KARAWALA: Dried fish, the usual penuma of Moor tenants.
KARIYA KARANARALA: Officer second in rank to the Diwa Nilame in the Dalada Maligawa. The office is restricted to a few families and the appointment is in the hands of the Diwa Nilame, who receives a large fee for it at the yearly nomination. As the Diwa Nilame’s deputy, the Kariyakaranarala attends to all the business matters of the Maligawa and is entitled to valuable dues from subordinate headmen on appointment.
KASAPEN: Young cocoanuts generally given as penuma.
KATARAMA: Same as Galoruwa.
KATBULATHURULU: Penuma consisting of pingoes and money with betel.
KATGAHA: Sometimes called Kajjagaha. The same as Ehelagaha q.v.
KATHAL: The pingo-loads of rice due to the king by way of the Crown dues on all lands cultivated with paddy, except those belonging to the Duggenewili people or class from which the King’s domestic servants were taken.
KATMUDALA: Money payment in lieu of the above.
KATTIYANAMURAYA: The turn for the tenant of a kapu family to perform the service of carrying from the multenge (Dewale kitchen) to the Maligawa (the sanctuary) the multen-kada or daily food offering.
KATUKITUL: Wild prickly kitul the flowers of which are used in decorations.