(p. 22) anatikāla not a long time; a short time. ̃মধ্যে adv. ere or before long; in a short time, shortly. 44)

(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. 90) ahna (used as a sfx.) day; the fixed part of a day (usu. three hours পূর্বাহ্ণ, মধ্যাহ্ন). 108)

(p. 115) āpanā one's own self. a. one's own. আপনা-আপনি adv. by or of one's own self; on one's own; without any outward aid; spontaneously. n. pl. one's own people, friends and relatives. আপনা-আপনির মধ্যে among one's own people; among friends and relations. আপনার var. of আপন । আপনা থেকে of or by one's own self; on one's own; of its own; spontaneously. আপনার পায়ে কুড়ল মারা (fig.) to dig one's own grave. 36)

(p. 136) iti end, termination, conclusion; completion; settlement; all this; such and such-like. adv. (chiefly used at the end of a correspondence) this is all (that the writer has got to say or write), here ends. ইতি করা v. to put an end to, to complete, to finish, to conclude; to settle up. ̃উতি adv. on this side and that, in this direction and that; on all sides, in all directions. ̃কর্তব্য, ̃কর্তব্যতা, ̃কর্তব্য জ্ঞান n. the decision that this is the right thing to do, decision about what is to be done. ̃কর্তব্যবিমূঢ়তা n. nonplus, bewilderment, confusion, quandary. ̃পূর্বে inc. but pop. form of ইতঃপূর্বে । ̃মধ্যে inc. but pop. form of ইতোমধ্যে । 38)

(p. 136) itōmadhyē meanwhile, in the meantime.

(p. 143) ucca (for. High.) high, tall; elevated (উচ্চ ভূমি); socially high (উচ্চ বংশ); noble, exalted (উচ্চ মন); dignified or pompous (উচ্চ চালচলন); upper (উচ্চ শ্রেণি); high-pitched, loud (উচ্চ স্বর); dear, costly (উচ্চ মূল্য); superior, senior (উচ্চ পদ, উচ্চ কর্মচারী). ̃কুলজাত a. born of a high family, highborn, nobly born. ̃তম a. super; highest; loftiest. ̃তর a. compar. higher; loftier. ̃তা n. height, altitude; tallness; elevation; state of being socially high; nobleness, exaltedness; loudness. ̃নাদ a. highsounding, making a loud noise; loud. n. a loud noise or sound. ̃নীচ a. & n. high and low. ˜পাত n. (astr.) the ascending node. ̃বাচ্য n. response; anything in favour or opposition; commenting. ̃বাচ্য না করা v. not to respond; not to say anything in favour or opposition; not to pass any comments; to keep quiet, to remain silent. ̃বিত্ত n. upper class. a. belonging to the upper class. উচ্চ বিদ্যালয় a high school. ̃বেতন n. high or handsome or fat or big salary. ̃ভাষী a. harsh-tongued; bragging. ̃মধ্যবিত্ত n. upper middleclass. ̃মূল্য n. high price. ̃রোল n. loud noise, clamour. ̃শিক্ষা n. high or higher education. ̃হার n. high rate. ̃হারে adv. at a high rate. ̃হাসি n. a loud laugh, a guffaw, laughter. ̃হৃদয় a. large-hearted, high-minded, magnanimous, generous. 27)

(p. 150) uttama (also adv.) very good; excellent; best; fine; delicious. ̃পুরুষ n. (gr.) the first person. ̃মধ্যম n. (facet.) a sound drubbing. উত্মমধ্যম দেওয়া v. to beat or drub soundly, to give a sound drubbing, to larrup or whack. 44)

(p. 183) ētanmadhyē in the midst of it or these; in it or these; amongst these; in the meantime, meanwhile. 58)

(p. 194) kaḍ়imadhyama (mus.) a higher variation of the fourth note in the Indian musical gamut; a subdued variation of the fourth note in the natural major scale. 54)

