(p. 9) aṅguṣṭha the thumb. ̃প্রদর্শন, অঙ্গুষ্ঠ দেখানো n. showing one's thumb; (fig.) awkward or point-blank refusal; depriving unpleasantly. 33)

(p. 17) adēkhā unseen. 36)

(p. 41) andhakāra darkness, gloom; absence of light. a. dark, gloomy; darkened with gloom, dejection etc. (অন্ধকার মুখ); deprived of hope, delight, etc. (অন্ধকার জীবন). অন্ধকার করা v. to make (something) dark, to darken. অন্ধকার দেখা v. (fig.) to be at one's wit's end to find a means of escape from danger; to be stunned. অন্ধকার দেখানো v. (fig.) to overwhelm or bewilder (a person), to knock senseless. অন্ধকার হওয়া v. to become dark, to darken. অন্ধকারে ঢিল মারা (fig.) to make a stray or random attempt to hit, to take an off-chance; to beat about the bush. অন্ধকারে থাকা v. (fig.) to be quite ignorant (of), to be in the dark (about). অন্ধকারে হাতড়ানো v. (lit. & fig.) to grope in the dark. ˜ময় a. full of darkness or gloom; completely dark. অন্ধকারাচ্ছন্ন, অন্ধকারাবৃত a. enveloped in or overcast with darkness; utterly dark; (fig.) utterly ignorant, distressed, depressed or obsessed. 15)

(p. 102) āṅula a finger or a toe. আঙুল দিয়ে দেখানো n. v. to point or pointing with fingers. আঙুল ফুলে কলা গাছ (fig.) a sudden increase in wealth or power or importance. আঙুলের গাঁট n. a knuckle. আঙুল মটকানো v. n. cracking or to crack the knuckles. ̃হাড়া n. whitlow. হাতের আঙুল a finger. পায়ের আঙুল a toe. বুড়ো আঙুল the thumb. কড়ে আঙুল the little finger. আঙুলের ছাপ fingerprint. 19)

(p. 107) ādēkhalā, ādēkhalē inordinately covetous about some object as if he or she has not seen anything like it before; inordinately greedy. ̃পনা n. greediness; indecently or indecorously greedy. 78)

(p. 118) ābhāsa faint or indistinct presence ('আভাসে দাও দেখা'); a shadow; a hint (আভাসে জানানো); glow. আভাস দেওয়া v. to appear faintly or indistinctly; to give a hint, to hint. ̃ইঙ্গিত n. hints; slight or indirect suggestion. আভাসে ইঙ্গিতে adv. by indirect suggestion, by hints. 57)

(p. 123) āra and, and also (রাম আর শ্যাম); or (বাঁচা আর মরা), or not. adv. else, more (আর কী বলব); enough (আর কেন); no more (আর কান্না নয়); at the same time, simultaneously, but (শক্তের ভক্ত আর নরমের যম); on the other hand, yet in return (সে তোমার উপকার করে আর তুমি তার নিন্দা কর); in future, again (আর যেন এমন না হয়); still now, still then (আর কেন আশা কর); at present, now (আর সেদিন নেই); moreover, besides, in addition to that (আর দেখ); ever (বিড়ালে কি আর মাছ খাওয়া ছাড়ে); ever before or after (এমন আর দেখিনি বা দেখব না); since then (সেই গেল আর ফিরল না); of course, certainly (তুমি তো আর বোকা নও). a. other, another, different (আর লোকেরা, আর কেউ); past, last (আর বছর সে এসেছিল); coming, next. (আর সপ্তাহে যাব). pro. another person or thing, the other person or thing, a different person or thing (আরটি কোথায়, আরে কি বলে). আর আর all other. আরও a. more. adv. still more; further, moreover. আর বার on the other occasion; another time; once again, once more. আর সব and others. 27)

(p. 126) ālō light; a beam, a ray; effulgence; lustre, splendour; a flash of light; a lamp, a lantern. আলো করা v. to brighten; to light up; to lighten; to illuminate; to glorify. আলো দেখানো v. to show light to; (fig.) to give hope, to promise good. 81)

