(p. 532) ̃dhātrī a progenitrix, a progenitress, a mother; a nurse-mother; a wet-nurse; a foster-mother; a midwife; a nurse; the Earth (esp. as conceived as mother of all created beings). a. fem. one who carries in the womb; one who bears. ̃পুত্র n. a son of a nurse-mother or wetnurse. ̃বিদ্যা n. midwifery. ধাত্রীবিদ্যা বিশারদ n. a midwife, a gynaecologist and obstetrician. 73)

(p. 7) agrahāẏaṇa the eighth month of the Hindu calendar (from the middle of November to the middle of December). 16)

(p. 22) anati (chiefly used as a pfx.) not much or many; not excessive or superfluous; moderate; middling. 43)

(p. 40) antarē at heart; inside; within; in the depth of, in the heart of; amidst, amongst, between; at a distance, removed or screened from; at an interval of. 3)

(p. 56) abikrānta lacking in prowess or valour; weak; cowardly, timid. 73)

(p. 53) aba1 indicating: certainty, inferiority, baseness, expanse, downwards, inward, encircling, absence, contrariety, middle etc., ab-, apo-, de-, i-, ob-. 2)

(p. 69) amani like that, such (অমনি রূপ); causeless, unwarranted (অমনি কাঁদে). adv. like that, such, so; without cause, unwarrantedly, for nothing; without employment, vacantly; empty-handed(ly); without covering; without accompaniment, condiment, support etc.; without price or payment, gratis; without effort; instantly, at once, just. অমনি অমনি adv. without cause; without guilt or offence; for nothing. অমনি একরকম fairly good or well, middling, so so. 28)

(p. 77) ardha any of two unequal parts (অসম অর্ধ); a half, a moiety. a. half; divided into two parts (অর্ধ বঙ্গ); incomplete, partial (অর্ধাশন). adv. half; incompletely, partially, in part. ̃কথিত a. told in part, half-told. ̃কৃত a. halved; divided into two parts; half-done, partially done, inompletely done. ̃গ্রাস n. (astr.) partial eclipse. ̃ঘন্টা n. half an hour. ̃চন্দ্র n. the crescent moon; (facet.) act of driving out by pushing by the neck, act of beating in this manner. ̃চন্দ্র দেওয়া v. (facet.) to seize (a person) by the neck and drive out by pushing, to beat or thrash in this manner. ̃চন্দ্রাকার, ̃চন্দ্রাকৃতি a. crescent, crescent-shaped. ̃দগ্ধ a. half-burnt. ̃দণ্ড n. twelve minutes (see দণ্ড). ̃নারীশ্বর n. a deity the right half of whose body is that of God Shiva (শিব) whilst the left half is that of Durga (দুর্গা). ̃নমিত a. (of a flag) at half-mast. ̃নিমীলিত a. partially closed, half-shut. ̃পথ n. half the way; the middle of the way. ̃পরিস্ফুট a. half-articulate; indistinct. ̃বয়স্ক a. middle-aged. ̃বৃত্ত n. a semicircle. ̃বৃত্তাকার a. semicircular. ̃ব্যক্ত a. halfrevealed, half-disclosed; half-expressed. ̃ভাগ n. a half part or share; half, a moiety. ̃ভূমণ্ডল n. a hemisphere. ̃মাত্রা n. the half of a quantity or dose or musical metre. ̃মৃত a. half dead; almost dead; more dead than alive; dying. ̃রাত্রি n. one half of the night; midnight. ̃শত n. & a. fifty. ˜শয়ান a. recumbent, reclining. ̃শিক্ষিত a. (usu. dero.) half-educated. ̃সত্য n. half-truth. ̃স্ফুট a. half-articulate; indistinct; babbling. 10)

(p. 97) ān̐dhāra darkness, gloom; absence of light. a. dark, gloomy; deprived of light. আঁধার ঘরের মানিক an object of precious hope and consolation amidst utter misery; silver-lining. মনের আঁধার ignorance; extreme sorrow or dejection. আঁধারি same as আঁধার । 26)

