(p. 9) achilā a pretext or plea (usu. a false one); an excuse; a pretence. 77)

(p. 9) ajuhāta a cause (usu. a false one); a pretext, a pretence, a plea. 107)

(p. 55) ababhāsa manifestation, exposition; illusion; (usu. false) ascription; a pretence. 19)

(p. 71) amāẏika candid, open-hearted, frank, ingenuous, guileless; affectionate, loving; unpretentious, unassuming, modest; polite, courteous, genial, amiable. ̃তা n. candour, open-heartedness, frankness, modesty; ingenuousness; affectionateness; politeness, geniality, amiability; bonhomie. 10)

(p. 90) ahaṅkāra self-conceit; vanity, pride; haughtiness, arrogance; vainglory. অহংকার করা v. to take pride in; to boast, to brag. ̃বিহীন a. unpretentious; modest. অহংকারী a. self-conceited; proud; haughty, arrogant; vainglorious. অহংকারে মত্ত maddened with pride. 91)

(p. 225) kāpaṭya chicanery; trickishness; deceit; deception; act of feigning, pretence, make-believe; hypocrisy; insincerity; dissimulation. 7)

(p. 225) kāpa2 one of a section of the Brahmans (ব্রাহ্মণ); dissimulation, pretence, feigning. a. dissimulating, disguised; pretending, feigning; hypocritical; funny, mirth-provoking. কাপ করা v. to pretend, to feign. 5)

(p. 251) kṛtrima artificial (কৃত্রিম হ্রদ); imitated (কৃত্রিম হিরা = an imitation diamond); synthetic (কৃত্রিম রেশম); counterfeit (কৃত্রিম মুদ্রা); faked, forged (কৃত্রিম দলিল); simulated (কৃত্রিম বেশ); pretended, make-believe (কৃত্রিম আচরণ); false, sham (কৃত্রিম স্নেহ). ̃তা n. artificiality; imitation; state of being synthetic or counterfeit or faked or forged; simulation; pretension, makebelieve; falseness, shamness. 2)

(p. 262) krīḍ়ā a play, a game, a sport; a pastime; a show, an exhibition; an amusement, an entertainment; fun. ক্রীড়া করা v. to play; to sport, to frolic. ̃কন্দুক n. a ball to play with. ̃কৌতুক n. pl. sports and pastimes, games and frolics. ̃কৌতুক করা v. to sport and jest. ̃ঙ্গন same as ক্রীড়াভূমি । ̃চ্ছলে adv. under pretence of sport; playfully; jestingly; whilst playing with. ̃প্রতিযোগিতা n. a competition of games or sports. ̃ভূমি, ̃স্হান n. a playground, a playing field; an arena; a venue of a game or sport. ̃মোদী n. a lover of games, one who loves and enjoys games. ̃রত, ̃শীল a. engaged in games, engaged in playing; playing. ক্রীড়াসক্ত a. attached (overmuch) to games or sports; frolicsome. ক্রীড়াসক্তি n. (overmuch) attachment to games and sports. ̃সামগ্রী n. sports goods. 31)

(p. 301) garba pride; conceit; vanity; boasting, bragging; an object of pride or glory (রবীন্দ্রনাথ ভারতের গর্ব, এই ছবিখানি তার গর্ব) গর্ব করা v. to pride (in); to boast, to brag. ̃শূন্য a. free from pride; modest; unpretentious. গর্বিত, গর্বী a. proud; conceited; vain, vainglorious; boastful, braggart. fem. গর্বিতা, গর্বিণী । গর্ব্বোজ্জ্বল a. radiant with pride or glory. গর্বোদ্ধত a. arrogant and vainglorious. 10)

(p. 375) chadma feigned, disguised, assumed, pretended; counterfeit, faked. ̃নাম n. assumed name, pen-name, pseudonym. ̃বেশ n. a disguise. ছদ্মবেশ ধারণ করা v. to disguise oneself, to assume a disguise. ̃বেশী a. disguised. fem. ̃বেশিনী । ছদ্মবেশী লোক an imposter; a person incognito. ̃বেশে adv. in disguise, incognito. 16)

