(p. 46) apariṇata not fully grown-up or developed, immature; embryonic; young, tender, green, raw, verdant. ̃বয়স্ক a. tender-aged, young; under-age, minor. fem. ̃বয়স্কা । ̃বুদ্ধি a. one whose intelligence or judgement has not yet attained maturity; childish, puerile, frivolous. ̃বুদ্ধি যুবক a greenhorn, a callow youth. 25)

(p. 72) amēdhābī lacking in intelligence, unintelligent; dull-headed. 13)

(p. 78) arbācīna (often dero.) one who or that which is coming after; backward; younger; new; modern; immature; one whose intelligence and knowledge have not matured; inexperienced; unwise; foolish, an ignoramus. ̃তা n. backwardness; state of being younger or new or modern; immaturity in age or intelligence and knowledge; inexperience; lack of wisdom; foolishness. 4)

(p. 80) alpa small in number or amount; a few; a little, a bit; short; of short duration, short-lived (অল্পজীবী); (gr.) unaspirated (অল্পপ্রাণ); illiberal, narrow (অল্পমতি); delicate (অল্পতনু); less than what is necessary or usual, insufficient, inadequate, scanty, poor. pro. a small number of persons or things. ̃ই adv. only a few, a little; but little; rarely, scarcely, seldom; insufficiently. অল্প অল্প করে adv. little by little, bit by bit; by degrees; gradually; slowly. ̃কাল, ̃ক্ষণ n. a short time, a short while. ̃কাল পরে, ̃কাল মধ্যে adv. shortly after, in a short time; before long. ̃চেতা a. narrow-minded; illiberal. ̃জীবী a. short lived. ̃জ্ঞ a. imperfectly educated, not knowledgeable; not erudite. ̃তম a. minimum. ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. smallness in number or quantity; shortness; shortness of duration; illiberality, narrowness; insufficiency, inadequacy, shortage. ̃দর্শী a. lacking in foresight, short-sighted; imprudent; lacking in experience, inexperienced; narrow in outlook. ̃দর্শিতা n. want of foresight, short-sightedness; imprudence; want of experience,; narrowness of outlook. ̃ধী a. dull-witted, unintelligent. ̃প্রাণ a. short-lived; narrow-minded, illiberal, mean-minded; (gr.) unaspirated. ̃বয়সী, ̃বয়স্ক a. of tender age, young, minor. ̃বিদ্য a. possessing but a little learning; imperfectly educated. ̃বিদ্যা n. a little learning; imperfect education. অল্পবিদ্যা ভয়ংকরী a little learning is a dangerous thing. ̃বিস্তর adv. & a. more or less. ˜বুদ্ধি same as অল্পধী । ̃ভাষী a. of few words; reserved in speech; taciturn; reticent. ̃ভাষীতা n. taciturnity; reticence. ̃মতি a. meanminded. ̃মাত্র a. just a little. ̃মাত্রা n. a small dose or quantity. ̃মূল্য a. cheap. ̃মূল্যে adv. at a low price, cheaply. ̃শ adv. same as অল্প অল্প করে । ̃সংখ্যক a. a few, small in number. ̃স্বল্প a. a little, a bit; a few; not much or many; not frequent; temperate; moderate. 9)

(p. 99) ākkēla understanding, intelligence, wit; common sense; faculty of judgment; considerateness. আক্কেল গুডুম n. nonplus, bewilderment, confusion. আক্কেল গুডুম হওয়া to be struck with bewilderment or confusion, to be nonplussed, to be at one's wit's end. ̃দাঁত n. the wisdom tooth. ̃পছন্দ n. ability to appraise or assess, the sense of proportion; aptitude or talent for selection and rejection; good practical sense. ̃মন্ত a. considerate; wise. ̃সেলামি n. the penalty paid or the loss suffered on account of folly. 33)

(p. 243) kuśa a kind of holy grass; Rama's son in the Ramayana; a mythological island. ̃পুত্তলি, ̃পুত্তলী, ̃পুত্তলিকা n. an effigy of a dead or living person made of this grass, a jackstraw. কুশপুত্তলি দাহ করা v. to burn an effigy (in order to express dislike against a person or to consummate cremation scripturally of a person who is believed to be dead but whose body has not been found). কুশ-পেয়ে a. having the tip of one's feet turned inside, suffering from knockfeet or pedis valgum. কুশাগ্র n. the tip of a blade of kusha (কুশ) grass. a. as pointed or sharp as the tip of a blade of kusha grass. কুশাগ্রধী, কুশাগ্রবুদ্ধি a. very sharp-witted, having very keen intelligence. কুশাগ্রীয় same as কুশাগ্র (a). কুশাঙ্কুর n. a sharp-pointed young shoot or blade of kusha (কুশ) grass. কুশাঙ্গুরী, কুশাঙ্গুরীয় n. a ring for the finger made of kusha grass (worn during the performance of a holy rite). কুশাসন n. a small mat made of kusha (কুশ) grass (used for sitting upon by holy persons or during the performance of a holy rite). 89)

