(p. 914) ruci beauty, lustre, glow (তনুরুচি); taste, choice, liking (কুরুচি); good taste; relish, inclination, propensity (আহারের রুচি, খেলায় রুচি); desire for food, appetite. ̃কর a. appetizing; tasteful; savoury; pleasant; (loos.) decent or elegant. ̃বাগীশ a. (usu. sarcas.) over-careful about good taste and decorum, fastidious; overnice; puritanical. ̃বিরুদ্ধ a. contrary to one's taste or liking; indecent; indecorous; inelegant, ̃ভেদে adv. according to different tastes, according to difference in taste or liking. ̃র a. decorous; beautiful; elegant; bright. fem. রুচিরা । 37)

(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. 916) rūpa form, body, figure; shape, appearance; build; beauty, grace; mode, manner, fashion, type, kind, sort (এরূপ, সেরূপ); complexion, colour, hue; nature, habit; (gr.) conjugation (ধাতুরূপ), declension (শব্দরূপ); (phil.) a concept. রূপে adv. in form; in beauty (রূপে লক্ষী). রূপের ডালি (fig.) an uncommonly beautiful person. রূপের ধুচুনি (fig. & sarcas.) an utterly ugly person. রূপক n. (rhet.) a figure of speech akin to metaphor and allegory. রূপক-অর্থ n. figurative meaning. ˜কথা n. a folktale; a legend, a fairy tale. রূপককাহিনি n. an allegorical tale or story, an allegory. রূপক-বাক্য n. a metaphorical or allegorical expression. ̃কার n. a moulder; an artist; a dresser (esp. of actors and actresses). ̃গুণ n. pl. beauty and merits. ̃চাঁদ n. (sl. & facet.) a silver coin, a rupee; money. ̃জ a. originating from or caused by beauty. ̃তত্ত্ব n. (ling.) morphology; aesthetics. ̃তৃষ্ণা n. thirst for beauty. ̃দক্ষ a. adept in assuming disguises; (of an actor or actress) proficient in using make-up; (of an artist) proficient in shaping or moulding. ̃দস্তা n. pewter, white metal; German silver. রূপ ধারণ করা v. to assume the disguise of, to disguise oneself as; to assume the person of a dramatic character; to impersonate; to appear as. ̃ধারী a. assuming the form or shape of; disguised as; impersonating; appearing as. fem. ̃ধারিণী । ̃বতী fem. of ̃বন্ত । ̃বন্ত, ̃বান a. handsome, beautiful. ̃মাধুরি, ̃মাধুর্য n. charm of beauty. ̃মুগ্ধ, ̃মোহিত a. infatuated with beauty. fem. ̃মুগ্ধা, ̃মোহিতা । ̃যৌবন n. pl. youth and beauty. ̃যৌবনসম্পন্ন a. full of youth and beauty, young and handsome. fem. ̃যৌবনসম্পন্না । ̃রাশি n. pl. personal beauty or grace or charm. ̃লাবণ্য n. charm of personal beauty. ̃সী a. fem. handsome, beautiful. n. fem. a beautiful woman. 14)

(p. 899) rajasbalā in menses. 50)

(p. 903) ramā2 Goddess Lakshmi (লক্ষ্মী); a lady-love, a sweetheart; a beautiful woman. ̃কান্ত, ̃নাথ, ̃পতি, রমেশ n. Vishnu (বিষ্ণু), the husband of Goddess Lakshmi. 37)

(p. 912) rādhācakra a merry-go-round. 7)

(p. 903) rambhā (myth.) one of the nymphs of Paradise; the banana, the plantain; the banana-tree. 40)

(p. 914) rucā to be agreeable to one's taste or liking. 36)

(p. 907) rāntā tinsel, tinfoil. 15)

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

(p. 914) rugṇa sick, ill; diseased; sickly; emaciated or debilitated. fem. রুগ্ণা । 35)

