(p. 99) ākhyā an appellation, a name; a title, a designation; a denomination. ̃ত a. named, called; entitled, designated; denominated; spoken, mentioned, said; known, renowned, celebrated. ̃ন n. history; a legend; a tale (esp. historical or legendary); a narrative; a story; a fable; narration, naming; act of designating or denominating. ̃বস্তু n. a theme. ̃পত্র n. a title-page (of a book). ̃য়ক n. a narrator; a story-teller. ̃য়িকা n. a tale, a story, a narrative. 55)

(p. 126) āṣāḍh় the third month of the Bengali calendar (from the middle of June to the middle of July); (poet. & fig.) the monsoon. আষাঢ়ে a. of or in or during the month or Ashara (আষাঢ়); produced or growing or occurring in Ashara (আষাঢ়); false, fantastic. আষাঢ়ে গল্প a queer or fantastic tale, a cockand-bull story. 134)

(p. 136) itikathā a tale; a legend; a chronicle; history. ইতিকাহিনী n. same as ইতিকথা । 39)

(p. 136) itibṛtta history; a chronice. ̃কার n. a historian; a chronicler. 40)

(p. 136) itihāsa history. ̃বেত্তা n. & a. one who is conversant with history or wellversed in history. ˜লেখক n. a historian. 41)

(p. 164) upanyāsa a novel, a book of fiction; a long story; a romantic tale, a romance; a preface or introduction; a proposal. ̃কার, ̃রচয়িতা, ̃লেখক n. a novelist. 6)

(p. 168) upākhyāna a story; a tale; a fable; a fairy tale; a narrative; an episode; an anecdote. 19)

(p. 187) aitihāsika historical, historic; versed in history. n. historian. ̃তা n. historicity. 16)

(p. 194) kathā a word or words spoken; a saying; an utterance; a statement; mode of speaking, pronunciation (তার কথা আড়ষ্ঠ); voice (তার কথা শুনতে পেলাম); a dialect (বর্ধমানের কথা); a tale, a story; a chronicle or history (ভারত-কথা); news (গ্রামের কথা); a word (সে নিজের কথা রাখে); an opinion (এ বিষয়ে আমার কথা হল যে); professional narration of scriptural and mythological stories (জমিদার বাড়িতে কথা হবে); a topic, a discourse (এ কথার অবতারণা); conversation; speaking terms (তার সঙ্গে আমার কথা নেই); consultation, discussion (ডাক্তারের সঙ্গে কথা হয়েছে); counsel, advice; instigation; comparison (তার সঙ্গে কার কথা); an incident, an affair (যে সে কথা নয়); a request (সে আমার কথা রেখেছে); order, direction (ছেলেটা কথা শোনে না); necessity, need, compulsion (এ কাজ করতেই হবে, এমন কথা আছে?); plea (ভুল হলে কোনো কথা শুনব না); a proverb (কথায় বলে). কথা কওয়া v. to speak; to talk. কথা কাটা v. to refute; to protest. কথা দেওয়া v. to give one's word, to promise. কথা চালা v. to tell one's secrets to another; to indulge in scandal-mongering, to talk scandal, to gossip. কথা পাড়া v. to raise a topic; to propose. কথা না থাকা not to be on speaking terms with; not to be promised or decided beforehand. কথা রাখা to keep a promise; to be true to one's word. কথায় কথায় in course of conversation; incidentally during conversation, by the by, by the way; whilst talking (কথায় কথায় রাত হল). কথায় থাকা to involve oneself in. কথায় না থাকা to have nothing to do with. কথার কথা a word for word's sake; worth serious consideration (এ কি একটা কথার কথা হল ?). কথার খেলাপ breaking a promise. কথার ঝুড়ি (of a person) a chatterbox. কথার ধার sting of words. কথার নড়চড় deviation from one's promise. কথার ফের, কথার মারপ্যাঁচ a sly turn of speech; verbal trickery; jugglery of words; quibble. কথার শ্রাদ্ধ too much or unnecessary talking, words and words. ̃কলি n. Indian dance depicting ancient wartales. কথা কাটাকাটি n. arguments and counter-arguments; bandying of words; altercation; hot exchange. কথা কাটাকাটি করা v. to advance arguments and counter-arguments; to bandy words; to altercate; to be engaged in a hot exchange. কথা চালাচালি n. act of telling one's secrets to another; scandal-mongering; gossiping. কথা চালাচালি করা same as কথা চালা । ̃চ্ছলে same as কথাপ্রসঙ্গে । ̃ন্তর n. altercation; bandying of words; another topic; interval in course of conversation; a breach of promise. ̃প্রসঙ্গ n. conversation, talk; act of raising a topic; a topic; a context. ̃প্রসঙ্গে adv. in course of conversation; incidentally during conversation, by the way. ̃বার্তা n. conversation; a talk; a chat. ̃বার্তা বলা v. to talk; to chat. ̃মতো adv. in keeping with one's words or promise; in obedience to one's order or direction. ̃মাত্র n. mere words (having no genuine worth). ̃মাত্র সার mere words having no genuine worth, words or promises ending in smoke; false promise. ̃মুখ n. a preface. ̃রম্ভ n. the beginning of a story or conversation. ̃শিল্প n. creative literary works written in prose such as novels, stories etc. ̃শিল্পী n. an author of prose fiction, stories etc. ̃শেষ n. the end of a story or conversation. ̃সাহিত্য same as কথাশিল্প । ̃সাহিত্যিক same as কথাশিল্পী । 89)