(p. 375) chala deception, deceit, fraud; dissimulation; a hoax, a deceptive trick, a stratagem; course (কথাচ্ছলে); form, shape ('বৃষ্টিছলে মেঘ কাঁদে'); a beck ('কথা কয় ছলে'); a pretext, a pretence, a plea (প্রণামের ছলে, ক্রীড়াচ্ছলে); a fault or failing, a defect (ছল ধরা). ছল করা v. to hide one's real feelings, thoughts etc. to give a wrong idea of them, to feign. ছল ধরা v. to find fault with, to cavil. ছল পাতা v. to lay a trap. ̃চাতুরি n. fraud and deceit. ̃গ্রাহী a. fault-finding, cavilling. n. a faultfinder, a caviller. ̃ছুতো n. faults and pretexts, pretexts and pretences; a negligible fault or defect; excuses (to explain or defend one's conduct etc.) ছলেবলে adv. by force or fraud, by hook or by crook. 31)

(p. 427) ṭhāṭa-ṭhamaka outward show of glamour; deceptive show; false gestures; pretences; affectation; parade. 16)

(p. 508) dēkhā to see, to behold, to view, to notice, to espy; to look (at); to visit (চিড়িয়াখানা দেখতে যাব); to experience directly (দেখে শেখা); to judge or consider (অবস্হা দেখা); to examine (পরীক্ষার খাতা দেখা); to observe (যুদ্ধের গতি দেখা); to inspect (অডিটর হিসাব দেখবেন); to feel (নাড়ি দেখা); to attend on or nurse (অসুস্হ লোকটিকে দেখা); to attend to, to look after (জমিজমা দেখা); to treat (এ রোগীকে কোন ডাক্তার দেখছে); to witness (থিয়েটার দেখা, খেলা দেখা); to search (চাকরি দেখা); to come across, to meet (পথে একটা পাগল দেখলাম); to read through (বইয়ের শেষ পাতা দেখো); to think (ছেলেটা বকে গেছে দেখছি); to endeavour, to try (আর দেখে লাভ কি-এ রোগী বাঁচবে না); to think over (ভেবে দেখা); to take to or follow (নিজের পথ দেখো); to wait (আর খানিকক্ষণ দেখিহয়তো সে আসবে). a. seen, beheld, viewed, noticed, espied; visited; experienced; examined; inspected; read. দেখতে কুত্সিত ugly to look at, ugly-looking. দেখতে ভাল, দেখতে সুন্দর good or beautiful to look at, good-looking; beautiful, handsome. দেখতে-দেখতে adv. very soon; within a short while; in an instant; gradually. দেখা করা v. to call on, to see. দেখা যাক let me or let us try; let us wait. দেখাদেখি n. mutual seeing or meeting ord visits (তাদের দেখাদেখি নেই, মুখ দেখাদেখি); an act of copying from another's paper by adoption of unfair means (as by examinees). adv. in imitation of (বাপের দেখাদেখি ছেলেও মদ ধরল). দেখানো v. to cause to see; to show; to point out; to demonstrate; to exhibit; to display; to cause to experience directly (মজা দেখানো); to cause to examine or inspect; to cause to feel; to cause to treat; to take (to) for enjoyment; to bear the expenses of (থিয়েটার দেখানো). দেখানিয়া, দেখানে a. (chiefly used as a sfx.) ostentatiously formal; showy, ostentatious; pretended, affected. ̃শোনা, ̃শুনা n. act of looking after; attendance; supervision; direct experience (এ জীবনে অনেক দেখাশুনা হল); examination or inspection (অনেক দেখা-শোনার পর সে মালটা কিনল); a visit esp. for examination or negotiation (পাত্রপক্ষ দেখাশোনা করে গেছে); meeting (দুজনে দেখাশোনা নেই). দেখাশোনা করা v. to look after; to attend to or on; to supervise; to examine or inspect; to visit esp. for examination or negotiation; to meet or visit mutually. ̃সাক্ষাত্ n. meeting or visits; continuous or repeated visits; a visit for negotiation of a marriage. দেখে শুনে adv. from what one has seen or experienced. দেখে শেখা v. to learn from experience; to learn from example; to learn in imitation of. 121)

(p. 545) dhbajā a flag, a banner, a standard, an ensign; (sarcas. & dero.) simulacrum; a pretender (বিদ্যার ধ্বজা); (bot.) a vexillum. ̃ধারী a. bearing a standard; (sarcas.) one who keeps a tuft of hair uncut on one's crown as a mark of one's holiness or piety; (sarcas.) hypocritically upholding or defending (ধর্মের ধ্বজাধারী). 33)

