(p. 7) agni fire; the fire-god; digestive power; hunger; burning; affliction (শোকাগ্নি). ̃কণা n. a spark. ̃কর্তা n.& a. one who performs the rite of singeing the mouth of the deceased at cremation. ˜কর্ম n. the rite of agnihotra (অগ্নিহোত্র); cremation of the dead. ̃কল্প a. fire-like; fiery; extremely hot; extremely severe or violent; terribly angry, furious. ̃কাণ্ড n. a great fire, a conflagration. ̃কুণ্ডু n. a pit in which a fire is made or a pit full of fire, a firepit; a furnace. ̃কোণ n. the south-east. ̃ক্রিয়া same as ̃কর্ম । ̃গর্ভ a. impregnated with fire, containing fire; fiery; impetuous (অগ্নিগর্ভ বক্তৃতা). ̃চূর্ণ, ̃চূর্ণক n. gun-powder, explosive substance. ̃জিতা n. fem. a woman who has passed successfully through an ordeal by fire. ̃তপ্ত a. heated with fire; as hot as fire. ̃তুল্য a. fire-like; fiery; furious. ̃দগ্ধ a. burnt; consumed by fire. ̃দাতা n. & a. one who sets fire to anything; one who singes the mouth of the dead at cremation. fem. ̃দাত্রী । ̃দান n. act of setting fire to; act of singeing the mouth of the dead at cremation. ̃দাহ n. a conflagration, combustion, the heat of fire. ̃দাহ্য a. combustible. ̃দীপক a. causing or promoting fire or hunger or digestion. ̃দীপ্ত a. illuminated or brightened with fire. ̃দেব, ̃দেবতা n. the god of fire, the firegod. ̃পক্ক a. cooked with fire; hardened in fire (অগ্নিপক্ক ইট). ̃পরীক্ষা n. an ordeal by fire (esp. the one which Sita of the Ramayana passed through); (fig.) a crucial test, an extremely dangerous or unsafe test (cp. baptism of fire). ̃প্রবেশ n. act of mounting or falling on a burning pyre. ̃প্রভ a. glowing as fire. ̃প্রভা n. glow of fire. ̃প্রস্তর n. flint. ̃বর্ণ a. red as fire; crimson. ̃বর্ধক a. promoting fire or hunger or digestion. ̃বাণ n. a fire-emitting mythical arrow. ̃বৃদ্ধি n. promotion or stimulation of appetite or digestion. ̃বৃষ্টি n. a shower of fire (esp. from the sky, instead of rain); a spell of scorching heat; discharge or firing of gun. ̃মন্ত্র n. any formula of words or spell that makes one determined to achieve an extremely difficult or dangerous end; the doctrine of revolution or terrorism. ̃মন্ত্রে দীক্ষা initiation in the cult of armed agitation or revolution. ̃ময় a. full of fire. ̃মান্দ্য n. loss of appetite; indigestion. ̃মূর্তি a. extremely angry or haughty, furious. n. furious appearance or state. ̃মূল্য a. extremely costly; unpurchasably dear. ̃যুগ n. the age or times of revolution. ̃শর্মা a. extremely angry, furious, livid with rage. n. a furious person, a spitfire. ̃শিখা n. the flame of fire, the flame. ̃শুদ্ধ a. purified by burning in fire; sanctified by undergoing rigorous penance. ̃শুদ্ধি n. purification by burning in fire; sanctification by undergoing rigorous penance. ̃সংস্কার n. cremation by burning the dead. ̃সখ n. the wind. ̃সত্কার n. cremation by burning the dead. ̃সহ a. fire-proof. ̃সহ ইট fire-brick. ̃সহ মৃত্তিকা fire-clay. ̃সাত্ a. completely consumed by fire. ̃সেবন n. act of warming up oneself in the heat of fire. ̃স্ফুলিঙ্গ n. a spark. ̃হোত্র n. the Hindu rite of maintaining the sacred fire perpetually. ̃হোত্রী n. one who maintains the sacred fire perpetually and worships with it. 8)

