(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. 555) nalā2 a tubular bone (esp. of hands or legs). 84)

(p. 574) nibēdya fit to be or intended to be narrated or stated or represented or submitted or petitioned humbly or politely; fit to be or intended to be dedicated or offered in devotion. 47)

(p. 580) niratyaẏa imperishable; deathless; everlasting; faultless. 13)

(p. 593) nētā1 a leader; a director, a guide; a commander; a headman, a chief; a pioneer. 76)

(p. 561) nāgaradōlā a merry-go-round revolving from above downwards, a whirlgig. 8)

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

(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. 550) naṭē a kind of pot-herb or spinach having different species. 41)

(p. 555) nardana (of bulls) bellow; (of cows) low, moo. 74)

(p. 583) nirdaẏa merciless, hard-hearted; cruel; extremely severe. ̃তা n. mercilessness, hard-heartedness; cruelty; extreme severity. 35)

(p. 549) nilē otherwise, else. prep. without, except (সে নইলে কে যাবে ?) । 7)

(p. 590) niṣkanṭaka free from thorns, thornless; free from troubles or dangers or enemies; safe; unhindered; unhampered; peaceful. নিষ্কন্টকে adv. without impediment or obstacle or trouble or danger or opposition; safely; peacefully, freely. 12)

(p. 560) nāōẏā to bathe, to have a bath or washing. n. bathing, washing, bath, ablution. নওয়ানো v. to cause to bathe, to bath, to wash; to dip (idol etc:) in water. 7)

(p. 593) nīca2 low; inferior; base, mean; vile. নীচ কুল a family that is socially inferior; a low-caste family. ̃কুলজাত ̃কুলোদ্ভব a. of low birth, low-born. fem. ̃কুলজাতা, ̃কুলোদ্ভবা । ̃গামী same as নীচাসক্ত fem. ̃গামিনী । ̃চেতা same as নীচমনা । ̃জাতীয় a. belonging to or coming of a low caste, low-born. fem. ̃জাতীয়া । ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. lowness; inferiority; baseness, meanness; vileness. ̃প্রকৃতি a. by nature mean; naturally or essentially mean. n. mean nature. ̃প্রবৃত্তি a. having base tendencies or propensities or desire. n. a base tendency or desire. ̃ভাষা n. vulgar language, slang. ̃মনা a small-minded, mean-minded. ̃যোনি n. a creature of an inferior (esp. non-human) order; birth in an inferior order of creatures. a. born as an inferior creature; born of an inferior creature. ̃স্বভাব same as নীচপ্রকৃতি fem. ̃স্বভাবা । ̃হৃদয় a. same as নীচমনা । 11)