(p. 922) lampaṭa lascivious, licentious, libertine, debauched, profligate, lewd; wanton. n. a libertine, a profligate, a debauchee. 55)

(p. 921) l the twenty-eighth consonant of the Bengali alphabet. 2)

(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. 922) laba (math.) a numerator; a minute division or fracton of time; very small amount or fraction. 46)

(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. 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. 933) lyāṭhā trouble, difficulty; fix; a species of small and soft fish. 26)

(p. 922) lākṣika dyed with lac, lacquered. 89)

(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. 927) lēpaka one who applies a coating or wash; one who smears. 87)

(p. 922) lagna1 attached or adhering or leaning to (কন্ঠলগ্ন, দেহলগ্ন). 5)

(p. 927) lōkācāra a popular practice, a custom, a usage; customs and usages collectively. লোকাচারের বিরুদ্ধে a. contrary to popular practice, opposed to prevailing custom or usage. 105)

(p. 926) lāgāḍ় continuity, stretch. a. continuous (লাগাড় বকবকানি). 6)

(p. 927) lāmā2 a South American animal, the llama. 17)

(p. 922) lajjā bashfulness; modesty; shame; hesitation; diffidence; disgrace. লজ্জা দেওয়া v. to put to shame, to shame; to put out of countenance, to discountenance, to abash. লজ্জা পাওয়া v. to be ashamed; to feel shame; to be discountenanced or abashed. লজ্জা বোধ করা v. to feel shame; to feel diffident. লজ্জার কথা, লজ্জার বিষয় a disgraceful affair, a shameful matter, a disgrace, a shame. লজ্জায় কুঁকড়ে যাওয়া v. to shrink in shame. লজ্জায় লাল flushed with shame, to become red from shame. ̃কর, ̃জনক a. shameful, disgraceful. ̃জনিত a. born of bashfulness or modesty or sense of delicacy. ̃নত same as লজ্জাবনত । ̃নম্র a. slightly bowed down with bashfulness; coy. ̃ন্বিত same as লজ্জিত । ̃বতী fem. of লজ্জাবান । লজ্জাবতী লতা the mimosa. ̃বনত a. having one's face hanging down in bashfulness or shame; stooping low in bashfulness or shame. লজ্জাবনত মুখে with a shame-faced look. ̃বান a. shy, bashful; coy; modest. ̃বিহীন same as লজ্জাহীন । ̃বোধ n. feeling of shame; sense of disgrace. ̃শীল a. bashful; coy; shy; modest. fem. ̃শীলা । ̃শূন্য, ̃হীন a. shameless; brazen-faced; impudent; immodest. fem. ̃শূন্য, ̃হীনা । 26)