খ¹ [ kha¹ ] n the second consonant of the Bengali alphabet.

খ² [ kha² ] n the sky, the air (খগোল, খপোত).

খই [ khi ] n a very light food prepared by fry ing paddy in sand heated on oven, parched rice. খই ফোটা v. (fig.) to talk or prattle rapidly or volubly (just like grains of paddy bursting open noisily whilst being fried), to speak unusually verbosely and fast: খই ভাজা v. to fry paddy to prepare parched rice. ̃চুর n. a ball-shaped sweetmeat prepared by boiling coarsely-powdered parched rice in sugar malt, a sweet blob of parched rice. ̃-ঢেঁকুর n. eructation tast ing of bile (caused by indigestion), bil ious eructation. ̃য়া, (coll.) ̃য়ে a. hav ing the colour or shape of parched rice, grey or tiny.

খইনি [ khini ] n a quid (of tobacco).

খইল [ khila ] n oil-cake; earwax.

খওয়া [ khōẏā ] v to wear away or out, to be eaten away or in. ☐ a. worn away or out, eaten away or in. ̃নো v. to cause to wear away or wear out or eaten away or eaten in; to eat away or in. ☐ a. worn away or out, eaten away or in.

খক [ khaka ] int expressing the sound of a cough or a hawking sound. খক করা v. to make this sound; to cough or hawk. খকখক int. expressing the sound of coughing or hawking or laughing with such a sound continuously. খকখক করা v. to cough or hawk continuously. খকখক করে তোলা v. to hawk up or out. খকখকানি n. a fit of loud and continued coughing or hawking or laughter. খকখকে a. (of cough) attended with a hawking noise.

খগ [ khaga ] n the bird.

খগপতি, খগরাজ, খগেন্দ্র, খগেশ্বর [ khagapati, khagarāja, khagēndra, khagēśbara ] n the king of birds; (myth.) different appellations of Garuda (গরুড়).

খগোল [ khagōla ] n the sky, the heavens, the firma ment; a globe representing the sky, a celestial globe. ̃বিদ, ̃বিত্, ̃বেত্তা n. an astronomer. ̃বিদ্যা n. astronomy.

খচ [ khaca ] int expressing the imaginary sound of chopping at one stroke or piercing suddenly; a pricking sensation. খচখচ int. repeated খচ sound. খচখচ করা v. to carp, to give a pricking sensation. খচখচানি n. carping. খচখচে a. that which carps.

খচমচ [ khacamaca ] int expressing a harsh clamorous noise (as of beating cymbals or of con tinuous carping). ☐ n. this sound; a troublesome affair, botheration (রাজসেবা কত খচমচ); hullaballoo, dis sension and quarrel (খচমচ লেগেই আছে ।)

খচরখচর, খচরমচর [ khacarakhacara, khacaramacara ] int expressing a harsh rustling sound.

খচাখচ [ khacākhaca ] int same as খচখচ (see খচ). adv. ☐ quickly and noisily (খচাখচ কাটা).

খচিত [ khacita ] a interwoven; enwreathed, strung; inlaid; inset, embedded; pervaded, dif fused; bedecked, adorned. খচিত করা v. to interweave; to enwreathe; to string; to inlay, to inset, to embed; to pervade, to diffuse; to bedeck, to adorn.

খচ্চর [ khaccara ] n the mule; (in abuse) a bastard, a rogue or scoundrel or scapegrace. তিলে খচ্চর n. (in abuse) an incorrigible scoundrel or scapegrace.

খঞ্চা [ khañcā ] n a large dish or tray.

খঞ্চিপোশ [ khañcipōśa ] n a cover for a tray or a large dish.

খঞ্জ [ khañja ] a lame. খঞ্জ হওয়া v. to be lame, to become lame. ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. lameness.

খঞ্জন [ khañjana ] n the wagtail. খঞ্জন-গঞ্জন a. putting the wagtail to shame in restlessness (খঞ্জন-গঞ্জন আঁখি).

খঞ্জনা [ khañjanā ] fem of খঞ্জন ।

খঞ্জনি [ khañjani ] n the tambourine.

খঞ্জনিকা [ khañjanikā ] fem of খঞ্জন ।

খঞ্জর [ khañjara ] n a kind of short dagger or scimi tar, a han(d)jar.

খট [ khaṭa ] int expressing the sound made by striking on or at something hard (as of knocking the door or of striking or stamping the hoof on stony ground). খটখট, খটাখট int. expressing repetition of this sound; thorough dryness. খটখট করা v. to strike noisily and repeatedly on or at something hard; to look hard and dry (রোদে খটখট করা). খটখটে a. thoroughly hard and dry.

খটকা [ khaṭakā ] n a (sudden) doubt or suspicion, a misgiving; hesitation; a hitch (কাজে খটকা বেধেছে); a trouble or difficulty (খটকার অঙ্ক). খটকা লাগা to have a doubt or misgiving.

খটমট [ khaṭamaṭa ] a complicated, intricate, difficult (also খটমটে).

খটাখট [ khaṭākhaṭa ] int expressing the sound made by striking repeatedly on or at something hard.

খটাত্ [ khaṭāt ] int expressing a noise louder than খট । খটাত্ খটাত্ int. expressing repetition of this noise.

খটাস² [ khaṭāsa² ] int expressing a noise louder than খটাত্ । খটাস খটাস int. expressing repeti tion of this noise.

খটিকা, খটিনী, খটী [ khaṭikā, khaṭinī, khaṭī ] n chalk.

খট্টি [ khaṭṭi ] n an improvised cot for carrying the dead to the crematorium; a bier.

খট্বা [ khaṭbā ] n a cot, a bedstead.

খট্বাঙ্গ [ khaṭbāṅga ] n a leg or foot of a cot.

খট্বারূঢ় [ khaṭbārūḍh় ] a mounted or lying on a cot; lazy; foolish; wicked.

খট্বাশ [ khaṭbāśa ] n the polecat; the civet cat.

খড় [ khaḍ় ] n hay; straw. ̃কুটো n. dry straw, grass, twigs etc. collectively.

খ়ড়কে [ kh়ḍ়kē ] n a toothpick; a small species (খড়কে পুঁটি, খড়কে বাটা).

খড়খড় [ khaḍ়khaḍ় ] int expressing a rustling noise as of treading dry leaves; a grating noise or sensation. খড়খড়ে a. giving out or making this noise or sensation.

খড়খ়ড়ি [ khaḍ়kh়ḍ়i ] n a venetian blind.

খড়ম [ khaḍ়ma ] n a wooden sandal, a clog, (cp.) a sabot. ̃পেয়ে a. (esp. of a girl or woman) one with convex-shaped soles.

খড়রা [ khaḍ়rā ] n a curry-comb.

খড়ি [ khaḍ়i ] n chalk (also চা-খড়ি, ফুলখড়ি); silt or alluvial clay (with which the fore head is painted); a cardinal number or a figure (খড়ি পাতা); dry dirt in the form of a crust on the skin (খড়ি ওড়া). খড়ি ও়ড়া, খড়ি ওঠা v. (of skin or body) to give off dry dirt (esp. when rubbed). খড়ি পাতা v. to divine or foretell by means of writing down numbers or drawing figures. হাতে-খড়ি see হাত ।

খড়িমাটি [ khaḍ়imāṭi ] n same as খড়ি ।

খ়ড়ো [ kh়ḍ়ō ] a made of straw (খড়ো চাল); thatched with straw (খড়ো বাড়ি).

খড়্গ [ khaḍ়ga ] n a large falchion for immolating beasts; a large falchion; a scimitar; the horny appendage on the nose of the rhinoceros. ̃কোষ n. the sheath of a sword. ̃চর্ম n. sword and shield, sword and buckler. ̃পাণি a. holding or carry ing a falchion in one's hand, armed with a falchion. ̃হস্ত a. (ety.—rare) holding or carrying a falchion in one's hand; (fig.) extremely angry with, about to strike. খড়্গাঘাত n. the stroke of a falchion. খড়্গাঘাত করা v. to strike with a scimitar or a falchion. খড়্গী a. armed with a scimitar or sword. ☐ n. a swordsman; a rhinoceros.

খণ্ড [ khaṇḍa ] n a part; a fragment; a portion, a re gion (ভূখণ্ড); a piece (প্রস্তর খণ্ড, বস্ত্রখণ্ড); a slice (একখণ্ড পাউরুটি); a section (of a story, poem etc.); a volume, a copy (বইয়ের প্রথম খণ্ড). ̃কাব্য n. (rhet.) a mi nor epic or a short poem; an imperfect epic. ̃কাল n. a portion of a particular time, a part of a period. খণ্ড খণ্ড a. cut or broken or separated into pieces. খণ্ড খণ্ড করা v. to cut or break or separate into pieces. ̃গ্রাস n. (astr.) a partial eclipse. ̃প্রলয় n. a partial destruction of the universe; a tremendous upheaval or affray (resembling universal annihi lation). ̃বাক্য n. (gr.) a clause. ̃বিখণ্ড same as খণ্ড খণ্ড । ̃যুদ্ধ n. a strife, a skirmish, an affray. খণ্ডশ, খণ্ডে খণ্ডে adv. part by part, in parts; piece by piece, piecemeal.

খণ্ডন [ khaṇḍana ] n cutting or cleaving or breaking or dividing or separating into parts or pieces; cutting or severing; refutation (যুক্তিখণ্ডন); freeing from, vindication, absolution (দোষখণ্ডন, পাপখণ্ডন); annul ment, rescission (বিধিলিপি-খণ্ডন). খণ্ডন করা v. to cut or cleave; to break; to di vide, to separate; to sever; to refute; to free from, to vindicate, to absolve; to contradict; to confute, to reverse, to annul, to rescind. খণ্ডনীয় a. that which is to be or can be cut or cleft or sev ered: breakable; dividable, separable; refutable; vindicable, that which can be absolved; reversible, that which can be rescinded.

খণ্ডা [ khaṇḍā ] n a sword. খণ্ডাতি n. a swordsman.

খণ্ডাখণ্ডি [ khaṇḍākhaṇḍi ] n severe brawl or fighting; quar rel.

খণ্ডানো [ khaṇḍānō ] v to refute or cause to refute; to vindicate or cause to vindicate, to ab solve or cause to absolve; to reverse or cause to reverse, to annul or cause to annul, to rescind or cause to rescind; (ety.—not in use) to cut or break, to cause to cut or break.

