(p. 927) lēkhā to write; to compose (as a book); to write; to draw or describe or trace. n. same as লিখন a. written; composed; drawn or traced. ̃জোখা n. accounts. ̃নো v. to cause to write or compose or write to or draw or trace; to teach one how to write. ̃পড়া n. reading and writing; education; studies; an agreement in black and white; a legally registered agreement. লেখাপড়া করা v. to read and write; to receive education; to study; to enter into or draw up a written agreement; to execute a legally registered agreement. লেখালিখি করা v. to write (repeatedly) to one another; to send in repeated correspondence; to do some writing; to make repeated representation in writing. 74)

(p. 922) lāini lining (as of a coat). 81)

(p. 922) lāisēnasa, lāisēnsa a licence. ̃বিহীন a. unlicensed. 85)

(p. 927) lupta no longer existing, extinct; defunct; abolished; gone out of currency or practice, obsolete; destroyed; covered, wrapped, extinct; (of species etc.) that has disappeared or vanished; invisible; hidden, concealed; (bot.) abortive; (gr.) elided. অধুনালুপ্ত আইন a law now defunct. ̃প্রায় a. obsolescent; almost extinct or defunct or destroyed or covered or invisible or hidden or (bot.) abortive. লুপ্তাঙ্গ n. (bot.) an abortive organ. লুপ্তোদ্ধার n. recovery or reclamation of a thing lost or destroyed or ruined; discovery of a hidden or secret thing. 66)

(p. 921) lakēṭa a locket. 9)

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

(p. 933) laukika human; popular, public; social; worldly, earthly; formal; customary. ̃তা n. formality; a formal gift given to one esp. on a ceremonial occasion. লৌকিকতা (রক্ষা) করা v. to comply with formalities whilst dealing with one; to give or send a formal present. 17)

(p. 927) lōnā salty; saltish; saline; salted (লোনা মাছ). n. a damaging coating on walls etc. caused by moisture or damp; excess of salinity in soil, water or air (লোনায় স্বাস্হ্যহানি). লোনায় ধরা v. to be affected with a damaging coating caused by damp. 119)

(p. 921) lakaṭa the loquat tree, loquat. 7)

(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. 933) lōra (poet.) tears. 8)

(p. 922) lajēñcusa lozenge. 23)

(p. 927) lōpa destruction; abolition; extinction; disappearance; concealment; (gr.) elision. লোপ করা v. to destroy; to abolish; to conceal, to hide. লোপ পাওয়া, লোপ হওয়া v. to be destroyed or abolished; to become extinct or obsolete; to disappear or vanish; to be concealed; (gr.) to be elided. ̃প্রাপ্ত same as লুপ্ত ।

(p. 927) lōkāntara another world; the world where one goes after one's death, the next world, the beyond, the hereafter; (loos.) death (তাঁর লোকান্তরের পর). ̃প্রাপ্ত, লোকান্তরিত a. diceased, dead. ̃প্রাপ্ত বা লোকান্তরিত হওয়া v. to die. ̃গমন, ̃প্রাপ্তি n. death. 107)

(p. 927) lēbu2 (infor.) good-for-nothing; unpractical; stupid. 94)