(p. 194) kathikā a story in a sketchy shape; a talk. 90)

(p. 251) kēcchā a scandal; malicious gossip; a story. 37)

(p. 261) kaurma of the tortoise. n. the name of the Purana narrating the history of the second incarnation of Vishnu (বিষ্ণু) in the shape of a tortoise (কূর্ম) 3)

(p. 271) khaṇḍa a part; a fragment; a portion, a region (ভূখণ্ড); a piece (প্রস্তর খণ্ড, বস্ত্রখণ্ড); a slice (একখণ্ড পাউরুটি); a section (of a story, poem etc.); a volume, a copy (বইয়ের প্রথম খণ্ড). ̃কাব্য n. (rhet.) a minor epic or a short poem; an imperfect epic. ̃কাল n. a portion of a particular time, a part of a period. খণ্ড খণ্ড a. cut or broken or separated into pieces. খণ্ড খণ্ড করা v. to cut or break or separate into pieces. ̃গ্রাস n. (astr.) a partial eclipse. ̃প্রলয় n. a partial destruction of the universe; a tremendous upheaval or affray (resembling universal annihilation). ̃বাক্য n. (gr.) a clause. ̃বিখণ্ড same as খণ্ড খণ্ড । ̃যুদ্ধ n. a strife, a skirmish, an affray. খণ্ডশ, খণ্ডে খণ্ডে adv. part by part, in parts; piece by piece, piecemeal. 48)

(p. 280) khēi an end of a thread; the number of threads or cords (পাঁচ খেই সুতো); a clue or trail (খেই পাওয়া). খেই হারানো v. to lose a clue or trail; (fig.) to be at a loss to find one's way; (fig.) to be confused or perplexed; to lose the thread of a story or an argument.

(p. 289) khōśa delightful, pleasant (খোশখবর); happy, cheerful (খোশমেজাজ); done by one's own self, voluntary. ̃কবালা n. (law) a deed of conveyance executed voluntarily by the proprietor himself. ̃খবর n. glad tidings; agreeable or pleasing news. ̃খেয়াল n. a fad, a crotchet; a caprice, a whim. ̃খোরাক n. dainty food, delicate dishes, table delicacies. ̃খোরাকি a. fond of dainty food; accustomed to taking dainty food. ̃গল্প n. a pleasant chat; an amusing tale or story. ̃নবিশ n. a calligrapher; a good writer. ̃নাম n. reputation; fame; goodwill. ̃পোশাক n. fine dress; fancy dress. ̃পোশাকি a. fond of fine dress; foppish. বু same as বু । ̃মেজাজ n. cheerful or merry or selfcomplacent mood. 14)