(p. 234) kichu a small number or amount of, some. pro. anything (আমি কিছুর মধ্যে নেই). adv. of course (সে এখনই কিছু যাচ্ছে না). একটা কিছু pro. anything; a certain thing, something. a. a certain, some. কিছু কিছু a. a small number or amount of, some. pro. & n. a portion. □ adv. to some extent. কিছুতে adv. in any way, by any means, anyhow. pro. (in or by) anything (কিছুতে অভাব মিটবে না); to anything. কিছুতেই না by no means. কিছু না nothing. কিছু না কিছু something or other; at least something. কিছু পরিমাণ n. some amount (of). 13)

(p. 251) kē who; which (ওদের মধ্যে কে বড় ?); how related, what (সে তোমার কে ?); a certain, a (কে এক সাহেব). কে কে pro. pl. who or which (distributively). কেবা pro. whoever, whichever. 21)

(p. 262) kṣīṇa decayed (ক্ষীণ চন্দ্র); lean, thin (ক্ষীণ দেহ); slender (ক্ষীণ কটি); meagre; insufficient (ক্ষীণ আলোক); subdued (ক্ষীণ কণ্ঠ); feeble, weak (ক্ষীণ দৃষ্টি). fem. ক্ষীণা । ক্ষীণ করা v. to decay; to emaciate; to attenuate; to make slender; to lessen (আলো ক্ষীণ করা); to subdue; to enfeeble, to weaken. ক্ষীণ হওয়া v. to decay; to be emaciated; to become slender; to lessen; to become subdued; to become feeble, to weaken. ̃কণ্ঠ n. a feeble or subdued voice, a faint or low voice. a. feeble-voiced; having a subdued voice. ̃কণ্ঠে adv. in a faint or feeble voice; in an undertone. ̃কায় a. leanbodied; emaciated; thin, small (ক্ষীণকায় বই). ̃চন্দ্র n. the waning moon or the moon in wane (that is, the moon of the dark fortnight). ̃চেতা a. feeblehearted, weak-minded. ̃জীবী a. having low vitality; short-lived; frail. ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. decayed state; leanness, thinness; emaciation; slenderness; meagreness, insufficiency; subdued state; feebleness, weakness. ̃দৃষ্টি a. weak-sighted. ̃দেহ same as ̃কায় । ̃প্রাণ same as ̃জীবী । ̃বল a. weak; weakened; weak in military strength (ক্ষীণবল রাষ্ট্র). ̃বুদ্ধি a. dull-witted. ̃মতি a. weak-minded. ̃মধ্যা a. fem. having a slender waist. masc. ̃মধ্য । ̃শক্তি same as ̃বল । ̃শ্বাস a. having one's breath failing; dying; completely deprived of vigour; enfeebled; short-lived (ক্ষীণশ্বাস প্রাণ). ̃স্বর n. & a. same as ˜কণ্ঠ । ̃স্বরে adv. same as ̃কণ্ঠে । ক্ষীণাঙ্গী a. (fem.) having a slim body. 100)

(p. 291) gaja1 gauze (ঘায়ের মধ্যে গজ ঢোকানো) গজ ঢোকানো v. to put a piece of gauze into. 12)

(p. 301) galā1 to melt (বরফ গলা); to pass or slip through; (fig.) to be tight-fisted (হাত দিয়ে জল গলে না); to pass through or enter (ঘরের মধ্যে গলে যাওয়া); to soften (মন গলা); to be overwhelmed (স্হেহে গলা); to burst open and secrete morbid matter (ফোড়া গলা); to decompose (মৃতদেহটা গলে গেছে, পচে গলে যাওয়া). a. melted; worn out; softened overmuch; that which has burst open and is secreting morbid matter; decomposed; rotten. গলানো v. to (cause to) melt; to (cause to) pass through; to (cause to) soften; to overwhelm; to put on easily or lightly (জুতোটা পায়ে গলিয়ে নাও); to cause to burst open and secrete morbid matter; to decompose. a. melted. গলা গলা a. excessively softened or soft (গলা গলা ভাত). 30)

