(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) rēsa a contest of speed, a race; a horse-race; a race-meeting. রেস দেওয়া v. to contend in speed, to race. রেসের ঘোড়া a racehorse, a racer. 58)

(p. 899) rakṣaṇa same as রক্ষা (n.). a. (used as a sfx.) protecting, defending, guarding (রাক্ষসকুলরক্ষণ). ̃শীল a. obscurantist; conservative. রক্ষণাবেক্ষণ n. supervision; care, custody, guarding. রক্ষণাবেক্ষণ করা v. to look after, to take care of; to supervise; to guard. রক্ষণাবেক্ষণাধীন a. in one's care or custody, under one's tutelage or guardianship. রক্ষণীয় a. that which is to be or can be protected or defended or guarded or rescued or preserved or observed or taken care of or maintained or deposited. fem. রক্ষণীয়া । 11)

(p. 914) ribhalabāra a revolver. 18)

(p. 920) raudra sunshine, the sun. a. terrible, dreadful. রৌদ্র উঠেছে v. the sun is up. রৌদ্র পোহানো v. to bask in the sun; to take a sun-bath. রৌদ্রে দেওয়া v. to expose to the sun's rays, to spread in the sun to dry, to sun. ̃দগ্ধ a. sunburnt. ̃দর্শন a. fierce-looking, of a formidable appearance. ̃পক্ক a. sun-baked, sunned. ̃রস n. (rhet.) the emotion of rage. ̃সেবন করা same as রৌদ্র পোহানো । ̃স্নান sun-bath. ̃স্নান করা v. to sunbathe. রৌদ্রোজ্জ্বল a. shining in the sunlight, brightened with sunshine, sunclad. 20)

(p. 903) raba a sound, a noise; a rumour. রব উঠেছে a rumour is in the air, there is a rumour. রব করা v. to make a noise. 23)

(p. 907) rā2 a word or sound of the mouth, an utterance. রা করা, রা কাড়া, রা সরা v. to make a (or any) sound by the mouth; to utter a (or any) word; to respond. সাত চড়ে রা না করা not to utter a word or complain or protest even when repeatedly slapped or hit. 6)

(p. 916) ruli a bangle for the wrist. 10)

(p. 899) rakama a variety, a sort, a kind; manner, fashion style, way; characteristic or habit (লোকটার রকমই ওই). adv. nearly or approximately, about (চার আনা রকম অংশ). রকম রকম, রকমারি, রকমওয়ারি a. of or in various sorts of fashions, various; assorted; different (রকম রকম লোক, রকম রকম রুচি). রকমসকম n. pl. (usu. dero.) ways, gestures or movements; symptoms (রোগীর রকমসকম). 8)

(p. 899) rakṣiṇī of রক্ষী । 14)

(p. 916) rēka a wicker container for measuring grain (its capacity is usually about one seer). 26)

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

(p. 899) rakṣī a guard, a guardsman. 16)

(p. 913) rāśi a heap, a pile; a collection; (math.) a number, a quantity; (astrol.) any one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. রাশি রাশি heaps of. ̃চক্র n. (geog. & astrol.) the zodiac. ˜ভোগকাল n. (astrol.) the time taken by a planetary body in passing through a sign of the zodiac. 10)