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Karnáli, *see* Mácha Khabáb.

Kashmír, *compare* Kháche.

Kási (now Benáres), in Hindostán, Lat. 25°, Long. 82° . . . . . . . . काशि Sanskr.

"*The shining, the renowned.*" It is the old name of Benáres, but is considered to
have been originally the name of a tribe transferred to their city.
Anal. Kási-nágar, in Bengál, Lat. 24°, Long. 92°; Kási-púr, in Hindostán, Lat. 29°,
Long. 79°, &c.

Kasimabád, in Bahár, Lat. 25°, Long. 83° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . قاسم آباد Arab. Pers.

"*Kásim's town.*" Kásim, *dispenser,* an Arabic name.
Anal. Kásim Bazár, in Bengál, Lat. 24°, Long. 88°.

Kátak, in Orissa, Lat. 20°, Long. 85° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . कटक Sanskr.

"*The (principal) city, capital, seat of government.*"

Kha (Sinh-pho), *see* Brahmapútra.

Kháche, the Tibetan name of Kashmír . . . . . . . . . . . ཁ་ཆེ kha-chhe. Tib.

"*The large mouth.*" Kha, *mouth;* chhe, *large, great.*
The name refers to the central, lacustrine plain of Kashmír, in which is situated Srinágar, the
capital: it extends from Islamabád to Baramúla. The drainage of the lake formerly cover-
ing this plain is the immediate consequence of the gradual progress of the erosion of the
Jhilum river. (In Hindu mythology it is considered to be the work of the saint Kasyápa.
Wilson, As. Res., Vol. XV., p. 9.) But not withstanding this interpretation being generally
given to Kháche by the natives, it is not impossible that it was only a subsequent mean-
ing given to the name, and that it must be considered to have been but a mutilation
of the Sanskrit Kasmira. About the various interpretations of the name of Kashmír, see
Thornton's Gazetteer of the countries adjacent to India, *s. v.*

Khairabád, in Audh, Lat. 27°, Long. 80° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . خیر آباد Arab. Pers.

"*Khair's town.*" Khair, *good,* an Arabic personal name.
Anal. Khairi-gárh, in Audh, Lat. 28°, Long. 80° ("i" is here possessive suffix); Kháir-pur,
in Bháulpur, Lat. 29°, Long. 72°.

Khánpur, in the Pánjáb, Lat. 28°, Long. 70° . . . . . . . . . . . . خان پور Turk. Hind.

"*Chief's town.*" Khan, *chief, prince, king.* The same name in the Pánjáb, Lat. 31°,
Long. 72°, and Lat. 33°, Long. 73°.
Anal. Khan-gárh, in Badakshán, Lat. 38°, Long. 71°.

Kharákpur, in Bahár, Lat. 25°, Long. 86° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . کھرکپور Hind.

"*Kharak's town.*" Kharák, *sword,* may be here understood as part of a proper name
meaning, when complete, *sword of the faith.*
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