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2293 kampu [from E.] var. kaṃpu; n. 1) “regular army“ (Adhikari 1984: 351); the Kampu Daphadarakhānā was responsible for dealing with land assignments for the kampu (Whelpton 1991: 283). However, the exact structure of the kampu still remains obscure. 2) one of three categories of army units in the early 19th century, the other two being palṭana and kampanī or company (Hamal 1995: 33). A kampu comprised different palṭanas (M.C. Regmi 1979). According to Hamal (1995: 32), however, in the early 19th century those companies stationed in the Kathmandu Valley and under the command of the general were called kampu, while those outside palṭana. t.t.
1354 Kampu Daphadarakhānā [kampu + daphadarakhānā] n. office responsible for dealing with land assignments for the kampu (Edwards 1975: 113; Whelpton 1991: 283). t.t.
2533 kamyāṃḍiṅ janarala [fr. E.] var. kamyāṃḍīṅga janarala; n. commanding general, military rank below commander-in- chief general (kamyāṇḍara ina cipha janarala) and above general (janarala) (cf. Kumar 1967: 66, 97f.). t.t.
1876 kamyāṇḍara ina cipha janarala [fr. E.] mod. N. kamāṇḍara °; var. kamyāṇḍara īna cīpha janarala; n. commander-in-chief general, formal head of the army; second in the Rāṇā hierarchy and first in the Rāṇā roll of succession. t.t.
2174 kanamā var. kanavā; n. an areal measurement unit, with 16 kanamā equalling 1 ropanī. t.t.
2212 kanaphaṭṭā var. kānaphaṭā, kānphaṭā; n. an ascetic of the Gorakhanātha tradition. t.t.
2988 kānlo var. kā̃llo; n. "a boundary line of stones or earth (less frequently of bamboo or shrubs) dividing two fields" (Turner 1931: s.v.). Is kālho (DNA_0013_0023) a variant spelling? t.t.
2845 kaṇṭhā [S.] var. kaṃthā; n. a gold necklace; necklace (of large beads); specif. a necklace 27 or 32 gilded rudrākṣa seeds. t.t.
2496 kānugoi n. a local official responsible for tax collection and record-keeping in the Terai regions. t.t.
2733 kanyāpūjā [S.] n. worship of girls as self-sustained ritual or as a part of other rituals, typically including the gift of new clothes and feeding the girls. t.t.
2262 kapālī-tamasuka n. bond without surety. t.t.
1993 kaparadāra var. kapardāra; n. high ranking official, chamberlain, described as the chief of the royal household, the keeper of the king's wardrobe, and the one in charge of jewelry and other valuable items in the palace (M.R. Pant 2002: 133; Kumar 1967: 166). “Hodgson called him the "controller of the Royal Household" and "a gentleman of rank" whose office then was known as Kot Bhandar or Kadel Chowk.“ (Edwards 1975: 106). t.t.
2793 kāphala var. kāphlā; n. box myrtle (Myrica esculenta Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don), evergreen tree with edible fruits (Manandhar 2002: 328). t.t.
1955 kaptāna [fr. E.] var. kapatān; n. captain, a commissioned army officer (Adhikari 1984: 351 ; cf. M.C. Regmi 1978: 227), below major captain (mejara kāptana) and above major adjutant (Kumar 1967: 100). t.t.
2903 karāhī var. karāī; n. a large cooking pot, cauldron. t.t.
1987 karaṇa [S.] n. a division of time and one of the calendric parameters of the pañcāṅga, with two karaṇas being equal to a lunar day. There are eleven named karaṇas. t.t.
2295 kārigara n. someone who is skilled in operating or making machines, or in making sculptures. t.t.
1958 kārindā [fr. P. kāranda] var. kārīṃdā, kārīndā; n. clerk or low-ranking official. t.t.
396 kariyā var. kariya; n. a slave working in house, a servant t.t.
2885 karmapātra [S.] var. karammapātro; n. "ritual vessel", a bowl installed at the beginning of a ritual by filling in water, kuśa, barley, sesamum seeds, akṣatā, flowers etc.; used while performing a saṃkalpa, viniyoga etc. t.t.
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