(p. 208) kalā1 the plantain, the banana; (coll.) nothing, a mare's nest (তুমি আমার কলা করবে) কলা করা v. (coll.) to be able to do nothing or to be able to do no harm. কলা খাওয়া v. (lit.) to eat a banana; (coll.) to fail in an attempt. ̃গাছ n. a banana tree. কলা দেখানো v. (lit.) to show a plantain; to raise and show one's thumb defiantly or disdainfully; to deceive, to cheat, to befool, to hoodwink; to bite the thumb, to defy. কলাপোড়া খাওয়া v. (lit.) to eat a burnt banana; (coll.) to fail or be disappointed utterly. কলাবউ, কলাবৌ n. a young banana-plant dressed as a married lady and conceived as a female deity worshipped by Hindus; (loos.) wife of God Ganesha (গণেশ); (euph.) a woman with a long veil or an awkwardly bashful woman. কলার কাঁদি a cluster of plantains. কলার খোলা the curved bark of a banana-tree. কলার ছড়া a bunch of bananas, a row of plantains. কলার বাসনা the dried-up bark of a banana-tree. 62)

(p. 219) kāja work, action; a deed, an act; a job, an employment, a service (কাজ থেকে বরখাস্ত); occupation, profession, trade; duty, task (রাজার কাজ প্রজাপালন); practice, habit (আড্ডা দেওয়াই তার কাজ); need, necessity, use (কথায় কাজ কী); motive, business (কী কাজে এসেছ); outcome, result, good result, success (ওষুধে কাজ হয়েছে); artistry (ছবিতে রঙের কাজ). কাজ আদায় করা v. to see that one works properly, to make one work properly; to get a work or task done; to wheedle a thing out of another, to wangle (by persuasion, trickery etc.). কাজও নেই কামাইও নেই always busy with nothing, ever busy with nothing; ever busy with trifles or with useless work; fussy. কাজ করা v. to work; to serve; to be effective. কাজ চলা, কাজ চলে যাওয়া v. & n. to be worth working, to be workable; to do (এতে তোমার কাজ চলবে ?? will it do?). কাজ দেওয়া v. to give employment; to entrust with a work or job, to allocate or allot duties to; to be effective (ওষুধটায় কাজ দিয়েছে); to give service (ঘড়িটা ভাল কাজ দিচ্ছে). কাজ দেখা v. to examine a work done; to supervise a work; to look for an employment or job; (coll.) to be effective (এতে কাজ দেখবে). কাজ দেখানো v. to try to display ostentatiously that one is busy, to be fussily active; to show off; to prove one's worth through work. কাজ বাগানো v. to manage to achieve one's end, to manage to obtain. কাজ বাঁচানো v. to see that one does not lose one's job. কাজ বাজানো v. (usu. dero.—by an insincere worker) to be on duty neglectfully. কাজ হাসিল করা v. to have one's object fulfilled; to have one's object achieved. কাজের কথা useful talk; the main point of a talk; talk about work. কাজের কাজি the right man for a work. কাজের জিনিস useful or valuable thing. কাজের বার useless, out of order; worthless; disabled. কাজের বেলায় কাজি কাজ ফুরোলে পাজি (fig.) ingratitude is the law of the world. কাজের লোক n. an employee; a servant, an active or useful or competent person. 12)

(p. 228) kāra3 trouble, difficulty; a fix. কারে পড়া, কারে আটকানো v. to get into trouble, to be in the soup; to be in a fix. কারে পড়ে সাধুতা দেখানো to make a virtue of necessity. 6)

(p. 234) kī (interrogative) what, which (কী খাবে ?); nothing (ও আবার কী বলবে ?); a thing or an amount (জীবনে কত কী ঘটবে, কত কী দেখলাম). কী করে ? adv. how, in what way. কীজন্য ? adv. why, what for. কী প্রকারে, কীভাবে same as কী করে । exclam. how (কী সুন্দর ! how beautiful!) 59)

(p. 243) kulakṣaṇa an inauspicious sign or mark; a bad omen. a. having an inauspicious sign or mark (esp. on one's person); illomened. fem. কুলক্ষণা । কুলক্ষণ দেখানো v. to forebode or presage ill. 70)

(p. 280) khun̐ṭiẏē minutely, closely, meticulously scrutinizingly; in a thorough-going manner; making an oversubtle distinction, in a hair-splitting manner. খুঁটিয়ে দেখা v. to judge or scrutinize minutely, to make a thorough and detailed examination, to scan carefully, to split hairs. 61)

(p. 314) gumara vanity, pride. গুমর করা, গুমর দেখানো v. to be proud of, to brag, to boast. গুমর ভাঙা v. to shed or cause to shed one's pride. 19)

