(p. 582) nirāśa hopeless; dejected, despondent; despairing; disappointed. নিরাশ করা n. to disappoint. নিরাশ হওয়া v. to lose hope; to be dejected, to despair; to despond; to be disappointed. নিরাশা n. loss of hope; dejection, despondency, despondence; despair; disappointment. 3)

(p. 593) nōṭa paper money, a currency note, a bank-note; a memorandum; a short letter (chiefly an official one); a commentary; a note. নোট করা v. to note down; to make a commentary (of). নোট দেওয়া v. to dictate notes to be taken down by another. নোট ভাঙানো v. to cash paper money, to cash a currency note of high denomination in exchange for notes of lower value. নোট-করা a. noted down. ̃খাতা n. a note-book. ̃বই n. a note-book; a commentary, a note. 116)

(p. 561) nācā to dance; to caper (ছাগল নাচে); (of eyes) to blink or twinkle; to leap in joy ('হৃদয় আমার নাচে রে'); to be moved or excited (পরের কথায় নাচা). নাচ নাচা to dance a dance; (arch.) to tread a measure. নাচতে এসে ঘোমটা (fig.) hypocritical or sham bashfulness, a harlot veils her face when she takes in customers. নাচতে না জানলে উঠোনের দোষ a bad workman quarrels with his tools. 23)

(p. 563) nānā2, nānāna many and diverse. নানাজাতীয় a. of (many and) diverse kinds. নানা দিক different or various sides or angles or aspects. নানাদেশীয় of different or various countries. নানাপ্রকার a. of various kinds or descriptions. নানাপ্রকারে adv. in various ways or means. নানাবিধ same as নানাপ্রকার । নানা মত n. different opinions or views (নানা মুনির নানা মত = many men, many minds; opinions differ or vary). নানামতে same as নানাপ্রকারে । নানা রঙের a. of many or various colours, of many hues, multi-coloured; variegated; pied. নানারূপ a. of various forms or descriptions or kinds. নানার্থ a. containing or conveying many or diverse meanings; homonymous. নানার্থ শব্দ a homonym. 23)

(p. 550) naṭakhaṭa, naṭakhaṭi a slight trouble; a petty quarrel. নটখটে a. slightly troublesome; quarrelsome; difficult to deal with. 34)

(p. 550) nadī a stream, a river. নদীর বাঁক the bend of a river. ছোট নদী a rivulet. ̃কুল same as নদীতীর । ̃গর্ভ n. the bottom of a river; a river-bed. ̃তট, ̃তীর n. riverbank, riverside. তীরবর্তী, ̃তীতস্হ a. riparian, riverain. ̃তীরবাসী a. & n. riverain. fem. ˜তীরবাসিনী । ̃পথ n. river-way. ̃পথে adv. by river. ̃প্রবাহ same as নদীস্রোত । ̃বক্ষ n. the bosom or surface of a river. ̃বক্ষে adv. on or upon the river. ̃বন্দর n. a river port. ̃বহুল a. abounding in rivers, rivery. ̃মাতৃক a. irrigated or watered by rivers. ̃মুখ n. a river-mouth, an estuary. ̃স্রোত n. river-tide; the flowing stream of a river. 60)

(p. 550) naṭabara1 an appellation of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). 37)

(p. 563) nāẏaka leading, guiding, commanding, chief, principal. n. a leader, a guide, a commander, a captain; a chief; a hero (of a drama, fiction etc.); a (habitual) lover, an amorous man, a gallant. 46)

(p. 561) nāṭāi a reel; a spool; a bobbin. 38)

(p. 570) nikṛta scolded; defeated; humiliated or insulted; oppressed. 10)

(p. 582) nirudyama unenterprising, effortless; callous; lethargic; slothful; lackadaisical. 30)

(p. 549) nakiba one who is employed to announce the glory of one's prince and the advent of a person to the prince's court, (cp.) an usher. 19)

(p. 583) nirgramha (of string, cloth, mind etc.) having no knot; having no attachment or interest, disinterested, unattached. n. a Jaina or Buddhist friar. 17)

(p. 590) niṣkāma having no lust or sexual desire, Platonic (নিষ্কাম প্রণয়); unconcerned about the effect or consequence, dispassionate, not actuated by any desire or gainful motive (নিষ্কাম কর্ম). 24)

(p. 593) nyākaḍ়ā a torn piece of cloth, a rag or a scrap of cloth; tattered clothes. ন্যাকড়াপরা a. dressed in rags; out at elbows. 132)