(p. 9) aṅga a limb; the body; shape or form; a feature; a part; an essential part; an ingredient, a component, an element; an item (নৈবেদ্যের অঙ্গ); (esp. bot.) an organ; the ancient name of Bihar or of Bhagalpur and adjoining places. ̃গ্রহ n. convulsion of or pain in the body or any part of it, spasm; tetanus. ̃গ্লানি n. wearisome or painful physical exertion, tiredness; dirt or soil of the body. ̃চালন n. the movement of the body or limbs; physical exercise. ̃চ্ছেদ, ̃চ্ছেদন n. amputation or cutting off of a limb; deduction of a part; mutilation. ̃জ, ̃জনু a. born of one's body. n. offspring; a son. ̃জা a. daughter. ̃ত্র, ̃ত্রাণ n. armour, a coat of mail. ̃ন্যাস n. touching different parts of the body as one recites (usu. mentally) different incantations. ̃প্রত্যঙ্গ n. different limbs and appendages of the body. ̃প্রায়শ্চিত্ত n. expiatory rite of removing the taint of the body. ̃বিকৃতি n. deformity; apoplexy. ̃বিক্ষেপ n. making gestures, posing; a gesture, a pose; convulsion of a limb or the body, spasm. ̃বিন্যাস n. posing; posture. ̃বিহীন a. wanting in one or more limbs, crippled; deformed; bodiless, formless, incorporeal. fem. ̃বিহীনা । ̃ভঙ্গ, ̃ভঙ্গি n. a pose or posture; a gesture; secret communication of one's intention by means of a physical gesture. ̃বৈকল্য n. same as ̃বিকৃতি । ̃মর্দক n. masseur. ̃মর্দিকা n. fem. masseuse. ̃মর্দন n. massage. ̃মোটন n. stretching and straightening the body for removing lassitude and sloth. ̃রাগ n. beautifying the body with cosmetics; any article of cosmetic or toilet. ̃রাজ n. the king of Anga. ̃রাজ্য n. a state of a federation. ̃রুহ n. hair; wool; fur; feather, a gown. ̃শুদ্ধি n. purification of the body (by ablution or by ceremonial washing). ̃সংবাহন n. massage. ̃শোভা n. beauty of the body. ̃সংস্হান n. morphology. ̃সজ্জা n. beautifying the body (with dress or cosmetics). ̃সঞ্চালন same as ̃চালন । ̃সৌষ্ঠব n. physical grace or beauty or symmetry. ̃হানি n. loss of a limb; partial omission or curtailment of anything; mutilation; a defect. ̃হীন a. deformed; lacking one or more limbs; (of a work) lacking in perfection, defective; bodiless, formless, incorporeal. 15)

(p. 38) antḥśulka excise. 39)

(p. 41) apabhāṣa ill-repute, infamy ('শুনিলে হইবে অপভাষ'). 91)

(p. 47) apariśuddha impure; unholy; unclean; incorrect. 19)

(p. 56) abiśuddha impure, unclean; unholy; incorrect, erroneous; corrupted; mixed, adulterated, not genuine. 120)

(p. 71) amiśuka shy of society, coy, (of one) avoiding or shunning company; unamiable. 20)

(p. 80) aśuci desecrated, profane; unholy; impure; unclean, foul. অশুচিতা n. desecration, profanity; unholiness. impurity; uncleanness, foulness. 34)

(p. 80) aśuddha unholy; unsanctified; impure; unclean; unpurified; unrefined; unrectified; unamended; incorrect, erroneous, wrong. ̃তা, অশুদ্ধি n. unholiness; unsanctified state; impurity; uncleanness; impure or unrefined state; incorrectness, erroneousness; an error. অশুদ্ধিপত্র n. a list of errata or corrigenda (esp. one attached to a book). অশুদ্ধিশোধন n. purging impurities, purification; rectification, amendment, correction. 35)

(p. 80) aśubha a harm or bale; an evil; a contretemps; a sin. a. harmful, baleful, evil, sinister; imauspicious; ominous. ̃কর, অশুভংকর a. doing harm (to); evil, sinister. ̃কামনা n. illwishing. ̃ক্ষণ n. an inauspicious moment or time. ̃সূচক a. foreboding evil, ominous, portentous; sinister. ̃সূচনা n. a bad start. 36)

