মাথা : (p. 852)
māthā the head; top,
summit, crest
(পাহাড়ের মাথা); tip
(আঙুলের মাথা); end,
extremity (পেনসিলের মাথা); a bend, a
corner (চৌমাথা); prow (of a
boat); brain, intellect (অন্কে বেশ মাথা); a
headman, a
chief, a
leader (গাঁয়ের মাথা); an
adviser, a
counsellor (সব কূটবুদ্ধির মাথা তিনি). int.
denoting: nothing (মাথা করবে). মাথা আঁচড়ানো v. to comb one's hair.
মাথা উঁচু করা same as
মাথা তোলা ।
মাথা উড়ানো v. to cut off one's head, to
behead. মাথা কাটা যাওয়া v.
(fig.) to be
greatly ashamed; to be
shamefully disgraced. মাথা কোটা v. to
strike one's head (esp.
repeatedly) against the floor or wall as a
violent expression of huff, grief etc.
মাথা খাও int. (used as an oath) you will eat my head if you will or will not do this, (cp.) for the love of me,
beshrew me.
মাথা খাওয়া v.
(fig.) to ruin; to
spoil; (fig.) to
deprave. মাথা খারাপ করা v.
(fig.) to
chafe, to fret, to lose one's head.
মাথা খেলা v. to have
aptitude for
(অন্কে মাথা খেলে). মাথা খেলানো v.
(fig.) to
strive to think out; to apply one's mind.
মাথা খোঁড়া same as
মাথা কোটা ।
মাথা গরম করা v.
(fig.) to get
angry. মাথা গরম হওয়া v.
(fig.) to get
angry; (fig.) to lose one's head; to have one's head
turned; to feel
giddy. মাথা গলানো v. to enter or pass or force one's head
through; to
interfere with, to poke one's nose into.
মাথা গুঁড়ো করা v. to break one's
skull; to dash one's
brains out, to
brain. মাথা গুনতি করা v.
(fig.) to count the
number of
persons, to count the
heads. মাথা গুলিয়ে দেওয়া v.
(fig.) to
nonplus, to
bewilder, to
confound. মাথা গুলিয়ে যাওয়া v.
(fig.) to be
nonplussed or
confounded. মাথা গোঁজা v.
(fig.) to take
shelter somehow or with
difficulty. মাথা ঘষা v.
(women's) washing the head with soap or
shampoo. মাথা ঘামানো see
ঘামানো ।
মাথা ঘোরা v. to feel dizzy or
giddy; (fig.) to have one's head
turned. মাথা ঘোরানো v. to make one feel dizzy or
giddy; (fig.) to turn one's head.
মাথা চাড়া দেওয়া v.
(fig.) to
flourish, to
thrive; (fig.) to
assert oneself; (fig.) to rise in
revolt. মাথা চালা v. to apply one's
brain; (fig.) to
cogitate. মাথা চুলকানো v. to
scratch one's head as a mark of
confusion or
inability to think out
something. মাথা ঠান্ডা করা v.
(fig.) to cool down, to cool down one's anger or
temper. মাথা ঠান্ডা রাখা v.
(fig.) to keep one's head; to
remain coolheaded or calm;
(fig.) to keep one's
countenance. মাথা তোলা v. to raise one's head; to look up;
(fig.) to
flourish, to
thrive; (fig.) to
assert oneself; (fig.) to hold one's head;
(fig.) to rise in
revolt. মাথা দেওয়া v.
(fig.) to
sacrifice one's life;
(fig.) to
bother; (fig.) to pay
attention to.
মাথা ধরা v. to have a
headache. মাথা নেওয়া v.
(fig.) to
behead. মাথা নোয়ানো v.
(fig.) to yield (to), to
acknowledge the
superiority or
authority (of).
মাথা পেতে নেওয়া v.
(fig.) to
accept tamely. মাথা বাঁধা দেওয়া, মাথা বিকানো v.
(fig.) to
enslave oneself (to), to sell one's soul (to);
(fig.) to be over head and ears
(দেনায় মাথা বিকানো). মাথা মাটি হওয়া v.
(fig.) to
impair or waste one's
intelligence or
intellect; (fig.) to
become dull-headed or
stupid. মাথা হেঁট করা v. to hang down one's head in
shame; (fig.) to yield (to), to
acknowledge the
superiority or
authority (of), to
humiliate oneself. মাথা হেঁট হওয়া v.
(fig.) to lose face, to be
disgraced; (fig.) to be put to
shame, to be put out of
countenance. মাথায় ওঠা same as
মাথায় চড়া ।
মাথায় করা v.
(fig.) to
honour very
highly; (fig.) to fill with
uproar. (চেঁচিয়ে বাড়ি মাথায় করা). মাথায় কাপড় দেওয়া v. to veil one's head with a
portion of one's
loincloth (as done by
oriental women). মাথায় খুন চড়া (চাপা) v. to
become extremely angry; to get
furious, to fly into a
towering rage.
মাথায় ঘোল ঢালা (fig.) to
humiliate (a
person). মাথায় চড়া v.
(path.) to go up in the brain
(বায়ু মাথায় চড়া); (fig.) to take
liberties (with) or
become audacious (being encouraged by
indulgence). মাথায় ঢোকা v. to be
comprehensible to, to be
understood by; to be
seized with a
notion or
fancy; to be
stricken with
(মাথায় ভয় ঢোকা); to have a
brain-wave (মাথায় নতুন আইডিয়া ঢোকা). মাথায় তোলা v. to give
excessive indulgence; to give undue
importance; to
honour greatly (তাঁকে আমরা মাথায় তুলে রেখেছি). মাথায় রাখা v.
(fig.) to treat with great
adoration or
respect or
cordiality or care;
(fig.) to abide by or
observe with great
devotion or care.
মাথার উপর কেউ না থাকা v. to have no
guardian. মাথার ঘাম পায়ে ফেলা v.
(fig.) to sweat and
drudge. মাথার ঠাকুর (fig.) a very
venerable or dear
person. মাথার ঠিক না থাকা v.
(fig.) to be
nonplussed or
confounded; (fig.) to lose one's head.
মাথার তালু top of the head, the
crown. মাথার দিব্যি a
self-imprecatory oath.
মাথা নেই তার মাথা ব্যথা (fig.) much ado about
nothing. ̃ওয়ালা a.
brainy, intelligent. ̃-কামড়ানি n. same as
মাথাব্যথা ।
̃-খারাপ a.
crack-brained; nutty; demented, crazy; lunatic. মাথা-খারাপ লোক a
crack-brain; a nutty
person; a
lunatic. ̃গরম a.
short-tempered. মাথা ধরা n.
headache. ̃পাগলা same as
̃খারাপ ।
̃পিছু, ̃প্রতি adv. per
capita. ̃ব্যথা n.
headache; (fig.) worry; (fig.) concern; (fig.) responsibility. ̃ভারী a.
top-heavy. ̃মুন্ডু n. head or tail
(মাথামুন্ডু বুঝতে না পারা =
unable to make head or
tail). ̃মোটা dull-headed. 68)