(p. 561) nāṭamandira a hall within or in front of a temple for devotional dancing and musical performances; a dancing-hall, a ball-room; a theatre, an opera-house. 36)

(p. 549) nui the ninth day of a month. a. (of the days of a month) ninth (নউই বৈশাখ). 8)

(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. 561) nāgarāli gallantry, philandering; lewdness. 10)

(p. 555) narama soft (নরম শরীর); malleable, plastic, easily cut; sleek নরম চুল; low নরম সুর; bland নরম স্বর; mild, gentle নরম মেজাজ; tender or delicate (নরম মন); softened or appeased or moved with pity (মন নরম হওয়া); slack, loose (নরম বাঁধন); slackened, loosened (বাঁধন নরম হওয়া); not hardened (নরম পাকের সন্দেশ); deprived of crispness (বিস্কুটগুলো নরম হয়ে গেছে); weak (নরম লোক); abated (জ্বর নরম হওয়া); pleasant, cool (নরম আলো); that which has undergone slump or general drop in prices (নরম বাজার); almost rotten (ফলগুলো নরম হয়ে গেছে). নরম হওয়া v. to soften; to be appeased; to slacken or loosen; to abate; to slump; to come down. নরম মাটি soft clay; loamy soil; (fig.) one who is easily pliable; a weak person. নরম-গরম a. partly angry or rude and partly tender or soft; rather harsh; blandly harsh. n. harsh words spoken in a bland voice (নরম-গরম শোনানো). 63)

(p. 583) nirūpaka ascertaining, determining; fixing; realizing. 3)

(p. 563) nāpāka unholy, profane. 26)

(p. 559) nalina the lotus, the lily. নলিনাক্ষ a. lotus-eyed. নলিনী n. fem. lotuses or lilies collectively; a clump or bed of the lotus or lily; a place where the lotus or lily grows abundantly; (loos.) the lotus, the lily. নলিনীরুহ n. a stalk of the lotus or lily. 2)

(p. 583) nirdala without any party; having no party; (in pol.) unaligned or independent. 36)

(p. 586) nirbīja seedless; (surgically) sterile, aseptic: deprived of generative or procreative power. নির্বীজ করা v. to divest of seeds; to sterilize, to disinfect; to deprive of generative or procreative power. নির্বীজন n. sterilization, disinfection. নির্বীজিত a. sterilized, disinfected. 16)

(p. 572) nidhana destruction; killing; death. নিধন করা v. to destroy; to kill. নিধন হওয়া, নিধনপ্রাপ্ত হওয়া v. to be destroyed or killed; to meet with death, to die. ̃প্রাপ্তি n. destruction; state of being killed; death.

(p. 593) nyālākhyāpā having a screw loose, cranky, touched in the head. 139)

(p. 570) nikāśa act of letting out, drainage (জলনিকাশ); completion, finalization (হিসাবনিকাশ); final accounts or a balance-sheet; destruction or end (দফা নিকাশ). নিকাশ করা v. to let out, to drain out; to complete, to finalize; to settle up (accounts); to destroy; to put an end to. নিকাশ হওয়া v. to come or get out (as water); to be completed or finalized; to be settled up; to be destroyed; to come to an end. নিকাশি a. relating to coming or getting out (জলনিকাশি ব্যবস্হা); relating to final accounts or a balancesheet. নিকাশি পত্র n. a balance-sheet. 5)

(p. 593) nuri the lory. 55)

(p. 582) nirāśbāsa despairing, sunk in despair; dejected, despondent. 4)