ID | Word | Notes | Type |
2736 | karṣa | n. a measure of weight, equaling 16 or 12 māsās; In medieval documents, karṣa was also an unit of land measurement, two karṣas being equal to one ropaṇī. This unit was often used when measuring gardens (cf. Kölver and Shakya 1985: 86). | t.t. |
400 | kartā | n. a member of the village council under the kipat system in Pallokirat (M.C. Regmi 1978: 860) | t.t. |
2406 | karuṇānidhāna | [S.] var. karuṇanīdhāna; n. "treasure store of compassion"; an epithet found at the beginning (after uprānta) of petitions (bintīpatra, arjī) to the prime minister, often in combination with other epithets, such as garibaparavara or prabhu. | t.t. |
2814 | karuvā | n. vessel for drinking water or alcohol with a side spout. | t.t. |
2243 | kasāī | var. kasāi, kasāhi; n. butcher, member of a caste whose traditional profession is the selling meat and fruits, classified in the Mulukī Ain as the 11th lowest (superior to Cyāmes, Poḍhes, Vādīs, Gāinyās, Damāī̃s, Kadārās, Kāmī, Sārkī, Kulu, Hindu Dhobī and Kusle) among the Untouchable castes (MA-54.160.11). | t.t. |
2900 | kasakuṭa | var. kasakuṭo; n. an alloy of copper, tin and zinc. | t.t. |
2825 | kasanatamana | [kā̃sa + tāmā] var. kasaṃtamaṃ; n. collective term for vessels made of bronze, copper or another metal; utensils, pots and pans; see also kasanatasana. | t.t. |
2828 | kasanatasana | var. kasaṃtasaṃ; n. utensils, pots and pans; see also kasanatamana. | t.t. |
2721 | kasara | var. kasar; n. 1) taxes such as mālapota or tiro applicable to guṭhī land. 2) surplus income of a chuṭaguṭhī (cf. M.C. Regmi 1978b: 860). | t.t. |
2901 | kasauḍī | var. kasauḍi; n. a metall cooking pot. | t.t. |
2970 | kastūrī | [S.] n. musk, scented substance obtained from the caudal gland of the male musk deer in the form of musk pods (kastūrī binā). | t.t. |
2488 | kastūrī binā | [fr. S.] var. kasturī vīnā; n. musk pod, caudal gland of the male musk deer. | t.t. |
2646 | kaṭaṃ | var. kataṃ, ka ṭaṃkā; n. acronym for kavīndramallī ṭaṃkā, a coin circulated by Pratāpa Malla. | t.t. |
2869 | kaṭaurā | n. a shallow metal cup, or bowl. | t.t. |
2965 | kaṭaurī | n. a small cup or bowl; small kaṭaurā. | t.t. |
2309 | kaṭhamahāla | n. 1) “revenue from sale of timber in the Tarai“ (M.C. Regmi 1970 (No. 7): 174 ); 2) government establishment in charge of exporting timber of certain species and certain minimum size (Bhaṭṭarāī and Dāhāla VS 2041: s.v. kaṭha mahāla, M.C. Regmi 1979: 160). | t.t. |
2338 | Kaṭhamahāla Bandobasta Aḍḍā | n. central office in Kathmandu with jurisdicion over local kaṭhamahālas (M.C. Regmi 2002: 300) | t.t. |
2992 | kāṭhī | n. wooden saddle for a horse | t.t. |
1996 | kati | n. a certain type of blade used in animal sacrifīce. | t.t. |
3078 | Kaṭṭhā | n. unit of land-measurement in the Tarai region, comprising 1,361.25 square feet (126.464 m2) or 151.25 square yard. One Bighā is made up of 20 kaṭṭhā. Kaṭṭhā is divided into 20 dhur and dhur is subdivided into 20 dhurkī. | t.t. |