(p. 308) gāla2 the cheek; the mouth (গালের মধ্যে নিয়ে চিবানো) গালে চড় মারা). to slap on the face, to give a slap in the face. গালে লাগা v. to have a burning and itching sensation within one's mouth (caused by eating edible roots akin to arum). গালে হাত দেওয়া v. to place the palm of one's hand on one's cheek as a mark of astonishment; (fig.) to be astonished. ̃গল্প n. a fanciful or idle tale, gossip, chit-chat. গালগল্প করা v. to tell fanciful tales (esp. about one's own importance); to gossip, to chat. ̃পাট্টা n. thick or massive beard all over cheeks and the chin; side-whisker, a lovelock. ̃বাদ্য n. a peculiar sound made by inflating cheeks and striking them with fingers. গালবাদ্য করা v. to make this sound. গালভরা a. mouth-filling; tumid, bombastic. ̃মন্দ n. reviling. গালমন্দ করা, গালমন্দ দেওয়া v. to revile. 28)

(p. 329) ghaṭa a small earthen or metal pitcher or pot; a receptacle, a container, a place, a sphere (সর্ব ঘটে); the brain or head (ঘটে বুদ্ধি নেই); the body, the frame (ঘটের মধ্যে সাঁই বিরাজে). সর্বঘটে adv. (usu. dero.) everywhere, at every place (সে সর্বঘটেই থাকে). 3)

(p. 341) cakita startled, started up; taken aback; timid চকিত চাহনি. n. a moment, an instant (চকিতের মধ্যে). চকিতে adv. in an instant or moment, in a trice, in a jiffy. 12)

(p. 377) chān̐t expressing the sound caused by casting something in hot oil or fat; sudden and sharp sensation of something alarming or disturbing (বুকের মধ্যে ছাঁত্ করে ওঠা). 8)

(p. 414) jhām̐pa2 a jump, a spring, a dive, a plunge. ঝাঁপ দেওয়া, ঝাঁপানো v. to spring, to dive, to plunge; to rush to (কোলের মধ্যে বা বুকের মধ্যে বা বুকের উপর ঝাঁপানো). 33)

(p. 442) tathi (obs.) at or in or to that place, there; in or at or to that. n. that place (তথিমধ্যে). adv. & con. and; and also. 76)

(p. 442) tanu, tanū the body. a. gracefully or delicately slim and lovely (তনুদেহ); rarefied. ̃চ্ছদ n. an armour. ̃জ n. a son. fem. ̃জা a. daughter. ̃তা n. graceful or delicate slimness and loveliness; delicacy. ̃ত্যাগ n. act of dying, death, act of giving up the ghost. ̃ত্যাগ করা v. to die, to give up the ghost. ̃ত্র, ̃ত্রাণ n. an armour. ̃বাত n. (geog.) rarefied atmosphere. ̃মধ্যা n. a woman with a delicately slender waist. ̃রুচি n. physical beauty or grace. ̃রুহ n. hair (of the body and not of the head); a feather; a son or a daughter, an offspring. ̃করণ n. rarefaction; attenuation; extenuation. ̃কৃত n. rarefied; attenuated; extenuated. তনূদ্ভব n. a son. fem. তনূদ্ভবা a daughter. তনূনপাত্ n. fire. তনূভবন n. act of being rarefied or attenuated or extenuated. 122)

(p. 442) tanmadhyē in him or her or it or that or them; in the midst of it; between or amongst them. 131)

