(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. 351) ̃bandha a leather-band. ̃ব্যবসায়ী n. a dealer in hide or leather; a tanner. ̃ময় a. leathern; leathery; hide-bound. ̃রোগ n. skin disease. ̃সার n. serum, lymph. a. hide-bound; very lean or emaciated. ̃স্হলী n. a leather-bag; a container for leather. 2)

(p. 1) aṃśa a portion or part; a share; a region or locality (দেশের উত্তর অংশ = the northern region of the country); (astrol.) ⅓ of the zodiac; (geog.) &frac136; of earth's circumference; degree; concern, respect (কোনো অংশে মহত্ নয় = noble in no respect); divine incarnation (বিষ্ণুর অংশ = an incarnation of Vishnu). ̃ক n. (alg.) a mantissa. অংশ করা v. to divide into parts or shares; apportion (food, property, task etc.) among others. ̃গত a. included in a part or share; relating to part(s) or share(s). ̃গ্রাহী a. taking a share, participating. n. a sharer, a shareholder; a participant, a party. ̃ত adv. partly, in part; partially; to some extent. ̃ন n. dividing; sharing; apportionment, distribution. অংশনীয় a. divisible into parts or shares; to be divided into parts. ̃প্রেষ n. (sc.) partial pressure. ̃ভাক্, ̃ভাগী a. enjoying a share; having a claim to a share. n. a share, a shareholder; a claimant to a share; one who is responsible for a part, a partner. (কিছুতে) অংশ নেওয়া v. to take part (in), to participate (in). অংশাংশ n. fraction of fraction; minute fraction; tiny part; bit. 5)

(p. 1) aṃśānkita (of a measuring scale, thermometer etc.) marked with measured distance or degrees, graduated. 8)

(p. 1) aṃśu ray, a narrow beam of light (from a small or distant source). ̃ক n. fine cotton fabric; silk cloth. ̃মান, ̃মতী a. luminous; radiant. ̃মালা n. a stream of rays. ̃মালী n. the sun; the sun-god. ̃ল a. having rays; full of rays; radiant. 15)

(p. 1) aṃśyamāna that which is in the process of being divided or partitioned. 16)

(p. 1) aṃsa shoulder. ̃কুট, ̃কূট n. a bull's hump. ̃ফলক, ̃ফলকাস্হি n. shoulderblade, the scapula. অংসল a. bull-necked; robust, strong. 17)

(p. 2) akanṭaka thornless; (fig.) free from trouble and difficulty; safe and peaceful. অকন্টকে adv. in peace and safety; with nothing standing in the way; untroubled; freely. 5)

(p. 2) akaruṇa merciless; unkind; cruel; unsympathetic. 14)

(p. 2) akarōṭi, akarōṭī (zoo.) the acrania. 15)

(p. 2) akāra the letter and the vowel sound অ; অকারাদি a. (of words) beginning with the letter অ. n. অ and other vowels. অকারাদিক্রমে adv. in the alphabetical order. অকারান্ত a. (of words) ending with the vowel sound অ. 37)

(p. 2) akāla an inauspicious time; hard times; an unusual time (অকালের বর্ষা); premature time (অকালপক্ব); inappropriate time; (loos.) scarcity, famine. ̃কুষ্মাণ্ড n. a gourd grown at an unusual time; (fig.) a useless or stupid person. ̃জ, ̃জাত a. born at an unusual time; untimely or prematurely born. ̃জলদোদয় untimely gathering of clouds. ̃পক্ক a. (of fruits) prematurely ripened; (of persons) precocious, pert. ̃পক্কতা n. premature ripeness; precocity, pertness. ̃বর্ষণ n. untimely rain. ̃বার্ধক্য n. premature ageing. ̃বৃদ্ধ a. gone old prematurely. ̃বোধন n. (myth.) untimely awakening of Goddess Durga by Ramachandra; (fig.) any untimely performance. ̃মরণ, ̃মৃত্যু n. premature death. 41)

(p. 2) aku an incident; an event; a criminal offence. ̃স্হল n. the place of occurrence (esp. of a crime). 49)

(p. 2) akuṇṭha, akuṇṭhita unhesitating; unabashed; ungrudging, without reserve, liberal (অকুণ্ঠ দান বা প্রশংসা). অকুণ্ঠচিত্তে, অকুণ্ঠিতচিত্তে adv. with no hesitation (in the mind), with an open mind; unhesitatingly; ungrudgingly, liberally, freely. 51)

(p. 2) akēśara parāgakōṣa (bot.) sessile anther. 72)

