(p. 927) luci a kind of small and thin saucershaped bread fried in ghee. 56)

(p. 922) laṭapaṭa expressing; the state of flapping loosely. লটপটে a. hanging loosely; flapping loosely. 29)

(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. 927) luṭōpuṭi rolling esp. on the ground; weltering, sprawling, wallowing. লুটোপুটি খাওয়া v. to roll esp. on the ground; to sprawl, to wallow. 62)

(p. 922) lākṣā lac, shellac. ̃কীট n. an insect producing lac. ̃রস n. lac dye. 88)

(p. 933) lōhu, lau blood. 16)

(p. 922) laghu not heavy, light; easily digestible and moderate; not serious, venial; small; frivolous, easy, carefree; swift or nimble yet noiseless; easily understood, easy, light (লঘুপাঠ); low, vile, inferior; contemptible; slighted; worthless, trivial; subtle; liquid, watery; (gr.) short. ̃কায় a. light-bodied; slim-bodied; short-statured. ̃গামী a. nimbly and yet noiselessly moving; light-moving. ̃গুণক n. (math.) reduction factor. ̃চিত্ত, ̃চেতা a. light-headed; lighthearted; flippant, frivolous. ̃জ্ঞান n. disregard, contempt; slight. ̃জ্ঞান করা v. to think lighty of; to treat with contempt; to slight, to look down upon. ̃নির্মাণ n. minor works. ̃পথ্য n. light diet, (cp.) sick diet. ̃পাক a. easily digested or digestible, light. ̃পাচ্য a. easily digestible. লঘু পাপ a venial sin; a trivial offence. লঘুপাপে গুরুদন্ড heavy punishment for a venial or trivial offence. ̃পায়ে adv. light-footedly. ̃প্রকৃতি same as ̃চিত্ত । ̃বন্ধনী n. the sign of parenthesis, the first bracket. ̃বৃত্ত n. a small circle. ̃ভাবে adv. lightly. ̃ভোজন n. a light and easily digestible meal. ̃মস্তিষ্ক a. light-headed; incapable of serious thinking; dullheaded. n. the cerebellum. ̃সংগীত n. light music. ̃স্বর n. a low or soft voice, (gr.) a short vowel. ̃হস্ত a. light-handed; dexterous. 12)

(p. 927) likalika expressing: great slenderness or thinness. লিকলিকে a. very slender or thin. 31)

(p. 921) laṅkā a kind of beautiful fan-tailed pigeons; (sarcas.) a fop, a dandy. 10)

(p. 927) lēkhya that which is to be or can be written; used in writing only, written (লেখ্য ভাষা). n. anything written; an epistle, a letter; a script; a manuscript; a drawing, a painting, a picture, a sketch; a deed, a document, a record. লেখ্য-নিবদ্ধক n. the Registrar of Assurances. ̃পত্র n. a deed, a document. ̃প্রাপক n. record finder. ̃রক্ষক n. a record-keeper. লেখ্যাগার n. record room. লেখ্যোপকরণ n. writing material, such as ink, pen, paper etc. 76)

(p. 927) lēja, lyāja a tail; the hind-part of anything, the rump, the rear (সৈন্যবাহিনীর লেজ). জাহাজের বা নৌকার লেজ the stern. লেজ গুটানো v. (fig.) to turn tail, to run away with tail between the legs. লেজ মাড়ানো v. (fig.) to twist one's tail, to annoy. লেজ মোটা হওয়া to be puffed up or overbearing or bumptious or conceited. লেজে খেলানো v. (fig.) to harass one by giving false hopes or by keeping in suspense. ̃কাটা শিয়াল (sarcas.) a disgraced person endeavouring in vain to keep up appearance. লেজা n. the tail of a fish; the hind part of anything. লেজামুড়ো n. (fig.) anything in its entirely, alpha and omega. লেজুড় n. a tail; the rump, the rear; what is attached or affixed to the rear end; (sarcas.) degrees or titles (তার নামের অনেকগুলি লেজুড়). 78)

(p. 927) lēkacāra a lecture; (sarcas.) a harangue. লেকচার দেওয়া v. to lecture; (sarcas.) to harangue. লেকচার শোনা v. to attend a lecture. 70)

(p. 927) lālā saliva, spittle, slaver. লালা ঝরা বা ঝরানো v. to salivate, to slaver. ̃য়িত a. seized with eager greed; coveting; yearning for; hankering after. fem. ̃য়িতা । ̃য়িত হওয়া v. to be seized with eager desire; to covet; to yearn for; to hanker after. ̃স্রাব n. salivation; slavering, drivelling. 24)

(p. 926) lācāḍ়i a Bengali poetical metre suitable for dancing; a song composed in this metre. 14)

(p. 927) lēpāphā, lēphāphā an envelope, a cover, a wrapper. ̃দোরস্ত, ̃দুরন্ত a. outwardly or formally meticulous (but actually insincere and faulty). 92)