(p. 899) racana building; formation; creation; making; composition. 41)

(p. 916) rē2 expressing; a call to draw attention (esp. in contempt or affection), ho, hoa, hey; surprise, pain, sorrow etc.; oh, ah. 22)

(p. 899) r the twenty-seventh consonant of the Bengali alphabet. 2)

(p. 899) raṅku a kind of deer. 27)

(p. 899) rakṣaka a protector; a defender; a guard, a guardsman; a guardian; a rescuer, a saviour; a preserver; a caretaker, a keeper; a maintainer; a depositor; a custodian. 10)

(p. 913) rāśa2 a heap, a pile; (astrol.) the birthsign; nature, temperament. ̃নাম n. a name according to one's astrological birth-sign. ̃-পাতলা, ̃-হালকা a. flippant, frivolous. ̃ভারী a. reserved in speech and manner, grave; imposing. 9)

(p. 916) rōja a date (কোন রোজ); a day of the month (সাতই রোজ); a day (তিন রোজ); daily wages (দু-টাকা রোজে); daily supply (রোজের দুধ). a. daily, everyday. রোজ করা v. to arrange for the daily supply (of.) রোজ-রোজ adv. daily, every day. ̃কার a. of everyday, daily (রোজকার কর্তব্য). রোজ-কেয়ামত n. the Day of Judgment (according to scriptures). ̃গার n. earning; income. রোজগার করা v. to earn. ̃গারি, (coll.) ̃গেরে a. one who earns, earning. ̃নামচা n. a diary, a journal. 74)

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

(p. 907) rāmmistri a tinker. 16)

(p. 914) rikta empty; devoid of, destitute of; extremely poor, indigent, penniless. রিক্ত করা v. to empty. ̃তা n. emptiness; destitution. ̃হস্ত a. empty-handed; fundless, broke, penniless. রিক্ত a. fem. of রিক্ত । n. (astrol.) the fourth, ninth and fourteenth lunar days of a fortnight. 10)

(p. 903) rambasa (geom.) a rhombus. 39)

(p. 899) raṅgapriẏa fond of making fun or cracking jokes, jocular; given to drollery, drollish; fond of fun and frolics, frolicsome. 32)

(p. 903) raddā a stroke with the arm on the nape of another's neck. রদ্দা দেওয়া, রদ্দা মারা v. to strike the nape of another's neck with one's arm. 15)

(p. 899) rajata silver. ̃কান্তি a. as beautifully white as silver. রজত-জয়ন্তী see জয়ন্তী । ̃ধবল, ̃শুভ্র a. silver-white. ̃বর্ণ a. silver-coloured, silvery. ̃মুদ্রা n. a silver coin. ̃মূল্য n. price paid in silver coins. রজতাঙ্গুরীয় n. a silver-ring. 47)

(p. 916) rōkā a short letter or note, a chit. 69)