চ [ c ] n the sixth consonant of the Bengali alphabet.

চই [ ci ] n a creeper or its pungent root.

চওড়া [ cōḍ়ā ] a broad, wide. ☐ n. breadth, width (চওড়ায় দু-মিটার). চওড়াই n. measure of breadth or width, breadth or width. চওড়া বুক a large or wide chest; (fig.) a courageous or generous or liberal heart.

চক¹ [ caka¹ ] n chalk.

চক² [ caka² ] n a square or rectangle; a square or rectangular piece of land; a piece of open land (usu. square or rectangular) in the centre of a city or village (মোল্লার চক); a series of buildings round a square or rectangular courtyard (চক মিলানো বাড়ি); a square-shaped or rect angular market-place; a taluk or tahsil. ̃বন্দি n. settlement of boundaries of a plot or agricultural land or village; a parcel of ground or agricultural land, a lot. ̃বন্দ a. (of agricultural land or vil lage) that of which boundaries have been settled; settled; settling bound aries of such land; (of buildings) built around a square or rectangular court yard. ̃-মিলানো a. (of buildings) built around a square or rectangular court yard.

চকচক¹ [ cakacaka¹ ] int expressing: brightness or glaze or shine. চকচক করা, চকচকানো v. to glaze or glitter, to shine, to glisten. চকচকানি n. brightness, glitter. চকচকে a. bright, glittering, shining, glistening.

চকচক² [ cakacaka² ] int expressing the noise of lick ing liquids like water, milk etc.

চকমকি [ cakamaki ] n flint. চকমকি-বাক্স n. a tinder box. চকমকি-পাথর n. flint-stone, flint.

চকা [ cakā ] n the curlew or heron.

চকি [ caki ] fem of চকা ।

চকিত [ cakita ] a startled, started up; taken aback; timid চকিত চাহনি. ☐ n. a moment, an instant (চকিতের মধ্যে). চকিতে adv. in an instant or moment, in a trice, in a jiffy.

চকিতনয়ন [ cakitanaẏana ] a timid-eyed, timorous or be wildered looking, looking startled, awe-struck or panicky. ☐ n. timid eye, timorous or frightened look. fem. a. চকিতনয়না । চকিত নয়নে adv. with a startled and timid eye, with a startled and timorous look.

চকোর [ cakōra ] n a kind of bird said to enjoy drinking moonbeam, the red-legged or Himalayan partridge or curlew or bar tavelle, Caccabis chucar. fem. চকোরী ।

চক্কর [ cakkara ] n a wheel; (a spell of) rotation or revolution; anything circular or wheel shaped, a circle (ঘোড়দৌড়ের চক্কর); a round or circular mark (as on the hood of a snake); the hood of a snake (কুলোপানা চক্কর); a course or a spell of rambling or walking, going round (সে পার্কে চক্কর দিচ্ছে); circling (বিমান খানি অবতরণক্ষেত্রের উপর চক্কর দিচ্ছে = the air craft is circling over the landing field); (in games and tournaments) a round, a stage; (in polo) a chukker; reeling (মাথা চক্কর দেওয়া). বিষ নেই তার কুলোপানা চক্কর (fig.) futile rage of an impotent person.

চক্র [ cakra ] n a wheel; a ring; a wheel-shaped or circular thing or course (কুম্ভকারের চক্র); anything rotating like a wheel (কালচক্র); an ancient wheel-shaped missile or discus (সুদর্শন চক্র); a wheel shaped battle-order (চক্রব্যূহ); (astr. & astrol.) the zodiac; a halo; a collection or block of neighbouring villages; an extensive state or kingdom or land (চক্রবর্তী); a circular mark (as on the hood of a snake); the hood of a snake; a conspiracy, an intrigue (দশচক্র); a cycle, a group, a faction, an associa tion. ̃গতি n. circular motion, rotation, revolution. ̃চর a. vagrant. ̃ধর n. an appellation of God Vishnu (বিষ্ণু) or a king or a snake. ̃ধারী same as চক্রপাণি । ̃নাভি n. the hub of a wheel. ̃নায়ক n. leader of a group of men; commander of an army. ̃নেমি a. the rim of a wheel. ̃পাণি n. an appellation of Vishnu (বিষ্ণু) or Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) ̃বত্ a. wheel-like, circular. ☐ adv. like a wheel; in a circular motion. ̃বর্তী n. the ruler of an extensive kingdom; an emperor; a sovereign ruler. ̃বাক n. the curlew or partridge or heron. fem. ̃বাকী । ̃বাত n. a cyclone. ̃বাল n. the horizon. ̃বৃদ্ধি n. (arith.) compound in terest. ̃ব্যূহ n. a wheel-shaped battle order. ̃যান n. a wheeled vehicle. চক্ররেল n. a circular railway. দশচক্রে ভগবান ভূত (fig.) a brute majority may guillotine even God.

চক্রাকার, চক্রাকৃতি [ cakrākāra, cakrākṛti ] a wheel-shaped; circu lar, annular, round; (bot.) rotate, dis coid.

চক্রান্ত [ cakrānta ] n a conspiracy, an intrigue, a plot; an evil design. চক্রান্ত করা v. to conspire, to intrigue, to plot (against.) ̃কারী a. conspiring, intriguing. ☐ n. a conspira tor, an intriguer, a plotter.

চক্রাবর্ত [ cakrābarta ] n rotation; rotatory motion.

চক্রায়ূধ [ cakrāẏūdha ] n same as চক্রপাণি (see চক্র).

চক্রিকা [ cakrikā ] n the knee-pan, the patella; the knee.

চক্রী [ cakrī ] a armed with a wheel-shaped mis sile; conspiring, intriguing; crooked; deceitful. ☐ n. an appellation of Vishnu (বিষ্ণু); the snake.

চক্ষু [ cakṣu ] n (for.) the eye; sight (তার চক্ষু খারাপ); a look or glance; attention (এদিকে তার চক্ষু নেই); covetous look or glance (আমার খাবারের দিকে চক্ষু দিয়ো না); a part of some plants and fruits out of which a new plant grows, a leaf bud (আনারসের চক্ষু). চক্ষু ওঠা v. to be af fected with conjunctivitis or ophthal mia. চক্ষুকর্ণের বিবাদ ভ়ঞ্জন করা v. to be freed from doubt about what has been heard by visualizing or witnessing it. চক্ষু কাটানো v. to undergo ophthalmic surgery or an eye operation. চক্ষু খুলে দেওয়া v. (fig.) to open one's eyes, to make wise; (fig.) to disillusion. চক্ষু খুলে যাওয়া v. (fig.) to have one's eyes opened, to be made wise; (fig.) to be disillusioned. চক্ষু টেপা v. to wink. চক্ষু ছলছল করা v. to have tears gathering in one's eyes; to be about to shed tears; to be tearful. চক্ষু দেওয়া v. to cast an evil eye (at); to cast a greedy glance (at); to envy; to have attention or care (for), to attend (to); to keep an eye on, to be watchful about; to look (at). ̃পীড়া n. eye-disease; inflammation of the eye. চক্ষু ফোটা same as চক্ষু খুলে যাওয়া । চক্ষু ফোটানো same as চক্ষু খুলে দেওয়া । চক্ষু বোজা, চক্ষু মোদা v. to shut one's eyes. চক্ষু রাখা v. (fig.) to keep an eye on, to be watchful about, to be vigilant. চক্ষু লাগা v. to be subject to another's evil look, to be envied. চক্ষুর পলক a wink. চক্ষুর পাতা the eyelid. চক্ষুর লোম the eyelash. ̃কোটর n. the socket of the eye. ̃গোচর a. lying or coming within the range of sight, perceptible by the eye, visible. চক্ষু-চিকিত্সক n. an eye-specialist or an ophthalmologist. চক্ষু-চিকিত্সা n. treat ment of the eye. ̃তারকা, ̃তারা n. the pupil of the eye. ̃দান pop. var. of চক্ষুর্দান । ̃পীড়া n. eye-disease. ̃রুন্মীলন n. act of opening the eyes; (fig.) get ting or making wise; (fig.) disillu sioment. চক্ষুরুন্মীলন করা v. to open one's eyes. (fig.) to make wise; (fig.) to disil lusion. চক্ষুরুন্মীলন হওয়া v. to have one's eyes opened; (fig.) to become wise; (fig.) to be disillusioned. ̃রোগ n. eye-disease. ̃র্দান n. act of investing with sight; donation of one's eye (usu. to an eye-bank for the benefit of a sightless person); the ceremony of investing an idol with sight; the act of investing an ignorant person with wisdom; (sarcas.) stealing, filching. চক্ষুর্দান করা v. (sarcas.) to have an eye or cast a glance with a view to stealing, to steal; to filch. ̃লজ্জা n. a feeling of delicacy in doing openly something undesirable or unseemly. ̃শূল n. an eyesore. ̃শ্রবা n. a snake (from the belief that it per ceives sounds etc. with its eyes). ̃ষ্মত্তা n. possession of sight; possession of insight; power of perceiving truth. ̃ষ্মান a. possessing sight; possessing insight; capable of perceiving truth. fem. ̃ষ্মতী ।̃স্হির a. state of being dazed or bewildered or astounded. চক্ষুস্হির হওয়া v. to be dazed or bewil dered or astounded. লোকচক্ষে in the eyes of the public.