(p. 99) āgama the esoteric scriptures of the Hindus (viz. বেদ, তন্ত্র etc); arrival, coming (শরদাগম); income; earning (ধনাগম, সুখাগম); (bio.) an inhaling organ, an inhalant; (gr.) insertion of an extra letter or syllable in the middle of a derivative word; (phil.) any of the sources of knowledge; (comm.) import. ̃নিবন্ধ n. incoming or inward register. ̃নিয়ামক n. the controller of imports. আগম বাণিজ্য নিয়ামক n. import trade controller. ̃শুল্ক n. import duty. 62)

(p. 107) ātma own; belonging to or related to one's own self. আত্ম pfx. self-, by or of one's own self, mutual etc. ̃কলহ n. internal discord or dissension; domestic discord; civil strife. ̃কৃত a. done or performed by one's own self. ̃কেন্দ্রিক a. self-centred; one who thinks only about himself. ̃গত a. kept to one's own self; aside; absorbed in one's own self, self-possessed. ̃গরজি a. preoccupied with self-interest; self-interested. ̃গরিমা same as আত্মগর্ব । ̃গরুজে dial. corrup. of আত্মগরজি । ̃গর্ব n. self-conceit, vanity. ̃গর্বী a. self-conceited, bloated or puffed up with pride. ̃গোপন n. concealment or disguise of one's own self or identity. ̃গোপন করা v. to go into hiding, to hide, to conceal one's own identity. ̃গৌরব n. self-glorification; self-conceit; self-praise. ̃গ্লানি n. self-reproach; remorse. ̃ঘাত n. suicide. ̃ঘাতী a. one who kills himself, self-killing, suicidal. fem. ̃ঘাতিনী । ̃চিন্তা n. meditation about atman or God; spiritual meditation; thinking about one's own interest or welfare. ̃চেতনা n. self-consciousness. ̃জ n. a son fem. আত্মজা a daughter. ̃জীবনী n. an autobiography. ̃জ্ঞ a. possessing selfknowledge; possessing spiritual or metaphysical knowledge or wisdom. ̃জ্ঞান n. spiritual or metaphysical knowledge or wisdom. ̃জ্ঞানী a. in possession of spiritual or metaphysical knowledge n. a spiritualist; a metaphysician. ̃তত্ত্ব n. spiritual or metaphysical knowledge. ̃তত্ত্বজ্ঞ a. in possession of spiritual or metaphysical knowledge. ̃তুষ্ট, ̃তৃপ্ত a. self-complacent. ̃তুষ্টি, ̃তৃপ্তি n. self-complacency, self-content. ̃তুল্য a. like one's own self, self-like. fem. ̃তুল্যা । ̃ত্যাগ n. self-abnegation, self-denial; self-sacrifice. ̃ত্যাগী a. self-denying; self-sacrificing. ̃ত্রাণ n. rescue or salvation of one's own self. ̃দমন n. self-restraint, self-control. ̃দর্শন n. self-examination, introspection; self-realization. ̃দর্শিতা n. practice or capacity of self-examination or introspection or self-realization. ̃দর্শী a. self-examining, introspecting; self-realizing. ̃দান n. self-sacrifice. ̃দোষ n. one's own fault. ̃দোষক্ষালন n. act of clearing oneself of a charge; act of justifying one's own conduct; cleanup of one's own self. ̃দ্রোহ n. self-torment, self-torture; internal discord. ̃দ্রোহী a. self-tormenting, self-torturing; indulging in or involved in internal strife. n. a self-tormentor, a self-torturer; one who indulges in or is involved in internal strife. fem. ̃দ্রোহিণী । ̃নিগ্রহ n. self-torture, self-repression, self-inflicted