(p. 253) kērāni an office-clerk, a clerk. ̃গিরি n. clerkship. মাছিমারা কেরানি a. clerk or copyist who does his routine business or daily score or duty without using his discretion; an incompetent or unintelligent worker. 39)

(p. 269) kṣudra small, little (ক্ষুদ্রকায়, ক্ষুদ্র বালক); base, mean (ক্ষুদ্রমতি); narrow; illiberal (ক্ষুদ্রাশয়); niggardly (ক্ষুদ্র দান); contemptible, insignificant (ক্ষুদ্র লোক); trifling (ক্ষুদ্র ব্যাপার); poor (ক্ষুদ্র অবস্হা); short, short-lived (ক্ষুদ্রপ্রাণ). fem. ক্ষুদ্রা । ̃কায় a. having a short and thin body, little, tiny (ক্ষুদ্রকায় প্রাণী); small and not voluminous (ক্ষুদ্রকায় গ্রন্হ); small (ক্ষুদ্রকায় বাহিনী, ক্ষুদ্রকায় অট্টালিকা). ̃চেতা same as ক্ষুদ্রাশয় । ̃তম a. smallest. ̃তর a. smaller. ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. smallness, littleness; baseness, meanness; narrowness, illiberality; niggardliness; contemptibleness; insignificance; triviality; poorness, poverty; shortness; short duration. ̃দৃষ্টি a. narrow in outlook; miserly. ̃প্রাণ a. having low vitality or short span of life, short-lived; mean-minded; miserly. ̃বুদ্ধি, ̃মতি a. of limited intelligence, dull-witted; (inc.) mean-minded. n. dullwittedness; humble opinion (আমার ক্ষুদ্রবুদ্ধিতে). ক্ষুদ্রাকার a. of small size or structure; small, little. ক্ষুদ্রান্ত্র n. the small intestine. ক্ষুদ্রায়তন a. small in size or magnitude; small-scale; small. ক্ষুদ্রাশয় a. mean-minded. ক্ষুদ্রাশয়তা n. mean-mindedness, meanness. 3)

(p. 274) khabara news, tidings; report, information; intelligence. খবর করা v. to inquire about; to communicate with (either personally or through letters). খবর জানা v. to have information; to be in the know; to get intelligence or news. খবর নেওয়া same as খবর করা । খবর পাওয়া v. to get news (of); to be informed (of); to come to know or learn. খবর রাখা same as খবর জানা । খবরের কাগজ a newspaper. খবরাখবর n. pl. all sorts of news or information. খবরাখবর করা v. to keep oneself in intimate contact with, to keep oneself well-informed about, to keep in constant touch with, to enquire after a person etc. off and on. 15)

(p. 277) khājā a kind of crispy sweetmeat made of flour and sugar. a. (of fruits) slightly hard (খাজা কাঁঠাল); (coll.) lacking in intelligence, stupid, good-for-nothing (খাজা লোক). 19)

(p. 278) khāṭō not long or tall, short (খাটো দড়ি, খাটো গড়ন); of short width (খাটো কাপড়); not loud, low (খাটো গলা); backward (পড়াশোনায় খাটো); inefficient (কাজে খাটো); lacking, short, weak (বুদ্ধিতে খাটো). খাটো করা v. to shorten, to reduce; to shorten the width of; to lower; to humble (কাউকে খাটো করা, কারও মান খাটো করা); to disparage, to belittle. খাটো হওয়া v. to become short; to become less wide or long than what is necessary, to be of short measure (জামাটা খাটো হয়েছে); to be inferior to (কারও চেয়ে খাটো হওয়া); to prove oneself inefficient; to be humiliated, to look small (লোকের কাছে খাটো হওয়া). খাটো গলা a low voice. খাটো নজর (lit.) shortsightedness; (fig.) narrowmindedness, mean-mindedness. কানে খাটো hard of hearing. বুদ্ধিতে খাটো lacking in intelligence or understanding. 2)