(p. 517) dēśa a country, a land; a state; a province (বঙ্গদেশ, অঙ্গদেশ); motherland, native land (কাফ্রিদের দেশ আফ্রিকায়); native village (ছেলেটি সবে দেশ থেকে শহরে এসেছে); a region (মরুদেশ); a place (পৃষ্ঠদেশ); a part or portion (মধ্যদেশ); a direction or quarter (অধোদেশ); a raga or musical mode. ̃কাল n. a particular place and a point of time or their nature or condition; a particular circumstance. ̃কালজ্ঞ a. conversant with the nature of a particular place and time or with that of different places and points of time. ̃কালপাত্র n. a particular place and a point of time and a person or their nature or condition. ̃কালাতীত a. transcending space and time, universal and eternal. ̃কালোচিত a. befitting and serving the needs of a particular place and a point of time; befitting the circumstances. ̃খ্যাত a. same as দেশপ্রসিদ্ধ । ̃ছাড়া a. away from home; away from one's motherland. ̃গৌরব n. pride of a or of one's country. ̃জ ̃জাত a. indigenous. ̃জো়ড়া same as দেশব্যাপী । ̃ত্যাগ n. leaving a country or one's own country (esp. for good), emigration or migration from one's native land. দেশত্যাগ করা v. to leave a country or one's own country (esp. for good); to emigrate or migrate. ̃ত্যাগী a. (also n.) emigrant, migrant. ̃দেশান্তর n. one's native land and other countries; countries far and near, different countries. ̃দ্রোহ n. treason or treachery against one's own country or state. ̃দ্রোহী a. committing treason or treachery against one's own country or state. ̃ধর্ম n. customs and practices peculiar to a country. ̃পর্যটন same as দেশভ্রমণ । ̃প্রথা same as দেশধর্ম । ̃প্রসিদ্ধ a. famous all over the country. ̃প্রিয় a. beloved of one's countrymen. ̃প্রেম n. attachment to or love for one's motherland, patriotism. ̃প্রেমিক n. a lover of one's motherland, a patriot. ̃বন্ধু n. a friend of the country; the friend of one's own country. ̃বিখ্যাত same as দেশপ্রসিদ্ধ । ̃বিদেশ n. one's native land and foreign countries, home and abroad. ̃বিদেশে adv. at home and abroad; all over the world. ̃বিশ্রুত same as দেশপ্রসিদ্ধ । ̃বিধান n. customs and conventions peculiar to a country. ̃ব্যাপী a. countrywide. ̃বিভাগ n. the partition of a country. ̃ভেদে adv. according to the change of countries; in different lands. ̃ভ্রমণ n. travel in different lands, journeying from country to country; travel in different parts of a country. দেশভ্রমণ করা v. to travel in different countries or in different parts of a country. ̃ময় a. countrywide. adv. all over the country. ̃মাতৃকা n. a country conceived or personified as the mother of its inhabitants; motherland. ̃রক্ষা n. the defence of a country. দেশরক্ষা-মন্ত্রক n. the ministry of defence. ̃সেবক n. a servant of one's motherland. ̃সেবা n. service to one's motherland. ̃স্হ a. situated or living in a country; (loos.) of or concerning a country, internal; (loos.) indigenous. ̃হিত n. welfare of a country. ̃হিতকর a. beneficial to a country, conducive to a country's welfare. ̃হিতব্রত n. avowed determination to do good to one's country. a. same as দেশহিতব্রতী । ̃হিতব্রতী a. avowedly devoted to the welfare of one's country. হিতৈষণা, ̃হিতৈষিত n. desire of doing good to one's own country. হিতৈষী a. desirous of doing good to one's own country. 22)