pain; masochism. ̃নিন্দা n. self-condemnation, self-accusation. ̃নিবিষ্ট a. self-absorbed, egocentric, self-centred, wrapped up in oneself. ̃নিবেদন n. offering one's own self, selfdedication; self-sacrifice. ̃নিয়ন্ত্রণ n. self-control; self-government, self-discipline. ̃নিয়োগ n. engaging one's own self; self-appointment. ̃নির্ধারণ n. selfdetermination. ̃নির্ভর n. self-help; selfreliance. a. working for oneself, independent of external aid, self-reliant, self-supporting. ̃নির্ভরশীল a. self-reliant. ̃নিষ্ঠ a. devoted to God or atman; devout; self-devoted; subjective; introspective. ̃নিষ্ঠা n. devotion to God or atman; devoutness; self-devotion; subjectivity; introspection. ̃নেপদ n. (Sans. gr.) a mode of conjugating verbs. ̃নেপদী a. of or in or according to this mode. ̃পক্ষ n. one's own side or party or team or supporters or people etc. ̃পক্ষসমর্থন n. self-defence. ̃পক্ষ সমর্থন করা v. to defend oneself. ̃পর n. oneself and others; near and far ones; friend and foe. a. selfish, self-devoted. ̃পরতা n. selfishness; self-love, self-devotion. ̃পরায়ণ a. (phil.) devoted to God or atman; devout; selfish, self-devoted. ̃পরিচয় n. introduction of one's own self. আত্মপরিচয় গোপন করা v. to conceal one's own identity. আত্মপরিচয় দেওয়া v. to introduce oneself. ̃পরীক্ষা n. selfexamination, self-scrutiny; introspection. ̃পীড়ন n. self-torture. ̃প্রকাশ n. public appearance; self-revelation; self-assertion. ̃প্রচার n. self-advertisement. ̃প্রতারণা n. self-deception. ̃প্রত্যয় n. self-confidence; (rare) conviction. ̃প্রত্যয়শীল a. self-confident, self-assured. ̃প্রবঞ্চনা same as আত্মপ্রতারণা । ̃প্রশংসা n. self-praise. আত্মপ্রশংসা করা v. to praise one's own self, to blow one's own trumpet. ̃প্রসাদ n. self-satisfaction, self-complacency. ̃বঞ্চনা n. selfdeception. ̃বত্ adv. like one's own self. a. self-like. ̃বলি, ̃বলিদান n. self-immolation, self-sacrifice. আত্মবলি দেওয়া v. to sacrifice oneself. ̃বশ a. independent; self-directed; self-restrained; (rare) self-devoted. n. self-restraint. ̃বিকাশ n. manifestation or development of one's own self. ̃বিক্রয় n. undesirable and servile submission to somebody or something for some gain; selling out oneself; selling one's soul. ̃বিগ্রহ, ̃বিচ্ছেদ n. internal discord; civil strife; domestic quarrel. ̃বিত্, ̃বিদ same as ̃আত্মজ্ঞ । ̃বিদ্যা n. knowledge about God and atman; theology; spiritual knowledge. ̃বিনাশ same as আত্মবিলোপ । ̃বিরোধ n. self-contradiction; self-repugnance; internal discord; civil strife; domestic quarrel. ̃বিরোধী a. self-contradictory; self-repugnant; given to or involved in internal discord or civil strife or domestic quarrel. ̃বিলোপ n. self-effacement. ̃বিশ্বাস n. self-confidence. ̃বিশ্বাসী a. self-confident. ̃বিসর্জন n. self-sacrifice, self-abnegation, self-denial. ̃বিস্মরণ, ̃বিস্মৃতি n. self-forgetfulness, self-oblivion; absent-mindedness. ̃বিস্মৃত. a. self-oblivious; absent-minded. ̃বিস্মৃত হওয়া v. to forget oneself. ̃বুদ্ধি n. one's own thinking