(p. 903) rasa savour, flavour, taste; a liquid solution of anything hard (চিনির রস); a syrup; juice; exudation (খেজুররস); morbid exudation (ঘায়ের রস); sap (রসহীন কাঠ); essence (অন্ন রস); lymph or mucus or phlegm (দেহে রসাধিক্য); semen; (poet.) strong attachment or love; (rhet.) sentiment expressed or flavour contained in a writing (শৃঙ্গার রস); (Vaishnavism) a way of worship (বাত্সল্যরস); inner or true significance, purport (কাব্যরস); charm; interest; sense of humour (লোকটি রসহীন); fun, banter, wit and humour; delight, hilarity, enjoyment, pleasure (রসে মাতা); (sl.) vanity or audacity; monetary resources, money; quicksilver, mercury. রস করা v. to make fun (of); to banter; to make a liquid solution of. রস নামা v. to become swollen with drospy. রস পাওয়া v. to find interest in. রস ফুরানো v. to run out of funds. রস হওয়া v. to become juicy; (sl.) to become vain or audacious. ̃করা n. a sweet and juicy drop made of the kernel of coconut. ̃কর্পুর n. mercury perchloride. ̃কলি n. a streak of mud painted on the bridge of the nose by a Vaishnava. ̃কস, ̃কষ n. charm and sweetness. ̃কসহীন a. dry and outspoken (রসকসহীন কথাবার্তা); bald (রসকসহীন রচনা). ̃গর্ভ same as রসাত্মক । ̃গোল্লা n. a sweet and juicy drop made of posset and farina. ̃গ্রহণ n. appreciation. রসগ্রহণ করা v. to taste; (rhet.) to appreciate the flavour of. ̃গ্রাহী a. capable of appreciation, appreciative; receptive. ̃ঘন n. (rhet.) flavoury; full of concentrated flavour. ̃জ্ঞ a. appreciative of the inner or true significance, capable of appreciation; well-versed in, having connoisseurship in, au fait. fem. ̃জ্ঞা । রসজ্ঞ ব্যক্তি one capable of appreciation; a connoisseur. ̃জ্ঞান n. capability of appreciation; sense of humour. ̃পূর্ণ a. juicy, succulent; sapful, sappy; full of wit and humour. ̃বড়া n. a sweet and juicy drop made of pulped pigeon-pea. ̃বতী a. fem. full of wit and humour, intelligent and witty. ̃বাত n. rheumatic affection in the joints attended with swelling. ̃বেত্তা same as ̃জ্ঞ । ̃বোধ same as ̃জ্ঞান । ̃ভঙ্গ n. interruption of a spicy topic; interruption of enjoyment (usu. by coarseness). ̃ময় a. juicy; full of wit and humour; full of flavour. fem. ̃ময়ী । ̃রচনা n. witty or humorous writing. ̃রাজ n. the most witty and humorous man; Krishna (কৃষ্ণ); stibnite; antimony; quicksilver, mercury. ̃শালা n. a chemical laboratory or workshop. ̃শাস্ত্র n. poetics. ̃সিন্দূর n. cinnabar. ̃স্হ a. stricken with excess of phlegm or lymph or mucus. ̃স্ফীত a. (bot.) turgid. ̃স্ফীতি n. (bot.) turgidity, turgescence. ̃স্রাব n. (bot.) exudation. ̃হীন a. sapless; dry; dull; uninteresting. 48)

(p. 916) rēṣārēṣi mutual envy or malice or grudge; mutual rivalry. 57)

(p. 914) rukhā2, rukhu, rukhō dry; devoid of anything liquid such as curry or condiment (রুখু ভাত); devoid of oil, not sleek, dry (রুখো চুল, রুখো মাথা); not provided with food, without board (রুখু মাইনের চাকর). 34)

(p. 907) rājaputa a Rajput. fem. রাজপুতানি a Rajput woman. 37)