চঙ্ক্রমণ [ caṅkramaṇa ] n repeated or continuous rambling or walking, perambulation.

চচ্চড়ি [ caccaḍ়i ] n a dry dish of spiced vegetables cooked in oil and often with fish-bones.

চঞ্চরীক [ cañcarīka ] n a repeated or continuous walker or rambler; perambulator; the bee. fem. চঞ্চরীকা, চ়ঞ্চরী ।

চ়ঞ্চল [ c়ñcala ] a moving, mobile; moving briskly, brisk; restless; trembling; oscillating, throbbing; throbbing fast (নাড়ি বা হৃদয় চঞ্চল হওয়া); agitated, wavering, vacil lating; fickle (চঞ্চলমতি); perturbed; anxious. চঞ্চলা a. fem. of চঞ্চল । n. an ap pellation of goddess Lakshmi (লক্ষ্মী) or lightning. চঞ্চল করা v. to agitate; to cause to waver or vacillate; to perturb; to affect with anxiety. চঞ্চল হওয়া v. to throb fast; to be restless or agitated; to waver or vacillate; to become per turbed or anxious. ̃চিত্ত a. with a rest less mind; affected with anxiety; agi tated; fickle-minded. ̃তা n. mobility; brisk movement; briskness; restless ness; throbbing; quick throbbing; agi tation; wavering, vacillation; fickle ness; perturbation; anxiety. চঞ্চলিত a. caused to move; caused to move briskly; made restless; caused to tremble or oscillate or throb; caused to throb fast; agitated; caused to waver or vacillate; perturbed; stricken with anxiety. চঞ্চলিয়া a. (obs. & poet.) rest less. □ n. a restless person or creature or thing ('যত চপলতা করে চঞ্চলিয়া'). ☐ v. inf. being restless.

চঞ্চা [ cañcā ] n a bamboo or wicker mat; a rattan stool; a scarecrow.

চঞ্চু [ cañcu ] n a beak or bill (of a bird). ̃পুট n. the cavity formed within the beaks when shut.

চট¹ [ caṭa¹ ] int expressing quickness, prompt ness (চট করে নিয়ে এসো). চট করে adv. promptly, quickly.

চট² [ caṭa² ] n a coarse cloth made of jute, gunny, sackcloth, hessian; (loos.) jute (চটকল). চটের থলি a gunny-bag.

চটক¹ [ caṭaka¹ ] n the sparrow.

চটক² [ caṭaka² ] n fascinating or spectacular show (বিজ্ঞাপনের চটক); glamour (রূপের চটক); attractiveness (রঙের চটক). ̃দার a. hav ing a fascinating show; gaudy; appar ently or falsely fascinating; showy; glamorous; attractive or spectacular.

চটকা¹ [ caṭakā¹ ] n. fem the hen-sparrow (see চটক1).

চটকা² [ caṭakā² ] n drowsiness; mental abstraction, reverie. চটকা ভাঙা v. to shake off drowsiness suddenly; to have one's light sleep or drowsiness disturbed suddenly; to awake suddenly; to shake off one's reverie suddenly; to be sud denly disturbed in one's reverie; to come to one's senses suddenly.

চটকানো [ caṭakānō ] v to knead; to handle roughly; (sl.) to manhandle; to fondle vigor ously. ☐ a. kneaded; roughly handled; (sl.) manhandled; vigorously fondling. চটকানি n. kneading; rough handling, (sl.) manhandling; vigorous fondling.

চটচট¹ [ caṭacaṭa¹ ] int expressing the repeated noise of splitting, slapping etc. চটচট করা v. to split noisily and repeatedly.

চটচট² [ caṭacaṭa² ] int expressing adhesiveness, stickiness. চটচট করা v. to feel sticky.

চটচটে [ caṭacaṭē ] a adhesive, sticky, gluey.

চটপট [ caṭapaṭa ] adv quickly, promptly. চটপটে a. prompt; quick; swift.

চটা¹ [ caṭā¹ ] n a thin slip of bamboo-wood, tin etc.; a lath, a splinter.

চটা² [ caṭā² ] v to break into a chink or chinks, to crack, to split; to be broken or spoiled (ঘুম চটা, বন্ধুত্ব চটা). চটানো v. to cause to break into a chink or chinks, to crack, to split; to cause to break or be spoiled, to break or spoil.

চটা³ [ caṭā³ ] v to get angry; to be offended. চটানো v. to make angry; to offend.

চটাচটি [ caṭācaṭi ] n a bickering; a tiff; rancour, bad blood, bitter feelings; quarrel; sever ance or estrangement owing to a quar rel. চটাচটি করা v. to quarrel (with); to quarrel (with) and sever (from).

চটি¹ [ caṭi¹ ] n a tavern, an inn.

চটি² [ caṭi² ] a thin (চটি বই).

চটি³ [ caṭi³ ] n a kind of slippers open at heels (also চটিজুতো).

চটু [ caṭu ] n flattery; cajolement; adulatory words.

চটুকে [ caṭukē ] a showy, glamorous, apparently attractive.

চটুল [ caṭula ] a moving frequently or swiftly, not calm, restless, nimble, brisk, swift moving (চটুল চাহনি, চটুল চরণ); fascinat ing, captivating (চটুল ভঙ্গি). fem. চটুলা । ̃তা n. restlessness, nimbleness, brisk ness; (rare) fascination, grace. ̃নয়না a. having swift-moving eyes, possessing eyes capable of quick glances; having charming or fascinating eyes.

চড় [ caḍ় ] n a blow with the open palm of the hand, a cuff, a slap, a buffet. চড় খাওয়া v. to be cuffed or slapped or buffeted. চড় দেওয়া, চড় মারা v. to cuff, to slap, to buffet.

চড়ক [ caḍ়ka ] n the festival of worshipping God Shiva (শিব) on the last day of the Bengali year (also চড়ক-পূজা); the cer emonial swinging from a tall pole by worshippers of Shiva (শিব) on this oc casion. ̃গাছ n. a tall pole from which a worshipper of Shiva (শিব) swings on the day of chadaka (চড়ক) festival. চক্ষু চড়কগাছ হওয়া to be dazed or stupefied. চড়ক সংক্রান্তি n. the last day of the Bengali year i.e. the last day of the month of Chaitra (চৈত্র).

চড়চড় [ caḍ়caḍ় ] int expressing the onomatopoeic sound as of itching, pricking etc.; ex pressing the sound of splitting or cracking; the sound of extreme dryness or parchedness.

চড়তি [ caḍ়ti ] n act of mounting or ascending or riding; rise, increase (দামের চড়তি); boom in the market. ☐ a. soaring, ris ing, increasing (চড়তি দর). চড়তি বাজার a market in which there has been a boom; a market with soaring prices.

চড়ন [ caḍ়na ] n act of mounting or climbing up or ascending or riding; act of boarding (a vehicle); rise, increase. ̃দার a. one who mounts or rides; one who boards (a vehicle). ☐ n. a climber; a rider; a passenger.

চড়বড় [ caḍ়baḍ় ] int expressing: an onomatopoeic sound as of bursting of grains of corn when singed or fried; rapid movement or prattling. চড়বড় করা v. to make a re peated sound as of bursting of grains of corn when singed or fried, to fritter; to move or prattle rapidly. চড়বড়ে a. moving or talking rapidly.