(p. 2) akṣa any of the three long cubes marked with dots thrown at dice-playing; a die; a kind of seed used as bead; (geog.) the axis of the equator; (geog.) latitude; (astr.) the angular distance of any star or planet from the solar orbit, the orbit of a heavenly body; (astrol.) the shape of the zodiac; (zoo.) the secand vertebra of the neck; an axle; a sense-organ (অধোক্ষজ). ̃ক n. the collar-bone, the clavicle; a dice player. ̃কর্ণ n. (geom.) a hypotenuse. ̃ক্রীড়া n. game of dice; diceplay. ̃দণ্ড n. (geog.) the axis of the equator, the minor axis. ̃ধুরা n. the front portion of a wheel, an axis; the pole of a cart. ̃ধূর্ত n. an expert or clever dice-player. ̃পাটি n. any of the long cubes marked with dots thrown at dice-playing. ̃বাট n. dice-board; arena for wrestling; wrestling ground; gymnasium. ̃বিচলন n. (astr.) nutation. ̃বিত্, ̃বিদ, ̃বেত্তা a. versed in law or diplomacy; clever at dice-game. n. a lawyer; a diplomat; an expert dice-player. ̃বৃত্ত, ̃সমান্তরাল n. (geog.) the parallels of latitude. ̃মালা, ̃সূত্র n. a string of beads, a rosary. ̃শক্তি n. the Axis Powers in the World War II. 88)

(p. 2) akṣara any of the letters of the alphabet; a syllable; (fig.) a symbolic letter. ̃জীবী, ̃জীবক n. a scribe; a copyist; a printer or compositor, a writer. ̃পরিচয় n. acquaintance with the alphabet; commencement of education; literacy; (fig.) elementary knowledge. ̃বিন্যাস n. the characteristic style of handwriting. ̃বৃত্ত n. (pros.) a system of versification in which the number of letters and not the sounds in a line is taken into account. ̃মালা n. the alphabet. ̃যোজক n. a compositor. অক্ষরীকরণ n. transliteration. অক্ষরে অক্ষরে to the letter, word for word. verbatim; (fig.) with strict exactitude, rigorously. 95)

(p. 2) akṣi the eye. ̃কাচ n. lens. ̃কোটর n. the socket of the eye. ̃গত a. lying within the range of vision; visible. ̃গোলক n. the eyeball. ̃তারকা, ̃তারা, ̃কূট n. the pupil of the eye, the apple of the eye. ̃পক্ষ্ম n. eyelash, cilium. ̃পট n. the retina. ̃পটল n. cataract of the eye. ̃পুট n. the eyelid. ̃বিকূর্ণন n. casting of a sidelong glance; squinting. ̃বিভ্রম n. optical illusion. ̃শালাক্য n. ophthalmic surgery. 98)

(p. 2) akṣaẏa undecaying; inexhaustible; unfailing; imperishable: undying; endless. ̃কীর্তি n. undying or immortal fame. ̃তূণ n. a quiver having an inexhaustible stock of arrows. ̃তৃতীয়া n. the third day of the lunar waxing fortnight of the month of Baisakh (বৈশাখ). ̃বট n. any of the very old banyan trees found at different holy places of the Hindus; (fig.) an immortal or deathless person. ̃লোক n. the abode of the blessed; heaven. ̃স্বর্গ n. the right to dwell permanently in heaven. ̃স্বর্গবাস n. dwelling permanently in heaven. 94)

(p. 2) akhila entire, whole. n. the world; the universe; the sky. অখিল আত্মা n. the Supreme Spirit. ̃প্রিয় a. loved or adored by all. ̃বিশ্ব n. the entire world; the universe. 111)

(p. 2) agati motionless; immobile, static; helpless, resourceless. n. a helpless or resourceless person; the unperformed state of a dead person's obsequies. অগতির গতি the resort of the helpless; (loos.) the way-out. 118)

(p. 2) agatyā having no other course to follow or means to adopt; being compelled; perforce, of necessity, necessarily; as a necessary or unavoidable consequence. অগত্যা রাজি হওয়া to agree to follow or adopt a course as a last resort or having no alternative. 119)

(p. 2) agamya inaccessible; impassable; incomprehensible, beyond the compass or range or reach of (বুদ্ধির অগম্য) ̃গামিনী fem. of অগম্যাগামী, অগম্যা a. fem. one with whom cohabitation or sexual union is prohibited. অগম্যাগমন n. incest. অগম্যাগামী a. mas. incestuous. n. an incestuous man. 125)

(p. 2) agastya a mythological sage of India; (astrol.) the Canopus. ̃যাত্রা n. the first day of the month of Bhadra (ভাদ্র) when the sage Agastya asked the bending Vindhyas to wait till he came back and he never came back (this day has since been regarded by the Hindus as extremely inauspicious to set out on a journey; (cp. a corbie messenger). অগস্ত্যোদয় n. rise of the star Agastya or Canopus (about the 17th or 18th day of Bhadra). 126)

(p. 7) agōcara beyond the reach of comprehension or of sense-organs; beyond one's knowledge; invisible. অগোচরে adv. without or beyond one's knowledge; behind one's back; unobservedly; stealthily. 3)