খণ্ডিত [ khaṇḍita ] a that which has been cut or cleft; cloven (খণ্ডিত খুর); sliced; broken, di vided, separated; severed; refuted; freed from, vindicated, absolved; re versed, annulled, rescinded; cut short (খণ্ডিত আলোচনা, খণ্ডিত জীবন); imcomplete, obstructed, frustrated; partial (খণ্ডিত দৃষ্টি). খণ্ডিত করা v. to cut or cleave; to slice; to break, to divide, to separate; to sever; to refute; to free from, to vindicate, to absolve; to re verse, to annul, to rescind; to cut short, to impede completion (of), to obstruct, to frustrate. খণ্ডিত বর্তনী open circuit. খণ্ডিতব্য a. that which should be cut or cleft apart; refutable. খণ্ডিতা n. fem. (poetics) a heroine angered and made jealous at the sight of marks of cohabi tation with another on the person of her lover. খণ্ডিতাংশ n. broken or sliced part. খণ্ডীকরণ n. dividing, slicing, cleaving. খণ্ডীকৃত a. divided, sliced, cleft.

খত [ khata ] n a letter or a chit, a note; a note of hand, a promissory note, a debenture, a loan-bond; a written undertaking (দাসখত); act of rubbing esp. on the ground (নাকে খত). নাকে খত দেওয়া v. to rub one's nose on the ground (as a mark of undergoing punishment).

খতনা [ khatanā ] n the Muslim custom of circumci sion.

খতবা [ khatabā ] n a Mohammedan public prayer delivered in mosques every Friday in the name of Mohammed or his heir or in that of a Muslim prince, khutba.

খতম [ khatama ] n end, termination; completion; re moval; slaughter, murder. খতম করা v. to finish; to complete; to terminate; to accomplish; to put an end to; to re move; to kill, to slay, to murder, (sl.) to do in, to do to death. খতম হওয়া v. to be finished or completed or terminated or accomplished; to end; to be re moved; to be killed or slain, or mur dered, (sl.) to be done in, to be done to death.

খতরা [ khatarā ] n fright, fear; danger; difficulty; a hitch.

খতানো [ khatānō ] v to examine closely; to calcu late; to reckon; to estimate.

খতিয়ান [ khatiẏāna ] n a book of accounts, a ledger.

খদ [ khada ] n a cavern, a mountain fault, a crev ice; a very low valley.

খদ্দর [ khaddara ] n a hand-woven coarse cotton cloth, khadi. ̃ধারী a. dressed in khadi, in khadi.

খদ্যোত [ khadyōta ] n the glow-worm, the firefly. fem. খদ্যোতিকা । ̃মালা n. a string of glow worms, a multitude of glow-worms.

খনক [ khanaka ] n a digger, an excavator. ☐ a. em ployed in or used in digging, digging.

খনখন [ khanakhana ] int expressing the sound as made by striking on bell-metal. খনখন করা v. to give out this sound; to speak loudly and with this sound in the voice. খনখনে a. giving out this sound.

খনন [ khanana ] n digging; excavation. খনন করা v. to dig; to excavate. ̃যন্ত্র n. a digging tool. খননীয় a. that which can be or is to be dug or excavated.

খনি [ khani ] n a mine, a quarry.

খনিজ [ khanija ] a mineral. খনিজ লবণ rock salt. খনিজ সম্পদ mineral resources.

খনিত [ khanita ] a dug, excavated.

খনিত্র [ khanitra ] n a spud; a small weeding tool; a pick-axe; a crowbar.

খন্তা [ khantā ] n a spud.

খন্দ¹ [ khanda¹ ] n a ditch; a pit; a piece of low land.

খন্দ² [ khanda² ] n crop (রবিখন্দ). ̃কার, খোন্দকার n. a producer of crops, a farmer; a (Mus lim) title of honour awarded to wealthy farmers.

খপ [ khapa ] int expressing quickness, haste, sud denness (খপ করে). খপ খপ int. express ing quickly or suddenly one after an other; quickly, hastily.

খপাত্ [ khapāt ] int expressing quickness or sud denness.

খপুষ্প [ khapuṣpa ] n a mare's nest, a fiddlestick; moonshine.

খপোত [ khapōta ] n an aeroplane, an airship.

খপ্পর [ khappara ] n clutches, grip; a trap; pantile; a roof of pantile, a pantile shed. খপ্পরে পড়া v. to get into the clutches or snares of.

খবর [ khabara ] n news, tidings; report, informa tion; intelligence. খবর করা v. to inquire about; to communicate with (either personally or through letters). খবর জানা v. to have information; to be in the know; to get intelligence or news. খবর নেওয়া same as খবর করা । খবর পাওয়া v. to get news (of); to be informed (of); to come to know or learn. খবর রাখা same as খবর জানা । খবরের কাগজ a news paper. খবরাখবর n. pl. all sorts of news or information. খবরাখবর করা v. to keep oneself in intimate contact with, to keep oneself well-informed about, to keep in constant touch with, to enquire after a person etc. off and on.

খবরদার [ khabaradāra ] int expressing: take care, be ware, be on guard, watch out, halt for safety. খবরদারি n. caution; cautious ness; act of looking after; careful atten dance; care, custody, guardianship (ছেলেটি তার খবরদারিতে আছে); manage ment (তার খবরদারিতে সংসার চলে).

খবিশ [ khabiśa ] a unholy; dirty, nasty. ☐ n. an evil spirit, a ghost; a dirty or slovenly per son.

খমধ্য [ khamadhya ] n (astr. & geog.) the zenith.

খয়রা² [ khaẏarā² ] n a species of very small fish.

খয়রাত [ khaẏarāta ] n bounty; charity, almsgiving; alms, a charitable gift or donation. খয়রাত করা v. to give in charity; to give as alms. খয়রাতি a. charitable; gratuitous.

খয়ের [ khaẏēra ] n catechu.

খয়ের খাঁ [ khaẏēra khā ] n (also a.) a yes-man, a flat terer, a bootlicker.

খয়েরি [ khaẏēri ] a of the colour of catechu, dark brown, dark tan.

খর [ khara ] a sharp, keen (খর তরবারি); severe, fierce (খর রৌদ্র); strong, violent (খরবায়ু); very quick or fast (খর বেগ); harsh, rough (খর বাক্য); (of water) saltish, salty, saline, hard. খর জল hard water. ̃জালি n. salt obtained by sun ning something instead of boiling it. ̃তর compar. of খর । ̃দশন a. sharp toothed. ̃দৃষ্টি a. keen-sighted, hawk eyed. ̃ধার, ̃শান a. very sharp. ̃স্রোত a. having a strong current. ☐ n. a strong current. fem. খরস্রোতা । ̃স্পর্শ a. rough to the touch.

খরখর [ kharakhara ] int expressing a grating noise or sensation (খরখর করে ঘষা); quickness or celerity (খরখর করে চলা). খরখর করা v. to make a grating noise, to grate; to give a grating sensation; to move or talk rapidly; to move fussily. খরখরে a. that which makes a grating noise or gives a grating sensation; rough, not smooth; restless; moving fussily.

খরগোশ [ kharagōśa ] n the hare; the rabbit.

খরজ [ kharaja ] n (mus.) the first note of the gamut. See ষড়্জ ।

খরমুজ, খরমুজা, খরবুজ, খরবুজা [ kharamuja, kharamujā, kharabuja, kharabujā ] n the melon, the musk-melon.

খররা [ khararā ] n alt. spell. of খড়রা ।

খরশুলা, খরশোলা [ kharaśulā, kharaśōlā ] n a kind of small fish.

খরা [ kharā ] n sunshine, the sun; summer; drought. ☐ a. strongly fried; over-fried. ̃নো v. to fry hard; to overfry; to overbake.

খরিদ [ kharida ] n buying, purchase. খরিদ করা v. to buy, to purchase. ̃দার, খরিদ্দার n. a buyer, a purchaser, a customer. ̃বিক্রি n. buying and selling. ̃মূল্য n. cost price. খরিদা a. obtained by purchase; bought; purchased.

খরিফ [ kharipha ] n autumnal harvest or crop.

খরোষ্ঠী [ kharōṣṭhī ] n an ancient language of the north-west frontier of India; its script or style of writing, Kharosthi.

খর্জূর [ kharjūra ] n the date-palm; its fruit, the date.

খর্পর [ kharpara ] n a piece of broken earthenware, a potsherd; a skull of a dead person; the skull; an almsdish, a beggar's bowl; a thief; a sly rogue, a knave; a sharper, a cheat.

খর্ব¹ [ kharba¹ ] a short, not tall (খর্বকায়); reduced, decreased, diminished (তেজ খর্ব হওয়া); thwarted, curved, restrained, foiled (গতি খর্ব করা); lowered, humbled (গর্ব খর্ব হওয়া). খর্ব করা v. to reduce, to de crease, to diminish; to thwart, to curve, to restrain, to foil; to lower, to humble. ̃কায় a. of short stature, short, small, diminutive. ̃তা n. shortness. খর্বাকৃতি same as খর্বকায় । খর্বীকৃত a. reduced, de creased, diminished; thwarted, curved, restrained, foiled; lowered, humbled.

খর্ব² [ kharba² ] n. & a ten thousand million or ten billion.

খল¹ [ khala¹ ] n a small boat-shaped gallipot for pounding medicine, mortar. ̃নুড়ি, ̃নোড়া n. pl. this gallipot or mortar and a pestle.

খল² [ khala² ] a malicious, envious; dissimulat ing, hypocritical; crooked; cruel; base, mean. ̃তা n. malice, envy; malicious ness; dissimulation, hypocrisy; crook edness; cruelty; baseness, meanness. ̃নায়ক n. a villain. প্রকৃতি, ̃স্বভাব a. of a malicious or crooked nature. খলোক্তি n. a crooked or insidious utterance.

খলখল [ khalakhala ] int expressing the metallic noise of sweet laughter. খলখল করা v. to laugh loudly with a sweet metallic noise. খলখলে a. loud and giving out a sweet metallic noise.

খলপা [ khalapā ] n a coarse bamboo mat; a granary made of bamboo mats. খলপা দিয়ে মো়ড়া v. to cover with coarse bamboo mat ting. খলপার বেড়া a fencing of bamboo mats.

খলি [ khali ] n oilcake; earwax, cerumen.

খলিত [ khalita ] a bald.

খলিন [ khalina ] n a bridle; rein; curb-bit of a bridle.

খলিফা [ khaliphā ] n a caliph, a khalif; a master arti san, master tailor; a tailor; (dero.) one who plays the big boss. ̃গিরি n. ca liphate; the profession of an artisan or a tailor. খলিফার রাজ্য বা শাসন বা আমল বা পদ caliphate.

খালিশা [ khāliśā ] n a species of fish akin to but smaller than the anabas.

খসখস¹, খশখশ [ khasakhasa¹, khaśakhaśa ] n a species of grass used in making fans; cuscus, khuskhus.

খসখস² [ khasakhasa² ] int expressing a rustling sound.

খসখসে [ khasakhasē ] a not smooth, rough (to the touch).

