(p. 415) jhāḍ়ā to thresh or beat out grain from (corn etc.) to separate chaff from grain, to winnow (চাল ঝাড়া); to dust, to brush, to remove dust or dirt by shaking or with a piece of cloth or some sort of duster; to empty or remove contents of (bags etc.), to shake out contents of vessels, bags etc. (ঝুলি ঝাড়া); to throw brickbats or other missiles (মাথার ইট ঝাড়া); to show ill-temper, to vent one's spleen (গায়ের ঝাল ঝাড়া); to exorcise (ভূত ঝাড়া). a. threshed or winnowed or cleaned (ঝাড়া চাল). n. threshing or winnowing; dusting and cleaning, brushing; emptying contents of. ঝাড়া দুই ঘন্টা for full two hours, for two hours at a stretch. ঝাড়পোঁছ n. sweeping and cleaning. ঝাড়াপোঁছা same as ঝাড়পোঁছ । ঝাড়ফুঁক n. exorcising of evil spirit by uttering charms and incantations. ঝাড়ানো v. to cause to thresh and winnow, to expel evil spirit etc., to exorcise. 9)