চড়া¹ [ caḍ়ā¹ ] n a piece of land; (usu. a sandy one) rising out of the river-bed, a silted piece of land. চড়া পড়েছে a piece of land has risen out of the river-bed. মগ্ন চড়া n. a shoal.

চড়া² [ caḍ়ā² ] a haughty, arrogant, angry (চড়া কথা); severe, strong (চড়া রোদ); high (চড়া সুর, চড়া দাম).

চড়া³ [ caḍ়ā³ ] v to climb (up), to ascend, to mount, to ride; to increase, to go up (দাম চড়া); to become louder (সুর চড়ছে); to become stronger (রোদ চড়া); to attack (শত্রুর উপরে চড়া); (of cooking utensils) to be placed on the oven (হাঁড়ি চড়া).

চড়াই¹ [ caḍ়āi¹ ] n an ascent, acclivity, upward slope; act of mounting or climbing up; upward movement; altitude. চড়াই উতরাই acclivity and declivity, upward and downward movement.

চড়াই² [ caḍ়āi² ] n the sparrow.

চড়াইভাতি [ caḍ়āibhāti ] n picnic.

চড়াও [ caḍ়āō ] n an attack, a raid, an assault. ☐ a. one who has attacked or fallen upon; attacked. চড়াও হওয়া v. to fall upon, to attack, to raid, to assault, to assail.

চড়াত্ [ caḍ়āt ] int expressing: the noise of burst ing or splitting or slapping.

চড়ানো¹ [ caḍ়ānō¹ ] v to cause to mount or ride or board, to mount or board; to increase (দাম চড়ানো); to make louder or deeper (গলা চড়ানো); to fix, to adjust (ধনুকে ছিলা চড়ানো, বেহালায় সুর চড়ানো); to place upon; to load (গাড়িতে মাল চড়ানো); to put on, to wear (গায়ে জামা চড়ানো); (of cook ing utensils) to place upon the oven (ভাতের হাঁড়ি চড়ানো).

চড়ানো² [ caḍ়ānō² ] v to strike with the open palm of the hand, to slap.

চণক [ caṇaka ] n chick-pea, gram.

চণ্ড [ caṇḍa ] a furious, tremendous, violent (চণ্ডবিক্রম); very angry, fierce, fero cious (চণ্ডপ্রকৃতি); severe, strong (চণ্ডরশ্মি). ☐ n. (myth.) the name of a fu rious demon.

চণ্ডা [ caṇḍā ] a. fem of চণ্ড. (a.).

চণ্ডাল [ caṇḍāla ] n one of the lowest castes amongst Hindus (usu. entrusted with the burn ing of the dead or execution of crimi nals); a member of this caste; (fig.) a ferocious or merciless man.

চণ্ডালিকা [ caṇḍālikā ] n a kind of lute; a name of God dess Durga (দুর্গা).

চণ্ডালী, চণ্ডালিনী [ caṇḍālī, caṇḍālinī ] fem of চণ্ডাল ।

চণ্ডী [ caṇḍī ] a. fem of চণ্ড । n. a manifestation of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা); the name of a Hindu scriptural book narrating the ac tivities and glory or Chandi (চণ্ডী); (fig.) a furious or turbulent woman, a termagant. ̃পাঠ n. recital of the Chandi (চণ্ডী) a Hindu scriptural book. ̃মণ্ডপ n. a shrine including its raised vestibule, of Goddess Chandi (চণ্ডী). উগ্রচণ্ডী n. fem. (often masc.) a terma gant. মঙ্গলচণ্ডী n. the benignant form of Goddess Chandi (চণ্ডী). রণচণ্ডী n. god dess Chandi (চণ্ডী) esp. when engaged in fighting demons; (fig.) a violent and bad-tempered woman, a termagant, a shrew; (fig.) an Amazon. ☐ a. terma gant, shrewish; Amazonian.

চণ্ডু [ caṇḍu ] n an intoxicating preparation from opium. চণ্ডু খাওয়া v. to smoke opium. ̃খোর a. & n. one who is addicted to smoking opium.

চতুঃ [ catuḥ ] n & a. four. ˜পঞ্চাশত্ n. & a. fifty-four. ˜পঞ্চাশত্তম a. fifty-fourth. fem. ̃পঞ্চাশত্তমী । ̃পার্শ n. four sides; all the four sides; all sides. ̃শত n. & a. four hundred. ˜শততম a. four-hundredth. fem. ̃শততমী ।̃শাল, ̃শালা n. a build ing or a group of buildings around a square courtyard. ̃ষষ্টি n. & a. sixty-four. ˜ষষ্টিতম a. sixty-fourth. fem. ̃ষষ্টিতমী । ̃সপ্ততি n. & a. seventy-four. ˜সপ্ততিতম a. seventy-fourth. fem. ̃সপ্ততিতমী । ̃সীমা n. perimeter: bound ary. ̃সীমাবচ্ছিন্ন a. bounded on all sides.

চতুর [ catura ] a intelligent; clever; dexterous, skilful, ingenious, artful; cunning, crafty, sly.

চতুরাংশ [ caturāṃśa ] n four shares or parts. ☐ a. di vided into four shares or parts, quadripartite. চতুরংশিত a. divided into four parts, quadripartite; (of books) quarto.

চতুরঙ্গ [ caturaṅga ] a (of an army) comprising four parts such as elephants, cavalry, chari ots and infantry; four-limbed; having all limbs; complete, thorough. ☐ n. an army complete in all the four parts such as elephants, cavalry, chariots, and infantry; a form of (Indian) music; chess.

চতুরতা [ caturatā ] n intelligence; dexterity, skill, in genuity, cleverness; astuteness; artful ness; cunning; slyness.

চতুরশীতি [ caturaśīti ] n & a. eighty-four. চতুরশীতিতম a. eighty-fourth. fem. চতুরশীতিতমী ।

চতুরশ্ব [ caturaśba ] n four horses. ☐ a. drawn by or having four horses, four-horsed.

চতুরস্র [ caturasra ] a square; quadrangular; rectangu lar, rectilinear; level (চতুরস্র জমি). ☐ n. a square; a rectangle.

চতুরা [ caturā ] fem of চতুর ।

চতুরানন [ caturānana ] n one who has four faces; an ap pellation of God Brahma (ব্রহ্ম).

চতুরালি [ caturāli ] n cleverness, slyness, trickiness; deception; an instance or act of clever ness or trickiness or deception.

চতুরাশ্রম [ caturāśrama ] n the four stages of human life according to Hindus, such as the celi bate student-life, the life of a house holder, the life of a hermit and the life of an ascetic.

চতুর্গুণ [ caturguṇa ] a fourfold, four times; excessive; much more (than). চতুর্গুণ করা v. to mul tiply by four, to quadruple. চতুর্গুণ বাড়া v. to increase fourfold; to increase many times over. চতুর্গুণিত a. multiplied by four, quadrupled.

চতুর্ঘাত [ caturghāta ] a & n. (math.) biquadratic raised to a fourth power, square of a square.

চতুর্থ [ caturtha ] a fourth. চতুর্থাংশ n. one-fourth, a fourth part. চতুর্থী a. fem. of চতুর্থ । ☐ n. (astr.) the fourth day of a lunar fort night, obsequial rites performed by a married daughter on the fourth day of the death of either of her parents; (gr.) the fourth case-ending.

চতুর্দশ [ caturdaśa ] n & a. fourteen. □ a. fourteenth. ̃পদী a. consisting of fourteen lines. চতুর্দশপদী কবিতা a quatorzain; a sonnet. চতুর্দশ পুরুষ fourteen generations in the ascending order such as the father, the grandfather etc.; the fourteenth genera tion. চতুর্দশ বিদ্যা the four Vedas, the six Vedangas (বেদাঙ্গ), the Mimamsas (মীমাংসা), logic, history and mytholo gies; all these collectively. চতুর্দশ ভুবন the seven heavens and the seven un derworlds. চতুর্দশী n. fem. the fourteenth day of a lunar fortnight; a girl of four teen. ☐ a. fem. fourteen years old.

চতুর্দিক [ caturdika ] n the four quarters of the com pass, namely north, south, east and west; four sides; all the four sides; all sides or places; all affairs or things. চতুর্দিকে adv. on all sides; in all direc tions.

চতুর্দোল, চতুর্দোলা [ caturdōla, caturdōlā ] n a kind of litter carried by four bearers.

চতুর্ধা [ caturdhā ] adv in four ways; on four sides; fourfold, four times; in four parts.