(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) ādha, ādhā & a. half. আধকপালি, আধকপালে n. hemicrania, migraine, megrim. আধখেঁচড়া a. half-done; done perfunctorily; disordered; bungled. আধথালা a. half-plate. আধপাকা a. halfripe; partly ripe. আধপাগলা a. crack-brained, cranky, having a screw loose, mentally defective, crazy. n. one with a screw loose, a crack-brain, a crank. আধপেটা a. sufficient to satisfy only half the hunger; half-fed. adv. to the extent of being half-fed. আধপোড়া a. half-burned; half-roasted; halfbaked. আধবয়সী, আধবুড়ো a. middleaged. fem. আধবুড়ি । আধমনি a. containing half a maund (of things). আধমনি কৈলাস a gluttonous person, one who eats too much; one who is capable of eating too much. আধমরা a. half-dead; almost dead, more dead than alive. আধসিদ্ধ a. parboiled. আধসের n. (now obs.) half a seer. আধহাতি a. half a cubit long. 90)

(p. 115) āpēkṣika comparative; (esp. in science) relative. ̃তা n. comparativeness; relativity. আপেক্ষিক আর্দ্রতা n. relative humidity. আপেক্ষিক গুরুত্ব n. specific gravity. আপেক্ষিক ঘনত্ব n. relative density. ̃তত্ত্ব n. the theory of relativity. আপেক্ষিক বেগ n. relative velocity. 58)

(p. 126) ārdra wet; moist; damp, humid; soft; softened with affection tears etc. ̃কণ্ঠে, ̃স্বরে adv. in a doleful or mournful voice. ̃তা n. wetness; moistness; moisture; dampness, humidity; softness; softened state. ̃ভূমিজ a. hygrophyte. 10)

(p. 126) āśbina the sixth month of the Bengali calendar (from the middle of September to the middle of October). আশ্বিনে a. of or grown or produced in Aswin (আশ্বিন), occurring in Aswin (আশ্বিনে ঝড়). 125)

(p. 126) āṣāḍh় the third month of the Bengali calendar (from the middle of June to the middle of July); (poet. & fig.) the monsoon. আষাঢ়ে a. of or in or during the month or Ashara (আষাঢ়); produced or growing or occurring in Ashara (আষাঢ়); false, fantastic. আষাঢ়ে গল্প a queer or fantastic tale, a cockand-bull story. 134)

(p. 123) āẏēśa, āẏēsa ease; comfort; luxury. আয়েশ করা v. to take one's ease; to relax; to take rest. আয়েশি, আয়েসি a. easeloving; easy-going; brought up amidst ease and luxury; easy. 22)

(p. 143) ucca (for. High.) high, tall; elevated (উচ্চ ভূমি); socially high (উচ্চ বংশ); noble, exalted (উচ্চ মন); dignified or pompous (উচ্চ চালচলন); upper (উচ্চ শ্রেণি); high-pitched, loud (উচ্চ স্বর); dear, costly (উচ্চ মূল্য); superior, senior (উচ্চ পদ, উচ্চ কর্মচারী). ̃কুলজাত a. born of a high family, highborn, nobly born. ̃তম a. super; highest; loftiest. ̃তর a. compar. higher; loftier. ̃তা n. height, altitude; tallness; elevation; state of being socially high; nobleness, exaltedness; loudness. ̃নাদ a. highsounding, making a loud noise; loud. n. a loud noise or sound. ̃নীচ a. & n. high and low. ˜পাত n. (astr.) the ascending node. ̃বাচ্য n. response; anything in favour or opposition; commenting. ̃বাচ্য না করা v. not to respond; not to say anything in favour or opposition; not to pass any comments; to keep quiet, to remain silent. ̃বিত্ত n. upper class. a. belonging to the upper class. উচ্চ বিদ্যালয় a high school. ̃বেতন n. high or handsome or fat or big salary. ̃ভাষী a. harsh-tongued; bragging. ̃মধ্যবিত্ত n. upper middleclass. ̃মূল্য n. high price. ̃রোল n. loud noise, clamour. ̃শিক্ষা n. high or higher education. ̃হার n. high rate. ̃হারে adv. at a high rate. ̃হাসি n. a loud laugh, a guffaw, laughter. ̃হৃদয় a. large-hearted, high-minded, magnanimous, generous. 27)

