(p. 118) ābhāṣa a preface, a prologue, a prefatory note, an introduction; an introductory talk; a conversation. ̃ণ n. addressing and talking to; conversation; an address, a speech, a talk. আভাষিত a. delivered as or mentioned in a speech. 56)

(p. 126) ālāpa conversation; talk, conference, discussion; greeting; acquaintance; (mus.) introductory singing or playing of a tune (esp. a conventional one in Indian classical music) in detail. আলাপ করা v. to converse; to talk, to confer, to discuss; to greet; to make one's acquaintance (with); to cultivate acquaintance (with); (mus.) to sing or play a tune in detail. ̃ন n. conversation, talk, conference. ̃নীয় a. conferrable, discussable. ̃পরিচয়, ̃সালাপ n. (coll.) acquaintance and speaking terms; familiarity, intimacy; discussion. 56)

(p. 126) ālāpacāri conversation, talk, discussion; a friendly chat. 57)

(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. 194) kathōpakathana a conversation; a talk, a chat; a dialogue. কথোপকথন করা v. to talk. কথোপকথনের ভাষা colloquial or spoken language. 92)

(p. 301) gā2 a meaningless term or expletive used in conversation (হ্যাঁ গা মেয়ে, বল কি গা). 46)

(p. 314) guru a spiritual teacher or guide, a preceptor, a master, a guru; a priest; a teacher; an adviser; a venerable person; Brihaspati (বৃহস্পতি) the priest of gods; (astrol.) the Jupiter. a. heavy, weighty (গুরুভার); very responsible or difficult or important or serious (গুরুরাজকার্য, গুরুদায়িত্ব, গুরুকর্তব্য); excessive (গুরুভোজন); venerable (গুরুজন); great, glorious ('গুরু-কাছে লব গুরু দুখ'); (gr.—of vowels or vowel-sounds) long. ̃কল্প a. like a spiritual guide, like a preceptor or teacher; (of a person) conceived as a spiritual guide. ̃কৃপা n. kindness or benevolence or gracious behaviour such as one receives from one's teacher, spiritual guide or guru. ̃কুল n. the abode or the family of one's guru or teacher. ̃গম্ভীর a. serious and grave. ̃গিরি n. the profession of a guru or teacher or priest, priesthood or teachership. ̃গৃহ n. the abode of one's teacher or guru. ̃চণ্ডালী n. an instance of using undersirably Sanskrit and non-Sanskrit words or elegant and inelegant words side by side. ̃জন n. a venerable person; an elder. ̃ঠাকুর n. a spiritual teacher or guide, a preceptor, a guru. ̃তর a. heavier, weightier; more responsible or difficult or important or serious; very serious (গুরুতর অপরাধ). ̃তা ̃ত্ব n. weight, heaviness; gravity (আপেক্ষিক গুরুত্ব = specific gravity); importance; seriousness. গুরুত্বহীন a. divested of or wanting in weight or seriousness, unimportant; negligible. ̃দক্ষিণা n. a fee paid or payable to a guru or a teacher when teaching is completed or on completion of education. ̃দণ্ড n. heavy punishment. লঘুপাপে গুরুদণ্ড heavy punishment for a light offence. ̃দশা n. the period of mourning on the death of one's father or mother; (astrol.) the period of domination by the planet Jupiter. ̃দেব same as ̃ঠাকুর । ̃দ্বার n. a temple of the Sikhs, Gurudwara. ̃নিন্দা n. upbraiding of one's guru or teacher. ̃পত্নী n. the wife of one's guru or teacher. ̃পত্নী গমন n. sexual intercourse with the wife of one's guru or teacher. ̃পত্নী-হরণ n. act of abducting the wife of one's guru or teacher for immoral purpose. ̃পাক a. hard to digest. ̃পাপ a deadly sin, felony. ̃পূর্ণিমা n. the full-moon of the month of Ashara, the third month of the Bengali calendar. ̃বরণ n. the ceremony of appointing one as one's guru or of receiving a guru usually accompanied with offer of presents. ̃বল n. occult power conferred upon by one's benignant guru; grace of the guru. ̃বাক্য n. words or advices of a guru. ̃বার n. Thursday. ̃বৃত্ত n. a great circle. ̃ভক্ত a. devoted to one's guru or teacher. ̃ভক্তি n. devotion to one's guru or teacher. ̃ভাই n. a codisciple, a brother disciple. ̃ভার a. very heavy; unbearably heavy. n. heavy burden. ̃মণ্ডল n. (geog.) barysphere. ̃মহাশয়,, (coll.) ̃মশাই n. a teacher; a primary teacher. ̃মস্তিষ্ক n. (anat.) cerebrum. ̃মা n. the wife of a teacher or guru; a preceptress; a woman teacher, a lady teacher. ̃মারা-বিদ্যা n. art or learning in which the student excels the teacher in course of time; (ridi.) art or learning which the student uses against the teacher to discomfit him. ̃মুখি n. the script or (loos.) the language used by the Sikhs. ̃লঘুজ্ঞান n. due sense of respect for superiors; sense of proportion; capacity for making distinction between the high and the low. ̃শিষ্যসংবাদ n. a report of the conversation or discussion between a guru and his disciple or between a teacher and his student. ̃সেবা n. attendance on a guru or a teacher. ̃স্ফীতি n. (astro.) springtide. ̃স্হানীয় a. as venerable as a guru or a teacher. ̃হত্যা n. murder of one's guru or teacher by oneself; parricide. ̃হন্তা n. one who murders one's guru or teacher, a parricide. fem. ̃হন্ত্রী । যেমন গুরু তেমনি চেলা like master like man. 26)