power or intellect or knowledge; knowledge about one's own selfconsciousness. ̃বেদী same as আত্মজ্ঞ । ̃বোধ n. knowledge about one's own self, self-consciousness; self-realization. ̃মগ্ন a. self-absorbed. ̃মগ্ন সংলাপ n. soliloquy. ̃মর্যাদা n. self-respect, self-esteem. ̃মর্যাদাজ্ঞান, ̃মর্যাদাবোধ n. sense of self-respect or self-esteem. ̃মর্যাদাপূর্ণ, ̃মর্যাদাশালী a. full of self-respect or self-esteem. ̃মর্যাদাশূন্য, ̃মর্যাদাহীন a. devoid of self-respect or self-esteem. আত্মম্ভরি a. overwhelmingly self-interested, selfish; self-conceited, egotistical, vain. আত্মম্ভরিতা n. extreme self-interest, selfishness; self-conceitedness, vanity. ̃রক্ষা n. self-protection, self-preservation; self-defence. আত্মরক্ষা করা v. to protect or preserve oneself; to defend oneself. ̃রতি n. auto-erotism, sexual excitement generated by one's own body. ̃রূপ n. selfhood. adv. like one's own self. ̃লোপ n. same as আত্মবিলোপ । ̃শক্তি n. one's own power; power of the spirit. ̃শাসন n. self-government; self-control, self-discipline. ̃শাসিত a. self-governed; self-governing. ̃শিক্ষিত a. self-taught, self-educated. ̃শুদ্ধি, ̃শোধন n. self-purification. ̃শ্লাঘা n. self-praise, boasting, selfapplause. ̃শ্লাঘাপরায়ণ a. given to selfpraise or boasting, boastful. ̃শ্লাঘাপূর্ণ a. boastful. ̃সংবরণ n. checking oneself, self-restraint. আত্মসংবরণ করা v. to check or restrain oneself. ̃সংযম n. continence; self-restraint, collectedness. ̃সংযমী a. self-continent; self-restrained. ̃সংশোধন n. self-correction. আত্মসংশোধন করা v. to rectify oneself. ̃সমর্থন n. self-defence. আত্মসমর্থন করা v. to defend oneself or plead for oneself. ̃সমর্পণ n. surrender; capitulation, selfdedication. আত্মসমর্পণ করা v. to surrender, to yield or give up oneself; to capitulate; to dedicate oneself. ̃সমাহিত a. self-absorbed. ̃সমীক্ষা n. self-assessment. ̃সম্পর্কীয়, ̃সম্বন্ধীয় a. related to or connected with one's own self. ̃সম্ভ্রম, ̃সম্মান n. self-respect, self-esteem. ̃সর্বস্ব a. extremely self-centred or selfloving or selfish. ̃সাত্ n. appropriating to one's own use (usu. unlawfully); misappropriation; filching. a. appropriated to one's own use; misappropriated; filched. আত্মসাত্ করা v. to appropriate to one's own use; to misappropriate; to filch. ̃সার a. self-centred; extremely selfish. ̃সিদ্ধি n. attainment of one's own desires; salvation of one's own soul. ̃সুখ n. one's own happiness. সুখপরায়ণ, ̃সুখী a. happy only to attain one's own desires; extremely selfish. আত্মসুখী পরবৈরাগি highly concerned about one's own interest whilst apathetic to that of others. ̃স্হ a. self-possessed; absorbed; self-absorbed. ̃হত্যা n. self-killing, suicide. আত্মহত্যা করা v. to commit suicide. হত্যাকারী, ̃হন্তা a. killing oneself, committing suicide. n. a self-murderer. fem. হত্যাকারিণী, ̃হন্ত্রী । ̃হনন n. same as আত্মহত্যা । ̃হারা a. one who has lost self-possession, beside oneself. আত্মহারা হওয়া v. to lose self-possession; to be beside oneself. ̃হিত n. one's own good or welfare. 28)