(p. 532) dharā2 to hold with the hand (বইখানা ধরো); to catch (বলটা ছুড়ে দিচ্ছি-ধরো); to hold, to seize; to take (এই ভিক্ষা দিলাম-ধরো); to touch (চোর-চোর খেলায় বুড়ি ধরা, বাচ্ছাটা যেন গরম দুধটা না ধরে); to reach (হাত দিয়ে চাঁদ ধরা); to overtake (যতই জোরে যাও-তোমাকে ধরব); to arrest, to apprehend, to capture (চোর ধরা); to entrap, to catch (বাঘ ধরা, মাছ ধরা); to restrain, to check; to hold (পাখিটাকে ধরো নইলে পালিয়ে যাবে); to contain, to hold, to accommodate (পাত্রে জল ধরা, ঘরে লোক ধরা); to bear (গাছে ফল ধরা); to carry, to bear (গর্ভে ধরা); to cherish (অন্তরে উচ্চাশা ধরা); to wear, to put on (বেশ ধরা); to assume (মূর্তি ধরা); to take to, to resort to (লাঠি ধরা); to be obstinate about (গোঁ ধরা); to take up (অস্ত্র ধরা); to follow (পথ ধরা); to give support to (লোকটিকে ধরো নইলে পড়ে যাবে); to attack (ডাকাতে ধরা, রোগে ধরা); to affect or infect (চোখে চালশে ধরা, যক্ষায় ধরা); to ache (মাথা ধরা); to be benumbed (দাঁড়িয়ে থেকে থেকে পা ধরা); to infest or attack or damage or contact (পোকায় ধরা, মরচে ধরা); to accept, to take in (ছবিতে রং ধরা); to act upon successfully, to work (ওষুধ ধরা); to start practising (জুয়াচুরি ধরা); to be accustomed or addicted to (নেশা ধরা); to be under the influence of (নেশায় ধরা); to be stricken or affected with (শীতে বা ভয়ে ধরা); to catch or board or embark (তিনি মুম্বই থেকে জাহাজ ঝরবেন); to be in time to catch (এখন না গেলে ট্রেন ধরতে পারব না); to stop at, to touch (এ স্টেশনে মেল ট্রেন ধরে না); to terminate, to cease (বৃষ্টি ধরা); to commence, to begin, to start (গান ধরা); to find out, to detect (ভূল ধরা); to impose or assess (ট্যাক্স ধরা); to charge or fix or ascertain (দাম ধরা); to pronounce, to utter (ঈশ্বরের নাম ধরা); to declare, to stake or bet or bid (বাজি ধরা); to insist upon, to beseech (অনেক ধরে-করে); to sustain, to preserve, to maintain (প্রাণ করা); to run hoarse, to choke (ঠাম্ডায় গলা ধরা); to grasp, to make out, to understand, to comprehend (কথার অর্থ ধরা); to determine or discern (কার লেখা ধরা শক্ত); to take fire, to ignite (উনুন ধরা); to catch fire (আগুনের কাছ থেকে সরে যাও-কাপড় ধরে যাবে); to be set on (ঘরে আগুন ধরা); to adopt (সেলিম জাহাঙ্গির নাম ধরলেন); to test (পড়া ধরা); to be pleasing or acceptable to (মনে ধরা); to turn (চুলে পাক ধরা); to be under, to contact (টান ধরা); to count, to consider, to regard (মানুষের মধ্যে ধরা); to pay heed to, to listen to (আমার কথা ধরো); to be overfried or overdone (তরকারিটা ধরে গেছে) a. held; caught; seized; arrested, apprehended, captured; entrapped; contained; reserved or kept in a container; aching; terminated, ceased; commenced, started; found out, detected; seen through (চালাকি ধরা পড়েছে); declared or bidden; fixed or ascertained; run hoarse or choked; ignited; tested; one who or that which holds or catches (মাছ-ধরা জাল). ধরা-ছোঁয়া n. proximity; reach; tangibility; (fig.) comprehension or detection. ধরা-ছোঁয়ার বাইরে distant; beyond reach; intangible; (fig.) incomprehensible or beyond detection. ধরাছোঁয়ার মধ্যে proximate; within reach; tangible; (fig.) comprehensible or detectable. ধরানো v. to cause to hold or catch or seize or arrest or apprehend or entrap or contain or accommodate or wear or assume or take to or resort to or follow or take up or be attacked or ache or be dazed or be benumbed or contact or accept or work successfully or be accustomed to or addicted to or practise or board or embark or be in time to catch or terminate or commence or find out or detect or declare or bid or buy a ticket of or lie obstinately at or charge or fix or ascertain or run hoarse or choke or ignite or be set or adopt or test or be pleasing or acceptable to or turn or be under; to set to (ঘরে আগুন ধরানো). ̃ধরি n. persistent request; importunities; insistent solicitation; rounding up, arrests. ̃বাঁধা a. rigidly fixed; hard and fast; rigid; fixed. 11)