(p. 55) abama deficient, short, insufficient; inferior; base, low. n. (alg.) the minimum. 20)

(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. 232) kāli2 ink; darkness, gloom (মনের কালি); a dark spot, discoloration (চোখের কালি); a. stigma, disgrace (কুলের কালি); soot, smut (ঝুলকালি). চোখের কালি black eye, a black in the eye. জুতোর কালি shoe polish. প্রদীপের কালি lamp-black. কালির আঁচড় (fig.) minimum education or learning. পেটে কালির আঁচড়ও না থাকা not to have even the minimum education or learning, to be completely illiterate. 12)

(p. 497) digjñāna knowledge of ascertaining the points of the compass; (fig.) minimum knowledge, common sense. 19)

(p. 577) nimna low; low-lying or depressed (নিম্নভূমি); subordinate, junior (নিম্নপদ); lower (নিম্ন আদালত); downcast (নিম্নদৃষ্টি); base, mean (নিম্নচেতা); socially lower or depressed (নিম্ন জাতি). n. (For.) a place or position underneath or below or low or lower (নিম্ন হইতে). নিম্ন অক্ষাংশ (geog.) a low latitude. নিম্ন আদালত a lower court. ̃গ a. going downwards. ̃গা a. fem. of নিম্নগ । n. fem. a river. ̃গামী a. going downwards; declining or degenerating; getting debased. fem. ̃গামিনী । ̃চাপ n. (med.) low pressure; (geog.) downward pressure; a depression. ̃তর a. lower. নিম্নতর কক্ষ (of legislature) the lower house or chamber. ̃তম a. minimum; minimal. ̃তল n. a lower deck, downfloor, groundfloor. ̃তা n. lowness; depression; depth, baseness, meanness; degeneration. ̃তাপ n. a low temperature; an abnormally low temperature. ̃দৃষ্টি n. downcast look; a mean outlook or inclination. ̃দেশ n. a lower part; a region underneath. ̃দেশে adv. in or to a lower part; under, below. ̃ধৃত a. undermentioned. ̃পদ n. a junior or a lower post. ̃পাত n. descending node. ̃প্রদেশ n. lowlands; a lower region or part; the part of the body under the waist; the posteriors. ̃বিত্ত n. low income; the people with a low income, the low income group. a. of or pertaining to the low income group. ̃মধ্যবিত্ত n. the lower middle class; the low middle class. ̃ভূমি n. lowlands; a low or depressed land. ̃মুখ a. (bot.) reclinate. ̃রেখিত a. underlined, underscored. ̃লিখিত a. written below, undermentioned. ̃সপ্তক n. (mus.) the low grave octave or gamut of the Indian musical notes. ̃সীমা n. the lowest limit. নিম্নাকর্ষণ n. downward attraction. নিম্নীভূত a. depressed, sunk. নিম্নীভূত সমভূমি (geog.) a sunk plain. নিম্নোক্ত a. undermentioned. নিম্নোদ্ধৃত a. quoted below; undermentioned. নিম্নোন্নত a. uneven, undulating. 19)

(p. 593) nyūna less (than); short of; deficient (in); inferior (to). ন্যূন হওয়া v. to be less (than); to fall short (of), to be deficient (in); to be inferior (to). ̃কল্প a. least, minimum. ̃কল্পে adv. at least. ̃তা n. state of being smaller in number or amount or degree; shortage; deficiency; inferiority. ̃পক্ষে same as ন্যূনকল্পে । সংখ্যায় adv. in the least number, at least. ন্যূনাতিরেক, ন্যূনাধিক্য n. shortage and excess; shortage or excess; disparity. ন্যূনাধিক adv. more or less.