(p. 306) gādhā the ass; (in mild reproof or ridicule) a stupid fellow, a dunderhead. ̃বোট n. a very heavy and slow-moving boat or ship carrying cargo, barge; (ridi.) any slow-moving vehicle, a sluggard. ̃মি n. folly, silliness. গাধামি করা v. to make an ass of oneself, to behave in a crassly stupid fashion. গাধার খাটুনি dull and excessive toil not calling for exercise of intelligence; drudgery. 40)

(p. 327) grāha act of taking or receiving; seizure; appropriation; enlightenment; knowledge; cognition; comprehension; understanding; intelligence; solicitation or insistence; earnestness, zeal; the crocodile, the alligator, the shark etc. গ্রাহক a. one who takes or receives; one who buys or subscribes. n. a recipient; a buyer, subscriber. fem. গ্রাহিকা । গ্রাহকশ্রেণিভুক্ত করা v. to enlist or enrol as a subscriber. গ্রাহিতা n. practice of taking or receiving or seizing; (phys.) susceptibility (চৌম্বক গ্রাহিতা). গ্রাহী a. & n. one who or that which takes or receives; one who or that which seizes or appropriates; one who or that which comprehends or appreciates or acknowledges (গুণগ্রাহী); one who or that which attracts (চিত্তগ্রাহী); astringent. গ্রাহী সেল (phys.) a secondary cell. 28)

(p. 329) ghilu the soft or grey matter within the skull, brains; (fig.) intelligence. 98)

(p. 345) catura intelligent; clever; dexterous, skilful, ingenious, artful; cunning, crafty, sly. 12)

(p. 345) caturatā intelligence; dexterity, skill, ingenuity, cleverness; astuteness; artfulness; cunning; slyness. 15)

(p. 352) cāturya intelligence; dexterity, skill, cleverness; artfulness; cunning, slyness.

(p. 355) cālāka clever; intelligent; sly; shrewd. চালাকি n. cleverness; intelligence; slyness; shrewdness. চালাকি করা v. to try to outwit or hoodwink; to try to prove one's cleverness. 57)

(p. 407) jñāna wisdom; knowledge, enlightenment, light; intelligence, information; understanding, cognition; consciousness (জ্বরের ঘোরে জ্ঞান হারানো); feeling, sense, sensation (ক্ষুধাতৃষ্ণাজ্ঞান); consideration, judgement (তৃণসম জ্ঞান); discretion (ভালোমন্দ জ্ঞান); learning, experience; philosophical knowledge, realization; command of fundamentals (তত্বজ্ঞান); (theol. & phil.) gnosis. জ্ঞান করা v. to regard, to count; to consider; to feel; to conceive; to resuscitate. জ্ঞান দেওয়া v. to impart knowledge, to enlighten; to make wise; (fig.) to open one's eyes; (coll.) to put one wise, to wise up; to teach. জ্ঞান পাওয়া v. to earn knowledge, to be enlightened; to become wise; (fig.) to have one's eyes opened; (coll.) to wise up, to be taught; to regain one's consciousness. জ্ঞান হওয়া v. to regain one's consciousness; to be wise; to grow in wisdom. জ্ঞান হারানো v. to swoon; to lose one's sense, to be beside oneself (ক্রোধে জ্ঞান হারানো). ̃কাণ্ড n. the philosophical or epistemological portion of the Vedas; (coll.) intelligence and discretion, common sense. ̃কৃত a. deliberate, wilful. ̃গম্য a. cognizable, knowable. ̃গম্যি n. (coll.) intelligence and discretion, common sense. ̃গর্ভ a. full of knowledge and wisdom; imparting knowledge and wisdom, enlightening, instructive. ̃গোচর a. lying within the range of knowledge, knowable. জ্ঞানগোচর হওয়া v. to come within the range of knowledge, to become knowable or cognizable. ̃চক্ষু n. knowledge conceived as sight, enlightened eyes; awareness; enlightenment. ̃জগত্ n. the realm of knowledge. ̃ত adv. knowingly. ̃তৃষ্ণা, ̃তৃষা n. thirst for knowledge. ̃তৃষ্ণার্ত a. thirsty for knowledge. ̃দ a. imparting knowledge, enlightening. ̃পবন n. (coll.) intelligence and discretion, common sense. ̃পাপী a. & n. one who commits sins wilfully or consciously. ˜পিপাসা same as ̃তৃষ়্ণা । ̃পিপাসু same as ̃তৃষ্ণার্ত । ̃বতী fem. of ̃বান । ̃বাদ n. the doctrine that knowledge is the (only) way to salvation, Gnosticism. ̃বাদী a. & n. one who adheres to this doctrine, Gnostic. ˜বান a. wise; knowing; learned. ̃বিজ্ঞান a. knowledge and science, knowledge general and scientific, (cp.) arts and science; knowledge spiritual and temporal. ̃বিরুদ্ধ a. contrary to (one's) knowledge or information. ̃বৃদ্ধ a. as venerable as an old man because of one's profound wisdom or knowledge; wise and experienced. ̃ব্রত n. ardent search for knowledge. ̃ব্রতী a. & n. one who seeks knowledge ardently, deeply devoted to the pursuit of knowledge. fem. ˜ব্রতিনী । ̃ভাণ্ডার n. a repertory of knowledge and wisdom. ̃ময় a. full of knowledge and wisdom. (জ্ঞানময় পুরুষ); imparting knowledge and wisdom, enlightening (জ্ঞানময় জগত্). ̃মার্গ n. knowledge considered as the way to salvation. ̃যোগ n. austere search for knowledge in order to attain salvation. ̃যোগী a. & n. one who searches for knowledge austerely in order to attain salvation. ˜রহিত a. devoid of knowledge; ignorant; foolish; unconscious, swooned. ̃লাভ n. attainment of knowledge; regaining of consciousness: (coll.) state of being wised up. জ্ঞানলাভ করা same as জ্ঞান পাওয়া । ̃লিপ্সা n. ardent desire for attaining knowledge. ̃লিপ্সু a. ardently desirous of attaining knowledge. ̃শালী same as ̃বান । fem. ̃শালিনী । ̃শূন্য same as ̃রহিত । ̃সঞ্চার n. act of bringing back to consciousness; act of regaining consciousness; infusion of knowledge, enlightenment, resuscitation. ̃হারা same as ̃রহিত । ̃হীন same as ̃রহিত । 41)