খসড়া [ khasaḍ়ā ] n a preliminary sketch, a draft; a manuscript. খসড়া করা v. to make a draft.

খসম [ khasama ] n (mus.) husband.

খসা [ khasā ] v to become detached, to come away (খিল খসা); to come off (দেওয়াল থেকে চুনবালি খসা); to fall off, to be shed (গাছ থেকে পাতা খসা); to become loose (কোমরের কাপড় খসা); to become dishevelled (খোঁপা খসা); to drop off (মালা থেকে ফুল খসা); to get out of po sition accidentally, to slip (হাত থেকে খসে পড়া); to come out, to be uttered (মুখ থেকে কথা খসা); to be spent esp. unnecessarily, to be spent or lost (টাকা খসা); (sarcas.) to die (বুড়ো এবার খসবে); to flee, to escape (চোরটা খসেছে); to depart immediately (অনেক জ্বালিয়েছ, এখন খসে পড়ো). ̃নো v. to de tach, to cause to come away; to cause to come off; to cause to fall off, to shed; to loosen; to dishevel; to cause to drop off; to cause to slip (away or out); to cause to come out, to cause to utter; to cause to be spent or lost.

খাই¹ [ khāi¹ ] n a hole, a pit; a ditch, a trench (গড়খাই); a moat; depth (গর্তটার দু-হাত খাই).

খাই² [ khāi² ] v (pr. & 1st. per.) eat. □ n. eating (খাই-খরচ); desire for food, appetite (যতই খাক, ওর খাই মেটে না ।) খাই-খরচ see খরচ । খাই-খাই n. constant or strong desire for food. খাই-খাই করা v. to feel or express a strong desire for food; to be extremely hungry; to feel strong hun ger constantly; to be insatiably hungry. খাই-খালাসি a. usufructuary. খাইখালাসি সম্পত্তি n. property in usufructuary mortgage. খাইয়ে a. able to eat much, voracious, gourmand, gluttonous; given to or fond of eating well, fond of choice dishes. খাইয়ে লোক a gourmand, a glutton; a gourmet, an epicure; a belly-god, a voracious eater.

খাওন [ khāōna ] n act or manner of eating.

খাওয়া [ khāōẏā ] v to eat; to drink (জল খাওয়া); to take or enjoy (চা খাওয়া, ওষুধ খাওয়া, হাওয়া খাওয়া); to smoke (সিগারেট খাওয়া); to chew (পান খাওয়া); to accept or take (ঘুষ খাওয়া); to take or receive, to suffer (মার খাওয়া, কিল খাওয়া); to cause to lose, to cause to be dismissed from (চাকরি খাওয়া); to spoil or ruin (মাথা খাওয়া); to consume or absorb (লণ্ঠনটা খুব তেল খায়); to eat away, to wear away, to corrode. ☐ a. eaten or drunk or taken or smoked or chewed completely or incompletely (পাখিতে খাওয়া ফল); used by one whilst eating or drinking and yet unwashed (খাওয়া থালা); partly eaten away or worn away or corroded. কিল খাওয়া v. to receive a blow; to be buffeted. কুরে খাওয়া v. to scrape or gnaw away, to eat away. গালি খাওয়া v. to be rebuked or rated. চরিত্র খাওয়া n. character-assassination. বকুনি খাওয়া v. to be rebuked or abused or reprimanded, to be taken to task. খাওয়া খাওয়ি n. mutual entertainment at tables; mutual feasting; (idiom.) mutual quar relling (খাওয়া-খাওয়ি করা). খাওয়া-দাওয়া n. eating and drinking. খাওয়া-দাওয়া করা v. to eat and drink. খাওয়ানো v. to feed; to cause to eat or drink or take or smoke or chew; to cause to accept (ঘুষ খাওয়ানো); to cause to receive or suffer (মার খাওয়ানো); to cause to spoil or ruin (মাথা খাওয়ানো); to cause to consume or absorb (তেল খাওয়ানো); to cause to be eaten or worn away; to cause to be cor roded.

খাঁই [ khām̐i ] n desire, craving; avidity, greed; de mand (বরের বাপের বেজায় খাঁই).

খাঁকতি [ khān̐kati ] n want; shortage; (pop.) avidity, greed, demand.

খাঁকার, খাঁকারি, খাঁকরি [ khān̐kāra, khān̐kāri, khān̐kari ] n the noise of clear ing one's throat, a hawking noise. খাঁকার দেওয়া v. to hawk.

খাঁ-খাঁ [ khā-n̐khā ] int expressing; emptiness or lone liness (বাড়ি খাঁ-খাঁ করছে); suffering due to estrangement or bereavement (মন খাঁ-খাঁ করা); state of being extremely stricken or scorched with heat (রোদে মাঠ খাঁ-খাঁ করছে).

খাঁচা [ khān̐cā ] n a cage; a frame (বুকের খাঁচা).খাঁচার পাখি a bird in a cage; (fig.) one under restraint or in bondage. খাঁচায় ভরা বা পোরা বা আটকানো v. to encage. খাঁচায় বন্দি caged, encaged.

খাঁজ [ khān̐ja ] n a notch, an indent; a groove; a hollow, an aperture (দেওয়ালের খাঁজ); a line, a wrinkle, a furrow (কপালের খাঁজ); a fold (পেটের খাঁজ). ̃কাটা a. notched, serrated. খাঁজ কাটা v. to notch, to indent. খাঁজ পড়া v. to contract into wrinkles or furrows or folds; to become hollow. খাঁজে খাঁজে adv. to a T; fitting to the dovetail(s). খাঁজে খাঁজে আটকানো বা জোড়া v. to dovetail.

খাঁটি¹ [ khān̐ṭi¹ ] n (sl.) country-made or homebrewed wine, country wine, grog.

খাঁটি² [ khān̐ṭi² ] a pure, unadulterated (খাঁটি ঘি); genuine; real; honest, pure-souled, de pendable (খাঁটি লোক); weighty, right, important, judicious (খাঁটি কথা).

খাঁড় [ khān̐ḍ় ] n molasses condensed into granular form.

খাঁড়া [ khān̐ḍ়ā ] n a large falchion used in immolat ing beasts; a large falchion; a scimitar; the horny appendage on the nose of the rhinoceros.

খাঁড়ি¹ [ khān̐ḍ়i¹ ] n an estuary; an inlet, a creek.

খাঁড়ি² [ khān̐ḍ়i² ] a husked but unbroken. ̃মুসুরি n. husked but unbroken lentil.

খাক [ khāka ] n ashes. পুড়ে খাক হওয়া v. to be burnt to ashes.

খাকসার [ khākasāra ] n a humble servant.

খাকি¹ [ khāki¹ ] a dust-coloured, of light brown colour, khaki. ☐ n. a light drab cloth used esp. for military uniforms.

খাকি², খাগি [ khāki², khāgi ] sfx. fem indicating; one who eats up, consuming, devouring (ভাতারখাকি, গতরখাকি).

খাগ [ khāga ] n a kind of reed used as a pen.

খাগড়া [ khāgaḍ়ā ] n a species of tall reed.

খাগড়াই [ khāgaḍ়āi ] a made at Khagra (খাগড়া) in Bengal (খাগড়াই বাসন).

খাজনা [ khājanā ] n revenue; rent; ̃খানা n. a trea sury. খাজনা আদায় n. realization of rent or revenue.

খাজা [ khājā ] n a kind of crispy sweetmeat made of flour and sugar. ☐ a. (of fruits) slightly hard (খাজা কাঁঠাল); (coll.) lack ing in intelligence, stupid, good-for-nothing (খাজা লোক).

খাজাঞ্চি [ khājāñci ] n a treasurer; a cashier; a pay master. ̃খানা n. a treasury; a cash room; a paymaster's office.

খাঞ্জাখাঁ [ khāñjākhā ] n (dero.) one who tries (ridicu lously) to live in a princely style; a fop.

খাট [ khāṭa ] n a cot, a bedstead.

খাটা [ khāṭā ] v to toil, to labour (পরীক্ষার জন্য খাটা); to work (বাড়িতে রাজমিস্ত্রি খাটছে, এ রোগে ওষুধ খাটে না); to fit, to suit, to match, to become (হলদের পাশে কালো খাটে না, তোমার এ আচরণ খাটে না); to be laid out, to be invested in (ব্যবসায়ে বা সুধে টাকা খাটা); to come true (তার ভবিষ্যদ্বাণী খেটে গেছে); (usu. in neg.) to be of value, to be of (no) avail (পাপীর কাছে ধর্মের কথা খাটে না); to hold good (এখানে এ নিয়ম খাটে না). জেল খাটা v. to undergo a term of imprisonment, to serve a sentence. খাটা পায়খানা n. a ser vice-latrine. ̃নো v. to cause to toil or serve or work; to supervise others at work; to lay out, to invest; to pitch (তাবু খাটানো); to hang (দেয়ালে আলনা খাটানো); to hoist, to ring up, to set (পাল খাটানো); to set (ফ্রেমের ছবি খাটানো).

খাটাল [ khāṭāla ] n a large cattle-shed.

খাটিয়া [ khāṭiẏā ] n an improvised cot usu. of coir rope.

খাটিয়ে [ khāṭiẏē ] a industrious, laborious, hard working.

খাটুনি [ khāṭuni ] n labour, toil; effort; a (hard) task.

খাটুলি [ khāṭuli ] n an improvised cot; an impro vised cot for carrying the dead to the crematorium, a bier.

খাটো [ khāṭō ] a not long or tall, short (খাটো দড়ি, খাটো গড়ন); of short width (খাটো কাপড়); not loud, low (খাটো গলা); backward (পড়াশোনায় খাটো); inefficient (কাজে খাটো); lacking, short, weak (বুদ্ধিতে খাটো). খাটো করা v. to shorten, to reduce; to shorten the width of; to lower; to humble (কাউকে খাটো করা, কারও মান খাটো করা); to disparage, to belittle. খাটো হওয়া v. to become short; to become less wide or long than what is necessary, to be of short measure (জামাটা খাটো হয়েছে); to be inferior to (কারও চেয়ে খাটো হওয়া); to prove one self inefficient; to be humiliated, to look small (লোকের কাছে খাটো হওয়া). খাটো গলা a low voice. খাটো নজর (lit.) shortsightedness; (fig.) narrow mindedness, mean-mindedness. কানে খাটো hard of hearing. বুদ্ধিতে খাটো lack ing in intelligence or understanding.

খাট্টা [ khāṭṭā ] n any sour substance, an acid. ☐ a. sour. মেজাজ খাট্টা out of humour.

খাড়ব [ khāḍ়ba ] n any of the musical modes that are expressed in six notes.

