(p. 914) ribhalabāra a revolver. 18)

(p. 912) rābaḍ়i a sweetmeat prepared by condensing films of milk. গুলাবি রাবড়ি macaroni. 17)

(p. 899) raṅgālaẏa a theatre. 38)

(p. 903) ramaṇī a beautiful woman; a woman; a wife. ̃মোহন পুরুষ a lady-killer; a man who captures the fancy of a woman or casts a magic spell on her. ̃রত্ন n. a jewel of a woman, an ideal woman. ̃সুলভ a. womanly, feminine. ̃সুলভ লাবণ্য feminine grace, womanly grace or beauty. 34)

(p. 916) rēkāba2, rēkābi a small saucer or plate. 28)

(p. 899) rakṣā protection; defence; guarding; rescue, saving; preservation; observance, act of abiding by; act of taking care of, keeping; maintenance, upkeep, retention; depositing. v. poet. form of রক্ষা করা । রক্ষা করা v. to protect; to defend; to guard; to rescue; to save; to preserve; to observe, to keep; to look after, to take care of, to keep, to tend; to maintain, to keep up, to retain; to deposit. প্রতিজ্ঞা রক্ষা করা to keep or fulfil one's promise. রক্ষা নেই no escape. ̃কবচ n. an amulet believed to have occult power to safeguard the wearer; safeguard (সংখ্যালঘুদের জন্য রক্ষাকবচ). ̃কর্তা n. same as রক্ষক । fem. ̃কর্ত্রী । ̃কালী n. a manifestation of Goddess Kali (কালী). 12)

(p. 907) rān̐ḍ়ā an unproductive or barren tree. 18)

(p. 912) rāma the seventh incarnation of Vishnu (বিষ্ণু), the hero of the Ramayana. a. good looking; beautiful. pfx. large, big (রামছাগল, রামশালিক); extremely, utterly (রাম কুঁড়ে). sfx. a glaring specimen (বোকারাম). রাম না হতে রামায়ণ (fig.) occurrence or fancying of an incident when there is not even the ghost of its cause in view, (cp.) putting the cart before the horse. না রাম না গঙ্গা (fig.) neither this nor that. সেই রামও নেই সেই অযোধ্যাও নেই (fig.) O the times! O the manners! রাম কহ, রাম বল, রামঃ int. expressing: abhorrence, slight etc. ̃কেলি n. an Indian musical mode. ̃খড়ি n. a kind of red-tinged writing-chalk. ̃চন্দ্র n. same as রাম । int. same as রামঃ । ̃দা n. a kind of large chopper (used in beheading animals etc.). ̃ধনু, ̃ধনুক n. the rainbow. ̃ধুন n. a song in glory of Rama (রাম). ̃নবমী n. the ninth lunar day of the bright fortnight of the month of Chaitra (চৈত্র); the birthday of Rama (রাম). ̃পাখি n. (facet.) the cock or hen, the fowl. ̃রাজত্ব, ̃রাজ্য n. the reign or rule or realm of Rama (রাম); (fig.) an ideal realm or rule, (sarcas.) unrestrained predominance or monopoly. রাম রাম int. expressing: abhorrence, disgust etc.; phew; an expression of salutation in courtesy among upcountrymen. ̃লীলা n. the life and activities of Rama (রাম); an opera illustrating the life and activities of Rama (রাম). ̃শিঙা, (coll.) ̃শিঙে n. a funnel-shaped wind instrument or mouthpiece made of a buffalo's horn. ̃শ্যাম same as রামাশ্যামা । 20)

(p. 899) rakṣiṇī of রক্ষী । 14)

(p. 899) rajōbandha menopause; cessation of menses; change of life. 52)

(p. 903) randhra a hole; a pore, a cavity; a bore (as of a gun); a fault, an offence; an opening caused by a failing; (astrol.) the eighth house of the zodiac. ̃ক n. a borer. ̃ক্যামেরা n. a pin-hole camera. ̃গত a. entered into the hole. ̃গত শনি (astrol.) location of the Saturn in the eighth zodiacal house of one's horoscope causing one's destruction. রন্ধ্রীয় a. porous. 19)

(p. 912) rādhēkṛṣṇa, rādhēmādhaba Radha (রাধা) and Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). int. expressing: abhorrence, disgust etc. 9)

(p. 916) rētḥ semen. ̃পাত n. emission of seminal fluid. 45)

(p. 913) rāẏa1 a judicial pronouncement, a judgment, a verdict. রায় দেওয়া v. to deliver or pronounce a judgment. 5)

(p. 914) rila a reel. 21)