(p. 939) śān̐kha, śān̐ka the conch; a conchshell, a conch. শাঁখ বাজানো v. to blow a conchshell or a conch. শাঁখের করাত a saw for cutting conchshells (this saw cuts bothways), a conch-cutter; (fig.) any object the presence and absence of which are equally painful, something which cuts bothways; a dilemma. শাঁক আলু, শাঁখ-আলু, শাঁকালু, শাঁখালু n. a white esculent fruit shaped almost like a conchshell. শাঁকচুন্নি, শাঁকচুর্ণী corruptions of শঙ্খচূর্ণী । শাঁখা n. a bangle for the wrist made of conchshell, a conchbangle. শাঁখারি n. a Hindu caste working and dealing in articles made of conchshells; a member of this caste; a worker or dealer in articles of conchshells. 48)