খাড়া [ khāḍ়ā ] a erect, upright; vertical; perpen dicular; precipitous, steep; full, at a stretch, without break (খাড়া দু-মাইল, খাড়া দু-ঘন্টা); standing (খাড়া পাহারা). ☐ n. a stem or stalk (শজনের খাড়া). খাড়া করা v. to cause to stand up; to set erect; to put up (দাবিদার খাড়া করা); to present; to bring into existence; to draw up (খসড়া খাড়া করা) to set up, to found, to establish (স্কুল খাড়া করা, যুক্তি খাড়া করা); to bring round (রোগীকে খাড়া করা). খাড়া হওয়া v. to stand up; to stand erect; to keep standing; to come round. খাড়াই n. height, altitude; upward slope, a steep gradient or rise. ̃খাড়ি adv. lengthwise.

খাণ্ডিক [ khāṇḍika ] n a confectioner.

খাত [ khāta ] n a pit; a hole; a ditch; a pond, a tank; a creek; an inlet; a mine; a moat. ☐ a. dug.

খাতক [ khātaka ] n a debtor.

খাতা [ khātā ] n a book for writing or scribbling; an account-book, a ledger; a register. খাতা লেখা v. to maintain an account book or ledger. ̃পত্র n. pl. books for writing or scribbling; different ac count-books or ledgers; records; regis ters. হালখাতা n. a fresh account-book or ledger opened (usu. on the Bengali/In dian New Year's Day) for the coming year; a (religious) festival on the occa sion of ceremonial opening of the new account-book or ledger.

খাতির [ khātira ] n cordial treatment or reception (খাতির পাওয়া); respect, honour (বিদ্বানের খাতির সর্বত্র); influence (মুরুব্বির খাতিরে চাকরি পওয়া); amity, good terms, inti macy (দুই বন্ধুতে খুব খাতির); interest, sake, account (চাকরির খাতিরে). খাতির করা v. to receive cordially; to treat respect fully; to care for (কারও খাতির করা); to comply with a friendly request of; to comply with. খাতির পাওয়া v. to receive or enjoy cordial reception; to receive cordial treatment; to be treated respect fully. খাতির রাখা v. to comply with a friendly request of; to comply with; to care for. ̃জমা n. certainty, asssured ness, assurance. ☐ a. assured. খাতির-না দারত, খাতির-নাদারদ a. outspoken. ☐ n. slight, contempt; disregard. ̃যত্ন n. re spect; polite regard; flattering attention.

খাতুন [ khātuna ] n (Mus.) a title suffixed to the names of (unmarried) Muslim women.

খাদ¹ [ khāda¹ ] n alloy; base metal. ̃হীন, নিখাদ a. unalloyed; unmixed.

খাদ² [ khāda² ] n (mus.) the bass; a quarry; a pit; a hole; a ditch; a mine.

খাদক [ khādaka ] a one who eats or consumes. ☐ n. an eater; a consumer.

খাদন [ khādana ] n eating; consumption.

খাদিত [ khādita ] a eaten; consumed.

খাদিম [ khādima ] n a servant, an attendant; a care taker or warden of a mosque.

খাদী [ khādī ] sfx indicating: one who eats, eating (নরখাদী).

খাদ্য [ khādya ] n food. ☐ a. eatable, edible. খাদ্য খাদক-সম্বন্ধ n. (lit.) the relation between food and its consumer; the relation re sembling that between the hare and the hunter. ̃গ্রহণ n. taking food. ̃নালি n. (anat.) the food canal, the alimentary canal, the gullet, the oesophagus or esophagus. ̃প্রাণ n. vitamin. ̃ভাণ্ডার n. a food store, a grain store. ̃মন্ত্রক n. the food ministry. ̃মন্ত্রী n. the food minis ter. ̃মূল্য n. food price; food value. ̃শস্য n. food grains. খাদ্যাখাদ্য n. edible and inedible things; good and bad food. খাদ্যাভাব n. scarcity of food, pau city of food-supply, want of food.

খান² [ khāna² ] n (used as a sfx.) a place (এইখান, সেখান).

খানকি [ khānaki ] n a prostitute, a harlot, a whore. ̃গিরি n. prostitution, harlotry. ̃পনা n. act of behaving like a wanton, wanton ness, whorishness. ̃বাড়ি n. a brothel.

খানদান [ khānadāna ] n a high or aristocratic family; aristocracy. খানদানি a. speaking of or becoming a high family, aristocratic; distinguished.

খানসামা [ khānasāmā ] n a table servant, a khidmutgar. ̃গিরি n. the profession of a table ser vant; the occupation of a butler.

খানা¹ [ khānā¹ ] n a hole; a pit; a ditch. ̃খোঁদল, ̃খন্দর n. pl. holes or pits or ditches. ̃ডোবা n. pits and ditches.

খানা² [ khānā² ] n place (পিলখানা); a house or abode (দৌলতখানা); a room (বৈঠকখানা). ̃তল্লাশ, ̃তল্লাশি n. a search (usu.) made by the police. খানাতল্লাশের পরওয়ানা a. search-warrant.

খানা³ [ khānā³ ] n cooked food; meal. (খানা খাওয়া); a feast (খানা দেওয়া). ̃পিনা n. eating and drinking.

খানা⁴ [ khānā⁴ ] sfx indicating: a number, a piece, a fragment (দুখানা, চারখানা); used as the article 'the' (বইখানা, বাড়িখানা).

খানাবাড়ি [ khānābāḍ়i ] n a dwelling-house; a dwelling-house and land (usu. leased out) within the precincts of a countryhouse.

খানি [ khāni ] a milder form of খানা⁴ ।

খানিক [ khānika ] adv for a little while (খানিক দাঁড়াও). ☐ a. a little, only a little, a bit. ̃ক্ষণ adv. for a little while. ☐ n. a little while.

খানেক [ khānēka ] a (used as a sfx.) one, about one, one approximately (সেরখানেক, ঘন্টাখানেক); nearly, approximately.

খান্ডার [ khānḍāra ] a qurrelsome; termagant, fem. ̃নি, খান্ডারি a. termagant, shrewish.

খাপ [ khāpa ] n a scabbard, a sheath (তরোয়ালের খাপ); a holster (রিভলভারের খাপ); a case (চশমার খাপ); agreement, congru ity, suitability; closeness or density of texture, texture. খাপ খাওয়া v. to agree with, to be congruent with; to be in keeping or harmony with, to suit; to adjust oneself to. খাপে রাখা v. to sheathe; to put in the case. খাপ থেকে খোলা v. to unsheathe; to take out of the case. খাপ-খোলা a. unsheathed, bare. খাপ-ছাড়া a. unsuitable, unbecoming, in consistent, irrelevant, incoherent, dis jointed; casual, stray; queer, quaint (খাপছাড়া লোক বা স্বভাব).

খাপরা [ khāparā ] n a potsherd; tile or pantile. খাপরেল n. a small hut with pantile shed.

খাপা² [ khāpā² ] v to agree, to be congruent; (of textiles) to shrink. ☐ a. agreed; shrunk. খাপানো v. to cause to agree, to bring to agreement; to cause to shrink, to shrink. See also খাপ খাওয়া ।

খাপি [ khāpi ] a (of textiles) closely woven, close-grained.

খাপ্পা [ khāppā ] a enraged; furious or angry. খাপ্পা হওয়া v. to get angry, to be out of tem per, to get or fly into a rage.

খাবল, খাবলা [ khābala, khābalā ] n the palm of the hand; a handful (এক খাবলা); the paw; a sei zure or a stroke (usu. a sudden one) with the palm or the paw; a bite. খাবলা মারা v. to seize or strike or scratch (usu. suddenly) with the palm or the paw, to paw. to bite; (fig.) to (try to) appropri ate to oneself a part of. খাবলানো v. same as খাবল মারা । ☐ a. seized or struck or scratched with the palm or the paw, pawed, bitten. খাবলে নেওয়া v. to snatch with the hand or paw, to grab.

খাবার [ khābāra ] n food; meal; tiffin, snacks. ☐ a. edible, meant for eating or drinking (খাবার জিনিস, খাবার জল). ̃ওয়ালা n. a seller of snacks. খাবার ঘর dining room. খাবার জল drinking water.

খাবি [ khābi ] n an instance of obstructed breath ing, a gasp. খাবি খাওয়া v. to gasp (as a drowning person does); (fig.) to be on the point of death, to have the last gasp; (fig.) to fumble.

খাম¹ [ khāma¹ ] n an envelope, a cover. খাম আঁটা, খামের মুখ বন্ধ করা v. to close an enve lope. খামে আঁটা, খামে ভরা v. to enclose in an envelope.

খাম² [ khāma² ] n a pillar, a post. খাম-আলু n. a vari ety of yam.

খামকা, খামখা, খামোকা [ khāmakā, khāmakhā, khāmōkā ] adv variants of খামাকা ।

খামখেয়াল [ khāmakhēẏāla ] n eccentricity; whimsicality; vagary; a whim, a caprice, a freak. খামখেয়ালি a. eccentric; whimsical; ca pricious, freakish. খামখেয়ালিপনা n. freakishness, whimsicality; capricious ness.

খামচানো [ khāmacānō ] v to tweak or scratch with all the nails of a hand or a paw. ☐ a. tweaked or scratched thus.

খামচি [ khāmaci ] n act of tweaking with several (usu. five or four) fingernails. খামচি মারা v. to tweak thus.

খামাকা [ khāmākā ] adv without cause or provoca tion, for nothing, unnecessarily.

খামার [ khāmāra ] n a threshing-floor, a farmyard; a granary. ̃বাড়ি n. a granary, a farm; a granary-building, a farmhouse; a dwelling-house with a granary within its precinct.

খামি [ khāmi ] n ferment, yeast; a joint or loop of a piece of ornament (such as a neck lace).

খামির [ khāmira ] n ferment, yeast, leaven.

খামিরা [ khāmirā ] n perfumed tobacco.

খাম্বা [ khāmbā ] n a pillar; a large post.

খাম্বাজ [ khāmbāja ] n an Indian musical mode.

