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2566 khidamat [A.] n. 1) service, attendance; 2) employment, appointment, duty. 3) office. t.t.
1447 khillata [fr. A] n., var., khlilla, khillat: robes or decoration of honor conferred on a dependent. “Robes. Apparel of honour.“ (Adhikari 1984: 351 ); "robes of honor conferred on a dependent" (Michael 2012: 132); a ceremonial silk or cotton robe, which is richly adorned and given as a sign of highly respected hounour guests or other persons. They are also considered as gifts awarded in return for service from tributary states. t.t.
2788 kholākheta n. 1) wet-rice field on the banks of a river or irrigated by river water. 2) wet-rice field of alluvial soil, bottomland. t.t.
2069 kholsi n. rivulet. t.t.
2859 khorī var. ṣori; n. 1) a small vessel made of leaves. 2) a vessel for keeping sandalwood paste etc. (see also candanakhorī). t.t.
2725 khoriyā var. khorīyā; n. cleared forest land, which has not been ploughed yet. t.t.
2982 khudo var. ṣudo; n. molasses t.t.
1962 khukurī var. khukuri, ṣukurī; n. big knife with an inwardly curved blade, used both as a tool and as a weapon; for an illustration, see Kirkpatrick's (Kirkpatrick 1811: 118-119) depictions of "The Khookuri" and "The Khora" (cf. khũḍā) t.t.
2597 Khusaḥ [Skt. taṇḍukāra] var. khusalamusala; n. a Newar caste considered inferior to Jyāpu caste (MA-54 145.10). t.t.
1956 khuvā var. ṣuvā; n. 1) non-irrigated land (pākho) given as emolument for government employees (jāgira) (cf. Adhikari 1984: 352; Michael 2012: 132) . 2) revenue from homestead taxes of different categories (mostly in cash) in the hill region which formed a part of the jāgira assignment (M.C. Regmi 2002: 301 ; cf. M.C. Regmi 1978: 468, 860 ; M.C. Regmi 1999: 137). 3) small division of country, district, province (Turner s.v. khuvā) t.t.
1960 khũḍā var. khuḍā; n. sword with a forward curved blade, single edged on its concave side; used in battle and prominently in sacrificing animals; for an illustration, see Kirkpatrick's (Kirkpatrick 1811: 118-119) depictions of "The Khookuri" (cf. khukuri) and "The Khora." t.t.
2527 killādāra n. the governor or commandant of a fort. t.t.
2923 kinakhāba var. kīnaṣāva; n. fabric made of silk with gold and silver threads; brocade. t.t.
2016 kipaṭa var. kīpaṭa; n. system of communal land tenure traditional amongst several ethnic groups. t.t.
2432 kirā̃tī / kirātī var. kirāti, kirāntī; n. "Limbu and Rai peoples of eastern Nepal" (Whelpton 2005: 262). t.t.
2720 kīrtana [S.] n. 1) A song praising or glorifying a deity. 2) The act of singing such a song. t.t.
2359 kodāle n. pākho land holding in the hill regions smaller than a pāte holding, which was too small to be plowed by oxen and hence had to be dug with a spade (kodālo) (M.C. Regmi 1999: 234; M.C. Regmi 1978: 861; M.C. Regmi 1988: 268). t.t.
2890 koparā n. a pan (usually of brass) used either to hold water for washing hands, feet and face, or to defecate or urinate in. t.t.
2958 korā n. plain, white and unbleached thick cloth. t.t.
458 kośa [Fr. skt. krośa] var. kosa; a measurement unit of distance varying between 3.2 and 3.6 kilometres (Bakker 2006: 34) in ancient India, equivalent to a quarter of a yojana. t.t.
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