চতুর্নবতি [ caturnabati ] n & a. ninety-four. ˜তম a. ninety-fourth. fem. ̃তমী ।

চতুর্বর্গ [ caturbarga ] n Dharma, Artha, Kama & Moksha, or virtue, wealth, love and fi nal salvation: these four goals or pur suits of human life.

চতুর্বর্ণ [ caturbarṇa ] n the brahmanas, the Kshartiyas, the Vaishyas, and the Shudras: these four castes or orders of the Hindu soci ety.

চতুর্বিংশ [ caturbiṃśa ] a twenty-four. ̃তি n. & a. twenty-four. ˜তিতম a. twenty-fourth. fem. ̃তিতমী ।

চতুর্বিধ [ caturbidha ] a of four sorts or kinds. fem. চতুর্বিধা ।

চতুর্বেদ [ caturbēda ] n the four Vedas, namely Rik, Yajus, Sama and Atharva. চতুর্বেদী a. versed in all the four Vedas.

চতুর্ভুজ [ caturbhuja ] a having four hands or arms; (geom.) rectilineal, quadrilateral. ☐ n. an appellation of Narayana (নারায়ণ) or Vishnu (বিষ্ণু); (geom.) a rectilineal or quadrilateral figure.

চতুর্মাস [ caturmāsa ] n the four monsoon months.

চতুর্মুখ [ caturmukha ] a having four mouths or faces, four-faced. ☐ n. an appellation of God Brahma (ব্রহ্মা).

চতুশ্চত্তারিংশ [ catuścattāriṃśa ] a forty-four. ̃ত্ n. & a. forty-four. ˜ত্তম a. forty-fourth. fem. ̃ত্তমী ।

চতুষ্ক [ catuṣka ] n a square; a rectangle; a square or rectangular courtyard or portico or vestibule; a four-pillared square or rectangular courtyard or platform.

চতুষ্কোণ [ catuṣkōṇa ] a square; rectangular. ☐ n. a square; a rectangle.

চতুষ্টয় [ catuṣṭaẏa ] a having four limbs or divisions; of four kinds (আশ্রমচতুষ্টয়). ☐ n. an ag gregate of four, quartet (নীতিচতুষ্টয়).

চতুষ্পথ [ catuṣpatha ] n a junction of four roads or an intersection of two roads.

চতুষ্পদ [ catuṣpada ] n a quadruped animal; a beast. ☐ a. quadruped, four-footed; (fig.) as foolish as a beast. চতুষ্পদী n. fem. a four-lined or four-footed stanza, a qua train.

চতুষ্পাঠী [ catuṣpāṭhī ] n a school for teaching Sanskrit, esp. the four Vedas or grammar, po etry, law and philosophy.

চতুষ্পাদ [ catuṣpāda ] a four-footed or four-lined (চতুষ্পাদ শ্লোক); complete; entire; having all the parts; having four parts (চতুষ্পাদ ধর্ম). ☐ n. a quadruped.

চতুষ্পার্শ্ব [ catuṣpārśba ] n four sides; all the four sides; all sides; neighbourhood. চতুষ্পার্শ্বে adv. on all sides.

চতুস্তল [ catustala ] a (of a building etc.) four-storied; (of a vehicle etc.) four-decked; (geom.) tetrahedral. ̃ক n. a tetrahedron.

চতুস্ত্রিংশ [ catustriṃśa ] a thirty-four. ̃ত্ n. & a. thirty-four. ˜ত্তম a. thirty-fourth. fem. ̃ত্তমী ।

চত্বর [ catbara ] n a courtyard; a portico, a vesti bule; vicinity (এই চত্বরে কোনো কাঁচা বাড়ি নেই).

চত্বারিংশ [ catbāriṃśa ] a forty. ̃ত্ n. & a. forty. ˜ত্তম a. forty-fourth. fem. ̃ত্তমী ।

চত্বাল [ catbāla ] n same as চাতাল ।

চনচন [ canacana ] int expressing smarting sensation or pain. চনচনে a. smarting.

চনমন [ canamana ] int expressing vivacity or liveliness. চনমনে a. vivacious, lively, sprightly.

চন্দক [ candaka ] n a round-shaped silvery white river-fish, the moon-fish, the opah.

চন্দন [ candana ] n sandal, sandalwood; sandalpaste. রক্তচন্দন, কুচচন্দন n. red sandalwood. শ্বেতচন্দন, হরিচন্দন n. white sandalwood, Santalum album. ̃চর্চিত a. smeared or painted with sandalpaste. ̃তিলক n. mark of sandalpaste on the forehead. ̃পঙ্ক n. sandalpaste. ̃পিঁড়ি n. a stone mortar on which sandalwood is rubbed to make sandal-paste. ̃পুষ্প n. clove. ̃শাল n. a kind of paddy.

চন্দনা [ candanā ] n Chandana, the name of an Indian river; a kind of parrot having red streaks round its throat, Paloeornis nepalensis; a species of hilsa fish.

চন্দা [ candā ] n (obs. & poet.) the moon.

চন্দ্র [ candra ] n the moon; (in comp.—used as a sfx.) a superior member or specimen (কুলচন্দ্র). ̃ক n. the crescent spot on the peacock's tail. ̃কর n. moonlight, ̃করোজ্জ্বল a. brightened by moonlight, moonlit. ̃কলা n. 1/16th part of the moon's orb, a digit or phase of the moon. ̃কলাশৃঙ্গ n. (geog.) the horns of the moon. ̃কান্ত n. the moonstone (also চন্দ্রকান্তমণি); ☐ a. as beautiful as the moon. ̃কান্তি a. as beautiful as the moon. ☐ n. silver. ̃কিরণ n. moon beam, moonlight. ̃কিরণোদ্ভাসিত a. same as ̃করোজ্জ্বল ।̃গ্রহণ n. a lunar eclipse. ̃চূড় n. one who wears the moon as his crown; an appellation of Shiva. (শিব). ̃নিভ a. resembling the moon; as bright as the moon. ̃পুলি n. a sweet pastry made of coconut-kernel and sugar. ̃প্রভ a. as shining or bright as the moon; of pleasing appearance. ̃প্রভা n. moonlight, moonbeam. ☐ a. fem. as shining or beautiful as the moon. ̃বংশ n. a family originating from the moon or from a sage named Chandra (চন্দ্র). ̃বংশীয় a. of this family. ̃বদন a. having a face as shining or beautiful as the moon, moon-faced; (sarcas.) ugly-faced; (sarcas.) having a round and stupid face. fem. ̃বদনা । ̃বিন্দু n. this nasal sign in the Bengali alphabet. ̃বোড়া n. the Russell's viper. ̃ভাগা n. the Chenab in the Punjab. ̃মণি n. the moonstone. ̃মণ্ডল n. the orb or disc of the moon; the halo round the moon; the lunar region. ̃মল্লিকা n. the Chrysanthemum. ̃মা n. the moon. ̃মুখ same as ̃বদন । fem. ̃মুখী । ̃মৌলি same as ̃চূড় । ̃রশ্মি n. moonlight. ̃রেখা, ̃লেখা n. 1/16th part of the moon's orb, a digit of the moon; a metre used in Sanskrit poetry. ̃রেণু n. a plagiarist. ̃লোক n. the region of the moon, the lunar region or heaven. ̃শালা, ̃শালিকা n. an attic. ̃শেখর same as ̃চূড় । ̃সম্ভব n. a son of the moon; (astr.) Mercury. ̃সুধা n. moonlight. ̃হার n. a kind of ornamental girdle or necklace. ̃হাস n. a bright or shining falchion.

চন্দ্রাংশু [ candrāṃśu ] n a ray of the moon.

চন্দ্রাতপ [ candrātapa ] n a canopy, an awning; moon light.

চন্দ্রানন [ candrānana ] a having a face as shining or beautiful as the moon, moon-faced. fem. চন্দ্রাননা, চন্দ্রাননী ।

চন্দ্রাপীড় [ candrāpīḍ় ] n an appellation of Shiva (শিব).

চন্দ্রাবলী [ candrābalī ] n moonlight.

চন্দ্রালোক [ candrālōka ] n moonlight. চন্দ্রালোকিত a. moonlit.

চন্দ্রিকা [ candrikā ] n moonlight; the pupil of the eye; a round-shaped silvery white river fish, the moon-fish, the opah; a metre used in Sanskrit poetry.

