of the Bath, also King's Bench. K.C.D. = Knight Commander of the Bath. K. G. = Knight of the Garter. K. G. C. = Knight of the Grand Cross. K. G. C. B. = Knight of the Grand Cross of the Bath. Kt. or Knt. = Knight.
Kaffir (kafir) [Ar. kafir, unbeliever.] n. an inhabi. tant of South-East Africa दक्षिण पूर्वआफ्रिकेतील काफीर जातीचा मनुष्य m, काफीर m. २ an unbeliever (acc. to Mohamedans .) काफर m, पाखंडी m. Kaiser (kizer ) [ Ger. -L. Caesar.] n. the ancient title of emperors of Germany जर्मनीच्या बादशाहाची 'केसर' ही प्राचीन पदवी f. २ an emperor, esp. of Germany and Austria आस्त्रिया व जर्मनीचा बादशहाm.Kale (kal) [ The Northern E. form of Cole.] n. a kind of cabbage with curled leaves एका विशेष जातीची कोबी f. हिची लागवड हिंदुस्थानांत होते.( Written also Kail and Cale. )
N. B.-Kale is not a native of India but it can be grown here from English seed and grows very well. Surg. Lieut. -Col. K. R. Kirtikar once grew this vegetable in the Lunatic Asylum Garden at Ratnagiri for the gaol prisoners.
Kaleidoscope ( ka-li'do-sköp ) [ Gr. kalos, beautiful, eidos, form, and skopein, to see.] n. an optical toy in which we see an endless variety of beautiful colours and forms चारुदर्शक m. Kaleidoscop'ic a. चारुदर्शकाचा, चारुदर्शकाने दाखविलेला, चित्रविचित्र. Kalendar, Kalends, See Calendar.
Kangaroo (kang.gar-oo') [ The native name. ] n.a large marsupial mammal of Australia with very long hindlegs and great power of leaping
आस्ट्रेलियांतील कांगारू नांवाचें जनावर . याचे मागचे पाय फार लांब असून, ते फार लांब उडी मारतें.
Katabolism (ka-tab'o-lizm) [Gr. kata, down, ballein ,to throw. ] n. physiol. destructive or downward metabolism, regressive metamorphism प्रतिलोमपृथःकरण n, प्रतिलोमरूपभेद m.Katabolic a. प्रतिलोमपृथःकरणाचा. [ See metabolism. ]
N. B. One proposal is :-Anabolism = अन्नसंमेलन or अन्नसमीकरण; Katabolism = मलपृथक्करण. The word मलोत्सर्ग should be confined to the acts of defecation and urination; as also to the process of sweating or perspiration. ( K. R. K.)
Kaw (kaw ) [ Imitative. ] v. . to cry as a crow काव काव करणें, कावकावणें, करकरणें, कोकावणें, करकर करणें, कावळ्यासारखें ओरडणें. K. n. a cry of the crow कावकाव m, करकर f, काकशब्द m, काकरव m, कावळ्याचा शब्द m.