(p. 563) nāma a name, an appellation, a designation, an epithet; reputation, fame, celebrity, renown (নামডাক); identity (নামগোত্রহীন); mention or reputation (দেশের সর্বত্র তার নাম); the name of a deity (নামজপ); a name esp. that of a deity or religion invoked or called to witness (ভগবানের নামে, ধর্মের নামে); a roll (নাম ডাকা); a plea or pretext or pretence (কাজের নাম করে পালানো); actual execution or performance (কাজের নামে ঢুঁ ঢুঁ); merely nominal or titular existence or possession (নামেই তালপুকুর); a very small amount, an iota (নামমাত্র); (gr.) a root-word other than verbs, a noun, a substantive. ছদ্মনাম n. a pseudonym. ডাকনাম n. a nickname. ভালো নাম n. proper or Christian or formal first name; the name by which one is known to the outside public. ভুল নাম a misnomer. নাম করা v. to mention one's name; to name; to make a plea (সে বিপদের নাম আর করে না); to utter the name of; to utter or recite the name of one's idol (বৈষ্ণবেরা নাম করছেন); to earn fame, to become conspicuous, to come into prominence, to cut a figure (সে নাচে নাম করছে). নাম কাটা v. to remove one's name (from a register, roll etc.); to strike off one's name, to strike one off. নাম গাওয়া same as নামকীর্তন করা । নাম জপা same as নামজপ করা । নাম ডাকা v. to summon one loudly by one's name (সাক্ষীর নাম ডাকছে); to call the roll. নাম ডোবানো v. to destroy one's reputation; to bring disgrace upon, to drag one's name through the mire. নাম দেওয়া same as নামকরণ করা । নাম ধরা v. to tell one's name; to assume a name or designation. নাম ধরে ডাকা v. to call or summon one by one's name. নাম বলা v. to tell one's name; to name or mention. নাম ভাঁড়ানো v. to commit forgery by concealing one's name and assuming a false one. নাম রটা v. to become famous or notorious. নাম রাখা v. to give a name to, to christen, to designate, to name; to act up to the reputation of (বংশের নাম রাখা); to leave behind a lasting fame (পৃথিবীতে নাম রাখা). নাম নেওয়া v. to utter the name of; to utter or recite in devotion the name of; to remember or worship. নাম লেখানো v. to have oneself enlisted or enrolled or registered. নাম শোনানো v. to sing to one the name of (esp. of a deity). নাম হওয়া v. to become famous, to earn reputation. নাম হারানো v. to lose one's reputation. নামক a. named, by name, called, designated. ̃করণ n. act of giving a name to, act of naming; the sacrament of giving a name to, christening; nomenclature. নামকরণ করা v. to give a name to, to name; to designate; to christen. ̃করা a. reputed, renowned, famous; (dero.) notorious (নামকরা চোর). ̃কীর্তন n. devotional recitation or singing of the name of one's idol; act of celebrating one's name; act of praising esp. publicly. লামকীর্তন করা v. to recite or sing in devotion the name of; to celebrate one's name; to praise esp. publicly. ̃গন্ধ n. slightest mention or sign or trace. নামগান same as নামকীর্তন । ̃গোত্রহীন a. (fig.) having no established (social) position or credentials. ̃জপ n. act of uttering inwardly and continuously the name of one's idol. নামজপ করা v. to utter in devotion the name of one's idol inwardly and continuously. ̃জাদা a. famous, renowned, celebrated, reputed. ̃জারি n. mutation or substitution of a name in an official register esp. in the landlord's records; publication or upholding of one's name. নামজারি করা v. to alter or substitute a name in an official register; to publish or uphold a name. ̃ডাক n. fame and influence, prominence in public life. ̃ডাকওয়ালা a. famous and influential, prominent in public life. নাম ডাকা v. to call the rolls; to call one's name. নামত adv. in name only; nominally. a. nominal, titular. ̃ধর a. named. ̃ধাতু n. (gr.) a verbal root derived from a noun, a nominal verb. ̃ধাম n. name and address. ̃ধারণ n. act of assuming or bearing a name or designation. নামধারণ করা v. to assume or bear a name or designation. ̃ধারী same as নামধর । ̃ধেয় n. a name, an appellation, a designation. a. named, designated. ̃পত্র n. the title page of a book; the paper or document bearing one's title. ̃পদ n. (gr.) a noun. নাম প্রত্যাহার n. withdrawal of one's name or candidature (from a contest, election etc.) ̃ফলক n. a nameplate. ̃বাচক a. expressing or denoting a name; (gr.) proper. নামবাচক বিশেষ্য (gr.) a proper noun. ̃বিহীন a. nameless; unknown; having no reputation or fame; obscure; anonymous. ̃বিহীনতা, ̃হীনতা n. namelessness; anonymity. ̃ভূমিকা n. the title-role, the name-part. ̃মাত্র a. nominal; titular; only a little or only a few. adv. nominally, in name only; only a little or only a few. n. (even) the mere name; slightest mention or hint; slightest amount. ̃মুদ্রা n. a seal bearing one's name. ̃মুদ্রাঙ্কিত a. sealed, with a seal bearing one's name. ̃যশ same as নামডাক । ̃সংকীর্তন same as নামকীর্তন । ̃সর্বস্ব n. a thing or person that is nothing but a mere name. a. existing merely in name. ̃হারা, ̃হীন same as নামবিহীন । নামে a. by name, named, designated; in name only; nominal, titular. adv. in name only. নামে গোয়ালা কাঁজি ভক্ষণ (fig.) one who is reputed as a millionaire but cannot afford to eat more mutton than beef. নামে নামে adv. separately by or in or under individual names. 32)