খারাপ [ khārāpa ] a bad, evil, ill, harmful (খারাপ অভ্যাস, খারাপ আবহাওয়া); inferior (খারাপ কাপড়); wicked (খারাপ স্বভাব); discourteous, uncivil, haughty, rude (খারাপ আচরণ); obscene, filthy (খারাপ কথা); bad, rotten, unwholesome (খারাপ খাবার); out of humour or rude (খারাপ মেজাজ); distressed, sad (মন খারাপ); unwell, indisposed (শরীর খারাপ); out of order, unserviceable (ঘড়িটা খারাপ হয়েছে); miserable, indigent (খারাপ আর্থিক অবস্হা); deteriorated, worsened, alarming (রোগীর অবস্হা খারাপ হওয়া); hard to cure or infectious (খারাপ রোগ বা রোগী); infected (খারাপ রক্ত); ominous, inauspicious (খারাপ দিন); ugly (খারাপ চেহারা); deranged (মাথা খারাপ); soiled, dirty (কাদা লেগে জামাটা খারাপ হয়েছে); evil or difficult (খারাপ পথ). খারাপ করা v. to make bad; to spoil, to bungle (কাজ খারাপ করা); to pollute (চরিত্র খারাপ করা); to soil (জামা খারাপ করা); to make or become unwell (শরীর খারাপ করা); to ruin (স্বাস্হ্য খারাপ করা); to dis tress or feel distressed (মন খারাপ করা); to cause a decline (আর্থিক অবস্হা খারাপ করা); to make or grow worse, to worsen, to deteriorate (রোগীর অবস্হা খারাপ করা); to put out of order, to damage (সে ঘড়িটাকে খারাপ করেছে); to soil or deface (সে বইখানাকে খারাপ করেছে); to ruffle (চুল খারাপ করা); to derange (মাথা খারাপ করা); to upset (পেট খারাপ করা). মন খারাপ করা v. to feel dis tressed, to become glum or morose. মাথা খারাপ করা v. to get crazy; to worry. মুখ খারাপ করা v. to utter or use filthy words. মেজাজ খারাপ করা v. to lose one's temper; to get out of humour. শরীর খারাপ করা v. to feel indisposed; to be indisposed; to spoil or ruin one's health.

খারাবি [ khārābi ] n harm; ruin, utter ruin, disaster; villainy, wickedness.

খারিজ [ khārija ] a rejected, dismissed, set aside; cast away, forsaken; discarded; re vised; substituted. ☐ n. annulment; re jection, dismissal; act of casting away or forsaking, discarding; revision, sub stitution. খারিজ করা v. to reject, to dis miss, to set aside; to cast away, to for sake, to discard; to revise, to substitute. খারিজা a. same as খারিজ (a.). খারিজ-দাখিল n. substitution of names in the rent roll, mutation (also দাখিল-খারিজ).

খাল [ khāla ] n a canal; a strait; a channel; a quagmire; a pit; lowland (also খালিজমি); (dial.) cramp; (dial.) skin, hide. খাল কাটা v. to dig a canal or a channel. খাল তোলা v. to flay. খাল ধরা v. to have a cramp; to cramp. খাল কেটে কুমির (বা বেনো জল) আনা v. to invite evil, to ask or look for trouble, to allow room to an evil-doer through indiscreet act; to dig one's grave.

খালা [ khālā ] n (Mus.) the husband of one's mother's sister, an uncle. fem. খালু one's mother's sister, an aunt. ̃তো a. born of one's mother's sister; related through an aunt.

খালাস [ khālāsa ] n release (of a prisoner); acquittal (of an accused); delivery (of a woman in travail); relief, riddance (দায় থেকে খালাস); (of a consignment) act of tak ing delivery (of); unloading; (of a thing pawned or mortgaged) redeem ing. ☐ a. released; acquitted; delivered (of a child); relieved, rid; that which has been taken delivery of; unloaded; redeemed. খালাস করা v. to release; to obtain the acquittal of; to deliver (a woman in travail) of a child; to relieve, to rid; to take delivery of; to unload; to redeem. খালাস দেওয়া v. to release; to acquit; to relieve, to rid; to give deliv ery of. খালাস পাওয়া v. to be released or acquitted; to be delivered of a child; to be relieved. ̃পত্র n. a passport; an or der for acquittal or release.

খালাসি¹ [ khālāsi¹ ] a released; acquitted; that which has been taken delivery of; unloaded; redeemed. খাইখালাসি a. usufructuary.

খালাসি² [ khālāsi² ] n a shipmate, a mate; (rare) an ordinary soldier or sailor without rank.

খালি¹ [ khāli¹ ] a empty (খালি কলসি); vacant (খালি পদ); void; bare (খালি গা); incessant, continuous (খালি কান্না); mere (খালি ধাপ্পা). ☐ adv. only (খালি একটু বসল); always (খালি কাঁদে). ̃হাত a. penniless, moneyless. ☐ n. empty-handedness. ̃হাতে adv. empty-handed, carrying nothing. ̃পেট n. empty stomach.

খালি-খালি [ khāli-khāli ] adv. & a for nothing (আমাকে খালি খালি বকছ); rather empty (ঘরখানা খালি-খালি ঠেকছে).

খালিজুলি [ khālijuli ] n a very small stream, a streamlet.

খালিত্য [ khālitya ] n baldness.

খালুই [ khālui ] n a small portable creel; a fishcreel; fisherman's wicker-basket.

খাস [ khāsa ] a especial, special (খাসদরবার); per sonal, private, own (খাসকামরা); under direct ownership or control of the pro prietor (খাসসম্পত্তি). ̃কামরা n. a private chamber. ̃খামার n. agricultural land not let out to the tenants but cultivated directly by the owner; a demesne, a demain. ̃নবিশ, ̃মুনশি n. a private sec retary; a personal assistant. ̃বরদার n. a mace-bearer. ̃মহল, ̃মহাল, ̃সম্পত্তি n. an estate directly under the landlord; a demesne, a demain. খাসে আনা, খাস করা n. to bring under direct control, to take away from tenancy.

খাসগেলাস [ khāsagēlāsa ] n cutglass; a chandelier made of cutglass.

খাসা [ khāsā ] a of superior quality; excellent, fine; delicious.

খাসি [ khāsi ] n a castrated goat; (in mild rebuke) a fool, a nincompoop. ☐ a. castrated (খাসি ভেড়া, খাসি মোরগ). খাসি করা v. to castrate.

খাস্তা¹ [ khāstā¹ ] a corrupted, spoilt. সাত (বা পাঁচ) নকলে আসলে খাস্তা frequent imitations spoil (or corrupt the original), (cp.) Re ligion hides her face when her clergy men preach.

খাস্তা² [ khāstā² ] a (of food) crisp (খাস্তা বিস্কুট, খাস্তা কচুরি). ☐ n. a kind of crisp sweetmeat.

খিঁচ [ khin̐ca ] n a grit; a slight defect or omission or trouble or difficulty; discord or dis agreement, a hitch; a pull or sprain or cramp; a debate or argument. খিঁচ ধরা v. to have a sprain or cramp. খিঁচ পড়া v. to have a slight defect or omission. খিঁচ মারা v. to give a pull. খিঁচ মিটানো v. to settle a dispute, to end a quarrel or misunderstanding. খিঁচ লাগা v. to have a sprain or cramp; to be stricken with discord or disagreement; to have a slight trouble or difficulty.

খিঁচানো [ khin̐cānō ] v to make an ugly or angry movement of (মুখ খিঁচানো, দাঁত খিঁচানো); to make faces (at); to move spasmodi cally (হাত খিঁচানো); to scold. দাঁত খিঁচানো v. to make an ugly movement of one's teeth in anger or scolding, to grin in anger or scolding; to snap at (a per son). মুখ খিঁচানো v. to make faces (at), to mouth; to scold. খিঁচানি, (pop.) খিঁচুনি n. an ugly or angry movement (of teeth or mouth); a grimace; convulsion, a spasm; scolding.

খিচিমিচি [ khicimici ] n frequent scolding; frequent tiffs or petty quarrels; peevishness; mutual quarrel. ☐ a. peevish (খিচিমিচি লোক). খিচিমিচি করা v. to scold fre quently, to worry and annoy by scold ing, to find fault (with) continuously, to nag at; to quarrel mutually.

খিচুড়ি [ khicuḍ়i ] n a food prepared by boiling rice and pigeon-pea together with spices and fat, kedgeree, hotchpotch. খিচুড়ি পাকানো v. to cook hotchpotch; (fig.) to make a mess of, to jumble up; to bungle.

খিটিমিটি, খিটখিট, খিটমিট [ khiṭimiṭi, khiṭakhiṭa, khiṭamiṭa ] n displeasure or quarrel or discord on negligible ac count. খিটিমিটি করা, খিটখিট করা, খিটমিট করা v. to scold or quarrel peevishly. খিটখিটে n. peevish, pettish, petulant. খিটখিটে স্বভাব petulance.

খিড়কি [ khiḍ়ki ] n a back-door, a postern gate.

খিদমত, খিদমদ [ khidamata, khidamada ] n act of waiting on or serving, attendance. খিদমত করা v. to wait on, to attend upon, to serve. ̃গার n. a waiter, an attendant; a servant.

খিদ্যমান [ khidyamāna ] a grieving (for), sorrowing; la menting.

খিন্ন [ khinna ] a aggrieved, distressed; sad; tired; fatigued. ̃মনে adv. in an aggrieved state of mind.

খিমচি [ khimaci ] n a light tweaking (usu. with two finger-nails), a tweak; a pinch. খিমচি কাটা v. to tweak; to pinch.

খিল¹ [ khila¹ ] a uncultivated, fallow (খিল জমি); serving as an appendix of a book, ap pendicular (খিল হরিবংশ).

খিল² [ khila² ] n a bolt (of a door); a pin or a peg or a nail (for fastening or fixing any thing); cramp (পেটে খিল লাগা). খিল খোলা v. to unbolt. খিল দেওয়া v. to bolt. খিল লাগা, খিল ধরা v. to have a cramp; to cramp.

খিলখিল [ khilakhila ] int expressing a giggling sound. খিলখিল করা v. to giggle, to titter.

খিলাত [ khilāta ] n a robe of honour awarded by a prince; (loos.) a title or a gift of honour awarded by a prince.

খিলান [ khilāna ] n (arch.) an arch; a vault, a dome. খিলান-করা a. arched; vaulted.

খিলি [ khili ] n betel-leaf rolled into a cup hav ing lime, catechu, betel-nut etc. within it.

খিলোদ্ধার [ khilōddhāra ] n development of fallow land, land development.

খিস্তি [ khisti ] n utterance of obscene language; obscene revilings, an instance of rail ing, raillery; obscenity. খিস্তি করা, মুখ খিস্তি করা v. to utter obscene or filthy words; to rail (at or against), to revile.

খুঁচি [ khun̐ci ] n a vessel for measuring rice paddy and other grains weighing 2½ seers.

খুঁট [ khun̐ṭa ] n the corner of a piece of cloth; a pinch (এক খুঁট খাবার).

খুঁট-আখরিয়া, খুঁট-আখুরে [ khun̐ṭa-ākhariẏā, khun̐ṭa-ākhurē ] n one who has little or no education: one who makes a fuss over trifles; a stickler (for perfec tion).

খুঁটন [ khun̐ṭana ] n taking a small amount or portion with the tips of one's fingers or beaks, nibbling; pinching or nipping.