(p. 301) galpa a story; a tale; a fable; an anecdote; a fantastic or fictitious narrative, a fib; gossip; chit-chat. গল্প করা v. to gossip; to chat; to speak of (সে বিলাতের সম্বন্ধে গল্প করছে); to tell fantastic or fictitious tales about (নে আর তোর বাহাদুরির গল্প করিস না). গল্প পড়া v. to read out a story or anecdote. গল্প ফাঁদা v. to spin or invent or fabricate a story. গল্প বলা v. to tell a tale. গল্প লেখা v. to write stories or tales. গল্প শোনা v. to hear a tale or anecdote. ̃কার n. a storywriter; a storyteller. ̃গুজব করা v. to gossip, to chat. গল্প বলিয়ে n. a tale-teller; a raconteur (fem. a raconteuse). গল্প-সল্প same as গল্পগুজব । গল্পে a. gossipy; talkative. 37)

(p. 301) gān̐jā2 the female flowering tops of Indian hemp. Cannabis sativa, ganja; (loos.) hemp, marijuana (coll.) a cockand-bull story. গাঁজা খাওয়া v. to smoke ganja. 63)

(p. 314) guli2 any small round ball; a globule; a pill (as of medicine); either of the biceps or triceps or either of the hough muscles; a pill or preparation of opium for smoking; a bullet, ammunition. গুলি করা v. to shoot, to fire. গুলি খাওয়া v. to be shot (with a bullet); to smoke opium. ̃খোর a. addicted to smoking opium. n. one who smokes opium, an opiumaddict; an opium-smoker. গুলিখোরি (গুলিখুরি) গল্প fantastic or wholly incredible story, cock-and-bull story. ̃ডাণ্ণ্ডা n. tip-cat. ̃বিদ্ধ a. pierced by a bullet, wounded by a bullet, hit by a bullet. 43)

(p. 320) gōm̐pha, gōm̐pa moustache; whiskers. গোঁফে তা দেওয়া v. to trim the ends of one's moustache (figuratively this indicates great delight or ease or nonchalance). ̃খেজুর a. extremely lazy (from the story of a person who lay hungry under a date-tree and yet refused to move his hand to reach the date that fell upon his moustache but hoped that a date would fall straight into his mouth). 2)

(p. 321) gōẏēndā a spy, a sleuth; a detective. ̃কাহিনি n. a detective story. ̃গিরি n. espionage, spying. গোয়েন্দা পুলিস n. the detective police. 70)

(p. 346) caturdaśa & a. fourteen. □ a. fourteenth. ̃পদী a. consisting of fourteen lines. চতুর্দশপদী কবিতা a quatorzain; a sonnet. চতুর্দশ পুরুষ fourteen generations in the ascending order such as the father, the grandfather etc.; the fourteenth generation. চতুর্দশ বিদ্যা the four Vedas, the six Vedangas (বেদাঙ্গ), the Mimamsas (মীমাংসা), logic, history and mythologies; all these collectively. চতুর্দশ ভুবন the seven heavens and the seven underworlds. চতুর্দশী n. fem. the fourteenth day of a lunar fortnight; a girl of fourteen. a. fem. fourteen years old. 4)

(p. 545) dhbaṃsa destruction; annihilation; wreck, wreckage; ruin; death; act of killing, slaughter (শত্রুধ্বংস); loss; obliteration, effacement (শরীর ধ্বংস); waste or squandering (অর্থধ্বংস); undeserving consumption (অন্নধ্বংস); demolition, devastation (গৃহধ্বংস, রাজ্যধ্বংস, নগরধ্বংস); depravation or corruption (চরিত্র ধ্বংস, ধ্বংসের পথ). স্মৃতি ধ্বংস n. loss of memory; amnesia. ধ্বংস করা v. to destory; to annihilate; to ruin; to kill, to slay; to obliterate or efface; to impair; to waste, to squander; to consume undeservingly; to demolish or devastate; to deprave, to corrupt. ধ্বংস হওয়া v. to be destroyed or annihilated, to perish; to be ruined; to die; to be killed or slaughtered; to be lost; to be obliterated or effaced; to be impaired; to be wasted or squandered; to be consumed undeservingly; to be demolished or devastated; to be depraved or corrupted. ধ্বংসক a. one who or that which destroys or annihilates or ruins or kills or slays or obliterates or effaces or impairs or wastes or squanders or consumes undeservingly or demolishes or devastates or depraves or corrupts. ধ্বংসন same as ধ্বংস । ̃নীয় a. destructible; perishable. ̃প্রাপ্ত a. destroyed; annihilated; wrecked, ruined; dead, gone to one's death; killed, slaughtered; obliterated, effaced; lost; impaired; wasted, squandered; demolished, fallen, devastated; depraved, corrupted. ̃মুখ n. jaws or verge of destruction or annihilation or wreck or ruin or death or impairment or fall or demolition or devastation or demoralization or corruption. ̃লীলা n. the sport of destruction or annihilation or wreckage or ruining or killing or demolition or devastation. ̃স্তূপ n. a pile of ruins, wreckage, debris. 27)