(p. 593) nīla the blue colour, azure; the indigo plant or the dye made from it; synthetic indigo, azuring; Shiva (শিব) or his worship (নীলের উপোস). a. blue, azure; azurine. ̃কন্ঠ a. blue-necked. n. a kind of blue-necked bird, the bluebreast, the roller bird; Shiva (শিব). ̃কমল n. the blue lotus. ̃কর n. an indigo-planter. ̃কান্তমণি n. lapis-lazuli, sapphire. ̃কুঠি n. an indigo-factory. ̃গাই n. the blue-sheep of Tibet, nilgai, the blue bull, ̃পদ্ম n. the blue lotus. ̃পূজা n. the worship of Shiva (শিব) on the penultimate or the last day of the Bengali year. ̃প্রভ a. having a blue lustre or radiance. ̃বর্ণ n. & a. blue, azure. a. fem. ˜বর্ণা । নীলবর্ণ শৃগাল (fig.) a pretender. ̃বসন n. blue clothes or cloth. a. dressed in blue. a. fem. ̃বসনা । ̃মণি n. lapis-lazuli, sapphire; Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). ̃রক্ত n. blue blood; (fig.) high birth. ̃লোহিত n. a colour between crimson and violet, purple; Shiva (শিব). a. purple. ̃ষষ্টী n. the last or the penultimate day of the Bengali year when Shiva (শিব) is worshipped. 33)

(p. 779) bujaruka pretentious, pretending, charlatanic; quackish. n. a charlatan, a quack; an impostor. বুজরুকি n. pretension, charlatanism, quackery. 17)

(p. 794) byapadēśa a pretext, a pretence, a plea; (loos.) necessity, exigency (কার্যব্যপদেশে = in course of work). 33)

(p. 794) byājōkti deceitful utterance; (rhet.) a figure of speech consisting of an attempt to conceal something by means of a pretence. 66)

(p. 794) byāja2 a pretext, a pretence, simulation, deceit; a hindrance; interest for money; interest, use; delay. ̃স্তুতি n. false praise or eulogy; (rhet.) a figure of speech consisting of praise in garb of censure or censure in garb of praise, (cp.) irony, sarcasm. 64)

(p. 802) bhanḍa feigning, pretentious; dissimulating, dissembling; hypocritical; deceitful; sanctimonious. n. a pretender; a quack, a charlatan; a dessimulator, a dissembler; a hypocrite, an imposter; a deceiver; a cheat; a sanctimonious person. ̃তা, ̃ত্ব same as ভণ্ডামি । ভণ্ডন n. deception; cheating. ভণ্ডানো v. (chiefly poet.) to deceive, to cheat, to hoodwink. ভণ্ডামি n. pretension, feigning; charlatanism, quackery; dissembling; imposture, hypocrisy; deceit; sanctimony. 40)

