces a subordinate clause as an object of a main verb.

See:

कि ओर

 

In the direction of, towards

कितना ही

 

Expresses indefiniteness: however much

कि तरह

 

Like, as, in the manner of

किंतु

Conj

But

कितना

 

How much, how many

See:

कितना अच्छा होना कि...

 

How nice it would be if...

कितनी

 

How much, how many

कितने

 

How much, how many

See:

कितने एक

 

Many, several

कितने में

 

For how much

कितने ही

 

Many, several

किताब

F

Book (Plural = किताबें)

किधर

Adv

In which direction, where, which way

किधर भी

 

In whichever direction

किन

 

Oblique plural of कौन who and कया what

किनका

 

Masculine plural of कौन and क्या + का : whose

किनकिन

 

Who, declined like किन

किनकी

 

Feminine plural of कौन and क्या + का : whose

किनके

 

Oblique plural of कौन + के : of whom

किनके

 

Masculine plural of कौन + क्या + के : whose

किनको

 

Plural of कौन + को : to whom

किनको

 

Oblique plural of कौन + क्या + को : to what

किनहें

 

Plural of कौन + क्या + को : to whom/what

किनारा

M

Beach

किन्तु

Conj

But

किन्ही

PP

Any

किन्हीं

 

Oblique of कुछ : Some, something, anything, nothing, somewhat

किन्होंने

 

Oblique plural of कौन + क्या + ने : From, by, since, with, than whom

किया

 

1st and 3rd person singular perfect of करना : I made, he made, I did, he did

किया जाय

 

Postposition qualifier referring pack to a subject, object, etc. -- translate that, them, it, etc.

किराया देना

 

To pay the rent, to pay the fare

किराये पर देना

 

To rent out to someone

किराये पर लेना

 

To rent from someone

किशोर

PN

Kishora (personal name)

किस

 

Oblique of कौन (who) and कया (what): to which

See also:

किस किस

 

To which specific

किस तरफ़

 

In which direction

किसका

 

Possessive of कौन + क्या + का , singular subject, masculine singular object : whose, of what

किसकी

 

Possessive of कौन + क्या + की , singular subject, feminine singular object: whose, of what

किसके

 

Possesive of कौन + क्या + के , singular subject, masculine plural object : whose, of what

किसको

 

Singular of कौन + क्या + को : to whom, to what

किसने

 

Singular of कौन + क्या + ने : who, what

किसलिये

Adv

Why, for what reason

किससे

 

singular of कौन + क्या + से : From, by, since, with, than whom, what

किसान

M

Farmer

किसी

 

Oblique of कोई , someone, anyone, no one, any

किसी तरह

Adv

Somehow

See: किसी तरह का ((of) some kind)

किसी तरह का

 

(of) some kind

किसी न किसी

 

Someone or other, alternatively: many and various

किसी पर मरना

Id

To be ready to die for someone out of love

किसे

 

कौन + क्या + को : to whom/what

क़िस्मत

F

Fate, destiny, luck

की

 

  • Possessive postposition (F)
  • Qualifier referring back to a subject, object, etc. -- translate that, them, it, etc
  • Participle of करना

की आँख लगना

 

X की आँख लगना = for X to fall asleep.

की इच्छा होना कि

 

X की इच्छा होना कि = It is X's wish that

की ओर

PP

Towards, in the direction of

की ख़ातिर

PP

For the sake of; out of consideration for

की जगह

PP

In place of; instead of

की तरफ़

PP

In the direction of, towards

की तरफ़ से

PP

On behalf of

की तरह

PP

As, like, in the manner of: used only to state a similarity in the manner of action

की तुलना में

PP

In comparison with

की दायीं ओर

PP

To the right of, to the right side of

की दायीं तरफ़

PP

To the right of, to the right side of

की धुन में होना

Id

X की धुन में होना = to be preoccupied with X, to pursue X singlemindedly

की नौकरी लगना

 

X की नौकरी लगना = For X to be employed

की पहचानना

 