(p. 149) uttrasana, uttrāsa great fear or dread; alarm, dismay. উত্ত্রাসন n. intimidation. 16)

(p. 156) uddhata rude; insolent; impudent; saucy; haughty, arrogant, bumptious, high and mighty; formidable; proud, vainglorious, stuck-up; obstinate, headstrong. 10)

(p. 183) ētanmadhyē in the midst of it or these; in it or these; amongst these; in the meantime, meanwhile. 58)

(p. 228) kārtika the seventh month of the Bengali calendar (from the middle of October to the middle of November); the name of the god who is the commander-in-chief of heavenly forces; an extremely goodlooking (young) man. কেলেকার্তিক, নবকার্তিক, লোহার কার্তিক n. (sarcas. or dero.) an extremely ugly man. কার্তিকী a. of the month of Kartik (কার্তিকী পূর্ণিমা). কার্তিকেয় n. name of the god who is the commander-in-chief of heavenly forces. 38)

(p. 257) kōmara the waist, the middle. কোমর বাঁধা v. (fig.) to gird up the loins. ̃বন্ধ n. a waist belt, a girdle. ̃ভর, ̃সমান a. & adv. up to the waist, waist-high, waistdeep. কোমরের বাত lumbago. 22)

(p. 259) kōlā a large barrel or cask bulging in the middle; (dial.) a large field or meadow (কোলায় কোলায় চরা). a. corpulent, fat, pot-bellied. কোলা-ব্যাং n. a large species of frog dwelling chiefly in a field. 7)

(p. 259) kōla2 the fold of the body of a person sitting, the lap (কোলে বসা); the flank of a person standing; the middle (মাছের কোল); flank or side or brink or middle (নদীর কোলে); foot, vicinity or neighbourhood (পাহাড়ের কোল); bosom, heart, the inside (সমুদ্রের কোল); an embrace (কোল দেওয়া). কোল জুড়ানো v. (of a child) to give delight to one (usu. the mother) who takes it up on one's lap. কোল দেওয়া v. to embrace; (fig.) to welcome or give shelter. কোলে ওঠা v. to climb up to one's lap or flank. কোলে করা same as কোলে তোলা । কোলে চড়া same as কোলে ওঠা । কোলে তোলা v. to take up in one's arms or to lift to one's flank; to take (up) one one's lap. কোলে বসা v. to sit upon one's lap. কোলে নেওয়া same as কোলে তোলা । কোলে-পিঠে করে মানুষ করা v. to bring up with care and affection (as by the mother or nurse). কোলের সন্তান one's youngest child; a suckling, an infant, a nursling. ̃আঁকড়া a. tied to the mother's apron-strings, too much attached to or dependent on mother. ̃কুঁজো a. stooping sideways. ̃জুড়ানো a. (of a child) causing delight to one (usu. the mother) who takes it on one's lap. কোলজুড়ানো সন্তান a darling child. ̃পোঁছা a. (of a child) last-born. ̃বালিশ n. a bolster. ̃মোছা same as কোলপোঁছা । 5)

(p. 259) kaumāra boyhood; bachelorhood, bachelordom; celibacy; virginity; an unmarried son. a. relating to a boy or a bachelor. ̃ব্রত n. the vow of celibacy. ̃ভৃত্য, ̃ভৃত্যতন্ত্র n. (the Ayurvedic system of) midwifery and treatment of children's diseases. কৌমারী n. fem. an unmarried daughter; one's first wife; (myth.) one of the six nymphs who nursed Kartikeya (কার্তিকেয়). 29)