(p. 400) jijñāsaka one who asks or questions or inquires. 65)

(p. 410) jyēṣṭha eldest (জ্যেষ্ঠ পুত্র); elder (ওই ভাইটি আমার জ্যেষ্ঠ); older, senior (বয়োজ্যেষ্ঠ); highest (জ্যেষ্ঠবর্ণ). n. eldest brother or the elder brother. ̃তাত n. an elder brother of one's father. জ্যেষ্ঠা a. fem. of জ্যেষ্ঠ । n. the eighteenth of the twenty-seven zodiacal stars according to Hindu astronomy. জ্যেষ্ঠাধিকার n. primogeniture. জ্যেষ্ঠাশ্রম v. the second stage of human life as enjoined by Hindu scriptures; the life of a householder. 44)

(p. 390) jamaka pomp, grandeur (chiefly used in জাঁকজমক). জমকালো. a. pompous, splendid; showy, spectacular; gaudy, gorgeous. 17)

(p. 385) jagadīśbarī of জগদীশ্বর । 22)

(p. 400) jāmāi, jāmātā a son-in-law. জামাইষষ্ঠী n. the sixth day of the waxing moon in the month of Jaistha (জ্যৈষ্ঠ) when a son-in-law is received and blessed by his parents-in-law, the son-in-law's day; this rite. 5)

(p. 390) jabāba an answer, a reply, a response; an explanation; (in law) a rejoinder (সওয়াল-জবাব), a retort (মুখের মতো জবাব); dismissal (চাকরি থেকে জবাব). জবাব করা v. to reply, to respond; to retort, to answer back. জবাব চাওয়া v. to call for an explanation; to ask for a reply. জবাব দেওয়া v. to answer, to reply, to respond; to explain, to submit an explanation; to rejoin, to submit a rejoinder; to retort; to dismiss. ̃দিহি n. an explanation; liability to explain. জবাবদিহি করা v. to give an explanation; to account for. জবাবি a. said in reply; said or done in reply (জবাবি হামলা). 14)

(p. 388) janaka father, a progenitor; a producer. a. producing or causing (সুখজনক). 6)

(p. 396) jān̐kaḍ় purchase on condition that if not approved, the article will be returned. 26)

(p. 390) jabaraja, ñjabaḍ়ja clumsy; unwieldy; odd-looking, ill-shaped, uncouth, (জবরজং পোশাক). 10)

(p. 407) jōlāpa, jōlāba a purgative, a cathartic; (loos) a laxative. 34)

(p. 390) jaẏā a name of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা) or one of her female attendants. 36)

(p. 396) jāṭhara relating to the belly or womb; abdominal. 53)

(p. 400) juja (in book-binding) a form of a book. ̃সেলাই n. a method of bookbinding in which each format is sewn separately. 132)

(p. 390) jalada1 that which gives water. n. the cloud. ̃কাল n. the rainy season. ̃ক্ষয় n. autumn. ̃গম্ভীর a. as grave or deep as the rumbling of the cloud. জলদাগম n. the break of monsoon; the rainy season, the rains. 60)

(p. 406) jēṭha related through an elder brother of one's father or father-in-law. ̃তুতো a. related through an elder brother of one's father. ̃তুতো ভাই a son of an elder brother of one's father, a cousin. ̃তুতো বোন a daughter of an elder brother of one's father, a cousin. ̃শ্বশুর n. an elder brother of one's father-in-law. fem. ̃শাশুড়ি the wife of one's ̃শ্বশুর । 16)