(p. 927) lāṭhi a stick, a staff. ̃খেলা n. an exhibition fight with sticks. লাঠি খেলা v. to fight with sticks as an exhibition; to practise fighting with sticks. ̃পেটা করা v. to beat or belabour with a stick. ̃বাজি করা v. to fight or persecute with sticks. ̃য়াল n. a (skilled) figther with sticks. ̃য়ালি n. skill in, or the profession of, fighting with sticks. 12)

(p. 922) laṅgarakhānā a place where cooked food is distributed in charity to a number of persons. 19)

(p. 922) lapaṭānō to entwine; to be entangled or involved (in). 42)

(p. 927) lāṭa1 a parcel of land (chiefly agricultural) marked out for administrative purpose or a set of things offered together for sale, a lot. ̃বন্দি a. divided into lots. 5)

(p. 922) laghimā a yogic attainment that enables one to make one's body light or subtle at pleasure; absence of heaviness, lightness. 9)

(p. 922) lagna2 (astrol.) the rising-time of any zodiacal sign or the time of the sun's transition to a zodiacal sign; (astrol.) a suitable or auspicious time or moment (বিয়ের লগ্ন); a point of time (মরণলগ্ন). ̃পত্র n. a written marriage-contract fixing astrologically the time of marriage. ̃ভ্রষ্ট a. failing to commence one's work within the astrologically appointed hours; (fig.) one who has missed the opportune moment. 6)

(p. 927) lēkhaka a writer; a scribe; an author (fem. an authoress). 72)

(p. 926) lāgi, lāgiẏā (poet.) for, for the sake of, on account of. 9)

(p. 922) lapēṭā a kind of vamped slippers. 44)

(p. 921) lakēṭa a locket. 9)

(p. 927) lōkasāna loss; damage, harm. লোকসান করা v. to damage, to harm; to cause or suffer a loss. লোকসান দেওয়া v. to suffer or incur a loss; to lose. 104)

(p. 921) lakalaka expressing; lolling (as of the tongue); dangling or brandishing (as of a cane); flashing (as of a flame of fire). লকলকে a. lolling; dangling; flashing. 6)

(p. 922) lagni investment (of money) in business enterprise; usury. লগ্নি করা v. to invest, to lay out; to lend at interest. ̃করণ n. investing, investment. 8)

(p. 927) lāpha a leap, a jump, a bound, a skip. লাফ দেওয়া, লাফ মারা v. to take a leap, to jump; to skip. লাফে লাফে by leaps and bounds. লাফানো v. to jump, to leap, to bound; to skip; to fret. n. jumping, leaping, bounding, skipping; fretting. লাফানে a. given to jumping or leaping; frisking; fretful. লাফালাফি n. frisking, gambolling; flouncing, fuss. লাফালাফি করা v. to frisk, to gambol; to flounce; to fuss. 13)

(p. 927) lāṭa3 a governor (বাংলার লাট); a governor-general (usu. বড়োলাট); a commander-in-chief (usu. জঙ্গিলাট); (usu. hum.) a. a lord (লাট-বেলাট). ছোটোলাট n. a lieutenant-governor; a provincial governor. 7)