(p. 517) dōẏēla the magpie robin of Bengal. 80)

(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) dābadāha the heat of a forest-fire; a forest-fire; (inc. but pop.) the scorching heat. 10)

(p. 485) darpa vanity, conceit, pride; boast, vaunt, arrogance, haughtiness; daring, challenge. দর্প করা v. to be proud of, to take pride in; to boast, to vaunt; to dare, to challenge. দর্প চূর্ণ করা, দর্প ভাঙা v. to humble one's pride. ̃নাশ n. ruin or destruction of pride; conquest or quelling of pride or vanity. ̃হর, ̃হারী a. one who or (rarely) that which humbles one's pride or vanity. দর্পিত, দর্পী a. vain, conceited, proud; boastful; bumptious, arrogant, haughty; daring. দর্পোক্তি n. proud or arrogant or overbearing or stiff-necked utterance. 51)

(p. 507) durāsada difficult to capture or subdue; turbulent; difficult to obtain or procure, not easily available or attainable; difficult to comprehend or cognize; hard to bear or suffer. 5)

(p. 522) dbaidhībhāba hesitation, vacillation; doubledealing, duplicity. 69)

(p. 508) durbatsara an inauspicious year; a year of scarcity or famine or hardship; a bad or troublesome year. 10)

(p. 500) dīkṣita initiated; converted (মুসলমানধর্মে দীক্ষিত); baptized (খ্রিস্টধর্মে দীক্ষিত); indoctrinated (বদমাশিতে দীক্ষিত). দীক্ষিত করা v. to initiate; to convert; to baptize; to indoctrinate. 22)

(p. 517) dēbyā (inc. & obs.) a goddess; used as a surname affixed to the name of a (widowed Brahman) lady. 11)

(p. 500) dīpanīẏa that which is to be illuminated or excited; illuminable; excitable. 29)

(p. 499) didṛkṣā desire to see. দিদৃক্ষমাণ, দিদৃক্ষু a. desirous of seeing. 13)

(p. 499) didi an elder sister or cousin (sister); (in courteous or affectionate address) a lady, a woman, a girl; (in affection) a grandmother or granddaughter. ̃ঠাকুরানি n. (chiefly joc.) a lady, a woman, a girl (esp. of the Brahmin caste). ̃মা n. a maternal (also paternal) grandmother or grand aunt. 12)

(p. 508) durmēdhā having a dull memory; dull-witted; evil-minded; foolish. 40)

(p. 508) dēkhā to see, to behold, to view, to notice, to espy; to look (at); to visit (চিড়িয়াখানা দেখতে যাব); to experience directly (দেখে শেখা); to judge or consider (অবস্হা দেখা); to examine (পরীক্ষার খাতা দেখা); to observe (যুদ্ধের গতি দেখা); to inspect (অডিটর হিসাব দেখবেন); to feel (নাড়ি দেখা); to attend on or nurse (অসুস্হ লোকটিকে দেখা); to attend to, to look after (জমিজমা দেখা); to treat (এ রোগীকে কোন ডাক্তার দেখছে); to witness (থিয়েটার দেখা, খেলা দেখা); to search (চাকরি দেখা); to come across, to meet (পথে একটা পাগল দেখলাম); to read through (বইয়ের শেষ পাতা দেখো); to think (ছেলেটা বকে গেছে দেখছি); to endeavour, to try (আর দেখে লাভ কি-এ রোগী বাঁচবে না); to think over (ভেবে দেখা); to take to or follow (নিজের পথ দেখো); to wait (আর খানিকক্ষণ দেখিহয়তো সে আসবে). a. seen, beheld, viewed, noticed, espied; visited; experienced; examined; inspected; read. দেখতে কুত্সিত ugly to look at, ugly-looking. দেখতে ভাল, দেখতে সুন্দর good or beautiful to look at, good-looking; beautiful, handsome. দেখতে-দেখতে adv. very soon; within a short while; in an instant; gradually. দেখা করা v. to call on, to see. দেখা যাক let me or let us try; let us wait. দেখাদেখি n. mutual seeing or meeting ord visits (তাদের দেখাদেখি নেই, মুখ দেখাদেখি); an act of copying from another's paper by adoption of unfair means (as by examinees). adv. in imitation of (বাপের দেখাদেখি ছেলেও মদ ধরল). দেখানো v. to cause to see; to show; to point out; to demonstrate; to exhibit; to display; to cause to experience directly (মজা দেখানো); to cause to examine or inspect; to cause to feel; to cause to treat; to take (to) for enjoyment; to bear the expenses of (থিয়েটার দেখানো). দেখানিয়া, দেখানে a. (chiefly used as a sfx.) ostentatiously formal; showy, ostentatious; pretended, affected. ̃শোনা, ̃শুনা n. act of looking after; attendance; supervision; direct experience (এ জীবনে অনেক দেখাশুনা হল); examination or inspection (অনেক দেখা-শোনার পর সে মালটা কিনল); a visit esp. for examination or negotiation (পাত্রপক্ষ দেখাশোনা করে গেছে); meeting (দুজনে দেখাশোনা নেই). দেখাশোনা করা v. to look after; to attend to or on; to supervise; to examine or inspect; to visit esp. for examination or negotiation; to meet or visit mutually. ̃সাক্ষাত্ n. meeting or visits; continuous or repeated visits; a visit for negotiation of a marriage. দেখে শুনে adv. from what one has seen or experienced. দেখে শেখা v. to learn from experience; to learn from example; to learn in imitation of. 121)

(p. 492) dātā one who or that which gives away in charity or gives or pays or contributes or donates; munificent, charitable. n. a giver, a payer, a contributor, a donor; a charitable or munificent man. ̃কর্ণ n. (fig.) a person as boundlessly charitable or bountiful as Karna of the Mahabharata. 24)