To realize the worth of something

की बग़ल में

PP

By the side of; adjoining

की बजाय

PP

Instead of, in the place of

की भाँति

PP

Like, in the manner of

की भांति

PP

Like, in the manner of

की मारफ़त

PP

Through, by the means of; "care of" in postal addresses

की वजह से

PP

Because of, on account of, for the reason that

कीड़ा

M

Worm, insect

क़ीमती

 

Costly

कीलाम

SW

Sanskrit word: kelam

कुँवारा

Adj

Unmarried

कुँवारापन

M

Bachelorhood

कुंतल

PN

Kuntul (personal name)

कुकर्म

M

Evil deed, bad action

कुच नहीं

 

Nothing

कुचाल

F

Bad move, bad ways, misconduct

कुछ

Adv

Some, something, any, anything, nothing, somewhat

See

कुछ औऱ

 

Something more, some more.

कुछ का कुछ

 

Used to express changes in state as in: वह कुछ का कुछ बन गया = He made great progress

कुछ कुछ

Adv

Somewhat

कुछ न कुछ

 

Something or other, some X or other

कुछ नहीं

 

Nothing

कुछ भी

 

Anything

कुछ भी नहीं

 

Nothing at all, no X at all

कुछ हद तक

Adv

To some extent

कुछ ... न

 

Lest ... some

कुटुम्बकम्

 

Family

See:

कुत्ता

M

Dog

कुपात्र

M

Unworthy person, bad character, villain

कुपुत्र

M

Bad son

कुमार

PN

Kumar (personal name)

कुमारी

F

Miss

कुरसी

F

Chair

कुरूप

M, Adj

Ugly, ill formed; an ugly person

कुरूपा

Adj

Ugly

कुर्ता

M

Indian suit top

कुल

Adv

Total

कुल मिलाकर

Adv

In all

कूदना

I

To jump

कृपया

 

Kindly, please

कृपरटयोनि

SW

Sanskrit word: kripetayoni

कृपा करके

 

Kindly

कृष्णकान्त

PN

Krushnakant (personal name)

के

PP

Possessive postposition (MP)

Sometimes used to indicate a second subject in a participial construction (Jain, 2, 95).

के अंदर

PP

In, inside, within

के अतिरिक्त

PP

In addition to; apart from

के अनन्तर

PP

Between

के अनुकूल

PP

In accordance (with); favorable to

के अनुरूप

PP

Corresponding to

के अनुसार

PP

According to, in conformity with, in accordance with

के अन्तर्गत

PP

Included in

के अन्दर

PP

In, inside, within

के अपेक्षा

PP

In comparison with

के अलावा

PP

In addition to, apart from, besides

के आगे

PP

Ahead of

के आसपास

PP

Near, around, in the vicinity of

के उपरान्त

PP

After

के ऊपर

PP

Above, on, on top of, upon, over

के क़रीब

PP

Near, close to

के कारण

PP

Because of, on account of, in order to, for the reason that

के ख़िलाफ़

PP

Against, opposed to

के ज़रिये (से)

PP

By, by means of, through the agency of

के जैसा

PP

Like, similar to

के तौर पर

PP

As, in the manner of

के दाएँ हाथ पर

PP

On the right of, on the right side of

के दाहिने हाथ पर

PP

On the right of, on the right side of

के दौरान

PP

During, in the course of

के द्दारा (के द् दारा)

PP

By, by means of; through; by the agency of

के द्वारा

PP

By means of, by them

के नज़दीक

PP

Close to, near

के निकट

PP

Close to, near

के नीचे

PP

Under, beneath, below

के पश्चात् (पश चात्)

PP

Àfter

के पहले

PP

Before; earlier than; ahead of

के पार

PP

Across, on the other side of, beyond

के पास

PP

Near, close to, by, in the vicinity of

Can indicate:

  • possession of tangible, movable, and material objects: owned by
  • movement toward a person

के पीछे

PP

Behind, in the back of

के प्रति

PP

Towards, with respect to, regarding

See:

के प्रतिकूल

PP

Against, counter to, contrary to

के बगैर

 