(p. 107) ātmārāma the soul; life; the mind; life as imagined as a bird enclosed by the prison of a body; a term of endearment with which a pet parrot, or parakeet, or magpie is addressed (বলো বাবা আত্মারাম). আত্মারাম খাঁচাছাড়া হওয়া v. to die. আত্মারাম শুকিয়ে যাওয়া v. to cower. 37)

(p. 107) ādamaśumāra, ādamaśumāri census. 53)

(p. 115) ābagāra a manufacturer of or dealer in alcoholic spirits and other intoxicating drugs; a distiller. আবগারি n. sale or manufacture of alcoholic spirits and other intoxicating drugs; a tax or duty imposed on this manufacture or sale, excise duty (also আবগারি কর, আবগারি শুল্ক); the public department entrusted with the charge of collecting this tax or duty, the excise department (also আবগারি বিভাগ). a. relating to alcoholic spirits and other intoxicating drugs or to their manufacture and sale; relating to excise tax or the excise department.

(p. 121) āmadāni (comm.) import; income; gathering (লোকের আমদানি); onrush, assemblage (বহুলোকের আমদানি); attack (রোগের আমদানি). আমদানি করা v. (comm.) to import; (in other cases) to bring. আমদানি বাণিজ্য n. import trade. আমদানি শুল্ক n. import duty. 8)

(p. 121) āma4 the mango. ̃আদা n. the mango ginger, a variety of ginger smelling like the mango. ̃চুর, ̃শি n. dried slices of green mango preserved in salt or in salt and mustard. মুখ শুকিয়ে আমশি হওয়া to look haggard, to have a shrivelled look, to have an emaciated and wizened face. ̃সত্ত্ব n. a thin cake made of the sweet juice of ripe mango by drying it in the sun (used as food), preserved essence of ripe mango. ̃হলুদ same as আম-আদা । বর্ণচোরা আম a variety of mango that looks green and should be sour but is actually ripe and sweet; (fig.) a person concealing his or her merits. 6)

(p. 167) upaśulka a toll. উপশুল্ক সংগ্রাহক n. a toll collector. 11)

(p. 168) uśula requited; avengement; realisation (of a claim, bill, dues etc.). উশুল করা v. to avenge (a wrong); to realize (a claim or a bill or dues). 123)

(p. 188) ō2 that or yonder person or creature or thing, a person or creature or thing in question, he, she, it.  a. that immediately preceding, last (ও মাসে). adv. too, also, moreover (সে খাবেও); even (নামও শুনিনি).  con. and.  int. expressing; a call, recollection, amazement, pity etc.; holla, ho; ah, oh. 3)

(p. 194) kaḍ়kaḍ় denoting: the sound of munching hard or of a loud rumbling noise (as of a clap of thunder); imaginary sound produced by the stiffening of anything glutinous (ভাত শুকিয়ে কড়কড় করছে). কড়কড়ানি n. any of the aforesaid sounds. কড়কড়ে a. giving out a sound that is caused by the stiffening of anything glutinous; hard and glutinous. 38)

(p. 194) kathā a word or words spoken; a saying; an utterance; a statement; mode of speaking, pronunciation (তার কথা আড়ষ্ঠ); voice (তার কথা শুনতে পেলাম); a dialect (বর্ধমানের কথা); a tale, a story; a chronicle or history (ভারত-কথা); news (গ্রামের কথা); a word (সে নিজের কথা রাখে); an opinion (এ বিষয়ে আমার কথা হল যে); professional narration of scriptural and mythological stories (জমিদার বাড়িতে কথা হবে); a topic, a discourse (এ কথার অবতারণা); conversation; speaking terms (তার সঙ্গে আমার কথা নেই); consultation, discussion (ডাক্তারের সঙ্গে কথা হয়েছে); counsel, advice; instigation; comparison (তার সঙ্গে কার কথা); an incident, an affair (যে সে কথা নয়); a request (সে আমার কথা রেখেছে); order, direction (ছেলেটা কথা শোনে না); necessity, need, compulsion (এ কাজ করতেই হবে, এমন কথা আছে?); plea (ভুল হলে কোনো কথা শুনব না); a proverb (কথায় বলে). কথা কওয়া v. to speak; to talk. কথা কাটা v. to refute; to protest. কথা দেওয়া v. to give one's word, to promise. কথা চালা v. to tell one's secrets to another; to indulge in scandal-mongering, to talk scandal, to gossip. কথা পাড়া v. to raise a topic; to propose. কথা না থাকা not to be on speaking terms with; not to be promised or decided beforehand. কথা রাখা to keep a promise; to be true to one's word. কথায় কথায় in course of conversation; incidentally during conversation, by the by, by the way; whilst talking (কথায় কথায় রাত হল). কথায় থাকা to involve oneself in. কথায় না থাকা to have nothing to do with. কথার কথা a word for word's sake; worth serious consideration (এ কি একটা কথার কথা হল ?). কথার খেলাপ breaking a promise. কথার ঝুড়ি (of a person) a chatterbox. কথার ধার sting of words. কথার নড়চড় deviation from one's promise. কথার ফের, কথার মারপ্যাঁচ a sly turn of speech; verbal trickery; jugglery of words; quibble. কথার শ্রাদ্ধ too much or unnecessary talking, words and words. ̃কলি n. Indian dance depicting ancient wartales. কথা কাটাকাটি n. arguments and counter-arguments; bandying of words; altercation; hot exchange. কথা কাটাকাটি করা v. to advance arguments and counter-arguments; to bandy words; to altercate; to be engaged in a hot exchange. কথা চালাচালি n. act of telling one's secrets to another; scandal-mongering; gossiping. কথা চালাচালি করা same as কথা চালা । ̃চ্ছলে same as কথাপ্রসঙ্গে । ̃ন্তর n. altercation; bandying of words; another topic; interval in course of conversation; a breach of promise. ̃প্রসঙ্গ n. conversation, talk; act of raising a topic; a topic; a context. ̃প্রসঙ্গে adv. in course of conversation; incidentally during conversation, by the way. ̃বার্তা n. conversation; a talk; a chat. ̃বার্তা বলা v. to talk; to chat. ̃মতো adv. in keeping with one's words or promise; in obedience to one's order or direction. ̃মাত্র n. mere words (having no genuine worth). ̃মাত্র সার mere words having no genuine worth, words or promises ending in smoke; false promise. ̃মুখ n. a preface. ̃রম্ভ n. the beginning of a story or conversation. ̃শিল্প n. creative literary works written in prose such as novels, stories etc. ̃শিল্পী n. an author of prose fiction, stories etc. ̃শেষ n. the end of a story or conversation. ̃সাহিত্য same as কথাশিল্প । ̃সাহিত্যিক same as কথাশিল্পী । 89)

