(p. 442) tantu thread, yarn, string; fibre; gut; handloom. ̃কীট n. the silkworm; the caterpillar. ̃নাভ n. a spider. ̃বায় n. a weaver (by trade or caste). ̃মূল n. fibrous root. ̃শালা n. weaver's workshop. ̃সার n. betel-nut tree. a. very lean and thin, emaciated. 123)

(p. 951) śūka a beard of corn, an awn; the chrysalis. ̃কীট n. the caterpillar; the chrysalis. ̃ঘ্ন a. larvicide. ̃ধান্য n. awned rice. 16)