(p. 927) lēḍikēni a kind of sweet drop made by frying posset. 81)

(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. 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) laẏa dissolution or fusion into a greater esse; merging, fusion; dissolution; destruction; universal dissolution or annihilation; (mus.) tempo. লয়ে আনা v. (coll.) to bring under control; to compel someone to behave properly; to bring someone to his senses. 64)

(p. 927) lālana act of bringing up carefully; carefully rearing or tending; fond cherishing (আশা-লালন). লালন করা v. to bring up carefully; to rear or tend carefully; to cherish fondly. লালন-পালন করা v. to nourish and bring up; to rear. 22)

(p. 933) lyāmpa a lamp.

(p. 922) lāu the bottle-gourd. লাউয়ের খোলা calabash. ডগা n. the tender upper end of the bottle-gourd plant; a kind of very slender and non-venomous green snake. ̃মাচা n. a scaffold or trellis made of bamboo and twigs along which a bottle-gourd plant creeps up. 86)

(p. 922) labaṇa salt. ̃খনি n. salt-mine. ̃ছাড়া a. (of food) salt-free. ̃জল n. salt-water. saline water. ̃পোড়া a. (of food) overmixed with salt, over-salted. ̃সমুদ্র n. (myth.) the sea containing salt-water. লবনাক্ত a. smeared or oversmeared with salt; containing salt (usu. to excess); saltish, salted; salty; saline. লবণাম্বু n. (myth.) the sea containing salt-water; a sea, an ocean. 50)

(p. 933) lyāñcānō to limp. 21)

(p. 927) lirika a lyric. 45)

(p. 933) lyāṇḍ়ā1 an excellent species of mango. 22)

(p. 922) lāiphabōṭa a life-boat. 83)

(p. 927) lēlānō to incite (as a dog) to attack, to set on, to set upon. 96)

(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. 922) lalāma ornament; a mark (of sandal wood paste etc.) on one's forehead. 67)