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Kashmal, n.m. Burbis barbra. A thorny shrub bearing long 
sharp thorns and black berries which ripen in June. The 
root, which is like turmeric in colour, is boiled and slices 
are used as poultices for diseases of the eye. Rasaut in 
Hindi. 
Kashnu, v.t. re. (H. kasnd.) To tighten, to bind, to tie. 
Kamr-kashni, v.i. re. To be ready; to gird up one’s loins. 
Kashra or -u, pro. m.; j. -i, pl. -6. See Kasra. 4 
Kashri, 7./. The act of presenting butter to a village deity. 
The people store clarified butter in the name of village 
deity, and when the ghira (clay receptacle for ghi) is full, 
offer it first to the deity and then use it. : 
Kasht, n.m. Kashti, n.f. (8. Kashta.) Trouble, pain. -parna, 
vt.re. To be in trouble. -thwawna, v.i. re. To take 
trouble. 
Kasr or kassr. Illness, sickness. -honi, v.i. ir. To be ill. 
Kasra? or u? pr .; f. -1, pl. -6. Whose ? 
ashmir and Kanawar. It is also found in the Simla 
Se The best is that imported from Dodra Kawar in 
ahr 
Katab, n.m. (H. kitab.) A book; pl. -6. : 
Katai or ktai, n.f. The act of cutting. -lagni, v.i. re. To begin 
cutting, : 
Katai or ktai, n.f. The act of spinning. 
Katha, n.f. (S.) A story or history such as the Ramdyana oF 
Mahabharata. A tax was formerly levied on this 12 
ula. -bdiichni, vi. re- To relate a story. 
Kathéru, nm. pl. A kind of hill peaches that ripe in October. 
Katan, ad. pro. Several. (Also ktdn.) 
Katarnu, v.t. re. (H. katarnd.) To clip, to cut with scissors. 
Katawnu, v.t. re. To cause or allow to cut or fell; /. -i, pl. -€. 
Katawnu, v.t. re. To cause or allow to spin ; -f. -i, pl. -é. 
Kati, n.m. (S. Kartika.) The seventh Hindi month correspond- 
, ing to October. -é, adv. In October. 
Katnu, v.t. re. To spin; f. -i, pl. -6. Kata-huida. pas. pa’- 
pun. Katda, pre. par. Spinning. Katia or katiro, ¢P- 
_ Having spun. Kata, pas. ten. Spun. ‘ 
iy vt. re. To cut, to fell; f. -i, pl. -é. Katdé, m.; f. -b 
‘PI. -6. pre. par. Cutting. Katia, c.p. Having cut. Katu- 
h par, Cut. 
ulidu, pas, 
Kau 1 pro. See Kaa. 
: Kaul, mm. (S. Kamala.) (1) A lotus. (2) A cup. 
ral varieties are cultivated and used as food by the 
