(p. 587) nirmukula (of trees) stripped of or destitute of buds ('এখনো ঘুমাও শতরূপা এই কুসুমের মাসে নির্মুকুল'). 27)

(p. 563) -nāmā1 (used as a sfx.) bearing a particular name, named, designated. অজ্ঞাতনামা a. nameless; unknown. 35)

(p. 593) nēpathya the green-room or dressingroom of a theatre; a place or position behind the stage or screen not visible from the auditorium; costumes and articles used for the make-up of actors and actresses. ̃বিধান n. dressing and make-up of actors and actresses. নেপথ্যে adv. from a place behind the stage or screen and invisible from the auditorium. (fig.) away from the knowledge of the public, secretly. 82)

(p. 581) nirākula very much perturbed or worried or anxious; unperturbed, unworried; calm. 11)

(p. 593) nīrandhra having no hole or opening; compact; dense; closely woven; closed on all sides; stuffy. 29)

(p. 577) nimaki a salted and crisp snack made by frying thin plates of flour dough in clarified butter or oil. a. salty, salted (নিমকি খাবার). 5)

(p. 591) niṣṭhā firm faith or trust, deep attachment or reverence, great devotion or attention (ধর্মে নিষ্ঠা, কর্মে নিষ্ঠা); devoutness (নিষ্ঠাবান উপাসক); adherence to the scriptural code of behaviour and observance of religious rites (নিষ্ঠাবান ব্রাহ্মণ). ̃বান a. having deep attachment (to) or reverence (for), greatly devoted or attentive (to); devout; punctiliously observant of the scriptural code of behaviour and religious rites. fem. ̃বতী। ̃ভরে adv. devotedly. 7)

(p. 570) nikṛti scolding; poverty; humiliation; oppression. 11)

(p. 561) nāga the snake, the serpent; the elephant (দিঙ্নাগ). অষ্টনাগ n. (myth.) the eight chief snakes collectively. ̃কেশর n. a kind of flower or its plant. ̃দন্ত n. a tusk of an elephant; ivory. ̃পঞ্চমী n. the fifth lunar day of the dark fortnight of the month of Shravan (শ্রাবণ) when Goddess Manasa (মনসা) is worshipped. ̃পাশ n. an ancient missile said to be capable of producing snakes that bound the victim (as with a noose). ̃ফণী n. cactus. ̃মাতা n. (myth.) Kadru (কদ্রু) the first mother of snakes. ̃রাজ n. the king of snakes; Vasuki (বাসুকী) or Ananta (অনন্ত). ̃লোক n. the region inhabited by the snakes; Hades or the nether world. 5)

(p. 591) niṣprabha lacking brightness or lustre, lustreless, lacklustre; dim; dull; feckless. নিষ্প্রভতা n. lack of brightness or lustre; dimness; dullness; fecklessness. 24)

(p. 585) nirbāta airless; windless; stuffy; motionless, still (নির্বাত নিষ্কম্প). 22)

(p. 587) niścāẏaka one who or that which convinces or ensures or ascertains or decides. 59)

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

(p. 571) nichaka mere, sheer, undiluted (নিছক কষ্ট). adv. merely, sheer, absolutely (নিছক বাজে কথা). 12)

(p. 593) nīrajā2 free from dirt; (of flowers etc.) having no pollen; (of girls) one whose menstruation has not yet begun to function. 27)