(p. 555) nalakūpa a tube-well. নলকূপ বসানো v. to sink a tube-well. 79)

(p. 563) nāpāka unholy, profane. 26)

(p. 555) nalikā a stem or stalk (of a plant); a reed; a pipe, a cylinder; an artery. 87)

(p. 577) nimīlita closed, shut; contracted. নিমীলিত করা v. to close or shut; to contract. নিমীলিত চোখে a. with eyes closed or shut or contracted. 17)

(p. 580) nirartha meaningless, nonsense; useless, futile, vain ('নিরর্থ হাহাকারে'). নিরর্থক a. meaningless, nonsense; unreasonable, unnecessary; purposeless; useless, futile, vain. adv. in vain; meaninglessly; unreasonably, unwarrantedly; unnecessarily; without purpose.

(p. 583) nirjita defeated, vanquished, crushed, subdued, subjugated. 25)

(p. 587) nilīẏamāna in the state of sinking (in) or being fused (with) or being lost (in) or disappearing or vanishing. 46)

(p. 583) nirdiṣṭa pointed out, indicated; demonstrated; ascertained, determined; decided; fixed, settled, appointed; particular; definite; defined; ordered; enjoined, directed. নির্দিষ্ট করা v. to point out, to indicate; to demonstrate; to ascertain, to determine; to decide or resolve; to fix, to settle, to appoint; to particularize; to define; to order, to enjoin, to direct. 38)

(p. 571) nijē by one's ownself (নিজে করো = do it yourself). আমি নিজে myself or by myself. আমরা নিজেরা ourselves or by ourselves. তুমি নিজে yourself. তোমরা নিজেরা yourselves or by yourselves. সে নিজে (masc.) himself; (fem.) herself. তারা নিজেরা, এরা নিজেরা themselves or by themselves. নিজে নিজে by one's own self, on one's own, without others' help. নিজের a. own. নিজের পায়ে কুড়ুল মারা (fig.) to dig one's own grave, to work to bring about one's own downfall or ruin.

(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. 555) nabōdita a recently risen, newly risen; newly appeared or revealed. 21)

(p. 593) nṛsiṃha, nṛsiṃhābatāra (myth.) the fourth incarnation of Vishnu (বিষ্ণু) in the form of a being whose upper half of the body was shaped like a man whilst the lower half was shaped like a lion, Man-lion. 64)

(p. 593) naikaṣya tested on a streak-plate; pure blooded (নৈকষ্য কুলীন), (of beasts) pedigreed; pure, genuine. 94)

(p. 560) nākārā a kind of small kettledrum or war-trumpet. 14)

(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)