(p. 206) karī the elephant. fem. করিণী । করিকর n. the proboscis of an elephant, a trunk. করিকুম্ভ n. the frontal globe or sinus of an elephant. করিদন্ত n. the tooth of an elephant, a tusk; ivory. করিশাবক n. a calf of an elephant. করিশুণ্ড same as করিকর । 14)

(p. 208) kalāi2 any of the varieties of leguminous seeds yielding pigeon-pea or pulses; bean. ̃শুঁটি n. pea-legume. 65)

(p. 220) kāṭha wood; timber; firewood; (fig.) skeleton (রোগে দেহের কাঠ বেরিয়ে পড়েছে). a. motionless like a log (ভয়ে কাঠ হওয়া); stiffened (মরে কাঠ হওয়া); juiceless, sapless (শুকিয়ে কাঠ); dumbfounded. ̃কয়লা n. charcoal. কাঠ কাঠ a. hard and dry and rough. ̃কুড়ানি n. an extremely poor woman who lives by collecting twigs and leaves of trees to be burnt as firewood. ̃খোলা n. a frying pot in which sand is not used. ̃গড়া n. a small wooden enclosure, a box, a dock (সাক্ষীর বা আসামির কাঠগড়া). ̃গোলা n. a timberyard. ̃গোলাপ n. a variety of scentless wild rose, the sweet-brier, the eglantine. ̃ঠোকরা n. the woodpecker. ̃পিঁপড়ে n. a variety of large and black ant living on trees. ̃ফড়িং n. a variety of very thin grasshopper. ̃ফাটা a. scorching, blazing, burning. কাঠফাটা রোদ scorching rays of the sun. ̃বমি n. dry vomit. ̃বিড়াল, (coll.) ̃বেড়াল, (coll.) ̃বেরাল n. the squirrel. fem. ̃বিড়ালী, (coll.) ̃বেড়ালী । ̃মল্লিকা n. a variety of very sweet-scented wild flower belonging to the species of the jasmine. ̃রা var. of কাটরা । ̃রিয়া var. of কাঠুরিয়া । কাঠে কাঠে adv. & a. exactly fitting to all grooves or points (কাঠে কাঠে মেলা); exactly coinciding; evenly matched; diamond cuts diamond, when Greek meets Greek (কাঠে কাঠে লড়াই). কাঠের a. of wood, made of wood, wooden. অনেক কাঠখড় পোড়ানো to work laboriously (for), to toil hard, to make every endeavour. কাঠের মিস্তিরি n. a carpenter. 37)