(p. 410) jyēṣṭha eldest (জ্যেষ্ঠ পুত্র); elder (ওই ভাইটি আমার জ্যেষ্ঠ); older, senior (বয়োজ্যেষ্ঠ); highest (জ্যেষ্ঠবর্ণ). n. eldest brother or the elder brother. ̃তাত n. an elder brother of one's father. জ্যেষ্ঠা a. fem. of জ্যেষ্ঠ । n. the eighteenth of the twenty-seven zodiacal stars according to Hindu astronomy. জ্যেষ্ঠাধিকার n. primogeniture. জ্যেষ্ঠাশ্রম v. the second stage of human life as enjoined by Hindu scriptures; the life of a householder. 44)

(p. 389) janu1 (poet. & obs.) as if or in that case. 14)

(p. 396) jān̐kā to be filled with splendour; to sit or settle firmly upon (জেঁকে বসা); to be flourishing; to hold or seize fast. 27)

(p. 388) jananīẏa to be begotten; producible. 10)

(p. 400) juẏānō (obs.) to get a supply of ('কথা না জুয়ায়'); to be proper ('ছাড়িতে না জুয়ায়').

(p. 385) jakhama wound, injury. a. wounded, injured, hurt. জখম করা v. to wound, to injure, to hurt. জখমি a. wounded, injured, hurt; relating to wounds, or wounding. 9)

(p. 400) jiẏānō to keep (fish etc.) alive by preserving in a vessel full of water (কইমাছ জিয়ানো); to bring back to life (লক্ষীন্দরকে জিয়ানো). a. preserved in a vessel full of water in order to keep (fish etc.) alive; brought back to life. জিইয়ে রাখা v. to keep alive, to preserve; (fig.) to keep in force; to nurse. 89)

(p. 400) jiōla (of fish) that which, if kept in a vessel full of water, can be kept alive for a long time; (of trees etc.) long-lived. n. such a fish or tree. ̃গাছ n. a kind of tree that lives long, Odina wadier. ̃মাছ n. the anabas, the barbed fish, the catfish etc. 59)

(p. 410) jñānārjana acquirement or acquisition of knowledge. জ্ঞানার্জন করা v. to acquire knowledge. ̃স্পৃহা n. desire to acquire knowledge. 4)

(p. 400) jāri2 instituted, introduced, enforced, passed (নিয়ম বা আইন জারি); served (সমন জারি). n. institution, introduction, enforcement, enactment; act of serving, service. জারি করা v. to institute, to introduce, to enforce, to enact, to pass; to serve. ̃জোরি, ̃জুরি n. tactics and pressure (জারিজুরি খাটানো). 25)

(p. 399) jānuẏāri January. 13)

(p. 390) jabāba an answer, a reply, a response; an explanation; (in law) a rejoinder (সওয়াল-জবাব), a retort (মুখের মতো জবাব); dismissal (চাকরি থেকে জবাব). জবাব করা v. to reply, to respond; to retort, to answer back. জবাব চাওয়া v. to call for an explanation; to ask for a reply. জবাব দেওয়া v. to answer, to reply, to respond; to explain, to submit an explanation; to rejoin, to submit a rejoinder; to retort; to dismiss. ̃দিহি n. an explanation; liability to explain. জবাবদিহি করা v. to give an explanation; to account for. জবাবি a. said in reply; said or done in reply (জবাবি হামলা). 14)

(p. 390) jabāi sacrificial slaughter of an animal or the method of slaying an animal in slaughter; slaughter. জবাই করা v. to slay an animal in sacrifice or in the sacrificial manner; to sacrifice; to kill or murder. 12)

(p. 390) jalā a marsh, a bog. a. marshy. ̃জমি n. wetlands, a marshy or swampy land, a swamp. 66)

(p. 400) juna June, the sixth month of the English calendar. 146)