(p. 194) kapōta the pigeon. fem. কপোতী, ̃পালী, ̃পালিকা n. a pigeonry, a pigeon-house; a dovecot. ̃বৃত্তি n. behaviour of or like a pigeon; a livelihood in which there is no means of providing for the future. a. behaving like a pigeon or dove; living from hand to mouth without any means to provide for the future. কপোতাভ a. of the colour of a pigeon; grey. কপোতারি n. the hawk, the falcon. কপোতেশ্বর n. an appellation of Shiva (শিব). 155)