(p. 563) -nāmā2 (used as a sfx.) a letter; a deed (চুক্তিনামা); a written authorization (ওকালতনামা); a narrative, a chronicle, a history (শাহ্নামা). 36)

(p. 563) nāśa destruction, annihilation; extinction; spoiling (কর্মনাশ); loss or waste (অর্থনাশ); ruin (স্বাস্হ্যনাশ); removal (দুঃখনাশ); act of killing, extermination (কীটনাশ); death. নাশ করা v. to destory, to annihilate; to spoil; to waste; to ruin; to remove; to kill, to exterminate. নাশ পাওয়া, নাশ হওয়া v. to be destroyed, to perish; to become extinct; to be spoiled or lost or wasted or ruined or removed or killed or exterminated; to die. 76)

(p. 633) pākā to ripen (ফল পাকা); to attain maturity, to mature (বুদ্ধি পাকা, বয়স পাকা); to turn grey (চুল পাকা); to suppurate (ফোঁড়া পাকা; to become seasoned (হাড় পাকা); to become experienced or skilled (ডাক্তারিতে সে পেকেছে); to be hardened (বদমাশিতে পাকা); to become depraved or spoilt or precocious (ছেলেটা ভারী পেকেছে). a. ripe; mature; grey; grey-haired (পাকা মাথা); skilled, experienced (পাকা কারিগর); inveterate, hardened (পাকা চোর); downright, thorough (পাকা বদমাশ); precocious, spoilt, depraved; skilful (পাকা হাত); set (পাকা লেখা); durable, fast (পাকা রং); full, nett (পাকা পাঁচ কিলো); standard (পাকা ওজন); hardened in fire (পাকা ইট) brick-built (পাকা বাড়ি); permanent (পাকা চাকরি); final, settled, fixed (পাকা কথা, পাকা তারিখ); pure, genuine, unalloyed (পাকা সোনা); seasoned (পাকা হাড়, পাকা কাঠ); of a high standard (পাকা রচনা); tanned (পাকা চামড়া); legally or formally drawn up (পাকা দলিল); pucka, pukka. (পাকা ওজন) standard weight esp. in which one seer (সের) is equal to 8 tolas (তোলা). পাকা কথা final word; a promise or word. পাকা করা v. to confirm or finalize. পাকা খাতা n. finalized book of accounts. পাকা ধানে মই দেওয়া (lit.) to harrow and destory a field of ripened paddy; (fig.) to undo an accomplished piece of work; to do incalculable harm to. পাকা ঘুঁটি কেঁচে যওয়া undoing of what is almost complete. পাকা চামড়া leather. ̃চুল n. grey hair; an aged and experienced man (পাকাচুলের পরামর্শ নেওয়া). পাকা দেখা v. to visit formally a prospective bride's house in order to draw up the marriage-contract in black and white. ̃দেখা n. a formal visit to a prospective bride's house in order to draw up the marriage-contract in black and white; the final view of a girl by the bridegroom's party before she is accepted in marriage. ̃পাকি a. settled, fixed, finalized; sure. পাকাপাকি করা v. to settle, to fix, to finalize; to make sure. ̃পোক্ত a. permanent; settled, fixed, finalized; hardened by long practice (পাকাপোক্ত লোক); experienced and seasoned; inveterate (পাকাপোক্ত চোর). পাকা বাড়ি a brick-built house, a building. পাকা মাথা a grey-headed or grey-haired person; an old or aged person; a wise or experienced person. পাকা মাথায় সিঁন্দুর পরা (for a woman) to have one's husband living even when one becomes hoary-headed. পাকামি n. precocity. পাকা রাস্তা a metalled or cobbled road. পাকা হা়ড়ে ভেলকি দেখানো to show magical or amazing power or proficiency even in one's old age. পাকা হাত a set hand; skilled hand; an old hand, an experienced man; an adept. পাকা হিসাব final accounts. 28)