(p. 341) caka2 a square or rectangle; a square or rectangular piece of land; a piece of open land (usu. square or rectangular) in the centre of a city or village (মোল্লার চক); a series of buildings round a square or rectangular courtyard (চকমিলানো বাড়ি); a square-shaped or rectangular market-place; a taluk or tahsil. ̃বন্দি n. settlement of boundaries of a plot or agricultural land or village; a parcel of ground or agricultural land, a lot. ̃বন্দ a. (of agricultural land or village) that of which boundaries have been settled; settled; settling boundaries of such land; (of buildings) built around a square or rectangular courtyard. ̃-মিলানো a. (of buildings) built around a square or rectangular courtyard. 6)

(p. 882) mōllā (Mus.) a Muslim theologian or priest or teacher, a mullah, a mollah. ̃গিরি n. the profession or office of a mullah. ̃তন্ত্র n. government by or predominantly influenced by mullahs (cp. mollahcracy). মোল্লার দৌড় মসজিদ পর্যন্ত (dero.) one with restricted knowledge cannot go beyond the range of one's learning, a churchman becomes a fish out of water outside the church, the utmost reach of one's tether. 38)