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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.
3151 khurpathyāk var. khurpathek; A tax levied on homesteads in some hill districts. 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. a form of traditional land tenure, where communal authority overrides state authority and control over the land is exercised on the basis of family and clan group (cf. Regmi 1965: 82), traditionally practiced by several ethnic groups, particularly in eastern Nepal among the Kiranti groups (Whelpton 2005: 262). t.t.
3152 kipaṭiyā A holder of kipaṭa land. t.t.
3237 kirānā Lands on which commercial crops such as sugarcane, tobacco, and poppy were grown in the eastern Tarai region; Miscellaneous commercial goods other than foodgrains; transit duties on such goods. 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.
457 kodālo n. mattock, hoe or spade; tool with a long handle and crescent-shaped edge used in ordinary dry cultivation for ploughing (M.C. Regmi 1978: 861; Turner 1931: s.v.). #new# 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.
2906 kosī n. a metal, wooden or earthen vessel for keeping curd, honey etc.; a small ārī. t.t.
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