(p. 329) ghaṭanā an event, an occurrence; an instance of joining; a chance happening or occurrence. ঘটনাক্রমে adv. by chance, accidentally, it so happened that; in course of events (ঘটনাক্রমে দেখা হয়ে গেল); in course of circumstances (ঘটনাক্রমে তাকে বাড়ি বেচতে হল). ঘটনাচক্র n. (lit.) the wheel of events, (fig.) the course of events. ঘটনাচক্রে same as ঘটনাক্রমে । ঘটনাধীন a. dependent on force of events; subject to the course of events or circumstances. ঘটনাপরম্পরা n. due succession of events. ঘটনাপূর্ণ, ঘটনাবহুল a. eventful. ঘটনাবলি n. (a collection of) events. ঘটনাস্রোত n. (lit.) the stream of events, (fig.) the course of events. ঘটনাস্হল n. the place or scene of occurrence, a venue. 8)

(p. 329) ghara a house, a building; a dwelling, a residence, an abode, a home; a shrine, a temple (ঠাকুরঘর); a room, a compartment, an apartment (পড়ার ঘর); one's own family (ঘরের লোক); a family (দুশো ঘরের বাস); descent, lineage (স্বঘর, হাঘর); a groove, a pocket (ছাপার টাইপের ঘর); a hole (বোতামের ঘর = a button-hole); (of machines etc.) a button, a reed (হারমোনিয়ামে 'সা'-এর ঘর); a rectangle or a square (ঘর কাটা); a place, a space, a side, a division, a column etc. (খরচের ঘর). ঘর আলো করা v. to beautify or edify a house (esp. with one's personal charm); to bring joy or glory or pride to a family. ̃করনা, ̃কন্না n. (usu. of a woman) housekeeping, household duties; domestic science; the life and duties of a housewife; housewifery. ঘরকরনা করা, ঘরকন্না করা v. (usu. of a woman) to keep a house for, to act as a housewife (সে শান্তিতে ঘরকন্না করছে); to perform household duties; to be a housewife. ঘর করা v. to build a house; to act as a wife or mistress to (স্বামী নিয়ে ঘর করা); to act as a housewife, to do housekeeping (সে দেওরদের ঘর করছে); to lead the life of a housewife (কীসের জন্য আর ঘর করা); (of men) to live as a householder, to live as a family man (স্ত্রীপুত্র নিয়ে ঘর করা). ঘর কাটা v. to divide into or draw separate spaces, columns, squares, rectangles etc. ̃কাটা a. divided into separate spaces, columns, squares, rectangles etc. ̃কুনো a. homekeeping, shy of company. n. a home-bird. ̃কুনোমি n. home-keeping nature. ঘর গড়া v. to build one's house or home, to set up one's residence; to establish one's family. ঘর ঘর adv. to or at every door, from door to door; to every family or house (বঙ্গের ঘর-ঘর). ̃ছাড়া a. one who has renounced hearth and home or has taken to asceticism (ঘরছাড়া সন্ন্যাসী); away from home, living abroad (ঘরছাড়া জীবন); revolting against the domestic life (ঘরছাড়া মন). ̃জামাই n. a man who lives in his father-in-law's family at the latter's cost. ̃জোড়া a. occupying the whole space of a room; crowding or over-crowding a room; making a family or house charming and delightful by one's presence (ঘরজোড়া নাতি-নাতনি). ঘর জ্বালানো v. to set fire to a house or dwelling, to commit arson; (fig.) to destroy the peace and happiness of a family; (fig.) to ruin a family. ̃জ্বালানে a. (fig.) one who or that which destroys the peace and happiness of a family; (fig.) one who or that which ruins a family. fem. ঘরজ্বালানি । ঘর তোলা v. to build a house or room (esp. a residential one). ঘর-পর n. one's own people and others. ঘরপাতা v. to settle down to a married life. ̃পোড়া a. one whose house or dwelling has been burnt down; that which burns down a house or dwelling. n. an appellation of Hanuman (হনুমান) who set fire to Lanka (লঙ্কা); an incendiary or saboteur. ঘরপোড়া গোরু সিঁদুরে মেঘ দেখে ডরায় a burnt child dreads the fire. ঘরপোড়া বুদ্ধি a thought or plan that harms oneself or one's own family or side. ̃পোষা a. domestic, tame. ̃বর n. one's husband and his house or family. ̃বসত n. act of dwelling or residing (ঘরবসত করা); a dwelling, a homestead; act of going to live with the husband permanently (generally said of childwives). ঘর বাঁধা v. to build a house or dwelling; to settle, to colonize. ̃বার করা v. to go out of doors and come indoors alternately and repeatedly (esp. in anxiety). ঘর ভাঙা v. to pull down or demolish a house or room (esp. a residential one); to cause internal strife through instigation; to cause to lose one's aristocracy through matrimonial alliance with an inferior family. ঘর ভাঙানো v. to cause to pull down or demolish a house or room; to cause internal strife through instigation; to cause to lose one's purity of blood through matrimonial alliance with an inferior family. ঘর-ভাঙানে a. one who or that which causes internal strife through instigation. fem. ঘরভাঙানি । ̃মুখো a. homeward; homing. ঘরসংসার. same as ঘরকরনা । ̃সন্ধান n. act of prying into a family or party to find out any of its weak points by means of which internal dissension may be caused. ̃সন্ধানী a. praying into a family or party to find out any of its weak points by means of which internal dissension may be caused. ঘরে আগুন দেওয়া same as ঘর জ্বালানো । ঘরে-পরে, ঘরে-বাইরে adv. out of doors and within; at home and abroad. ঘরের কথা the secret of a family or a party. ঘরের শত্রু one who is an enemy to his own family or party, one who betrays his own family or party. ঘরের শত্রু বিভীষণ one whose activities and behaviour do a lot of harm to the family; a quisling (see গৃহশত্রু বিভীষণ). 51)