খুঁটা², খোঁটা [ khun̐ṭā², khōn̐ṭā ] v to take a small amount or portion with the tips of one's fingers or beaks, to nibble; to pinch or nip (ঘামাচি খুঁটছে). ☐ a. taken slightly with the tips of one's fingers or beaks, nibbled; pinched or nipped. খুঁটানো, খোঁটানো v. to cause to pinch or nip; to cause to be pinched or nipped.

খুঁটি [ khun̐ṭi ] n a wooden post or pillar; a post or pillar made of bamboo; a peg, a stake (গোরু বাঁধার খুঁটি); (fig.) a patron, an up holder (খুঁটির জোর). খুঁটি গাড়া v. to set up or fix a post or pillar; (fig.) to settle down at a place permanently.

খুঁটিনাটি [ khun̐ṭināṭi ] n. pl trifling offences and omis sions; trifles; details; niceties. ☐ a. tri fling (খুঁটিনাটি ব্যাপার).

খুঁটিয়ে [ khun̐ṭiẏē ] adv minutely, closely, meticu lously scrutinizingly; in a thorough-go ing manner; making an oversubtle dis tinction, in a hair-splitting manner. খুঁটিয়ে দেখা v. to judge or scrutinize mi nutely, to make a thorough and de tailed examination, to scan carefully, to split hairs.

খুঁড়া, খোঁড়া [ khun̐ḍ়ā, khōn̐ḍ়ā ] v to dig, to excavate; to knock or strike (মাথা খুঁড়ছে); to cause harm to a person by taking excessive notice of or praising him or her; to cast an evil eye on. ☐ a. dug, excavated. খুঁড়ানো, খোঁড়ানো v. to cause to dig or excavate; to cause to be dug or excavated. ☐ a. dug, excavated.

খুঁড়ি [ khun̐ḍ়i ] n (of a woman) lame. ☐ n. a lame woman.

খুঁত [ khun̐ta ] n a scar; an ugly mark; a defect in the shape or appearance; a defect; a flaw, a fault; an omission; a blemish. খুঁত ধরা v. to find fault with, to cavil, to carp at.

খুঁতখুঁত, খুঁতখুঁতানি, খুঁতখুঁতুনি [ khun̐takhun̐ta, khun̐takhun̐tāni, khun̐takhun̐tuni ] n carping, peevishness, pettishness; fastidious ness. খুঁতখুঁত করা v. to carp at, to cavil; to grumble mildly for a trifling omis sion or defect.

খুঁতখুঁতে [ khun̐takhun̐tē ] a peevish, pettish; fastidious, hard to please.

খুঁতি [ khun̐ti ] n a small hand-bag or purse woven with thread.

খুঁতে², খুঁতেল [ khun̐tē², khun̐tēla ] a scarred; possessing an ugly mark; defective in shape or ap pearance; defective, faulty; having a blemish.

খুঁয়া [ khum̐ẏā ] n silk; jute; fabric made of silk or jute; a kind of coarse fabric.

খুঁয়ে [ khum̐ẏē ] a one who weaves coarse fabric (খুঁয়ে তাঁতি).

খুকি [ khuki ] n an infant girl; a little girl; a daughter. ☐ int. (voc.) my daughter, my girl. ̃পনা n. simulating the behaviour of a little girl, affected girl ishness. খুকু affectionate form of খুকি । খুকুমণি n. (in endearment) dear girl.

খুঙ্গি, খুঙি [ khuṅgi, khuṅi ] n a portable wicker-bag for carrying books, (cp.) a satchel. ̃-পুঁথি n. a satchel and the books in it.

খুজলি [ khujali ] n itch, scabies.

খুঞ্চি [ khuñci ] n a small tray. ̃পোশ n. a cover for a tray.

খুড়তুতো [ khuḍ়tutō ] a born of a younger brother of one's father or father-in-law, avuncu lar.

খুড়ো [ khuḍ়ō ] n a younger brother of one's father, an uncle. fem. খুড়ি the wife of one's father's younger brother, an aunt. খুড়শ্বশুর n. a younger brother of one's father-in-law, an uncle-in-law. খুড়শাশুড়ি n. fem. an aunt-in-law.

খুদ² [ khuda² ] n a particle or fragment of a grain of rice; a particle or fragment of any grain. ̃কণা n. a single such fragment or particle. ̃কুঁড়া, (coll.) ̃কুঁড়ো n. (lit.) huskings and particles of grains; (fig.) very humble or meagre food; (fig.) pal try things or acquisitions.

খুদা² [ khudā² ] v to engrave; to carve.

খুদি¹, খুদে [ khudi¹, khudē ] a very small, tiny. fem. খুদি²। খুদে রাক্ষস one as gluttonous as the mythical anthropophagi, (fig.) an ex tremely voracious eater.

খুন [ khuna ] n blood; a murder, an act of homi cide. ☐ a. exhausted (কেঁদে কেঁদে খুন); beside oneself (হেসে খুন). খুন করা v. to murder, to do (one) to death, to do (one) in. খুন চড়া, খুন চাপানো, খুন চাপা v. to become possessed with a murderous frenzy, to have murder in one's eyes; to grow furious, to fly into a towering rage, to see red. খুন হওয়া v. to be mur dered; to be beside oneself; to become exhausted. খুন কখনো চাপা দেওয়া যায় না murder will out.

খুনখারাব, খুনখারাবি, খুনখারাপি [ khunakhārāba, khunakhārābi, khunakhārāpi ] n a bloody affray or riot; an extensive bloodshed.

খুনসুটি [ khunasuṭi ] n a bickering for pleasure; an amorous bickering for pleasure.

খুনোখুনি [ khunōkhuni ] n mutual killing; a violent af fray; a tumultuous brawl or bloodshed. খুনোখুনি করা বা হওয়া v. to be engaged in mutual killing or a violent affray or a tumultuous brawl.

খুন্তি [ khunti ] n a cooking tool resembling a spud, a cooking spud.

খুপরি [ khupari ] n a small house, a hovel, a small (and usu. dingy) room, a shack; a hole (পায়রার খুপরি); a cell; a recess, a niche. খুপরি-করা a. divided into small rooms or holes or cells. খুপরি-কাটা a. recessed (খুপরি-কাটা দেওয়াল).

খুপি¹ [ khupi¹ ] n a small (usu. square) cell.

খুপি² [ khupi² ] a (chiefly used as a sfx.) cellular, having square cells (চৌখুপি).

খুব [ khuba ] adv very (খুব সুন্দর); very much, too much (খুব খায়); excellently (খুব বলছে); surely (খুব পারবে). ☐ int. enough, surely. খুব করা v. to do the right thing; to serve right; to do much; (sarcas.) to do nothing, to bungle.

খুবসুরত [ khubasurata ] a very handsome or beautiful.

খুবানি [ khubāni ] n apricot.

খুর [ khura ] n hoof of an animal.

খুরলি [ khurali ] n exercise; practice of archery; practice ('মুরলী খুরলি'); a prank.

খুরা [ khurā ] n a leg or heel or castor of an article or furniture.

খুরি [ khuri ] n a small earthen cup without handle.

খুলি [ khuli ] n the skull, the cranium; a small earthen cup without handle.

খুল্লতাত [ khullatāta ] n (for.) a younger brother of one's father, an uncle.

খুশকি [ khuśaki ] n dandruff, scurf.

খুশবু [ khuśabu ] n good smell, fragrance; perfume.

খুশি [ khuśi ] n happiness, joy, delight; cheerful ness, jollity; pleasure, desire, volition, will (আমার খুশি আমি যাব না); satisfac tion. ☐ a. happy, joyful, delighted, cheerful, glad, jovial, jolly; pleased; willing; satisfied. খুশি করা v. to satisfy, to please. ̃মতো adv. at one's pleasure, as one wishes or pleases. ̃মনে adv. happily; gladly; willingly.

খেই [ khēi ] n an end of a thread; the number of threads or cords (পাঁচ খেই সুতো); a clue or trail (খেই পাওয়া). খেই হারানো v. to lose a clue or trail; (fig.) to be at a loss to find one's way; (fig.) to be confused or perplexed; to lose the thread of a story or an argument.

খেউড় [ khēuḍ় ] n a kind of scurrilous song or poem; an instance of railing; ribald abuse.

খউরি [ khuri ] n shaving. খেউরি করা বা হওয়া v. to shave.

খেঁক, খ্যাঁক [ khēn̐ka, khyān̐ka ] int expressing a snarling sound of a dog or a vixen or of one in anger. খ্যাঁক (খেঁক) করা v. to snarl; to shout fretfully. খেঁক খেঁক, খ্যাঁক খ্যাঁক int. expressing repeated snarling or fretting noise. খেঁকখেঁক করা, খেঁকানো, খ্যাঁকানো v. to snarl repeatedly; to rebuke fretfully and repeatedly in a loud voice. খেঁকানি, খ্যাঁকানি, খ্যাঁকখ্যাঁকানি n. repeated and fret ful rebuke in a loud voice. খেঁকিয়ে ওঠা same as খ্যাঁকানো ।

খেঁকশিয়াল [ khēn̐kaśiẏāla ] n the fox. fem. খেঁকশিয়ালি n. the vixen.

খেঁকি [ khēn̐ki ] a ill-tempered, peevish; snarling. খেঁকি কুত্তা a snarling dog; (loos.) a cur, a tyke.

খেঁচড়া [ khēn̐caḍ়ā ] a wayward, indocile, obstinate; unmannerly, ill-mannered.

খেঁচা [ khēn̐cā ] v to pull or tug or snatch (esp. forcefully and suddenly); to have a spasm, to convulse; to have a cramp, to cramp. ☐ n. a pull or tug or snatch (esp. a forceful and sudden one); a spasm, convulsion; a cramp.

খেঁচাখেঁচি [ khēn̐cākhēn̐ci ] n mutual quarrelling (usu. noisy and frequent one); mutual ill-feeling.

খেঁচাখেঁচি করা [ khēn̐cākhēn̐ci karā ] v to fall out or quarrel (usu. noisily and frequently).

খেঁকো¹ [ khēn̐kō¹ ] sfx indicating: eaten (by) (পোকায় খেকো) = moth-eaten).

খেকো², খেগো [ khēkō², khēgō ] masc of খাকি ² and খাগি re spectively.

খেঙরা [ khēṅarā ] rej spell. of খেংরা and খ্যাংরা ।

খেচর [ khēcara ] a moving in the air; capable of moving in the air; flying. ☐ n. a flying creature; a bird (esp. one capable of flying).

খেচরান্ন [ khēcarānna ] n a food prepared by boiling rice and pigeon-pea together with spices and fat, hotchpotch, kedgeree.

খেচরী [ khēcarī ] fem of খেচর ।

খেজুর [ khējura ] n persimmon, date; the date-palm. ☐ a. made of the juice or sap of the date-palm (খেজুর গুড়). ̃ছড়ি n. cluster of persimmon or date; a border of loin cloth etc. patterned as a collection of date-leaves; a superior variety of paddy. ̃রস n. juice or sap of the date palm. খেজুরে, খেজুরিয়া a. made of dates or of the juice or sap of the date-palm. খেজুরে আলাপ n. useless or idle talk. খেজুরে গুড় molasses prepared from the sap of the date-palm.

