කේතු මාලාලංකාරය, n. (අලං), the banner-like rays over Buddha's head.

කර්‍මාන්ත ප්‍රදර්‍ශනය, n. industrial exhibition.

කුරුමුරුලා, n. a kind of fish.

ක්‍ෂතාශා, a. (ආශා), disappointed. E. S.

කැස පට, කැස් පට, n. lower part of the skirt tucked up at the waist behind.

කරගනයාම, v. n. of above: persistence or continuance in doing, pursuance.

කුබ්රය, n. axis, pivot, spindle.

ක්ලේශය, n. any passion, desire or evil affection, අභිලාෂය, කෙලෙස්; sorrow, affliction, care, දුක. B. teaches that ක්ලේශය or desire is the root of all sin and sorrow, and renders transmigration and continued existence inevitable until all ක්ලේශ are subdued and exterminated; when that is accomplished නිර්‍වාණ or non-existence is attained. The non-attainment of it,—that is, continued conscious existence,—is regarded as a calamity, and it is the supreme object of B. and its laws and observances to effect the extermination of ක්ලේශ.

කථිකයා, n. speaker, narrator, කථාකරන්නා, කියන්නා.

කනස්සලුකරනවා, v. t. to sadden, make pensive.