(p. 912) rāmā a beautiful woman; a ladylove, a sweetheart.

(p. 899) rañjā (poet.) to dye; to colour; to please. 59)

(p. 907) rā1 a shank of any animal taken as food; the hough, the ham. 11)

(p. 914) rui1 a kind of very delicious fresh water fish, (cp.) the trout. 29)

(p. 916) rēsuḍ়ē a racing man, a racegoer; a race-addict. 59)

(p. 916) rēpha (র্) this sign on Bengali consonant letters to indicate a preceding-r sound; an upright antenna or hair on heads of some creatures (দ্বিরেফ). 47)

(p. 903) raḍ় (obs.) a run to flee. রড় দেওয়া v. to start off running to flee, to be on the run, to bolt away. 4)

(p. 916) rumāla handkerchief, (coll.) hanky. 8)

(p. 899) rajaka a washerman. fem. রজকী, রজকিনী a washer-woman. 46)

(p. 913) rāsana gustatory. 14)

(p. 907) rāikiśōrī young Radhika (রাধিকা). 8)

(p. 907) rātārāti overnight; whilst there is still night; (fig.) within a very short time (রাতারাতি ধনী হওয়া).

(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. 913) rāmāśyāmā any man in the street, Tom and Tim, Tom Dick or Harry. 4)

(p. 907) rāga2 any one of the six principal modes of Indian classical music; raga, a mode of Indian classical music. রাগিণী n. (mus.) any one of the thirty-six modes of Indian music secondary to the six ragas (রাগ); a musical mode or tune; a song. ̃প্রধান a. (of modes in Indian music) based on classical modes. 29)