খেটক [ khēṭaka ] n a shield.

খেটে¹ [ khēṭē¹ ] n a small club or cudgel. ☐ a. dumpy (বেঁটে-খেটে লোক).

খেটেল [ khēṭēla ] n a labourer; a servant; a menial worker.

খেত [ khēta ] n (a piece of) agricultural land. ̃খামার n. an agricultural farm, the cultivator's place of work. ̃মজুর n. an agricultural labourer, a farm worker, a farmhand.

খেতাব [ khētāba ] n a title or honour (esp. one awarded officially). ̃ধারী a. titled; en joying or holding a title.

খেতি² [ khēti² ] n agriculture, husbandry. ☐ a. pertaining to agricultural land. ̃মজুর a husbandman; a farmhand on hire.

খেত্রি [ khētri ] n an upcountry caste of India (be lieved to be Kshatriyas).

খেদ [ khēda ] n lamentation, lament; regret, grief. খেদ করা v. to lament; to regret.

খেদজনক [ khēdajanaka ] a lamentable; regrettable.

খেদা [ khēdā ] n an enclosure for catching wild el ephants, a kheda, a keddah.

খেদানো [ khēdānō ] v to drive away, to chase away, to expel; to scare away; to tend (গোরু খেদানো); (sarcas.) to teach (ছাত্র খেদানো). ☐ a. driven away, expelled (বাপে-তাড়ানো মায়ে খেদানো ছেলে). খেদানিয়া, খেদানে a. one who or that which drives away or ex pels or scares away or tends.

খেদোক্তি [ khēdōkti ] n what is said by way of lamen tation or regret. খেদোক্তি করা v. to say by way of lamentation or regret; to la ment; to regret.

খেপ¹ [ khēpa¹ ] n a round of action or occupation, a round (এক খেপ দাঁড় টানা).

খেপ² [ khēpa² ] n an instance of casting (জালের প্রথম খেপে).

খেপলা, খেপলা-জাল [ khēpalā, khēpalā-jāla ] n a cast net.

খেপা [ khēpā ] v to go mad; to madden; to get an gry; to rave; to be in a frenzy; to run amok or amuck; to be greatly irritated or excited, to rage, to become violent (বাতাস খেপেছে); to become uncontrol lable (শিশু খেপেছে) ☐ a. maddened; mad; nutty; angered; angry; raving; frenzied; raging; uncontrollable. ☐ n. a lunatic; a madman; a nutty man; a madcap; an inspired man; one mad dened or fired with some great idea, feeling, ambition etc.; (in endearment) a naughty or wild man or boy. ☐ n. fem. খেপি । খেপা কুকুর a rabid dog, a mad dog. খেপানো v. to provoke, to irri tate; to incite; to madden.

খেমটা [ khēmaṭā ] n an Indian musical measure; a kind of dance. ̃ওয়ালি n. a professional khemta (খেমটা) dancing-girl; a profes sional dancing-girl.

খেয়া [ khēẏā ] n a ferry-boat; a ferry; act of ferry ing. খেয়া দেওয়া, খেয়া বাওয়া, খেয়াপার করা, খেয়াপার হওয়া v. to ferry. খেয়াতরী, খেয়ানৌকা n. a ferry-boat. খেয়া-পারাপার n. act of ferrying. খেয়া-পারাপার করা v. to ferry (esp. professionally). খেয়ামাঝি, খেয়ারি n. a ferryman.

খেয়াল¹ [ khēẏāla¹ ] n a fancy; a dream, a daydream; consciousness, carefulness, attention; wariness (ভবিষ্যত্ সম্বন্ধে খেয়াল); re membrance, recollection (কথাটা খেয়াল ছিল না); inclination, predisposition, propensity (বদখেয়াল); a caprice, a whim, a whimsical fancy, a vagary, a fad, a crotchet (বড়লোকের খেয়াল, প্রকৃতির খেয়াল). খেয়াল করা v. to notice; to pay heed to, to be attentive to; to mind; to try to recollect. খেয়াল থাকা v. to have an eye to, to be conscious about; to have in remembrance or conscious ness. খেয়াল হওয়া v. to remember or rec ollect (suddenly); ̃খাতা n. a notebook of the kind of a diary in which one notes down whatever occasionally oc curs to him. ̃খুশি n. a fancy, a caprice, a whim. ̃খুশিমতো adv. whimsically, capriciously. খেয়ালি a. fanciful; ex travagantly imaginative; whimsical, capricious, crotchety.

খেয়াল² [ khēẏāla² ] n kind or system of Indian clas sical vocal music. খেয়ালি n. singer of kheyal songs. খেয়ালিয়া n. one who sings the kheyal.

খেয়োখেয়ি [ khēẏōkhēẏi ] n mutual quarrel or fighting; a feud.

খেরাজ [ khērāja ] n rent, revenue, tax. (তু. নাখেরাজ, লাখেরাজ rent-free). খেরাজি a. taxable; rent-bearing.

খেরুয়া, খেরো [ khēruẏā, khērō ] n a thick coarse cloth dyed red (used in wrapping books). খেরোখাতা, খেরোর খাতা n. an all-purpose notebook; a notebook for writing down all sorts of accounts.

খেল [ khēla ] n sport, game; trick, jugglery. এক খেল খেলা to make a clever or deceptive move; to play a trick.

খেলনা [ khēlanā ] n a toy, a plaything.

খেলা [ khēlā ] n a play, a game, a sport; a recre ational match or contest; a pastime; a diversion; an amusement; a show of an entertaining trick or feat (সাপখেলা, জাদুখেলা, লাঠিখেলা, সার্কাসের খেলা); art istry, artistic display (ছবিতে রঙের খেলা, আকাশে মেঘের খেলা); act of trifling (পড়াশুনা নিয়ে খেলা, বিপদ নিয়ে খেলা); act of fondling. ☐ v. to play; to work (বুদ্ধি খেলা, অঙ্কে মাথা খেলা); to trifle; to fondle. খেলা কথা নয় something not to be trifled with or taken lightly. খেলা করা v. same as খেলা (v). ̃ঘর n. (rare.) a room or hall for indoor games; a min iature house built by children at play with sand or mud or straw, a doll's house; (fig.) domestic life or earthly life. ̃ধুলা n. games and sports; sports and pastime. ̃নো v. to cause to play; to supervise at play; to control and lead at pleasure, to make a person do every thing one wishes him to do, to lead by the nose (বণিকরা সরকারকে খেলায়); (in football, hockey etc.) to pass the ball frequently in the course of a game to a player of one's own side to play (উইংকে দিয়ে খেলানো). খেলার ছলে adv. playfully. খেলার মাঠ n. a playground. খেলার সঙ্গী, খেলার সাথি n. a playmate. খেলার সরঞ্জাম n. sports goods.

খেলাপ [ khēlāpa ] n (of a promise, rule etc.) breach, infringement, violation (কথার খেলাপ). খেলাপ করা v. to breach, to break, to in fringe, to violate. আইনের খেলাপ viola tion of (a) law. কথার (বা প্রতিশ্রুতির) খেলাপ break or breach of promise. কিস্তি-খেলাপ n. failure to pay an instal ment or to meet pecuniary or other ob ligation. নিয়মের খেলাপ infringement or breach of (a) rule. বিশ্বাসের খেলাপ breach of trust.

খেলুড়ি [ khēluḍ়i ] fem of খেলুড়ে ।

খেলুড়ে [ khēluḍ়ē ] n a player; a playmate.

খেলো [ khēlō ] a of inferior quality, inferior (খেলো কাপড়); unimportant, trivial, unreli able, unthoughtful (খেলো কথা, খেলো লোক); base, mean, worthless; humili ated (খেলো হওয়া). খেলো করা v. to hu miliate; to belittle; to offend one's dig nity.

খেলোয়াড় [ khēlōẏāḍ় ] n a player; an expert player; an expert diplomat; a cunning person, a wily man; a swindler; a conspirator. সাপ-খেলোয়াড় n. a snake-charmer. সার্কাসের খেলোয়াড় a showman.

খেলোয়াড়ি [ khēlōẏāḍ়i ] a sportsmanlike. খেলোয়াড়ি মনোভাব sportsmanlike spirit.

খেসারত [ khēsārata ] n compensation; cost (বোকামির খেসারত, মামলার খেসারত). খেসারত দেওয়া v. to compensate; to pay cost (of).

খেসারি [ khēsāri ] n a variety of pigeon-pea.

খোঁচ [ khōn̐ca ] n a thorn; a sharp pointed end (as of a needle); a sharp corner; a hitch or slight difficulty.

খোঁচা [ khōn̐cā ] n a prick, a poke; injury or wound caused by the poking or prick of a sharp and pointed instrument or weapon; taunt, jeer. খোঁচা দেওয়া v. to prick or poke; to taunt or jeer. খোঁচা মারা same as খোঁচা দেওয়া । খোঁচা-খোঁচা a. up right and sharp-pointed, bristly (খোঁচা খোঁচা দাড়ি). ̃খুচি n. mutual pricking; pricking or poking or jabbing; repeated or continuous pricking or poking or in stigating. ̃নো v. to prick; to thrust; to poke; to jab; to goad; to annoy; to in stigate.

খোঁজ [ khōn̐ja ] n search; act of seeking; investiga tion; inquiry; trace, trail. খোঁজ করা v. to search; to look for; to inquire (after); to investigate; to try to trace. খোঁজ নেওয়া v. to inquire (about or after); to make inquiries about. খোঁজ পাওয়া v. to find trace of; to track out; to detect; to dis cover. খোঁজ-খবর n. information, news; trace; inquiry. খোঁজ-খবর নেওয়া v. to make enquiries; to remain in close touch with খোঁজা v. to search, to seek; to trace. খোঁজাখুঁজি n. continuous search. খোঁজাখুঁজি করা v. to search continuously, to hunt for, to hunt high and low. খোঁজানো pop. var. of খুঁজানো ।

খোঁটন² [ khōn̐ṭana² ] n act of taking a small amount or portion with the tips of one's fingers or beaks; act of nibbling; act of pinching or nipping.

খোঁটা¹ [ khōn̐ṭā¹ ] n spiteful and stinging reference; caustic comment. খোঁটা খাওয়া, খোঁটা শোনা v. to hear galling, spiteful, stinging ac cusation; to be sarcastically reminded (of something unpleasant or uncompli mentary). খোঁটা দেওয়া v. to make sting ing or biting insinuations.

