(p. 927) lōkābhāba want of men; want of workers; thin population. 109)

(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)

(p. 927) lōkāẏata secular (লোকায়ত সরকার). 110)

(p. 927) lōka a person, a human being; the public; mankind; a world, a sphere (ভূলোক); a region or abode (বিষ্ণুলোক). লোক হাসানো v. to be an object of public ridicule. লোকে বলে people say; they say; it is said. ̃কাহিনি, ̃কথা n. a folktale, a folklore. ̃গণক n. a census enumerator. ̃গণনা n. census. ̃গাথা n. a ballad. ̃চক্ষুতে adv. in the eyes of the people or of the public. ̃চক্ষুর সমক্ষে publicly; openly. ̃চরিত্র n. human nature. ̃জন n. pl. people at large; one's followers or supporters or associates; retinue, suite, a train of followers. ̃জানাজানি n. public exposure, publicity. ̃ত্রয় (usu. ত্রিলোক) n. the three worlds (heaven, earth and the nether world). ̃দেখানো a. falsely exhibiting or displaying in presence of others, falsely demonstrative. ̃নাট্য n. folk drama. ̃নিন্দা same as লোকাপবাদ । ̃নৃত্য n. folkdance. ̃পরম্পরা n. succession of generations; transmission from generation to generation of people or from man to man. ̃পরম্পরাগত a. transmitted or handed down from generation to generation of people, traditional; ciculated or transmitted from man to man. ̃পাল n. a king; (myth.) any one of the eight presiding deities of the eight corners of the universe; (in modern times) a Vigilance or Anticorruption Officer independent of the executive. ̃প্রবাদ n. hearsay; (loos.) a rumour. ̃প্রিয় a. popular. ̃প্রিয়তা n. popularity. ̃বল n. the strength of one's supporters or followers; one's supporters or associates or followers collectively. ̃বসতি n. human habitation, settlement. ̃বিশ্রুত a. well-known to the people; famous, renowned, celebrated. ̃ব্যবহার same as লোকাচার । ̃ভাষা n. dialect, the language of the common people. ̃মুখে adv. from other people, from other people's mouth (লোকমুখে শুনেছি). ̃রঞ্জন folk-entertainment. ̃লজ্জা n. fear of looking small to the people, fear of public disgrace. ̃লশকর n. retinue, suite. লীলা n. worldly activities. লৌকিকতা n. social formalities; social amenities. ̃শাসন n. public administration. ̃শিক্ষা n. mass education. ̃সংখ্যা n. population. ̃সংগীত n. a folk-song. ̃সমাকীর্ণ same as জনাকীর্ণ । ̃সমাগম n. gathering or collection of people; gathering. ̃সমাজ n. human society; the public. ̃সাহিত্য n. folk literature. ̃সেবক n. a social welfare worker. ̃সেবা n. social (welfare) service. হিত n. public welfare; public good. ̃হিতকর n. beneficial to the public; promoting the well-being of the people. ̃হিতকর কার্য a public welfare work or service. ̃হিতব্রত a. a vow to do public good, dedication to public service; devotion to public welfare work. ̃হিতৈষণা n. benevolence; (loos.) philanthropy. ̃হিতৈষী a. benevolent; (loos.) philanthropic. fem. ̃হিতৈষিণী । 103)

(p. 933) lauha iron; steel. ̃কার n. a blacksmith. ̃ঘটিত a. ferrous; chalybeate. ̃চূর্ণ n. iron filings; pulverized iron, iron dust; iron rust. ̃নির্মিত a. made of iron or steel. ̃বর্ত্ম n. a railway; a tramway. ̃ময় a. made of iron or steel; full of iron. ̃শৃঙ্খল n. iron chains, fetters. 18)

(p. 922) laṭāri a lottery, a raffle. 32)

(p. 927) liṅga the penis; the phallus esp. of Shiva (শিব); sex; (gr.) the gender. ̃পূজা n. phallicism, phallism, phallic worship. ̃মূর্তি n. a phallic image. ̃শরীর n. a phantasmal or subtle body. লিঙ্গায়েত n. a community worshipping the phallus of Shiva (শিব). 36)

(p. 922) latā a creeper. ̃কুঞ্জ, ̃গৃহ, ̃মন্ডপ n. a retreat shaded with creepers, an arbour, a bower. ̃নিয়া, ̃নে a. creeping. ̃নো v. (of a creeper) to creep along or up; to stretch or extend along or up. ̃পাতা n. creepers and herbs; spinach. ̃প্রতান n. tendril. ̃য়িত a. grown along the ground or on supports as a creeper, creeping along or up; stretching or extending along or up. 38)

(p. 927) laiṅga, laiṅgika relating to the penis, penial; sexual. 102)

(p. 922) lajjita ashamed; put to shame; abashed. fem. লজ্জিতা । 27)

(p. 927) lu a very hot wave of summer wind that blows sometimes in a tropical region or in a desert; simoom. 50)

(p. 922) labaṅga clove; the clove-tree. ̃লতা, ̃লতিকা n. a creeper bearing fragrant flowers, (cp.) the clove-pink; a kind of sweet pastry; (fig.) a modest and charming female. 47)

(p. 933) lyāñcā a kind of sweetmeat made of posset. 20)

(p. 927) lōkāraṇya a vast crowd of people; a great concourse of people. (লোকে) লোকারণ্য হওয়া v. to teem with a vast multitude of people. 111)

(p. 926) lāghaba decrease, reduction; meiosis; underestimation; lightness, levity; humiliation; promptness, quickness, dexterity (হস্তলাঘব). লাঘব করা v. to decrease, to reduce; to make light of, to reduce the weight of; to humiliate. 11)