চন্দ্রিমা [ candrimā ] n (inc.) moonlight.

চন্দ্রোদয় [ candrōdaẏa ] n moonrise, the rising of the moon.

চপ [ capa ] n a round-shaped fried preparation usu. of vegetables or meat.

চপচপ [ capacapa ] int expressing drenched or slushy state. চপচপ করা v. to be drenched or slushy or sloppy. চপচপে a. excessively drenched or slushy or sloppy, dripping wet.

চপল [ capala ] a restless; fickle; vivacious, lively; wanton; impudent, saucy; talkative; full of levity; flippant; fleeting, mo mentary. চপলা a. fem. of চপল । ☐ n. fem. Goddess Lakshmi (লক্ষী); the lightning. ̃তা n. restlessness; fickle ness; vivacity, liveliness; wantonness; impudence, sauciness; talkativeness; levity; flippancy; fleetingness.

চপেট, চপেটা, চপেটিকা [ capēṭa, capēṭā, capēṭikā ] n a blow with the open palm of the hand, a slap. চপেটাঘাত n. a slap. চপেটাঘাত করা v. to slap.

চপ্পল [ cappala ] n a kind of sandals.

চবর্গ [ cabarga ] n চ ছ জ ঝ ঞ: these five letters of the Bengali alphabet.

চবুতর, চবুতরা [ cabutara, cabutarā ] n a courtyard; a portico, a vestibule.

চব্বিশ [ cabbiśa ] n. & a twenty-four. চব্বিশ ঘন্টা n. & adv. twenty-four hours; all day; whole day; always. চব্বিশে n. the twenty-fourth day of a month, the twenty-fourth. ☐ a. (of days of a month) twenty-fourth.

চমক [ camaka ] n flash (বিদ্যুতের চমক); amazement (চমক লাগা); alarm, fright; conscious ness. চমক দেওয়া v. to flash; to strike with amazement. চমক ভাঙা v. to regain consciousness or come back to sense suddenly, to be suddenly freed from a rapt state of mind. চমক লাগা v. to be stricken with amazement; to be dazed.

চমকদার [ camakadāra ] a sparkling, glittering, glaring, scintillating.

চমকপ্রদ [ camakaprada ] a startling; thrilling; amazing; too good to be true.

চমকানো [ camakānō ] v to flash; to startle, to give a jolt or cause to startle, or to be taken by surprise. চমকানি n. a flash or flash ing; startle, a start or surprise or jolt.

চমকিত [ camakita ] a flashed; startled. fem. চমকিতা ।

চমচম [ camacama ] n a kind of juicy sweetmeat made of posset.

চমত্করণ [ camatkaraṇa ] n act of striking with amaze ment; act of causing wonder.

চমত্কার [ camatkāra ] a amazingly beautiful or good; amazing. ☐ adv. well, nicely (চমত্কার বুঝতে পারা, চমত্কার বোঝানো). ☐ int. fine, excellent; marvellous. চমত্কারক, চমত্কারী a. amazing. fem. চমত্কারিণী । চমত্কারিতা, চমত্কারিত্ব n. marvellousness; excellence. চমত্কৃত a. amazed. চমত্কৃত করা v. to amaze, to strike with marvel. চমত্কৃত হওয়া v. to be amazed, to marvel (at).

চম্র [ camra ] n the yak; a kind of fan or a brush for fanning made of the hair of a yak's tail; a fly-whisk. fem. চমরি the she-yak.

চমস [ camasa ] n a spoon; a spatula; a ladle. চমসাকার a. spoon-shaped or ladle shaped; (bot.) spatulate.

চমূ [ camū ] n 1/3th part of an অক্ষৌহিণী; a com pany of troops; an army.

চম্পক [ campaka ] n a flower or its tree of the mag nolia family, the Michelia champaca, the champak. ̃দাম n. a wreath or gar land of champak flowers.

চম্পট [ campaṭa ] n decampment, escapade; escape, flight. চম্পট দেওয়া v. to decamp; to es cape, to flee away, to run off, to show a clean pair of heels, to give the slip (to).

চম্পা¹ [ campā¹ ] n the name of an ancient Indian city.

চম্পূ [ campū ] n a literary composition in which both prose and verse are used.

চয় [ caẏa ] n (chiefly used as a sfx.) a collection, an assemblage, a multitude, a heap (অরাতিচয়); act of collecting or gathering, amassing.

চয়ন [ caẏana ] n act of collecting or plucking, col lection (পুষ্পচয়ন); a number collected or plucked, a collection, an anthology (কবিতাচয়ন, গল্পচয়ন). চয়ন করা v. to col lect or cull or gather or pick or pluck. চয়নিকা n. fem. a small collection; a col lection of poems or other literary works, an anthology. চয়নীয়, চেয় a. worthy of being collected; that which is to be collected.

-চর¹ [ -cara¹ ] a (used as a sfx.) moving in (গগনচর, বনচর); dwelling in, inhabit ing (জলচর); mobile (চরাচর).

চর² [ cara² ] n a strip of sandy land rising out of the bed of a river or a sea above the water-level.

চর³ [ cara³ ] n a secret emissary; a spy; (astrol.) Mars.

চরকসংহিতা [ carakasaṃhitā ] n a treatise on medicine written by Charaka the sage.

চরকি [ caraki ] n a rotating firework, a Catherine-wheel; a Ferris wheel; (mech.) a wind lass. চরকির মতো ঘোরা v. to turn round and round like a wheel; (fig.) to gad about.

চরণ [ caraṇa ] n a foot, a leg, a foot or line of a verse; ambulation, walking, travelling, wandering, moving; observance, prac tice. ̃কমল n. a foot fancied as a lotus; a beautiful or divine foot. ̃চারণ n. ambulation, walking; perambulation; peregrination. ̃চারী a. (also n.) pedes trian. ̃তরী, ̃তরি n. a foot regarded as a boat esp. to cross the river Baitarani (বৈতরণী) after one's death. ̃তল n. the sole; the foot. চরণতলে থাকা v. to lie un der the foot or sole of; (fig.) to act as one's bond-slave for attainment of final salvation; (fig.) to depend cringingly on. চরণতলে পড়া v. to fall at the feet of (esp. in order to win favour). ̃দাসী n. a devoted wife; one belonging to a sect of Vaishnavas founded by Charandas; (sarcas.) a female companion or asso ciate of a Vaishnava. ̃ধূলি, ̃ধুলা n. the dust of one's feet. ̃পদ্ম same as ̃কমল । ̃প্রান্ত n. the border or end of one's feet. ̃প্রান্তে adv. at one's feet. ̃বন্দনা n. act of worshipping one's feet; act of bow ing down at one's feet in obeisance, genuflection. ̃যুগল n. both the feet, the two feet; a pair of feet. ̃রেণু same as ̃ধূলি । ̃সেবক n. a devotee. ̃সেবা n. act of worshipping one's feet; act of massaging one's legs and feet. ̃স্পর্শ n. contact of one's feet; act of touching one's feet. চরণ স্পর্শ করা v. to touch one's feet. ̃স্পর্শে adv. at the contact or touch of one's feet. চরণাঙ্কিত a. marked with the footprint (of). চরণাঙ্গুলি n. a toe. চরণামৃত n. the water with which the feet of a deity or revered person has been washed. চরণাম্বুজ, চরণারবিন্দ same as চরণকমল । চরণোপান্তে adv. at one's feet.

চরম [ carama ] n end, termination (কিছুর চরম দেখা); ultimate or last or final stage, most critical stage (চরমে ওঠা); highest stage, greatest height, climax, culmina tion, maximum (দুঃখের চরম). ☐ a. ulti mate or final (চরমপত্র, চরম সিদ্ধান্ত); last (চরমকাল); extreme (চরমসীমা, চরম জলবায়ু); highest, maximum (চরমোত্কর্ষ), pertaining to death or the time of death, dying (চরম দশা). ̃কাল n. the dying moment. ̃গতি n. last re sort, only prop and support. চরম জলবায়ু extreme climate. ̃পত্র n. a document containing the disposition of one's ef fects at death, a will; an ultimatum. ̃সীমা n. utmost limit. চরমাদর্শ n. highest ideal. চরমাবস্হা n. last or final stage, ulti mate stage, most critical stage. চরমোত্কর্ষ, চরমোন্নতি n. highest excel lence or improvement.