(p. 696) prēma love, amour; universal love (জীবে প্রেম); affection; attachment; friendliness, amicability; cordiality; devotion (ঈশ্বরপ্রেম). েম করা, প্রেম দেওয়া v. to make love; to treat with love or affection, to love, to court. েমে পড়া v. to fall in love (with.) ̃ডোর n. a bond or string of (mutual) love or affection. ̃দৃষ্টি n. an amorous or lustful look or glance, a fond look. ̃পত্র n. a love-letter, a billet-doux. ̃পাত্র n. a person of love; a beloved one. ̃পীড়িত a. lovesick, love-lorn. ̃পূর্ণ a. full of love, loving; affectionate; full of devotion. ̃প্রতিমা n. an idol or image or embodiment of love. ̃বন্ধন n. the tie of (mutual) love or affection. ̃বাণ n. a love-shaft, a Cupid's shaft. ̃বারি n. tears of devotion or love. ̃ভক্তি n. loving devotion. ̃ভিক্ষা n. begging for love; wooing, courting. েমভিক্ষা করা v. to beg for (the) love (of); to woo, to court. ̃ময় same as েমপূর্ণ । fem. ̃ময়ী । ̃মুগ্ধ a. passionately in love, fascinated by love. ̃লীলা n. amorous sports; dalliance; a love-affair, an affaire de coeur. ̃শর same as েমবাণ । ̃সংগীত n. a love-song. ̃হীন a. loveless, having no love. েমাকাঙ্ক্ষা n. a longing for love. েমাকাঙ্ক্ষী a. longing for love. fem. প্রেমাকাঙ্ক্ষিণী । প্রেমানন্দ n. joy or delight of love or devotion. েমানল n. fire of love, burning passion. েমাবেগ n. emotion or urge of love. েমামৃত n. the ambrosia or nectar of love. েমার্দ্র a. softened with love. েমালাপ n. amorous conversation; a wooing. েমালাপ করা v. to be engaged in amorous conversation, to woo. েমালিঙ্গন n. an amatory or affectionate embrace. েমাশ্রু same as েমবারি । প্রেমাসক্ত a. having great amorous or devotional attachment (to). েমিক a. given to love, loving; affectionate; devoted. n. a lover, a sweetheart; an affectionate man; a devotee. fem. মিকা । প্রেমী a. given to love, loving; devoted, attached. 36)

(p. 721) balābali conversation; talk; talking; discussion; repeated requests. বলাবলি করা v. to converse; to discuss; to request repeatedly. 147)

