(p. 485) daha the unfathomable and whirling part of a river, lake, sea etc.; a whirlpool, an eddy; a lake (usu. a large and natural one); a deep pit, an abyss; (fig.) a terrible danger. 92)

(p. 508) duṣṭu (in endearment) naughty; mischievous. ̃মি n. naughtiness; mischievousness; a mischief. দুষ্টুমি করা v. to be naughty; to make a mischief; to play a mischievous trick. 68)

(p. 485) dalāimalāi act of currying (a horse); act of massaging (a human being); (fig.) strenuous and continuous effort. দলাইমলাই করা v. to curry; to massage; (fig.) to make strenuous and continued effort. 66)

(p. 495) dāẏaka (used as a sfx.) giving, causing etc., -ful (সুখদায়ক). 29)

(p. 499) dighi a large and deep tank or pond. 5)

(p. 508) dulē one of a backward or depressed caste amongst the Hindus (usually employed as palanquin-carriers). fem. দুলেনি । 54)

(p. 480) dakṣiṇa the south; the right hand side, the right. a. southern, south; Antarctic; dexter, right (দক্ষিণ হস্ত); favourable, pleased, graceful (রুদ্রের দক্ষিণ মুখ); (rhet.) a gallant who can love several women equally at the same time. অয়নান্ত n. winter solstice. ̃কালিকা, দক্ষিণাকালী n. a manifestation of Goddess Kali (কালী). ̃পন্হী a. rightist. n. a rightist in politics. দক্ষিণ-পশ্চিম n. & a. south-west. □ a. south-western. দক্ষিণ-পূর্ব n. & a. south-east. □ a. southeastern. ̃মেরু n. the South Pole. ̃মেরু অঞ্চল the Antarctic. ̃হস্ত n. the right hand; (fig.) the principal support or helper, one's right-hand man. দক্ষিণহস্তের ব্যাপার the affair or business of taking one's meal, eating. 17)

(p. 508) durbhāgya ill luck, sinister fate; misfortune. a. unfortunate, unlucky, illfated. ̃ক্রমে, ̃বশত adv. unfortunately, unluckily, as ill luck would have it. 31)

(p. 485) dampati, dampatī a husband and a wife, a male and a female creature, a couple. 10)

(p. 495) dāma2 a thread, a cord (দামোদর); a string, a garland (কুসুমদাম); a bunch, a cluster, a lock (কেশদাম); a watercress or an aquatic grass (দামদল). 19)

(p. 517) dēśāntara another country, a different country; a distant land; (geog.) longitude. দেশান্তরিত a. gone to another country or a different country; gone to a distant or foreign land; expelled from a country or from one's country; living and settled in a foreign country. দেশান্তরি a. gone to a foreign country; emigrant, migrant; living or settled in a foreign country. 26)

(p. 492) dānta1 one who has controlled one's sense-organs, continent; subdued, restrained; one who sustains the austerities of religious practices; controlled. 47)

(p. 522) draḍh়iṣṭha hardest; stiffest; toughest; most firm; steadiest; very hard or stiff or tough or firm or steady. fem. দ্রঢ়িষ্ঠা । 96)

(p. 500) du contr. of দুই । দু-আনি alt. spell. of দুয়ানি । দু-এক alt. spell. of দুয়েক । দুকথা n. a few words; rough or harsh words, rebuke (দুকথা শুনিয়ে দেওয়া). দুকান করা v. to give out (a secret). দুকান-কাটা a. (fig.) bare-faced, brazen-faced, shameless. দুকুল n. the father's family and the inlaw's family (of a woman); the paternal and the maternal lines (of any person); (fig.) both alternatives. দুকুল খাওয়া (fig.) to lose all means of aid or support. দুকূল n. both banks of a river; (fig.) earthly life and life after death; (fig.) both alternatives. দুখানা, দুখানি, (dial.) দুখান n. two pieces, two. a. two pieces of, two; split or torn or broken into two. দুগুণ a. twice, double. দুচার a. a few; only a few, very few (দুচার দিন, দুচার কথা). দুচারটি, দুচারটে, দুচারখানা n &. a. a few or a few things (দুচারটি বই). দুচালা a. having two thatched roofs. □ n. such a hut. দু-চোখের বিষ (fig.) an eyesore. দু-চোখ যেদিকে যায় wherever (my) eyes lead (me) to. দুজন pro. two (persons). a. two. দুজনই pro. & a. both. দুটি, দুটো1 pro. two (objects or things). □ a. two. দুটো2 n. & a. two o'clock. দুটানা n. simultaneous pulls in two opposite directions; oscillation; a dilemma. দুটানায় পড়া to be in a dilemma or quandary, to be in a state of indecision. দুটোচারটে n. & a. a few things or a few; only a few things or only a few. দু-তরফা a. pertaining to or contested by both the opposite sides, bipartite. দুতলা, দুতালা a. two-storied; double-decked. n. the first floor; the upper deck. দুতারা a. two-stringed. n. a double-stringed musical instrument. দুধার n. both sides; two sides. দুধারী a. pertaining to or inclined to both the sides; two-sided; double-handed. দুনম্বরি n. dishonesty; doing things in a dishonest manner, the habit or practice of doing dishonest things. a. dishonest, unfair; unlawful, illegal (দুনম্বরি ব্যাবসা); gained by evil or illegal means (দুনম্বরি পয়সা). দুনলা a. double-barrelled. n. a doublebarrelled gun. দু-নৌকোয় পা দেওয়া (fig.) to fall between two stools, to serve God and Mammon simultaneously. দুপাক n. act or an instance of enfolding or taking round twice; two coils; a short stroll, a short leisurely walk. দু-পেয়ে a. two-legged; biped. দু-ফলা a. (of a knife) having two blades; (of a tree) bearing fruit twice a year. দুফাঁক a. split asunder into two. দু-ফালি, (dial.) দু-ফাল n. two slices. a. sliced or parted into two. দুবার n. two times. adv. twice. দুভাষী a. speaking two languages (esp. as one's mother-tongue); bilingual. n. an interpreter; a bilingual man. দু-মনা a. of two minds, hesitating, vacillating, wavering. দু-মুখো a. two-faced; double-faced; two-way (দু-মুখো গলি). দু-মুখো আচরণ double-dealing, double-crossing. দু-মুখো লোক a double-dealer. দু-মুঠা, দু-মুঠো a. two handfuls of. দু-মেটে a. (of clay images etc.) doubly plastered. দুয়ানি n. a two-anna bit or piece. দুয়েক a. one or two; a few. দু-রঙা a. bi-coloured. দু-সন্ধ্যা adv. & a. both in the daytime and evening (or at night). দুসুতি n. a coarse cloth woven in double thread. দু-হাত এক করা v. to unite (a bride and a bridegroom) in marriage; to cup one's palms. দু-হাতি a. measuring two cubits. দুহাতিয়া a. (of a stroke) dealt with both hands. adv. with both hands. 49)

(p. 495) dārōgā an inspector or sub-inspector or assistant sub-inspector of police. বড় দারোগা an inspector or sub-inspector in command of a police station, an officer-in-charge of a police station. ছোট দারোগা a sub-inspector (or an assistant sub-inspector of police) who is the second in command of a police station. 52)