(p. 485) daśa ten; (fig.) the people, the public (দেশ ও দশ, দশের কাজ); (fig.) several persons united into a body (দশে মিলি করি কাজ). a. ten; many, several (দশ কথা শোনান, এক কথা দশবার শোনানো). দশই n. the tenth day of a month. a. (of the days of a month) tenth. দশক n. (arith.) the place of tens; a decade. ̃কথা n. many words; much talking; many rude words, much scolding. ̃কর্ম n. the ten Hindu sacraments. ̃কর্মান্বিত a. one who takes or has taken the ten Hindu sacraments. ̃কাহন n. ten kahans (কাহন); many words; much talking; exaggeration; many rude words, much scolding. ̃কিয়া n. a table of numeration by multiple of ten. ̃কোষী, (dial.) ̃কুশি n. a measure of kirtan (কীর্তন) songs. ̃গুন a. & adv. ten times. ˜চক্র n. a plot or intrigue or bad counsel by ten or many persons. দশচক্রে ভগবান ভূত (fig.) even a very intelligent man may be discomfited or cornered or pushed to the wall or endangered by the intrigue or bad counsel of the many. ̃তলক n. a decahedron. ̃দশা see ̃দশা । ̃দিক see দিক । ̃নামী n. ten religious communities obeying the doctrines of Shankaracharya. ̃পঁচিশ n. an indoor game like dice played with cowries (কড়ি). ̃প্রহরণধারিণী a. fem. (also used as n.) holding ten weapons esp. in ten hands (an epithet of Goddess Durga). ̃বল see বল । ̃বিধ a. of ten kinds or varieties. ̃বিধ সংস্কার the ten Hindu sacraments. ̃ভুজ (বা দশকোণী) ক্ষেত্র n. a decagon. ̃ভুজা a. fem. (also used as n.) ten-handed (an epithet of Goddess Durga). দশম a. tenth. ̃মহাবিদ্যা see মহাবিদ্যা । দশমাংশ, দশাংশ n. a tenth; the tenth part. ̃মাবতার n. (kalki) (কল্কি) the tenth and last incarnation of Vishnu (বিষ্ণু). ̃মিক a. (arith.) decimal (দশমিক ভগ্নাংশ). n. (arith.) decimal fraction. দশমিক পদ্ধতি decimal system. দশমিক-মুদ্রা প্রথা decimal system of coinage. দশমিকমুদ্রা প্রথা চালু করা বা হওয়া to go decimal. দশমী n. the tenth day of a lunar fortnight. ̃মূল see মূল । ̃রথ n. one whose chariot can fly in all ten directions; Ramachandra's father (in the Ramayana). ̃শত n. & a. thousand. ˜সহস্র n. & a. ten thousand, myriad. ˜সালা a. decennial. দশসালা বন্দোবস্ত (hist.) the decennial settlement (of land). ̃স্কন্ধ a. ten-necked. ̃হারা n. the tenth day of the lunar fortnight of the month of Jaistha (জ্যৈষ্ঠ); the date of the descent of the Ganges upon earth; on this date a bath in the Ganges relieves one of ten kinds of sin. ̃হাত n. ten cubits. a. measuring ten cubits; (fig.) very much expanded or puffed up (বুক ফুলে দশ হাত). ̃হাতি a. measuring ten cubits; (of cloth) having the standard length (=1 cubits). 72)

