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

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

(p. 926) lāgāō adjoining, lying side by side, contiguous. 5)

(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)

(p. 927) lāṭa2 (of clothes) having the crease spoiled, ruffled, crumpled (also লাটভাঙা); prostrate on the ground. লাট খাওয়া v. (of paper-kites) to behave awkwardly and refuse to keep flying. মেরে লাট করা v. to knock (one) senseless or reeling to the ground by beating. লাটে ওঠা v. to go to the dogs; to fizzle, to flop, to come a cropper. 6)

(p. 922) labdhi attainment; gains; acquirements; acquisition. নির্ণয় n. (mech.—of velocity) composition. 53)

(p. 922) lahu1 (obs. & poet.) blood. 76)

(p. 922) laghiṣṭa lightest; smallest; minimum; lowest; least; very light or small. লঘিষ্ঠ সাধারণ গুণিতক, (সংক্ষেপে) ল. সা. গু (math.) the least common multiple, (abbr.) L.C.M. 10)

(p. 921) lakṣī the Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity; fortune; beauty; grace. a. fem. & masc. well-behaved and good-natured. লক্ষীর বরপুত্র Fortune's favourite. লক্ষীর ভান্ডার an inexhaustible store. ˜ছাড়া a. bereft of grace and prosperity; wretched; uncouth; scoundrelly, wicked. fem. ̃ছাড়ি । ̃ছাড়া, ̃ছাড়া লোক n. a scapegrace, a wretch, a scoundrel. ̃প্যাঁচা n. a kind of whitish owl on which Goddess Lakshmi rides. ̃বন্ত, ̃মন্ত a. prosperous, rich, wealthly; auspicious or graceful (লক্ষীবন্ত চেহারা). ̃বার n. the day of the week when the Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped, (usu.) Thursday. ̃শ্রী n. graceful signs or marks of prosperity or auspiciousness; grace or beauty resembling that of Goddess Lakshmi (লক্ষী). ̃স্বরূপিণী a. resembling Goddess Lakshmi (লক্ষী) in beauty and merits; appearing as Lakshmi incarnate. 16)

(p. 926) lāgāma a bridle; reins. লাগাম পরানো v. to bridle, to bit; (fig.) to restrain, to curb. লাগাম কামড়ানো to champ the bit. ̃ছাড়া a. unbridled; (fig.) unrestrained or (over-) free. 8)

(p. 927) lipi a letter, an epistle, a missive; a note; a writing (ভাগ্যলিপি); an inscription (অনুশাসন-লিপি); a script or alphabet (ব্রাহ্মীলিপি). ̃কর n. a writer, a scribe; a copyist; a penman; an amanuensis; a composer of a letter. লিপিকরপ্রমাদ n. a slip of the pen; an error committed by the copyist. ̃কা n. a short letter, a chit or note; a letter. ̃কার same as ̃কর । ̃কৌশল n. penmanship; the art or style of writing. ̃চাতুর্য n. dexterity in writing or composing. লিপিবদ্ধ বা লিপিভুক্ত করা v. to place on record, to record; to write or include in a letter, book etc. বিদ্যা n. penmanship; calligraphy; the art of composing letters. 39)

(p. 921) laka āuṭa lock-out, closure declared by the owners of factories etc. 5)

(p. 933) lōlupa stricken with extreme greed; greatly tempted; very much eager; greedy, avid. 11)

(p. 922) lāiphabōṭa a life-boat. 83)

(p. 927) lāṭa1 a parcel of land (chiefly agricultural) marked out for administrative purpose or a set of things offered together for sale, a lot. ̃বন্দি a. divided into lots. 5)