(p. 887) y the twenty-sixth consonant of the Bengali alphabet. 2)

(p. 890) yācana2, yācanā act of asking (for), prayer, petition; begging; solicitation; volunteering. যাচনা করা v. to ask or pray (for); to beg; to solicit; to volunteer, to offer. যাচিত a. asked or prayed for; begged; solicited. 16)

(p. 895) yuyutẏā desire for fighting or war, bellicosity; pugnacity. 2)

(p. 890) yāmya southern. যাম্যোত্তরবৃত্ত n. (geog.) the meridian circle. 45)

(p. 895) yūthikā, yūthī a kind of jasmine. 5)

(p. 890) yājana act of conducting a religious service in the capacity of a priest or clergyman. যাজন করা v. to conduct a religious service (as by a priest). ̃বৃত্তি n. the profession of the priest or the clergy, priestship, priesthood, clericity; a stipend or allowance given to a priest or clergyman, (cp.) a benefice. যাজনিক a. priestly, clerical; ecclesiastical. 20)

(p. 894) yuṭi a pair, a couple, a brace; one of a pair, a partner (টেনিসে লিয়েন্ডারের যুটি ভূপতি). 6)

(p. 896) yōddhājāti a warlike or martial race. 22)

(p. 896) yauga (chem.) a compound. 29)

(p. 888) yati2 (gr.) a stop; (pros.) a pause, a caesura. ̃চিহ্ন n. (gr.) a punctuation mark. ̃পাত, ̃ভঙ্গ n. (pros.) a metrical fault or breach. 3)

(p. 895) yērūpa & int. same as যেমন (a. con. & int.). □ adv. & con. as much or as like, as. 15)

(p. 890) yā2 what, which, that (যা গেছে তা যাক). যা-কিছু pro. whatever; something; everything. যা থাকে বরাতে come what may. যা-হোক however; anything (যা হোক একটা কিছু). 12)

(p. 890) yācchētāi (ety. but not used) whatever one pleases; (pop.) utterly bad or ugly or worthless. 18)

(p. 889) yantraṇā pain, pang; agony; affliction, suffering; anguish; torment, torture; a trouble, a pest. যন্ত্রণা দেওয়া v. to pain; to agonize; to afflict; to torment; to torture. যন্ত্রণা পাওয়া v. to be pained or agonized; to be afflicted, to suffer; to be tormented or tortured. ̃কর, ̃জনক, ̃দায়ক a. painful; agonising; afflicting; tormenting, torturing; troublesome, pestering. 7)

(p. 887) yakṛt the liver. 3)