চরস [ carasa ] n an intoxicant narcotic prepared from the exudation of hashish; hemp, charas. চরস খাওয়া v. to smoke charas.

চরা [ carā ] v to wander, to rove, to travel; (of cattle) to graze; (of other beasts, birds, anthropophagies etc.) to go about for food; (sarcas.) to go about one's busi ness; (of fish) to nibble at bait. চরে খাওয়া v. to graze; to go about for food; (sarcas.) to shift or fend for oneself.

চরাচর [ carācara ] n mobile and immobile objects; (as sing.) the world, the universe, the whole creation.

চরানো [ carānō ] v to cause to graze, to tend or feed (cattle); (derog.) to direct or gov ern, to make a person do everything one wishes him to do, to lead a person by the nose; (derog.) to teach (ছেলে চরানো).

চরিত [ carita ] n character; deportment, behaviour, manners, conduct; activi ties; custom, usage; biography, life. ☐ a. observed, performed, executed, ac complished; invested with. চরিতকার, চরিতাখ্যায়ক n. a biographer. চরিতাবলি n. pl. biographies, lives; collections of bi ographies. চরিতাভিধান n. a biographical dictionary.

চরিতার্থ [ caritārtha ] a one whose desires have been fulfilled; successful; satisfied, grati fied. চরিতার্থ করা v. to fulfil one's desire; to satisfy, to gratify. ̃তা fulfilment of one's desire, success; satisfaction, gratification.

চরিত্র [ caritra ] n character; conduct; manner, behaviour, deportment; disposition; nature; custom, usage; function; activi ties; good character or behaviour, a bi ography; a character in a drama; a role. চরিত্র খোয়ানো, চরিত্র হারানো v. to lose one's character or morals, to have one's character or moral corrupted, to be come depraved, to go to the bad. ̃গত a. relating to the character; natural (চরিত্রগত দোষ). ̃গুণ n. the excellence of one's character; a characteristic quality (good or bad). ̃চিত্র n. a character sketch. ̃চিত্রণ n. delineation or por trayal of characters, characterisation, character-painting. ̃দোষ n. moral cor ruption; a vice or defect in one's char acter; dissoluteness, debauchery. ̃বান a. good-charactered; virtuous; chaste. fem. ̃বতী । ̃হনন n. character assassi nation. ̃হীন a. morally corrupt or ru ined, characterless, depraved, disso lute, debauched, profligate. fem. ̃হীনা । চরিত্রহীন ব্যক্তি a debauchee, a libertine. চরিত্রাভিনয় n. (in drama or film) acting in a certain role.

চরিত্রাঙ্কন [ caritrāṅkana ] n delineation or portrayal of one's character. চরিত্রাঙ্কন করা v. to delin eate one's character.

চরিষ্ণু [ cariṣṇu ] a mobile, moving.

চরু [ caru ] n an oblation of sunned rice boiled in milk with sugar and ghee.

চর্চরী [ carcarī ] n a kind of musical instrument; an ancient folk-music; a ceremony ob served on the eve on the holi (হোলি) festival.

চর্পট [ carpaṭa ] n a blow with the open palm of the hand, a slap.

চর্পটী [ carpaṭī ] n a kind of bread shaped like a thin disc prepared by the hand.

চর্বণ [ carbaṇa ] n act of chewing, mastication. চর্বণ করা v. to chew, to masticate.

চর্বি [ carbi ] n fat; animal fat; lard, tallow.

চর্বিত [ carbita ] a chewed, masticated. ̃চর্বণ n. act of chewing the cud, rumination; (fig.) discussion of an old topic or repeated discussion of the same topic. চর্বিতচর্বণ করা v. to chew the cud, to ruminate; (fig.) to discuss an old topic or to dis cuss the same topic repeatedly.

চর্ব্য [ carbya ] a (of food) that which has to be chewed; masticable. ̃চূষ্য a. that which has to be chewed and that which has to be sucked; (fig.) of or pertaining to dif ferent delicious varieties. ☐ n. pl. ar ticles of food comprising that which has to be chewed and that which has to be sucked; (fig.) articles of food of different delicious varieties, rich and costly dishes. চর্ব্য-চূষ্য-লেহ্য-পেয় a. those which have to be chewed and sucked and licked and drunk; (fig.) of differ ent delicious varieties, delicious and costly. ☐ n. (lit. & fig.) delicious food or dishes, delicacies of all descrip tions.

চর্ম [ carma ] n skin, cutis; the true skin, derm; cu ticle; hide; leather; bark (of plants), rind; a shield. ̃কার n. a shoemaker or a tanner or currier (by profession or caste). ̃কীল n. a wart, a mole, a small bump on human skin. ̃চক্ষু n. the physical eye. ̃চটকা, ̃চটিকা, ̃চটী n. the titmouse; the bat; the vampire. ̃জ a. leathern, made of leather. ̃দল n. impetigo. ̃ধারী a. armed with a shield; one who bears a shield. ̃নির্মিত a. made of leather; leathern. ̃পাদুকা n. a leather shoe or boot or slipper, a leather footwear. ̃পেটিকা, ̃পেটী n. a leather bag or suitcase; a leather belt.

̃বন্ধ [ ̃bandha ] n a leather-band. ̃ব্যবসায়ী n. a dealer in hide or leather; a tanner. ̃ময় a. leathern; leathery; hide-bound. ̃রোগ n. skin disease. ̃সার n. serum, lymph. ☐ a. hide-bound; very lean or emaci ated. ̃স্হলী n. a leather-bag; a container for leather.

চর্মাবরণ [ carmābaraṇa ] n a leathern cover or jacket.

চর্মার [ carmāra ] n a shoemaker or a tanner or cur rier (by caste or trade).

চর্মাসন [ carmāsana ] n a seat made of skin (of deer, ti ger etc.).

চর্য [ carya ] a that which is to be practised or ob served. চর্যা n. practice or observance (ধর্মচর্যা, ব্রতচর্যা); observance of rules or routine (দিনচর্যা); culture (দেহচর্যা, সাহিত্যচর্যা); act of looking after (রোগীচর্যা). চর্যাপদ n. any of the lyrics composed by a sect of Buddhists about their religion and religious practice, supposed to be the earliest specimen of Bengali literature.

চল [ cala ] a unsteady, restless, fickle (চলচিত্ত). ☐ n. currency, vogue, fashion (চল থাকা); (math.) variable.

চলকানো [ calakānō ] v to run out of a vessel owing to a push or jerk, to spill.

চলচিত্ত [ calacitta ] a fickle-minded, mentally un steady. ̃তা n. fickle-mindedness.

চলচ্চিত্র [ calaccitra ] n cinematograph, cinema; a cinematograph film, (pop.) movie. ̃বিদ্যা n. cinematography.

চলত্ [ calat ] a moving; mobile; current; in vogue.

চলতি [ calati ] a moving, going, running, rolling, passing (চলতি গাড়ি); in activity, going (চলতি ব্যাবসা); colloquial (চলতি ভাষা); current, present (চলতি বছর, চলতি বাজার) usual, customary (চলতি কথা, চলতি রীতি); fit for social intercourse, fit for matrimonial alliance (চলতি ঘর) চলতি আমানত current deposit.

চলন [ calana ] n act of going or moving or travel ling (চলনশীল); gait (চলন বাঁকা); motion; currency, vogue, custom (চলন থাকা); behaviour, deportment (চালচলন); usage, practice, fashion, style (সাবেকি চলন). চলন থাকা v. to be current, to be in vogue. ̃যোগ্য a. workable; passable, tolerable. ̃শক্তি n. power of moving, motion. ̃শীল a. going, moving, travelling; mobile. ̃সই a. passable, tolerable.

চলন্ত [ calanta ] a moving, going, passing, running, in motion, on the move.

চলরেণু [ calarēṇu ] n zoospore.