(p. 329) ghughu the dove; (fig.) a sly and wily person (লোকটি একটি ঘুঘু); (fig.) a wily and harmful person (বাস্তু ঘুঘু); (fig.) a veteran (জেলঘুঘু) ঘুঘুর বাসা a dovecot(e); a dove's nest; (fig.) a nasty or dirty place (তার মাথাটা ঘুঘুর বাসা); a den. ঘুঘু দেখেছ, ফাঁদ দেখনি (fig.) you are after the honeycomb but have forgotten the bees. (কারও) ভিটায় ঘুঘু চরানো to raze someone's homestead to the ground; (fig.) render a person homeless or to ruin him utterly. 106)

(p. 338) ghōḍ়ā1 the horse; (in chess) a knight. ঘোড়া জোতা v. to yoke a horse, to fasten a horse to a cart, plough etc. ঘোড়া ডিঙিয়ে ঘাস খাওয়া (fig.) to ignore or bypass the proper channel. ঘোড়া দেখে খোঁড়া হওয়া (fig.) to get idle when there is somebody to do a job. ঘোড়ায় চড়া v. to ride a horse. ঘোড়ার গাড়ি same as ঘোড়াগাড়ি । ঘোড়ার ডাক1 neigh. ঘোড়ার ডাক2 the horse mail, the mail carried by the horse. ঘোড়ার ডিম (fig.) a mare's nest. ঘোড়ার সাজ harness. ঘোড়ার সাজ পরানো v. to harness a horse. খেলনা ঘোড়া n. a hobby-horse; a rocking horse. গাড়ির ঘোড়া a carriage-horse. চড়বার ঘোড়া a riding horse. ভারবাহী ঘোড়া, মাল-টানা ঘোড়া a pack-horse, a draught-horse. যুদ্ধের ঘোড়া a war-horse, a charger. ̃ওয়ালা n. a horse-dealer. ̃গাড়ি n. a horse-drawn carriage, a carriage. ঘোড়া ঘোড়া খেলা n. a children's game in which one player acts as a horse whilst another as a rider (cp. horse-play). ̃মুগ n. an inferior kind of pigeon-pea chiefly used as food for horses, gram. ̃রোগ n. an extremely harmful or expensive hobby or craze. ঘোড়ায় টানা a. horse-drawn. ঘোড়াশাল n. a stable. ভাড়াটে ঘোড়ার গাড়ি a. a hackney carriage. 20)

