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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 dhura and a dhura is subdivided into 20 dhurkī. t.t.
1994 kaṭuvā lit. "cutting" or "piercing." When denoting a certain type of sacrificial buffalo, it probably means that the animal is "at least" suitable for sacrifice. Under the provision that the list given in E_2779_0005 provides a grading of bulls according to either size or age, the kaṭuvā is the smallest of all, smaller than malauṭo, kaṃjokho, and satāra. t.t.
2274 kaṭuvāla var. kaṭuvālyā; n. 1) a civil functionary; 2) a village messenger. t.t.
413 kausala also Bhārādāri Kausala (cf. Adhikari 1984: 70); n. the State Council. t.t.
1843 kausī government treasury, see kausī tosākhānā t.t.
2078 kausī tosākhānā n. central state treasury which served several additional functions like the expenses and storage of goods for the royal palace and the appointment of subbās in the Tarai (cf. Edwards 1975: 111). DNA_0011_0035 suggests that even though the Kausī and the Tosākhānā formed one administrative unit headed by the khajāñcī, to a certain extent both were treated as distinct entities. t.t.
2645 kavīndramallī ṭaṃkā n. a coin circulated by Pratāpa Malla; often abbreviated as kaṭaṃ. t.t.
2390 kāyelanāmā n. confession, admission of guilt. t.t.
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