(p. 194) kaṭu bitter; acrid, pungent (কটুরস); tasting hot (কটু তেল); harsh, acrimonious (কটুবাক্য). কটু হয়ে যাওয়া v. to have the taste or flavour spoilt or fouled, to grow or to run rancid. কটু কথা n. same as কটুক্তি । ̃কাটব্য n. pl. bitter reproaches. ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. bitterness; pungency; hot taste; harshness, acrimony. কটু তেল n. mustard oil. ̃ভাষী a. rude or impolite in speech, foul-spoken, foulmouthed. 26)

(p. 457) tikta bitter taste, bitterness, a bitter substance, bitter. a. bitter; (fig.) unpleasant or acrimonious. ̃তা n. bitterness; (fig.) unpleasantness or acrimoniousness. 69)