চলা [ calā ] v to go, to move, to walk (লোক চলা); to run, to ply (ট্রামবাস চলা); to depart; to set for (দেশে চলা); to pro ceed (তুমি চলো, আমিও যাচ্ছি); to get on, to run (কারবার চলা); to pass away, to elapse (সময় চলে যাওয়া); to be main tained (সংসার চলা); to suffice, to cover as expenses, to defray (খরচ চলা); to be getting on (জীবন চলা); to work, to operate (ঘড়ি চলা, মেশিন চলা); to begin to work or operate; to circulate (রক্ত চলা); to pass current, to be introduced (ফ্যাশন চলা); to be accepted (সমাজে চলা ); to behave or act (খুশিমতো চলা); to be permitted or allowed (ফাঁকি চলবে না ); to continue (সারারাত গান চলল); to begin, to start (এবার গল্প চলবে); to ex tend (দৃষ্টি চলা); to be used (হাত চলা); to be fired or shot (বন্দুক চলা). চলে আসা v. to come; to come away from; to come quickly. চলা যাওয়া v. to go away. কথামতো চলা v. to act or behave in obe dience to; to obey. ̃চল n. passage, travelling (চলাচলের পথ); movement, traffic (লোক-চলাচল); circulation (রক্ত চলাচল, বায়ু চলাচল). চলাচল করা v. to travel; to move; to circulate. ̃নো v. to cause to walk or move; to cause to pass current; to cause to be accepted. ̃ফেরা n. act of walking or moving (চলাফেরার ক্ষমতা); movement; gait; behaviour, deportment. শন-শন শব্দে চলা to whiz past.

চলিত [ calita ] a current; customary; usual; collo quial (চলিত ভাষা) চলিত নিয়ম n. (arith.) practice.

চলিষ্ণু [ caliṣṇu ] a moving, mobile; restless, un steady; about to go away or depart.

চলোর্মি [ calōrmi ] n a dancing or restless wave, a rushing wave.

চল্লিশ [ calliśa ] n. & a forty.

চশমখোর [ caśamakhōra ] n brazen-faced, shameless.

চশমা [ caśamā ] n (a pair of) spectacles; an eyeglass; (coll.) specs. ̃ওয়ালা a. spectacled. ☐ n. a spectacled man; a dealer in spectacles and other optical goods. ̃ধারী, ̃-পরা a. spectacled; bespectacled.

চষক [ caṣaka ] n a wine-cup; honey; wine, alcohol.

চষা [ caṣā ] v to plough, to till; to cultivate. ☐ a. ploughed, tilled; cultivated. ̃নো v. to cause to plough or till or cultivate.

চা [ cā ] n tea. চা খাওয়া, v. to take tea, to drink tea. চা-কর a. planting or producing tea. ☐ n. tea-planter. চা খাওয়ার সময় tea time. চা-দানি n. a tea-tray. চা-বাগান n. a tea-garden, a tea-plantation. চায়ের দোকান a tea-shop. চায়ের পাত্র tea-pot. চায়ের পে়টি a tea-chest. চায়ের বাসনকোসন tea-service, tea-set.

চাই, চাও, চায় [ cāi, cāō, cāẏa ] v (pr. t.) forms of চাওয়া1 & চাওয়া² । কী চাই, কী চাও what do you want? চাই-কি adv. even; probably. চাইলেই for the asking.

চাইতে [ cāitē ] post than.

চাউর [ cāura ] a publicized, circulated; current.

চাউল [ cāula ] n rice. আতপ চাউল sunned rice. সিদ্ধ চাউল parboiled rice.

চাউলমুগরা [ cāulamugarā ] n a medicinal plant of the family Flacourtiaceae, chaulmoogra.

চাওয়া¹ [ cāōẏā¹ ] v to want; to ask for, to request for (ভিক্ষা চাওয়া, সময় চাওয়া); to desire (মরতে চাওয়া); to be ready to. চাওয়া চাওয়ি n. act of wanting or asking for or desiring repeatedly. ̃নো v. to cause to want; to cause to ask for or request for; to cause to desire; to cause to consent. ̃মাত্র adv. for the asking.

চাওয়া² [ cāōẏā² ] v to look at; to open (চোখ চাওয়া); to cast an evil eye (on or at). চাওয়া চাওয়ি n. act of looking at one another; act of coming to an agreement by favouring one another. ̃নো v. to cause to look at; to cause to open. মুখ তুলে চাওয়া v. to look favourably on; to be favourably inclined towards.

চাঁই¹ [ cām̐i¹ ] n (dero.) a leader; a chief; a ring leader; a veteran person; a somebody.

চাঁই² [ cām̐i² ] n a clod; a device made of bamboo slips for catching fish.

চাঁচ¹ [ cān̐ca¹ ] n a kind of mat made of date-leaves or bamboo slips.

চাঁচ² [ cān̐ca² ] n a piece of lac beaten into a leaf.

চাঁচর¹ [ cān̐cara¹ ] n a ceremony observed on the eve of the holi (হোলি) festival.

চাঁচর² [ cān̐cara² ] a curly ('চাঁচর চিকুর')

চাঁচা [ cān̐cā ] v to scrape, to shave. ☐ a. scraped; shaved. চাঁচা-ছোলা a. (lit.) thoroughly scraped or shaved; (fig.) rude and out spoken, curt. চাঁচনি, চাঁচুনি n. act of scraping; a scraper. ̃নো v. to cause to scrape or shave.

চাঁচি [ cān̐ci ] n the scrapings of calcined milk or of some milk products or of sticky dross of other foods.

চাঁদ [ cān̐da ] n the moon; the most beautiful or glorious person (নদিয়ার চাঁদ); (sarcas.) an ugly person; (inf. & coll.) a friend (এসো দেখি চাঁদ). ˜কুড়া, ̃কুড়ো n. a vari ety of small silvery-white fish, the moon-fish, the opah. ̃নি n. moonlight; a canopy, an awning; a vestibule, a spa cious corridor, ☐ a. moonlit চাঁদনি রাত. ̃পানা a. like the moon, moonlike, re sembling the moon. ̃বদন a. having a face as beautiful as the moon, moon-faced; (sarcas.) ugly-faced. ☐ n. a face as beautiful as the moon; a moon-faced man or boy; (sacras.) an ugly-faced man or boy. fem. ̃বদনি । ̃মারি n. a tar get, a range; target-practice. ̃মালা, ̃হার n. a necklace designed in the like ness of the moon. ̃মুখ n. a face as beautiful as the moon. চাঁদের কণা (lit.) a small fragment of the moon; (fig.) an extremely beautiful or delightful person esp. such a baby, a charming little child. চাঁদের হাট a company of beautiful charming young women; a gathering of pretty faces.

চাঁদা² [ cān̐dā² ] n the moon (চাঁদামামা); a variety of small silvery-white fish, the moon fish, the opah; (geom.) a protractor.

চাঁদা³ [ cān̐dā³ ] n subscription; contribution; quota. চাঁদা দেওয়া v. to pay subscription; to sub scribe. চাঁদা তোলা v. to raise subscription. চাঁদা ধরা v. to allot one's quota.

চাঁদি¹ [ cān̐di¹ ] n pure silver; silver. ☐ a. pure চাঁদি রুপো

চাঁদি² [ cān̐di² ] n the crown of the head.

চাঁদিনি [ cān̐dini ] a moonlit (চাঁদিনি রাত). ☐ n. moon light; a moonlight night.

চাঁদিমা [ cān̐dimā ] n moonlight.

চাঁদোয়া [ cān̐dōẏā ] n a canopy, an awning.

চাঁপা [ cām̐pā ] n a kind of flower or its tree be longing to the magnolia family, the champak ̃কলা n. a kind of small ba nana. ̃নটে n. a variety of pot-herb.

চাক [ cāka ] n a wheel (কুমোর চাক); anything wheel-shaped (ছোলার চাক); hive (মৌচাক).

চাকচিক্য [ cākacikya ] n lustre, glaze; polish, showy glitter; glamour. ̃পূর্ণ, ̃ময় a. lustrous, glazing; glittering; glamorous.

চাকতি [ cākati ] n a wafer; a disc; a discus. রুপোর চাকতি (fig. & usu. dero.) a silver coin; money.

চাকর² [ cākara² ] n a man-servant, a servant; a me nial, an attendant; a follower; an of ficer or employee (সরকারের চাকর). fem. চাকরানি a maid-servant, a maid. ̃বাকর n. pl. (com. gen.) servants or menials or followers collectively.

চাকরান [ cākarāna ] n a grant of land to a servant in lieu of salary. ☐ a. thus granted (চাকরান জমি).

