(p. 9) acira of short duration, brief. ̃কারী a. prompt. ̃কাল n. a very short time. ̃কালে adv. soon, shortly; without much delay. ̃ক্রিয় a. prompt in action or execution; not dilatory. ̃জীবী a. short-lived; impermanent, transient; not lasting long; not immortal. ̃স্হায়ী a. not permanent; transitory; perishable, frail, mortal (অচিরস্হায়ী দেহ), অচিরাত্, অচিরে adv. soon; without delay; immediately. 59)

(p. 80) alpa small in number or amount; a few; a little, a bit; short; of short duration, short-lived (অল্পজীবী); (gr.) unaspirated (অল্পপ্রাণ); illiberal, narrow (অল্পমতি); delicate (অল্পতনু); less than what is necessary or usual, insufficient, inadequate, scanty, poor. pro. a small number of persons or things. ̃ই adv. only a few, a little; but little; rarely, scarcely, seldom; insufficiently. অল্প অল্প করে adv. little by little, bit by bit; by degrees; gradually; slowly. ̃কাল, ̃ক্ষণ n. a short time, a short while. ̃কাল পরে, ̃কাল মধ্যে adv. shortly after, in a short time; before long. ̃চেতা a. narrow-minded; illiberal. ̃জীবী a. short lived. ̃জ্ঞ a. imperfectly educated, not knowledgeable; not erudite. ̃তম a. minimum. ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. smallness in number or quantity; shortness; shortness of duration; illiberality, narrowness; insufficiency, inadequacy, shortage. ̃দর্শী a. lacking in foresight, short-sighted; imprudent; lacking in experience, inexperienced; narrow in outlook. ̃দর্শিতা n. want of foresight, short-sightedness; imprudence; want of experience,; narrowness of outlook. ̃ধী a. dull-witted, unintelligent. ̃প্রাণ a. short-lived; narrow-minded, illiberal, mean-minded; (gr.) unaspirated. ̃বয়সী, ̃বয়স্ক a. of tender age, young, minor. ̃বিদ্য a. possessing but a little learning; imperfectly educated. ̃বিদ্যা n. a little learning; imperfect education. অল্পবিদ্যা ভয়ংকরী a little learning is a dangerous thing. ̃বিস্তর adv. & a. more or less. ˜বুদ্ধি same as অল্পধী । ̃ভাষী a. of few words; reserved in speech; taciturn; reticent. ̃ভাষীতা n. taciturnity; reticence. ̃মতি a. meanminded. ̃মাত্র a. just a little. ̃মাত্রা n. a small dose or quantity. ̃মূল্য a. cheap. ̃মূল্যে adv. at a low price, cheaply. ̃শ adv. same as অল্প অল্প করে । ̃সংখ্যক a. a few, small in number. ̃স্বল্প a. a little, a bit; a few; not much or many; not frequent; temperate; moderate. 9)

(p. 99) ākālika grown or ripened out of season, untimely; short-lived, transient. 16)

(p. 262) kṣaṇa a measure of time equal to about four minutes; a very small point of time, a moment, an instant, a while (ক্ষণমাত্র); a point of time (এক্ষণ); a length of time (বহুক্ষণ); a particular point of time (শুভক্ষণ). অশুভক্ষণ n. an evil hour, an inauspicious moment. কিছুক্ষণ n. some time; a short time. adv. for or during some time; for or during a short time. কুক্ষণ same as অশুভক্ষণ । প্রতিক্ষণ adv. every moment, always; ceaselessly. বহুক্ষণ n. a long time. adv. for or over or during a long time. শুভক্ষণ n. an auspicious moment. সর্বক্ষণ, সারাক্ষণ adv. always. ̃কাল n. a moment, an instant; a very short time. adv. for a moment, for an instant; for or during a very short time. ক্ষণকাল পরে shortly after; a little later; before long, ere long. ক্ষণকাল পূর্বে shortly before. ̃চর a. roaming or existing for a very short time; fleeting, evanescent; short-lived; ephemeral; transient. ̃জন্মা a. (astrol. & pop.) born at an uncommonly auspicious moment; very fortunate; (loos.) endowed with rare qualities; highly gifted. ̃দা n. the night. ̃দ্যুতি same as ক্ষণপ্রভা । ̃ধ্বংসী a. perishing in a moment; transitory; most frail. ̃পরে adv. shortly after; a little later; ere long, before long. ̃পূর্বে adv. a little while ago, shortly before. ̃প্রভ a. flashing or gleaming only for a moment. ̃প্রভা n. the lightning. ̃ভঙ্গুর a. breaking or perishing in a moment; transitory; most fragile. ̃মাত্র adv. only for a moment. ̃স্হায়িত্ব n. momentariness; transitoriness; existence for a very short period. ̃স্হায়ী a. lasting for a moment, momentary; transitory; continuing for a very short period (ক্ষণস্হায়ী সুখ). 61)