(p. 540) dhāraṇā conception; realization or comprehension; feeling or impression; supposition, surmise; a notion; an idea; belief or faith; remembrance or memory; intelligence; rapt attention. ধারণা করা v. to conceive; to realize or comprehend; to feel, to have an impression (of); to suppose, to guess; to form or have an idea (of); to believe; to think. ̃তীত a. inconceivable; incomprehensible; (loos.) unthought of, unexpected. ̃শক্তি n. ability to conceive an idea, power of comprehension; intelligence; retentive capacity or power. 18)

(p. 540) dhāra3 an edge, a border, a brim, a brink, a brow (পথের ধার, নদীর ধার, পাহাড়ের ধার); a side or face (এধারে, ওধারে); proximity, approach, contiguity, vicinity (বাড়ির ধারে, ধারেকাছে); sharpness, edge (ছুরির ধার); keenness (বুদ্ধির ধার); intelligence or wit; debt, loan (বাজারে অনেক ধার); credit (ধারে কেনা); concern, connection (ধার ধারা). ধার করা v. to borrow; to sharpen, to whet. ধার দেওয়া v. to lend; to sharpen, to whet. ধার ধারা v. to be indebted to, to have any concern with; to care for, to pay heed to. ধার হওয়া v. to be in debt. ধারে কেনা বা বেচা v. to buy or sell on credit. ধারে কেনা-বেচা buying and selling on credit. হয় ধারে কাটা নয় ভারে কাটা (fig.) to pass or be counted highly on account of merit or prestige and position or weight and importance. ধারে ডোবা v. to be deeply involved in debt, to be over head and ears in debt. 15)

(p. 542) dhī intellect; intelligence; cognition; comprehension; knowledge; wisdom; talent; aptitude. ̃মান a. intelligent; capable of comprehending, capable of quick appreciation; talented; having aptitude; wise. fem. ̃মতী । ̃শক্তি same as ধী । ̃শক্তিসম্পন্ন same as ধীমান । 7)

(p. 545) dhōm̐ẏā smoke; fume; vapour, steam; gas; (loos.) mist, fog; (fig.) anything intangible or obscure. ধোঁয়া ওড়ানো v. (facet. or dero.) to smoke tobacco. ধোঁয়া ছাড়া v. to emit smoke; to puff tobaccosmoke. বুদ্ধির গোড়ায় ধোঁয়া দেওয়া v. to (try to) awaken one's dormant intelligence or devise plans by means of smoking tobacco. ধোঁয়াটে a. smoke-like; smoky; vapoury; (loos.) misty, foggy; (fig.) intangible; unintelligible; woolly, confused; obscure. 17)

(p. 606) panḍita learned, erudite; au fait, versed; wise; experienced; expert, skilled. n. a teacher of Bengali and Sanskrit literature and language, a pundit. ̃চূড়ামণি n. (lit. and fig.) the most precious jewel amongst learned men; the most learned man. ̃প্রবর, ̃বর same as পন্ডিতশ্রেষ্ঠ । ̃মন্ডলী n. an assembly of learned people; the learned community, the intelligentsia. ̃মুর্খ a. versed in bookish learning but bereft of common sense, learned but unpractical; a wise fool, a wiseacre. n. such a man, a learned fool, a pedant. ̃মানী same as পন্ডিতম্নন্য । ̃শ্রেষ্ঠ a. most learned. n. the most learned man. পন্ডিতম্নন্য, পন্ডিতাভিমানী a. one who unduly assumes an air of (superior) learning or wisdom. পন্ডিতম্নন্য ব্যক্তি a wiseacre. পন্ডিতি n. the post or office of a teacher of Sanskrit and Bengali; (sarcas). wisdom or learning (পন্ডিতি ফলানো). a. of or like ancient pundits (পন্ডিতি চালচলন); abounding in Sanskrit words and strictly following rules of Sanskrit grammar পন্ডিতি ভাষা. 20)