(p. 194) kaḍ়i1 a snail-like gastropod resembling a miniature conch, a cowrie; a cowrie-shell (formerly) used as a coin of the smallest denomination; a coin of the smallest denomination (cp. a stiver); money. কানাকড়ি a coin of the smallest denomination which is useless as a medium of exchange; (fig.) of no value, quite ineffective. 49)

(p. 194) kapardaka a snail-like gastropod resembling a miniature conch, a cowrie; a cowrie-shell used as a coin or medium of exchange of the smallest denomination; a coin of the smallest denomination, (cp.) a stiver. ̃বিহীন, ̃শূন্য, ̃হীন a. penniless, (coll.) broke; extremely poor. 141)

(p. 285) khēlā a play, a game, a sport; a recreational match or contest; a pastime; a diversion; an amusement; a show of an entertaining trick or feat (সাপখেলা, জাদুখেলা, লাঠিখেলা, সার্কাসের খেলা); artistry, artistic display (ছবিতে রঙের খেলা, আকাশে মেঘের খেলা); act of trifling (পড়াশুনা নিয়ে খেলা, বিপদ নিয়ে খেলা); act of fondling. v. to play; to work (বুদ্ধি খেলা, অঙ্কে মাথা খেলা); to trifle; to fondle. খেলা কথা নয় something not to be trifled with or taken lightly. খেলা করা v. same as খেলা (v). ̃ঘর n. (rare.) a room or hall for indoor games; a miniature house built by children at play with sand or mud or straw, a doll's house; (fig.) domestic life or earthly life. ̃ধুলা n. games and sports; sports and pastime. ̃নো v. to cause to play; to supervise at play; to control and lead at pleasure, to make a person do everything one wishes him to do, to lead by the nose (বণিকরা সরকারকে খেলায়); (in football, hockey etc.) to pass the ball frequently in the course of a game to a player of one's own side to play (উইংকে দিয়ে খেলানো). খেলার ছলে adv. playfully. খেলার মাঠ n. a playground. খেলার সঙ্গী, খেলার সাথি n. a playmate. খেলার সরঞ্জাম n. sports goods. 43)