(p. 194) kaḍ়ā3 hard; stiff; difficult; severe; tremendous, intense; angry; haughty; harsh, rude (কড়া কথা); strict; rough. n. a corn on the skin. ̃কড়ি, ̃ক্কড়, ̃ক্কড়ি n. strictness; stringency. কড়া আইন a strict or stringent law কড়া মনিব an exacting master; a hard or strict taskmaster. কড়া লোক a strict man or disciplinarian. 45)