(p. 243) kupōṣya one who has to be maintained though reluctantly. n. an undesirable dependant. 2)

(p. 619) paripōṣaka nourishing; cherishing; supporting (পরিপোষক মূল্য); protecting, protective. 119)

(p. 619) paripōṣaṇa nourishment; cherishing; support; protection. পরিপোষণ করা v. to nourish; to cherish; to support; to protect. 120)

(p. 654) puṣā, pōṣā to bring up; to cherish (মনে আশা পুষছে); to nourish; to feed; to maintain, to support (পরিজনদের পোষা); to rear; to keep, to breed, to fancy (বাঁদর পোষা, পাখি পোষা). 74)

(p. 667) pōṣaka cherishing; nourishing; aiding; upholding; supporting; countenancing or abetting. n. one who or that which cherishes or nourishes; an aider; an upholder; a supporter; a countenancer or abettor. ̃তা n. aiding; upholding, support, countenancing, abetment. পোষকতা করা v. to aid; to uphold, to support; to countenance, to abet. পোষক স্তর (bot. & zoo.) tapetum. 19)

(p. 667) pōṣaṇa upbringing; feeding; maintenance (পরিবার-পোষণ); cherishment; nourishment; act of supporting. পোষণ করা v. to bring up; to maintain; to cherish; to nourish; to support. পোষণীয় var. of পোষ্য । 20)

(p. 667) pōṣā pop. var. of পুষা । a. tame, domesticated; pet; obediently following. পোষা কুকুর an obedient dog; a servilely obedient follower. 21)

(p. 667) pōṣānō to be sufficient for, to serve one's purpose, to suffice (এ টাকায় পোষাবে না); to agree with, to pull on well with (তার সঙ্গে আমার পোষাবে না); to cause to bring up or rear; to pay for or compensate (লোকসান পোষানো); to be able to bear or tolerate (এ শরীরে এত খাটুনি পোষায় না). পোষানি n. act of making another rear one's domestic animals. 22)

(p. 667) pōṣṭā one who or that which brings up or rears or nourishes. 23)

(p. 667) pōṣṭāi nutritious, nourishing. n. nutrition, nourishment. 24)

(p. 667) pōṣya worthy of being brought up or fed or maintained or cherished or nourished or supported; dependent for maintenance. n. ̃পুত্র n. an adopted son. ̃বর্গ n. pl. one's dependants (esp. those who live in the same family). 25)

(p. 667) pōṣa2 taming, domestication; act of bringing under one's control, subdual. পোষ-মানা a. tame, domesticated; brought under control, subdued; habituated to obedience. পোষ মানা v. to become tame or domesticated; to come under control, to be subdued; to be habituated to obedience; (of a horse) to be broken. পোষ মানানো v. to tame, to domesticate; to bring under one's control, to subdue; to habituate to obedience; to break (as a horse). 18)

(p. 675) pratipōṣaka corroborative, bearing out; supporting; aiding. 58)

(p. 675) pratipōṣaṇa corroboration, act of bearing out; act of supporting or aiding. 59)

(p. 851) māipōṣa a sucking-bottle, a feedingbottle. 19)