(p. 889) yabakṣāra carbonate of potash; (inc.) nitre. ̃জান n. nitrogen. 12)

(p. 888) yatna laborious or zealous effort; careful or earnest attention, care; nursing; cordial or warm reception (অতিথিকে যত্ন); zeal; labour, toil. যত্ন-আত্তি n. cordial and warm reception, cordial treatment; care; earnest attention. যত্ন করা, যত্ন নেওয়া v. to endeavour laboriously or zealously; to attend to carefully, to take care of; to nurse; to receive cordially or warmly; to be zealous; to labour, to toil. ̃পূর্বক, ̃সহকারে adv. with laborious or zealous endeavour; with careful or earnest attendance; carefully; zealously; laboriously. ̃বান, ̃শীল a. laboriously or zealously endeavouring; carefully or earnestly attending to; careful; zealous; laborious, fem. ̃বতী, ̃শীলা । 5)

(p. 890) yuktākṣara (gr.) a compound or conjunct letter. 53)

(p. 887) yata as many or as much (যত এলো তত গেল); all whatsoever (যত নষ্টের গোড়া); the more, the more (যত দেখবে তত মজবে). ̃ই emphatic form of যত । ̃কাল adv. & con. as long (as), so long. ˜কিছু pro. & a. whatever, whatsoever. ˜ক্ষণ same as ̃কাল । যতক্ষণ না until, till. ̃খানি adv. & con. as much (as); as long (as); as far (as); as many (as). ̃গুলি, ̃গুলো adv. & con. as many (as). ˜টা same as ̃খানি । ̃দিন adv. & con. as many days (as); as long (as); so long. ̃দূর adv. & con. as far (as). ˜বার adv. & con. as many times (as); as often (as). যত নষ্টের গোড়া the root of all evils or mischiefs. যত বড় মুখ নয় তত বড়ো কথা (fig.) an audacious utterance or remark.

(p. 887) yakṛtpradāha hepatitis. 5)

(p. 890) yājana act of conducting a religious service in the capacity of a priest or clergyman. যাজন করা v. to conduct a religious service (as by a priest). ̃বৃত্তি n. the profession of the priest or the clergy, priestship, priesthood, clericity; a stipend or allowance given to a priest or clergyman, (cp.) a benefice. যাজনিক a. priestly, clerical; ecclesiastical. 20)

(p. 887) yat2 what; whatever, whatsoever; all whatever. ̃কালে adv. & con. at the time when; when, whilst. ̃কিঞ্চিত্, ̃সামান্য a. (also pro.) (the little) whatever; the little; (only) a little. ̃পরোনাস্তি a. extreme, utmost. 14)

(p. 895) yuyutẏā desire for fighting or war, bellicosity; pugnacity. 2)

(p. 887) yakṣa (myth.) one of a class of demigods; a ghost appointed to guard a treasure hidden underground; (iron.) an extremely miserly man. ̃পুরী n. (myth.) the city of Kuvera (কুবের) ̃রাজ n. Kuvera (কুবের) the king of Yakshas (যক্ষ). 6)

(p. 889) yadu (myth.) a king of ancient India. ̃কুলপতি, ̃নাথ, ̃পতি n. the chief of the Yadavas (যাদব). ̃বংশ n. Yadava (যাদব) clan founded by King Yadu (যদু). ̃মধু n. pl. (also sing.) (dero.) men in the street, Tom Dick or Harry. 3)

(p. 890) yamālaẏa the city or abode of Yama (যম) or death; hell. যমালয়ে পাঠানো বা দেওয়া v. to send to the jaws of death; to kill. যমালয়ে যাওয়া v. to die; to be killed; to go to hell; to be condemned to hell; to be damned. 7)

(p. 890) yādṛśa, yādṛka & con. such, as. fem. যাদৃশী । যাদৃশী ভাবনা যস্য সিদ্ধির্ভবতি তাদৃশী as one contemplates, so one gains; like thought, like success. 30)

(p. 896) yōktra a halter; resource, provision (চাকরির যোক্ত্র নেই); facility or convenience (কাজে যোক্ত্র নেই). 3)

(p. 890) yā2 what, which, that (যা গেছে তা যাক). যা-কিছু pro. whatever; something; everything. যা থাকে বরাতে come what may. যা-হোক however; anything (যা হোক একটা কিছু). 12)

(p. 896) yauna vaginal; biogenetic; sexual (যৌনসংগম); venereal (যৌনব্যাধি) । কর্মী n. a sex worker. তা n. sexuality. ̃ক্ষমতা n. sexual power. ̃দুর্বলতা n. sexual debility; impotence. ̃রোগ n. sexual disease; syphilis or gonorrhoea. ̃সংগম n. sexual union, copulation, sexual intercourse. 33)