Without

के बग़ैर

PP

Without

के बजाय

PP

Instead of, in the place of

के बदले

PP

Instead of

के बदले में

PP

In return for, in exchange for

के बराबर

PP

Equal to, on the same level as

के बहाने (से)

PP

On the pretext of, with a pretense of

के बाएँ हाथ पर

PP

On the left of, on the left side of

के बाद

PP

After

के बायीं ओर

PP

To the left of, to the left side of

के बायीं तहफ़

PP

To the left of,. To the left side of

के बारे में

PP

About, pertinent to, relating to

के बावजूद

PP

In spite of, despite

के बाहर

PP

Outside of

के बिना

PP

Without

के बीच (में)

PP

In the middle of; between, among; during

के भीतर

PP

Inside, within

के मारे

PP

Because of, on account of, as a result of

के मुँह सुनना

Id

X के मुँह सुनना = to hear directly from X's mouth

के मुताबिक़

PP

According to, in accordance with

के यहाँ

PP

At the place or home of (someone)

के योग्य

PP

Worthy of, fit for, capable of

के रूप में

PP

In the shape of, in shape

के लायक

PP

Worthy of, fit for, capable of

के लिए

PP

For, on account of, in order to

See also:

के लिए आवश्यक होना कि

 

X के लिए आवश्यक होना कि = it is necessary for X to...

के लिए उचित...

 

X के लिए उचित... = it would have been appropriate for X...

के लिए जरूरी था कि

 

X के लिए जरूरी था कि = it would have been appropriate for X...

के लिए जरूरी होना कि

 

X के लिए जरूरी होना कि = it is necessary for X to...

के लिए मुनासिब होना कि

 

X के लिए जरूरी होना कि = it is necessary for X to...

के लिये

PP

For, on account of, in order to

See also:

के वास्ते

PP

For, for the sake of, in order to

के विपरीत

PP

Contrary to

के विरुद्ध

PP

Against, opposed to

के विषय में

PP

About, in relation to

के संग

PP

With, together with, along with

के संबंध में

PP

In connection with, with regard to, concerning

के समरप

PP

Near

के समान

PP

Similar to, like, equal to

के सम्बन्ध में

PP

In connection with, with regard to, concerning

के सहारे

PP

With the help of, with the support of

के साथ

PP

Together with, with, along with

के साथ साथ

PP

Along with, alongside

के सामने

PP

In front of

के सिलसीले में

PP

In connection with

के सिवा

PP

Except (for), apart from

के सिवाय

PP

Except (for), apart from

के स्थान (में / पर)

PP

Instead of, in place of

के हाथों

PP

By the hands of

के हेतु

PP

For the sake of, because of

के होना

PP

To consist of (I could not find this in a glossary, but the sentence on page 148 of Modern Hindi-Jain Literature appears to use the term in this manner).

के... द्वारा

PP

By means of, by them

केन्द्रित

 

Concentrated

केला

M

Banana

केवल

Adv

Merely, only; generally; solely

केसरीनारायण

PN

Kesreenarayan (personal name)

कै

 

How many, how much

कैम्पस

M

Campus

कैलाश

PN

Kalash (personal name)

कैलाशचन्द्र

PN

Kalashachandra (personal name)

कैसा

Adv

How; like what; what kind of?

See कैसा ही (expresses indefiniteness: however much)

कैसा ही

 

Expresses indefiniteness: however much

कैसे

Adv

How, in what way

को

 

To, at

  • Can indicate compulsion
  • Can indicate object of sentence
  • Sometimes emphasizes or particularize an inanimate object (Jain 1, 98)
  • Required when a specific person is the object of a sentence (Jain 1, 98)
  • Indirect object + को + subject + adjective indicates compulsion
  • When the verb does not agree with the gender and number of the subject or object, the object is followed by को (Kumar, 234)
  • When the adjective is used as a noun-object, it is followed by को (Kumar,234)
  • को is used when asking someone to do something (e.g. राम ने सीता पढ़ने को कहा = Ram asked Sita to study) (Kumar, 235)

For more uses, see Kumar, 233-237. Also, see:

को चाहिये कि...