(p. 810) bhāna2 a pretence, a pretext; feigning, dissimulation. 35)

(p. 813) bhāribhuri ostentatious show, pomp; bragging, vanity, pretence. 30)

(p. 813) bhālō good; fair; excellent; auspicious (ভালো দিন); suitable (ভালো সময়); beneficial, wholesome (ভালো উপদেশ); helpful, useful, serviceable (ভালো ওষুধ, ভালো যন্ত্র); healthy, whole, sound (ভালো শরীর); recovered from illness; cured; rectified, corrected, redeemed, reclaimed, improved; flourished; honest (ভালো লোক); genuine (ভালো টাকা); innocent, harmless (ভালো মানুষ); proper; quiet, gentle; becoming, fitting; proficient (অঙ্কে ভালো); efficient (ভালো কর্মী); a large number of (সভায় ভালো লোক হবে); plentiful, sufficient (এ বছর ভালো বৃষ্টি হবে); true, official, not used in familiarity (তোমার ভালো নাম কী); great (ভালো যশ). adv. well; to or in a large number or amount or degree (সভায় লোক ভালো আসবে, সে ভালো খেতে পারে). n. good, weal, welfare, prosperity (পরের ভালো); right (ভালোমন্দবিচার). int. all right (ভালো, তাই হোক); well (ভালো কী বলছ ?). ভালো করা v. to do well (না গিয়ে ভালো করেছ); to do good (to); to do one a good turn; to cure, to heal; to rectify or reclaim; to improve; to console or stimulate (মন ভালো করা). ভালো করে adv. well; carefully; minutely; meticulously; properly; at ease (ভালো করে শোয়া); soundly (ভালো করে মারা). ভালো খাওয়া v. to be accustomed to eat (and drink) choice things; to eat well; to be capable of eating much; to eat much. ভালো চলা v. (of vehicles, business-organizations, domestic or other establishments) to run well, to run smoothly; to have sufficient means for subsistence or for other purposes. ভালো থাকা v. to be in good health, to be well; to be happy; to be cosy and comfortable (মায়ের কোলে শিশুরা ভালো থাকে); to live in prosperity (ধনীর মেয়ে বিয়ে করে সে আছে ভালো); to live honestly (চোরটা এবার থেকে ভালো থাকবে); to be in good condition (রোদে দিলে গরম জামাকাপড় ভালো থাকে); to be quiet or gentle (কোঁতকা খেলে দুর্বৃত্তেরা ভালো থাকে). ভালো দেখানো v. to look well; to look beautiful; to look healthy; to look honest; to appear as becoming or befitting. ভালো বলা v. to speak well; to speak well of, to approve; to praise, to laud; to give good counsel, to advise well. ভালো লাগা v. to be to one's liking; to appear good to one; to taste or sound or seem well. ভালো হওয়া v. to recover from illness, to come round; to be cured; to be beneficial or profitable; to do good to (এতে তোমার ভালো হবে); to be corrected or reclaimed; to be good (ছেলেটি ভালো হবে); to improve or flourish (অবস্হা ভালো হওয়া); to prosper, to be prosperous তোমার ভালো হোক); to assemble or come in a large number. ভালো আপদ an expression denoting: disgust, trouble etc.; what a pest! ভালো কথা1 good counsel; profitable or moral advice. ভালো কথা2 by the way (ভালো কথা, তুমি কি কাল যাবে ?). ভাল ঘর a respectable or marriageable family. ভালো জ্বালা same as ভালো আপদ । ভালো থাকা v. to be well, to get on well; to have good time. ভালো থেকো v. have a good time. ভালো মনে adv. sincerly; open-heartedly. ভালোমন্দ n. good and bad; right and wrong; accident, mishap, death etc. (ভালোমন্দ ঘটা); choice articles of food. ভালো মানুষ n. a good man, a good soul; (derog.) a weak-minded person, a simpleton. ভালো মানুষ সাজা v. to pretend to be a good man; to pretend to be innocent. ভালোমানুষি n. honest and blameless conduct; (derog.) pretence of honesty and innocence. ভালোয় ভালোয় adv. safely, in safety; without let or hindrance. 37)