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kein Kreuzer, kein Schweizer [Ger], no money, no Swiss: a reference
to the Swiss mercenaries of former days.
kein Mensch muss müssen [Ger], lit., no man must must; no man is
compelled to be compelled: Lessing.
kein Rauch ohne Feuer [Ger], no smoke without fire.
Kellner [Ger; sing, fcf pi.; fern. Kellnerin], waiter; servant at an inn.
kennst du das Land wo die Citronen blühn? [Ger], know'st thou the
land where the lemon trees bloom?: Goethe (first line of Mignon's
song in Wilhelm Meister).
képi [Fr], military cap, with visor,
χαίρε [Gr; pi. χαίρετε; khaîre; khaírete], lit., rejoice; a salutation (1) on
meeting, hail! welcome! (2) on parting, farewell! good-bye! (3) on other
occasions, be of good cheer!
khalasi [Hind], sailor; also, general outdoor servant, who pitches tents,
etc.; mil., artilleryman: India.
khan [Ar & Pers], caravansary.
khan [Tatar], prince; lord; chief; also, a title: Oriental.
khana [Hind], food; dinner: India.
khanum [Turk], Oriental lady of rank; chief lady of a harem.
kharab [Hind], bad: opposite of achcha.
kharif [Hind & Ar], autumn; autumnal harvest, as of rice and cotton:
India. Cf. RABÍ.
khatib [Ar], Muslim priest.
kheda or keddah [Hind], an enclosure for entrapping wild elephants,
χειρών νόμος [Gr; kheirôn nomos], lit., the law of hands; the law of
might.
khidmutgar or khitmutgar [Anglo-Ind; Hind khidmatgar], male waiter
or table servant, usually a Muslim.
χρήματ' άνήρ [Gr; khrémat' anér], money makes the man: Pindar.
χρήματα ψυχή βροτοΐσι [Gr; khrëmata psykhë brotoîsi], a man's money
is his life: Hesiod.
khubber [Anglo-Ind; Hind & Ar khabar], news; information; report.
khud [Anglo-Ind], steep hillside; deep valley.
khushi [Hind & Pers], pleasure; gladness; happiness; satisfaction; one's
will and pleasure; as, hamari kushi hai, "it is my pleasure." The word
khushi, in the form "kushi" or "cushy," was commonly used by British
soldiers in India as an adjective. Thus, a kushi job is a pleasant or
soft job. In this sense, "cushy" has passed into English.
khutbah [Ar], an address or sermon delivered, usually on a Friday, in
the principal mosques: Islam.
kiang or jiang [Chin], river: common in Chinese geographical names.
kia ora! [Maori], be happy! be well! (a New Zealand toast).
kibbutz [Heb], a collective farm or settlement: Israel.
kibbutznik [Heb], a member of a kibbutz: Israel.