খোঁটা² [ khōn̐ṭā² ] n a small pillar of wood or bam boo, a pale, a stake; a peg, a wedge. খোঁটার জোর strong or large backing or support. খোঁটার বেড়া n. a paling, a pali sade.

খোঁড়ল [ khōn̐ḍ়la ] n a hole, a cavity, a hollow, a crevice.

খোঁড়া¹ [ khōn̐ḍ়ā¹ ] a lame. ☐ n. a lame person.খোঁড়া করা v. to make lame, to lame.

খোঁড়ানো² [ khōn̐ḍ়ānō² ] v to limp, to hobble.

খোঁপা [ khōm̐pā ] n hair dressed in a rounded mass, a bun, chignon. খোঁপা খোলা v. to un loose or undress a bun, to undo or un fasten a coiffure; to cause dishevel ment. খোঁপা বাঁধা v. to dress or put up hair in a bun. আলগা খোঁপা a hanging bun; a loose bun, a bun not tied with cords.

খোঁয়াড় [ khōm̐ẏāḍ় ] n a cattle-shed, a cowshed, a cowhouse; a sheepfold; a pound for stray cattle, a pinfold. খোঁয়াড়ে আটকানো, খোঁয়াড়ে পোরা v. to put into or enclose in a cattleshed; to pound, to impound; to pinfold.

খোক্কস [ khōkkasa ] n (in fairy tales) a terrible an thropophagous demon.

খোজা [ khōjā ] n (mas. & fem.) a eunuch; a sexu ally powerless person, an impotent person. ☐ a. castrated; gelded; impo tent; খোজা-করা পশু a gelding. খোজা-প্রহরী n. a eunuch guarding a harem. খোজা করা v. to castrate, to emasculate; to geld.

খোট্টা [ khōṭṭā ] n (contem. or ridi.) a Hindustani, an upcountry man (of India). fem. খোট্টানি ।

খোদ [ khōda ] a in person (সে খোদ); real, actual (খোদ-কর্তা). খোদ-কর্তা n. the real master; the master himself, the master in per son.

খোদকার [ khōdakāra ] n an engraver; a carver. খোদকারি n. engraving; carving; interference in other's work.

খোদা² [ khōdā² ] n (Mus.) God. খোদার উপর খোদকারি (fig. & sarcas.) an attempt to teach God how to create; to overdo. খোদার খাসি (ridi.) a corpulent man, a roly poly.

খোদাই [ khōdāi ] n engraving; carving. খোদাই করা v. to engrave; to carve. খোদানো v. & n. en graving; carving.

খোদা-ই-খিদ্মদ্গার [ khōdā-i-khidmadgāra ] n (self-dedicated) ser vant of God., freedom-fighter under 'Frontier Gandhi' Abdul Gaffur Khan.

খোদাবন্দ [ khōdābanda ] n (voc.) My Lord; Your Maj esty; Sire; Master; Sir.

খোদিত [ khōdita ] a engraved.

খোনা [ khōnā ] a pronounced or spoken with breath passing through the nose, nasal. ☐ n. a person speaking through the nose. খোনা সুরে বলা to speak through the nose.

খোপ, খোপর [ khōpa, khōpara ] n a small hole (পায়রার খোপ), a cell; a recess, a niche.

খোয়া¹ [ khōẏā¹ ] n solidified milk or cream (also খোয়া-ক্ষীর); a broken stone, macadam. খোয়া দিয়ে বাঁধানো v. to macadamize, to pave with stone chips, to cobble. খোয়া বাঁধানো রাস্তা cobbled streets.

খোয়া² [ khōẏā² ] a lost; wasted; stolen. খোয়া যাওয়া v. to be lost or wasted or stolen. খোয়ানো v. to lost; to waste.

খোয়াব [ khōẏāba ] n a dream; a daydream; (fig.) a false fancy, an illusion.

খোয়ার [ khōẏāra ] n misery; distress; harm; humilia tion; insult; punishment; condemna tion; reproof; blame. খোয়ার হওয়া v. to be stricken with misery or distress; to suffer harm or humiliation or insult; to be punished or condemned or reproved or blamed.

খোয়ারি [ khōẏāri ] n tiredness or depression that strikes in when drunkenness is over. খোয়ারি ভাঙা v. to drink a little in order to remove post-drunken depression.

খোর [ khōra ] sfx indicating: one who eats (মছলিখোর); one who is addicted to (গাঁজাখোর, নেশাখোর).

খোরা, খোরাই [ khōrā, khōrāi ] n a large cup without a handle, a goblet without a stem.

খোরাক [ khōrāka ] n food, provision; capacity for eating (তার খোরাক বেশি), appetite; ra tion of food. খোরাক-পোশাক n. food and clothing. খোরাকি n. cost of food (খোরাকি লাগে না); rations or ration-money (এ চাকরিতে খোরাকি মিলবে).

খোরাসানি [ khōrāsāni ] a of Khorasan (খোরাসান). ☐ n. a native of Khorasan.

খোল² [ khōla² ] n a cover; a case (বালিশের খোল); a shell (কচ্ছপের খোল); a skin (লাউয়ের খোল); a calabash; bark or spathe of trees (নারিকেল-সুপারির খোল); a hole, a hollow, a cavity, a crevice, a socket (চোখের খোল), a pit or fold (পেটের বা বুকের খোল), a hold (জাহাজের বা নৌকার খোল); a musical instrument of percus sion resembling a longish tomtom; the water-containing vase of a hookah. ̃করতাল n. the tomtom and cymbals. ি a. one who beats the afore-men tioned musical instrument of percus sion.

খোলক [ khōlaka ] n a hood for covering the whole body, a yashmak; a shell (of the crusta cean). কী a. crustacean. ☐ n. a crustacean.

খোলতাই [ khōlatāi ] n beautiful show, beauty; brightness. ☐ a. having a good show, showy; beautiful; bright.

খোলনলচে [ khōlanalacē ] n the bowl of burning tobacco and the pipe of a hookah. নলচে বদলানো (fig.) to change something so completely and thoroughly as to give it a new look.

খোলস [ khōlasa ] n an outer covering; a slough, a fell (সাপের খোলস); (sarcas.) garment. স ছাড়া v. (of snakes) to cast or slough off (i s) skin, to moult.

খোলসা [ khōlasā ] a clear, clean; plain; frank, can did; free (খোলসা মন); emptied, va cated. সা করা v. to open (মন খোলসা করা) to evacuate thoroughly (পেট খোলসা করা). সা করে বলা v. to speak clearly or point-blank or leaving no room for doubt; to be outspoken; to speak out without reserve, to open one's heart; to make a clean breast of. খোলসা a. open-hearted, frank, can did; above-board.

খোলা¹ [ khōlā¹ ] n (of fruits) skin (মোচার খোলা); an outer covering or a shell, a carapace (কাঁকড়ার খোলা, কচ্ছপের খোলা); (of trees) bark or spathe (কলাগাছের খোলা); a kind of frying-pan (ভাজনা-খোলা), pantile (খোলার চাল); a field (ধানখোলা); a place (হাটখোলা); an open place for manufacturing, a yard (ইটখোলা). ার ঘর a hut with a pantile shed.

খোলা² [ khōlā² ] v to open (দরজা খোলা); to expose or reveal, to open (মন খোলা); to unfas ten (গোরুর দড়ি খোলা); to set on a voy age or journey, to leave; to start or found (নতুন স্কুল খোলা); to open for day's work (এ দোকান বেলা দশটায় খুলবে); to resume work, to re-open (ছুটির পর আদালত খুলবে); to untie or undress (খোঁপা খোলা, চুল খোলা); to put off, to take off (জামা খোলা). ☐ a. open, unfastened; untied or undressed; unob structed, unhindered (খোলা পথ); frank, without reserve (খোলা মন). া বাজার (comm.) open market. াখুলি a. frank, categorical, candid, outspoken, unreserved (খোলাখুলি কথা). ☐ adv. frankly, categorically, point-blank, outspokenly, unreservedly. ানো v. to cause to open or unfasten; to cause to leave; to cause to start or found; to cause to open for day's work; to cause to re-open; to cause to untie or un dress; to cause to take off or put off.

খোলামকুচি [ khōlāmakuci ] n a broken piece of ceramic material potsherd; (fig.) a trifling ob ject.

খোশ [ khōśa ] a delightful, pleasant (খোশখবর); happy, cheerful (খোশমেজাজ); done by one's own self, voluntary. ̃কবালা n. (law) a deed of conveyance executed voluntarily by the proprietor himself. ̃খবর n. glad tidings; agreeable or pleasing news. ̃খেয়াল n. a fad, a crotchet; a caprice, a whim. ̃খোরাক n. dainty food, delicate dishes, table delicacies. ̃খোরাকি a. fond of dainty food; accustomed to taking dainty food. ̃গল্প n. a pleasant chat; an amus ing tale or story. ̃নবিশ n. a calligra pher; a good writer. ̃নাম n. reputation; fame; goodwill. ̃পোশাক n. fine dress; fancy dress. ̃পোশাকি a. fond of fine dress; foppish. বু same as বু । ̃মেজাজ n. cheerful or merry or self complacent mood.

খোশামোদ [ khōśāmōda ] n flattery, adulation. ামোদ করা v. to flatter, to adulate. ামোদে ভোলা v. to be moved with flattery. ামুদি, খোশামোদি n. flattery, adulation. ামুদে a. flattering, adulatory. ামুদে লোক a flatterer, a sycophant.

খোস [ khōsa ] n itches, scabies.

খোসা [ khōsā ] n skin (of fruits).

খ্যাংরা [ khyāṃrā ] n a broom or broomstick, a besom. ̃পেটা করা v. to beat or thrash with a broom, to strike with a broom.

খ্যাঁট [ khyān̐ṭa ] n (hum.) a feast.

খ্যাত [ khyāta ] a famous (খ্যাতনামা); called, named designated or known as (আর্যনামে খ্যাত জাতি). ̃নামা a. one whose name is well-known, famous, renowned, cel ebrated.

খ্যাতি [ khyāti ] n fame, renown; celebrity; (rare) a name or designation. াতিলাভ করা v. to be famous, to earn fame.

খ্যাপক [ khyāpaka ] a. & n one who or that which an nounces or proclaims or gives public ity.

খ্যাপন [ khyāpana ] n announcement; proclamation; publicity.

খ্রিস্ট [ khrisṭa ] a Christ. ̃ধর্ম n. Christianity. ̃পূর্ব a. B.C., Before Christ. িস্টান a. Chris tian. ☐ n. a Christian. িস্টানি n. man ners and customs of Christians; (dero.) imitation of Christians; (dero.) Europeanism; (vul.) Christianism or Christianity; (arch.) a Christian. িস্টাব্দ n. A. D., of the Christian era. িস্টীয় a. of Christ or of the Christian era; Chris tian.