(p. 349) carama end, termination (কিছুর চরম দেখা); ultimate or last or final stage, most critical stage (চরমে ওঠা); highest stage, greatest height, climax, culmination, maximum (দুঃখের চরম). a. ultimate or final (চরমপত্র, চরম সিদ্ধান্ত); last (চরমকাল); extreme (চরমসীমা, চরম জলবায়ু); highest, maximum (চরমোত্কর্ষ), pertaining to death or the time of death, dying (চরম দশা). ̃কাল n. the dying moment. ̃গতি n. last resort, only prop and support. চরম জলবায়ু extreme climate. ̃পত্র n. a document containing the disposition of one's effects at death, a will; an ultimatum. ̃সীমা n. utmost limit. চরমাদর্শ n. highest ideal. চরমাবস্হা n. last or final stage, ultimate stage, most critical stage. চরমোত্কর্ষ, চরমোন্নতি n. highest excellence or improvement. 4)

(p. 352) cān̐da the moon; the most beautiful or glorious person (নদিয়ার চাঁদ); (sarcas.) an ugly person; (inf. & coll.) a friend (এসো দেখি চাঁদ). ˜কুড়া, ̃কুড়ো n. a variety of small silvery-white fish, the moon-fish, the opah. ̃নি n. moonlight; a canopy, an awning; a vestibule, a spacious corridor, a. moonlit চাঁদনি রাত. ̃পানা a. like the moon, moonlike, resembling the moon. ̃বদন a. having a face as beautiful as the moon, moon-faced; (sarcas.) ugly-faced. n. a face as beautiful as the moon; a moon-faced man or boy; (sacras.) an ugly-faced man or boy. fem. ̃বদনি । ̃মারি n. a target, a range; target-practice. ̃মালা, ̃হার n. a necklace designed in the likeness of the moon. ̃মুখ n. a face as beautiful as the moon. চাঁদের কণা (lit.) a small fragment of the moon; (fig.) an extremely beautiful or delightful person esp. such a baby, a charming little child. চাঁদের হাট a company of beautiful charming young women; a gathering of pretty faces. 24)

(p. 396) jān̐ka vaunt, brag, boast; parade; pomp, éclat. জাঁক করা v. to vaunt, to brag, to boast. জাঁক দেখানো v. to show off, to display ostentatiously; to parade one's importance. ̃জমক n. pomp and grandeur; great éclat. জাঁকজমক করা v. to ostentatiously parade pomp and grandeur; to arrange with a display of pomp and grandeur. 25)

(p. 400) jihbā the tongue; power of tasting, palate (চেখে দেখার মতো জিহ্বা নেই). ̃গ্র n. the tip of one's tongue. ̃গ্রে adv. at the tip of one's tongue, in readiness for utterance. ̃মূল n. the root of the tongue. ̃মূলীয় a. pertaining to the root of the tongue; (phon.) guttural. 99)

(p. 410) jbara fever; temperature (জ্বর কত ?); affected or feverish state. জ্বর ছাড়া v. to have a remission of fever. জ্বর জ্বর ভাব feverishness. জ্বর দেখা v. to take temperature. জ্বর হওয়া v. to get fever; to run a temperature. জ্বরে পড়া v. to be stricken with fever, to be laid up with fever. জ্বরে ভোগা v. to suffer from fever. ̃ঘ্ন, ̃নাশক a. febrifugal, antipyretic. ̃জ্বালা n. fever and other allied ailments, fever and attendant symptoms. ̃ঠুটো n. feverblister. ̃বিকার n. high fever attended with delirium; (loos.) typhoid fever. ̃বোধ, ̃ভাব n. same as জ্বরজ্বর ভাব । 13)

(p. 419) ṭākā a rupee; money (টাকা করা); wealth (টাকার মানুষ). টাকা ওড়ানো v. to squander or fritter away money. টাকা করা v. to make money, to acquire money; to amass wealth. টাকা খাওয়া v. to accept bribe. টাকা ঢালা v. to spend or invest money. টাকা ভাঙানো v. to change a coin or a currency note. টাকা মারা v. to misappropriate money; to defalcate or embezzle. টাকার কুমির (dero.) a very rich man, a moneyed man. টাকার গরম pride of wealth. টাকার মুখ দেখা v. to begin to earn or obtain money, to come to money; to begin to be solvent; to see good days. টাকার বাজার money market. টাকার মানুষ a moneyed man, a wealthy man. ̃ওয়ালা a. moneyed; wealthy, rich. ̃কড়ি, ̃পয়সা n. money; wealth. টাকার শ্রাদ্ধ squandering of money, pouring money down the drain. 64)