(p. 262) kṣīṇa decayed (ক্ষীণ চন্দ্র); lean, thin (ক্ষীণ দেহ); slender (ক্ষীণ কটি); meagre; insufficient (ক্ষীণ আলোক); subdued (ক্ষীণ কণ্ঠ); feeble, weak (ক্ষীণ দৃষ্টি). fem. ক্ষীণা । ক্ষীণ করা v. to decay; to emaciate; to attenuate; to make slender; to lessen (আলো ক্ষীণ করা); to subdue; to enfeeble, to weaken. ক্ষীণ হওয়া v. to decay; to be emaciated; to become slender; to lessen; to become subdued; to become feeble, to weaken. ̃কণ্ঠ n. a feeble or subdued voice, a faint or low voice. a. feeble-voiced; having a subdued voice. ̃কণ্ঠে adv. in a faint or feeble voice; in an undertone. ̃কায় a. leanbodied; emaciated; thin, small (ক্ষীণকায় বই). ̃চন্দ্র n. the waning moon or the moon in wane (that is, the moon of the dark fortnight). ̃চেতা a. feeblehearted, weak-minded. ̃জীবী a. having low vitality; short-lived; frail. ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. decayed state; leanness, thinness; emaciation; slenderness; meagreness, insufficiency; subdued state; feebleness, weakness. ̃দৃষ্টি a. weak-sighted. ̃দেহ same as ̃কায় । ̃প্রাণ same as ̃জীবী । ̃বল a. weak; weakened; weak in military strength (ক্ষীণবল রাষ্ট্র). ̃বুদ্ধি a. dull-witted. ̃মতি a. weak-minded. ̃মধ্যা a. fem. having a slender waist. masc. ̃মধ্য । ̃শক্তি same as ̃বল । ̃শ্বাস a. having one's breath failing; dying; completely deprived of vigour; enfeebled; short-lived (ক্ষীণশ্বাস প্রাণ). ̃স্বর n. & a. same as ˜কণ্ঠ । ̃স্বরে adv. same as ̃কণ্ঠে । ক্ষীণাঙ্গী a. (fem.) having a slim body. 100)

(p. 269) kṣudra small, little (ক্ষুদ্রকায়, ক্ষুদ্র বালক); base, mean (ক্ষুদ্রমতি); narrow; illiberal (ক্ষুদ্রাশয়); niggardly (ক্ষুদ্র দান); contemptible, insignificant (ক্ষুদ্র লোক); trifling (ক্ষুদ্র ব্যাপার); poor (ক্ষুদ্র অবস্হা); short, short-lived (ক্ষুদ্রপ্রাণ). fem. ক্ষুদ্রা । ̃কায় a. having a short and thin body, little, tiny (ক্ষুদ্রকায় প্রাণী); small and not voluminous (ক্ষুদ্রকায় গ্রন্হ); small (ক্ষুদ্রকায় বাহিনী, ক্ষুদ্রকায় অট্টালিকা). ̃চেতা same as ক্ষুদ্রাশয় । ̃তম a. smallest. ̃তর a. smaller. ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. smallness, littleness; baseness, meanness; narrowness, illiberality; niggardliness; contemptibleness; insignificance; triviality; poorness, poverty; shortness; short duration. ̃দৃষ্টি a. narrow in outlook; miserly. ̃প্রাণ a. having low vitality or short span of life, short-lived; mean-minded; miserly. ̃বুদ্ধি, ̃মতি a. of limited intelligence, dull-witted; (inc.) mean-minded. n. dullwittedness; humble opinion (আমার ক্ষুদ্রবুদ্ধিতে). ক্ষুদ্রাকার a. of small size or structure; small, little. ক্ষুদ্রান্ত্র n. the small intestine. ক্ষুদ্রায়তন a. small in size or magnitude; small-scale; small. ক্ষুদ্রাশয় a. mean-minded. ক্ষুদ্রাশয়তা n. mean-mindedness, meanness. 3)

(p. 652) pun̐ṭi a tiny fresh-water fish. পুঁটিমাছের প্রাণ (fig.) a short-lived or frail person; a weakling; a very narrow-minded person. পুঁটিমাছের ফরফরানি bragging of a man of little or no importance. 41)

(p. 974) sadya at once, forthwith; without delay, then and there; just, recently. ̃ঃপাতী, ̃পাতী a. liable to fall as soon as rising ('অম্বুবিম্ব অম্বুমুখে সদ্যঃপাতী'); (of tree-leaves, flowers etc.) quickly deciduous; (fig.) very transitory or short-lived. ̃ঃপ্রসূত, ̃প্রসূত a. very recently born, just born. ̃ঃস্নাত, ̃স্নাত one who has taken one's bath just now. সদ্য সদ্য adv. immediately, at once; very recently, just. সদ্যজাত a. just born; very recently born. সদ্যোমৃত a. just dead; recently dead. 79)

(p. 1038) sbalpa very little; very few; only a little; only a few; a bit. ̃তা n. fewness. smallness, scantiness. ̃ব্যয়ে adv. at a low or small expense or cost; cheaply. ̃ভাষী a. speaking very little, parsimonious in speech; taciturn, reticent; reserved; curt, laconic. স্বল্পায়ু a. having a brief span of life, short-lived. স্বল্পাহারী a. subsisting on meagre or scanty meal or fare; abstemious. 15)