(p. 654) pēṭa the belly; the abdomen; the stomach; the womb (পেটের ছেলে); the inside, the hold (জাহাজের পেট); the loins (পেটে কাপড় থাকে না); (vul.) pregnancy (পেট হওয়া); the inmost part of one's heart (পেটের কথা); subsistence, livelihood (পেট চালানো). খালি পেট empty stomach. ভরা পেট full stomach. পেট আঁটা v. to get constipated, to have costiveness. পেট ওঠা v. to have one's belly distended after a hearty meal. পেট কামড়ানো v. to have a gnawing pain in the stomach; to have stomach-pain. পেট কামড়ানি n. a gnawing pain in the stomach; stomach pain, gripes. পেট খসা v. to have an abortion, to miscarry. পেট খসানো v. to cause an abortion (esp. unlawfully). ̃খারাপ n. a disorder of the stomach. পেট খারাপ হওয়া v. to have or to suffer from a stomach upset or disorder. ̃গরম n. dyspepsia, indigestion. পেট চলা v. to procure one's minimum or normal food or appease one's hunger (esp. daily); to make both ends meet. পেট চালানো v. to earn just enough to provide the bare necessities of life, to earn a living or subsistence wage. পেট চিনচিন করা v. to feel a pinching sensation in the stomach esp. caused by extreme hunger. পেট চুঁইচুঁই করা v. to have a suppressed groaning noise in the stomach caused by hunger. পেট জ্বলা v. to have a burning sensation in the stomach. পেট ডাকা v. to have a rumbling noise in the belly as caused by diarrhoea or indigestion, to have collywobbles. পেট ধরা v. to be cured of diarrhoea or loose motions. পেট নরম হওয়া v. to have somewhat loose motions. পেট নামানো v. to have loose motions, to have diarrhoea; to purge (one's bowels). পেট ফাঁপা, পেট ফোলা v. to have one's belly distended owing to the accumulation of gas, to be affected with flatulence or tympanites. পেট বড় হওয়া v. to have the belly distended esp. on account of pregnancy. পেট ব্যথা n. stomach-pain, belly-ache. পেট ভরা v. to have one's hunger fully satisfied. পেট ভরে খাওয়া v. to eat one's fill. পেট ভরে খাওয়ানো v. to give one a full meal or full feed. ̃ভাতা n. food given in lieu of wages, adv. for food in lieu of wages. পেট মরা v. to lose appetite esp. owing to want of sufficient food. ̃মোটা a. pot-bellied. ̃রোগা a. weak in digestive power; dyspeptic. ̃সর্বস্ব a. one who loves nothing but a good fare; given to gourmandising; gluttonous, voracious. ̃সর্বস্ব ব্যক্তি a. belly-god. পেট হওয়া v. (vul.) to become pregnant, to be big with child, to conceive, to be in the family way. পেটে আসা v. to be formed in the womb, to be conceived. পেটে এক মুখে আর insincere or hypocritical talk; double-facedness. পেটে খিদে মুখে লাজ concealment of one's eager desire on account of bashfulness. পেটে খেলে পিঠে সয় (fig.) troubles are sufferable when they bring in profits, trouble is patiently borne if it is paying; the mule will not grudge its load if there is the prospect of a good feed. পেটে তলানো v. to be accepted in one's stomach. পেটে থাকা v. to be accepted in one's stomach; (of a person) to be able to keep counsel or keep a secret (তার পেটে কথা থাকে না). পেটে ধরা v. to carry in one's womb, to conceive or bear. পেটে পেটে kept to oneself, kept concealed (পেটে পেটে কথা, পেটে পেটে শয়তানি). পেটে বোমা মারলেও কিছু বার না হওয়া (fig.) to be utterly lacking in education; completely illiterate. পেটে মারা v. to kill or weaken or subdue one by starving; to deprive one of one's means of livelihood or subsistence. পেটের অসুখ same as পেটখারাপ and পেটের গোলমাল । পেটের কথা the secret of one's heart; a secret intention. পেটের গোলমাল bowels complaint, stomach trouble. পেটের চিন্তা bread problem, worries about a living. পেটের জ্বালা, পেটের দায় smarts of hunger. পেটের দায়ে impelled or urged by the sting of hunger or poverty. পেটের ভাত চাল হওয়া (fig.) to be bewildered with fear or worry. পেটের ভিতর হাত-পা সেঁধনো (fig.) to become nonplussed with fear, to feel a cold wave running down one's spine. পেটের শত্রু a child who causes grief to its mother. পেটে সওয়া v. to be accepted in one's stomach. 132)

(p. 743) bāmana2 a Brahman; a Brahman priest or cook. fem. বামনি । বামন গেল ঘর তো লাঙল তুলে ধর (fig.) when the master is away, servants neglect their work. বামনের গোরু (fig.) a person or a thing that yields maximum benefit at the minimum cost. ̃ঠাকুর n. a Brahman priest or cook. fem. ̃ঠাকরুন a female Brahman cook. বামনাই n. (dero.) practice of a Brahman or an exhibition of this. 41)

(p. 773) bisaraṇa (chiefly in phys.) deviation. বিসরণ-কোণ n. an angle of deviation. গরিষ্ঠ বা বরিষ্ঠ বিসরণ-কোণ the angle of maximum deviation. লঘিষ্ঠ বিসরণ-কোণ the angle of minimum deviation. 42)

(p. 922) laghiṣṭa lightest; smallest; minimum; lowest; least; very light or small. লঘিষ্ঠ সাধারণ গুণিতক, (সংক্ষেপে) ল. সা. গু (math.) the least common multiple, (abbr.) L.C.M. 10)