(p. 194) kapōta the pigeon. fem. কপোতী, ̃পালী, ̃পালিকা n. a pigeonry, a pigeon-house; a dovecot. ̃বৃত্তি n. behaviour of or like a pigeon; a livelihood in which there is no means of providing for the future. a. behaving like a pigeon or dove; living from hand to mouth without any means to provide for the future. কপোতাভ a. of the colour of a pigeon; grey. কপোতারি n. the hawk, the falcon. কপোতেশ্বর n. an appellation of Shiva (শিব). 155)

(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. 642) pāẏarā the pigeon; the dove. পায়রার খাঁচা, পায়রার বাসা a pigeon-house, a dovecot. পায়রার খোপ a pigeon-hole. 42)

(p. 756) biṭaṅka a pigeon-house, a dovecote; a trap for catching brids, a fowling-net. 15)