(p. 352) cācā a father's brother or cousin, an uncle. fem. চাচি an aunt. চাচাতো a. avuncular. চাচাতো ভাই বা বোন n. a cousin. 55)

(p. 359) cāhidā need; demand. চাহিদা মেটা v. get one's demand fulfilled. 7)

(p. 341) cakitanaẏana timid-eyed, timorous or bewildered looking, looking startled, awe-struck or panicky. n. timid eye, timorous or frightened look. fem. a. চকিতনয়না । চকিত নয়নে adv. with a startled and timid eye, with a startled and timorous look. 13)

(p. 355) cāpalya restlessness; fickleness; vivacity, liveliness; fluidity; wantonness; impudence, sauciness; talkativeness; levity; fleetingness; momentariness; rashness, imprudence. 15)

(p. 341) caṭakā1 the hen-sparrow (see চটক1). 34)

(p. 345) caturānana one who has four faces; an appellation of God Brahma (ব্রহ্ম). 20)

(p. 344) caḍ়ā3 to climb (up), to ascend, to mount, to ride; to increase, to go up (দাম চড়া); to become louder (সুর চড়ছে); to become stronger (রোদ চড়া); to attack (শত্রুর উপরে চড়া); (of cooking utensils) to be placed on the oven (হাঁড়ি চড়া). 16)

(p. 349) carbita chewed, masticated. ̃চর্বণ n. act of chewing the cud, rumination; (fig.) discussion of an old topic or repeated discussion of the same topic. চর্বিতচর্বণ করা v. to chew the cud, to ruminate; (fig.) to discuss an old topic or to discuss the same topic repeatedly. 20)

(p. 359) cin̐ḍ়ē paddy moulded into flattened rice by boiling and then thrashing, flattened rice; (of playing-cards) the club. চিঁড়ে কোটা v. to thrash boiled paddy into flattened rice. চিঁড়েচ্যাপটা a. (lit.) flattened as a grain of flattened rice; pressed hard. 10)

(p. 347) candra the moon; (in comp.—used as a sfx.) a superior member or specimen (কুলচন্দ্র). ̃ক n. the crescent spot on the peacock's tail. ̃কর n. moonlight, ̃করোজ্জ্বল a. brightened by moonlight, moonlit. ̃কলা n. 1/16th part of the moon's orb, a digit or phase of the moon. ̃কলাশৃঙ্গ n. (geog.) the horns of the moon. ̃কান্ত n. the moonstone (also চন্দ্রকান্তমণি); a. as beautiful as the moon. ̃কান্তি a. as beautiful as the moon. n. silver. ̃কিরণ n. moonbeam, moonlight. ̃কিরণোদ্ভাসিত a. same as ̃করোজ্জ্বল ।̃গ্রহণ n. a lunar eclipse. ̃চূড় n. one who wears the moon as his crown; an appellation of Shiva. (শিব). ̃নিভ a. resembling the moon; as bright as the moon. ̃পুলি n. a sweet pastry made of coconut-kernel and sugar. ̃প্রভ a. as shining or bright as the moon; of pleasing appearance. ̃প্রভা n. moonlight, moonbeam. a. fem. as shining or beautiful as the moon. ̃বংশ n. a family originating from the moon or from a sage named Chandra (চন্দ্র). ̃বংশীয় a. of this family. ̃বদন a. having a face as shining or beautiful as the moon, moon-faced; (sarcas.) ugly-faced; (sarcas.) having a round and stupid face. fem. ̃বদনা । ̃বিন্দু n. this nasal sign in the Bengali alphabet. ̃বোড়া n. the Russell's viper. ̃ভাগা n. the Chenab in the Punjab. ̃মণি n. the moonstone. ̃মণ্ডল n. the orb or disc of the moon; the halo round the moon; the lunar region. ̃মল্লিকা n. the Chrysanthemum. ̃মা n. the moon. ̃মুখ same as ̃বদন । fem. ̃মুখী । ̃মৌলি same as ̃চূড় । ̃রশ্মি n. moonlight. ̃রেখা, ̃লেখা n. 1/16th part of the moon's orb, a digit of the moon; a metre used in Sanskrit poetry. ̃রেণু n. a plagiarist. ̃লোক n. the region of the moon, the lunar region or heaven. ̃শালা, ̃শালিকা n. an attic. ̃শেখর same as ̃চূড় । ̃সম্ভব n. a son of the moon; (astr.) Mercury. ̃সুধা n. moonlight. ̃হার n. a kind of ornamental girdle or necklace. ̃হাস n. a bright or shining falchion. 10)

(p. 359) cikana2 glossy, glazing, lustrous; unctuous; beautiful. 15)

(p. 346) caturbarga Dharma, Artha, Kama & Moksha, or virtue, wealth, love and final salvation: these four goals or pursuits of human life. 9)

(p. 341) cañcarīka a repeated or continuous walker or rambler; perambulator; the bee. fem. চঞ্চরীকা, চ়ঞ্চরী । 26)

(p. 359) cāṣa2 tilling, ploughing, cultivation (জমিচাষ, ধানের চাষ); agriculture; culture (মাছের চাষ); endeavour or practice for promotion, cultivation (বুদ্ধির চাষ). চাষ করা v. to till, to plough, to grow (আলু আখ মাছ ইত্যাদির চাষ করা); to cultivate. ̃বাস n. agriculture. 3)

(p. 344) caḍ়ti act of mounting or ascending or riding; rise, increase (দামের চড়তি); boom in the market. a. soaring, rising, increasing (চড়তি দর). চড়তি বাজার a market in which there has been a boom; a market with soaring prices. 11)