(p. 721) bākya speech, language; (gr.) a sentence; an expression; a saying. ̃জ্বালা n. tormenting language, a talking-to. বাক্যদান করা v. to give one's word, to promise. ̃বাগীশ a. having the gift of the gab; eloquent; voluble, glib, talkative, garrulous; excelling in words but incapable of action. ̃বাণ n. (lit.) a shaft of words; piercing words. ̃বিন্যাস n. (gr.) syntax; (loos.) skilful use of words, praiseworthy oration. ̃বিশারদ same as বাক্যবাগীশ । ̃ব্যয় n. speaking, talking. বাক্যব্যয় করা v. to speak, to talk. বৃথা বাক্যব্যয় করা v. to talk in vain; to throw away words. বিনা বাক্যব্যয়ে adv. without using a word, without speaking a word. ̃স্ফূর্তি n. utterance of words. ̃হারা, ̃হীন a. speechless; dumb; mum. বাক্যার্থ n. the meaning of a sentence. বাক্যালাপ n. conversation (বাক্যালাপে মগ্ন); speaking terms (তাদের বাক্যলাপ নেই = they are not on speaking terms). বাক্যালাপ করা v. to converse; to talk together (usu. familiarly); to speak with. 283)

(p. 831) madhura very sweet, honeyed; sweet; delicious; pleasant. fem. মধুরা । ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. great sweetness; deliciousness; pleasantness. ̃ভাষিণী a. fem. honeytongued; soft-spoken. masc. ̃ভাষী । ̃প্রকৃতি, ̃স্বভাব a. sweet-tempered. ̃স্বর a. sweet-voiced. মধুরাম্ল n. an acid; acid. a. acid. মধুরালাপ n. pleasant or friendly conversation; (poet.) amorous conversation. মধুরিমা a. (great) sweetness; pleasantness. 45)

(p. 903) rasālāpa a humorous or witty or amorous conversation. রসালাপ করা v. to be engaged in humorous or witty or amorous conversation. 63)

(p. 907) rahasya a mystery; a secret; a riddle; pleasantry, a joke; fun. রহস্য করা v. to make fun; to joke; to poke fun at, to crack a joke at. রহস্য করে, রহস্যচ্ছলে adv. by way of joke; jokingly. রহস্যভেদ করা v. to discover or solve a mystery, to puzzle out a mystery; to probe; to find out or expose a secret. ̃ভেদী a. (capable of or engaged in) discovering or solving a mystery; (loos.) capable of discovering the mysteries of crimes and detecting criminals. ̃ময় a. mysterious; occult; secret; hard to comprehend. রহস্যাবৃত a. veiled or shrouded in mystery; mysterious; occult; secret. রহস্যালাপ n. confidential talk; secret conference; humorous or witty or amorous conversation; a joke. রহস্যালাপ করা v. to talk confidentially; to confer secretly; to be engaged in a humorous or witty or amorous conversation; to joke. রহস্যোদ্ঘাটন same as ̃ভেদ । 3)

(p. 963) sambāda news; information; a message, a report; a story, a narrative (সর্পযজ্ঞ সংবাদ) meeting and conversation (সখী সংবাদ). ̃দাতা n. a press reporter or newspaper correspondent. ̃পত্র n. a newspaper. সংবাদপত্র বিক্রেতা n. a newsman. ̃পত্রসেবী n. a journalist. সংবাদ প্রতিষ্ঠান, সংবাদ সরবরাহ-প্রতিষ্ঠান n. a news agency. ̃বাহক n. a messenger; a courier. সংবাদবাহক পারাবত a carrier pigeon. 81)

(p. 967) saṃlāpa conversation; dialogue. 31)

(p. 974) sadālāpa conversation on a good or pious or spiritual topic; (rare) amiable conversation. সদালাপী a. given to conversation on good or pious or spiritual topics; (pop) amiable in conversation. 58)

(p. 990) sambhāṣaṇa, sambhāṣa accosting, addressing; greeting, hail; conversation. সম্ভাষণ করা, (poet.) সম্ভাষা v. to accost, to address; to greet, to hail. সম্ভাষিত a. accosted, addressed; greeted, hailed. 54)