 

X को चाहिये कि = It is expected of X that...

को चाहिये होना कि...

 

X को चाहिये होना कि = X should have...

को छोड़कर

PP

X को छोड़कर : apart from X, besides X, with the exception of X

को... की आदत लगना

 

X को Y की आदत लगना = for X to get habituated to Y

कोई

 

Some, any, someone, anyone, approximately, no one

See:

कोई एक

 

Some one:

  • कोई एक - Some people, such and such
  • कोई X एक - Approximately X -- e.g. कोई दस एक = approximately ten

कोई एक

 

Some people, such and such

कोई और

 

Someone, something else, anyone else, anything else,

कोई कोई

 

Some people

See also: कोई X कोई (approximately X)

कोई X कोई

 

Approximately X

कोई न कोई

 

Someone or other, some X or other

कोई भी

 

Anyone, anyone of them

कोई भी नहीं

 

No one at all, nothing at all

कोई सा

 

Anyone, anyone of these

कोई सी

 

Anyone, anyone of these

कोई ... न

 

Lest... some

कोटि

 

Grade, order, rank

कोना

M

Corner

कोलबुक

 

Colebrook (personal name)

कोलबुक

 

Colbrook (persons name)

कोश-भाषा

 

Dictionary language

कोशिश

F

Attempt

कोहरा

M

Fog

कौन

 

Who

See also:

कौन कौन

 

Who specifically

कौन कौन-सा

 

Which specifically

कौन कौन-सी

 

Which specifically

कौन कौन-से

 

Which specifically

कौन जाने

 

Who knows/no one knows

कौन-सा

 

Which

कौन-सी

 

Which

कौन-से

 

Which

कौशल

 

Skill, dexterity, adroitness

क्या

 

What

  • क्या can be used to begin a sentence when the question can be answered with a yes or no
  • As an exclamation, really? What!
  • Sometimes appears as an idiom to express the uniqueness of something, as: इसकी चाल न देखी तो क्या देखा or "you havent seen anything until youve seen its gait"

See also

क्या कम है

 

X क्या कम है expresses dismay, surprise, or approbation

क्या कहने हैं उनके

 

What can be said... an expression of general approbation sometimes used sarcastically

क्या कहा

 

What did you say!

क्या कहें

 

What can I/anyone say?

क्या का क्या

 

Expresses a complete change in state.

क्या क्या

 

What specifically

क्या बतायें

 

What can I/anyone say?

क्या मात है

 

How wonderful!

क्या से क्या

 

Expresses a complete change in state.

क्या... क्या

 

Whether ... or

क्यास

PN

Kyas (personal name)

क्यों

Adv

Why

क्यों कर

Adv

Why, for what reason; how (could it be)

क्यों नहीं

Adv

Of course, yes

क्योंकि

 

Because, sometimes because of this

क्योंकि

Conj

Because, since . Beginning a sentence, क्योंकि can (sometimes? always?) be translated "This is because"

क्रम

 

Order, system, method, rank, sequence

क्रमवार

 

Sequential (Informant)

क्रमशः

 

Gradually

क्रांति

F

Revolution; progress; course (of the sun)

क्रान्ति

F

Revolution; progress; course (of the sun)

क्रिया

F

Deed, action; function; a religious ceremony; funeral rite; pious act; duty; oath; verb; labor, business, work; literary work

क्रियावादी

M

Performance

क्रोध

M

Anger

क्रोधी

Adj

Angry

क्लास

MF

Class

क्लिष्ट

 

Afflicted, distressed, wearied, incomprehensible, farfetched, difficult

क्लेमेंटे

PN

Clement (personal name)

क्लेमेन्ट

 

Clement (personal name)

क्षण भर

Adv

For an instant

क्षण भर में

Adv

In a moment

क्षमता

 

Efficiency, competence, capacity, power

See:

क्षमता रखना होना

 

To keep capacity

क्षमा माँगना

 

To apologize, to beg for forgiveness

क्षु.

PN

Miss (abbreviated title)

क्षेत्र

 

Field, area, zone, scope, range


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