চাকরি [ cākari ] n employment, service; a situa tion, a job. চাকরি করা v. to serve, to work. চাকরি খালি situation vacant. চাকরি খালি নেই (there is) no vacancy. চাকরি খোঁজা v. to seek or look or hunt for em ployment, to seek a job. চাকরি খোয়ানো v. to lose a job, to be dismissed. চাকরি চাই a job or situation (is) wanted. চাকরি ছাড়া v. to resign from service. চাকরিতে ঢোকা v. to enter service. চাকরি থেকে অবসর বা বিদায় নেওয়া v. to retire from service. চাকরি পাওয়া v. to get employ ment, to get or secure a job. চাকরি বজায় রাখা v. to be able to continue in service. চাকরি মেলা same as চাকরি পাওয়া । চাকরি যাওয়া, চাকরি হারানো same as চাকরি খোয়ানো । সরকারি চাকরি public service, government service. চাকরিজীবী same as চাকুরে । fem. চাকরিজীবিনী ।

চাকলা¹ । [ cākalā¹ . ] n a slice or slip (আমের চাকলা).

চাকলা² [ cākalā² ] n a district; a county, a shire. চাকালাদার n. the governor or the owner of a district or shire.

চাকা² [ cākā² ] n a wheel (গাড়ির চাকা); anything round or wheel-shaped; a round piece (মাছের চাকা). ☐ a. wheel-shaped, dis coid, round (চাকা দাগ).

চাকি [ cāki ] n a disc; a discoid piece of wood or stone for making bread and similar other things (চাকি-বেলুন); a grinding stone, a mill (আটার চাকি).

চাকু [ cāku ] n a clasp-knife; a pen-knife; a knife. চাকু মারা v. to stab, to knife, to knive.

চাকুরে [ cākurē ] a working (চাকুরে মেয়ে = a work ing girl). ☐ n. an employee, a worker, a servant. বড় চাকুরে an officer (usu. a high-ranking one). সরকারি চাকুরে a pub lic servant.

চাক্ষুষ [ cākṣuṣa ] a ocular; visual; visible, evident. চাক্ষুষ জ্ঞান visual knowledge or percep tion. চাক্ষুষ প্রত্যক্ষ visual perception; a visual percept. চাক্ষুষ প্রমাণ an ocular demonstration. চাক্ষুষ সাক্ষী an eye-wit ness.

চা-খড়ি [ cā-khaḍ়i ] n chalk.

চাখন [ cākhana ] n tasting; tasting the quality of dish or food or something. ̃দার n. a taster.

চাখা [ cākhā ] v to taste; (fig.) to enjoy (জীবনকে চাখা). চাখানো v. to cause to taste or en joy. ☐ a. caused to taste or enjoy.

চাগা [ cāgā ] v to become vigorous, to gain strength; to become acute or more acute, to increase (ব্যথা চেগেছে); to rise, to spring up (মনে চেগেছে); to come into consciousness, to originate (বুদ্ধি চেগেছে). চাগানো v. to become or make vigorous, to gain or cause to gain strength; to become or make acute or more acute, to increase; to spring up or cause to spring up; to rise or cause to rise, raise; to come or bring into con sciousness, to originate.

চাগাড় [ cāgāḍ় ] n agitation; act or state of becom ing acute or more acute. চাগাড় দিয়ে ওঠা v. to become agitated; to get incited or excited; to become acute or more acute.

চাঙ, চাং [ cāṅa, cā ] n an improvised platform (usu. made of timber, bamboo, twigs etc.).

চাঙড়, চাঙড়া [ cāṅaḍ়, cāṅaḍ়ā ] n a large lump; a large cold.

চাঙারি, চাঙাড়ি [ cāṅāri, cāṅāḍ়i ] n a large wicker basket; a big creel.

চাঙ্গা, চাঙা [ cāṅgā, cāṅā ] a restored to health; invigo rated; reinforced; refreshed. চাঙ্গা করা v. to restore to health; to reinvigorate; to reinforce; to refresh. চাঙ্গা হওয়া v. to gain strength; to come round. মন চাঙ্গা তো দুনিয়া চাঙ্গা (fig.) when the mind is happy, all is well.

চাচা [ cācā ] n a father's brother or cousin, an uncle. fem. চাচি an aunt. চাচাতো a. avun cular. চাচাতো ভাই বা বোন n. a cousin.

চাঞ্চল্য [ cāñcalya ] n restlessness; agitation, perturba tion (মানসিক চাঞ্চল্য); fretful activity; rapid movement, rapidity. (নাড়ির চাঞ্চল্য), bustle; anxiety. ̃কর a. thrill ing, sensational. ̃হীন a. unperturbed; calm; steady.

চাট¹ [ cāṭa¹ ] n the kick of an animal (as of a cow or horse). চাট খাওয়া v. to be kicked (as by an animal). চাট মারা v. to kick.

চাট² [ cāṭa² ] n a food that is to be taken by lick ing; any snack which is to be taken with an intoxicant.

চাটনি [ cāṭani ] n a condiment, chutney, sauce.

চাটা² [ cāṭā² ] v to lick. ☐ a. licked; given to or engaged in licking. ̃চাটি n. repeated or continuous licking; act of licking each other; (iron.) intimacy or mutual lauda tion or compliment or adulation. ̃নো v. to cause to lick.

চাটই [ cāṭi ] n a coarse mat made of date leaves or palm-leaves or bamboo slips.

চাটি¹ [ cāṭi¹ ] a razed to the ground (ভিটেমাটি চাটি).

চাটি², [ cāṭi², ] n a blow or a stroke with the open palm of the hand, a slap. চাটি মারা v. to slap.

চাটিম [ cāṭima ] n a kind of banana.

চাটু¹ [ cāṭu¹ ] n a frying-pan.

চাটু², চাটুবাদ, চাটূক্তি [ cāṭu², cāṭubāda, cāṭūkti ] n adulatory words, flattery, sycophancy. চাটুকার, চাটুবাদী, চাটুভাষী a. flattering. ☐ n. a flatterer, an adulator, a sycophant. fem. চাটুবাদিনী, চাটুভাষিণী ।.

চাড়, চাড়া¹ [ cāḍ়, cāḍ়ā¹ ] n an instance or act of shov ing up something forcefully, a forceful upward shove (চাড় দিয়ে তোলা); enthu siasm, earnestness, zeal (লেখাপড়ায় চাড়); pressure or urgency (কাজের চাড়). চাড় থাকা v. to have keenness or zeal. চাড় দেওয়া v. to give an upward shove with force. চাড় দিয়ে খোলা to prize or prise up, to force open. চাড় দিয়ে তোলা v. to shove up forcefully.

চাড়া² [ cāḍ়ā² ] n an instance or act of twirling or twisting up (গোঁফ চাড়া); a support, a prop. চাড়া দেওয়া v. to twist up; to prop up.

চাড়ি [ cāḍ়i ] n (dial.) a large earthen manger.

চাতক [ cātaka ] n a bird of the rainy reason, the pied crested cuckoo (wrongly believed to be a swallow). fem. চাতকী,, (inc. but pop.) চাতকিনী ।

চাতাল [ cātāla ] n a vestibule, a terrace.

চাতুর্বর্ণ্য [ cāturbarṇya ] n the hierarchy of four principal castes amongst Hindus, namely, the brahmanas, the kshatriyas, the vaishyas and the shudras; prescribed practices of these castes. ☐ a. pertain ing to these castes or their practices.

চাতুর্মাস্য [ cāturmāsya ] n a vow that is to be observed for four months at a stretch.

চাতুর্য [ cāturya ] n intelligence; dexterity, skill, clev erness; artfulness; cunning, slyness.

চাদর [ cādara ] n a sheet of cloth worn over the body; a cover made of cloth; a bedsheet; a thin sheet of metal or other things.

চানকানো [ cānakānō ] v to excite into activity or to speed up, to make active or prompt (চাকরকে চানকানো, শরীর চানকানো); to brighten, to brush up, to polish (আসবাবপত্র চানকানো); to heat or fry slightly (মশলা চানকানো).

চানা [ cānā ] n a kind of gram or chick-pea fried crisp. ̃চুর n. a crisp snack prepared by frying chick-pea, monkey-nuts and other things with salt and spices.

চান্দ্র [ cāndra ] a lunar (চান্দ্রগতি, চান্দ্রমাস) ̃মাস n. a lunar month.

চান্দ্রায়ণ [ cāndrāẏaṇa ] n a kind of expiatory penance.

চাপ¹ [ cāpa¹ ] n a bow; (geom.) an arc.

চাপ² [ cāpa² ] n pressure (কাজের চাপ, বায়ুর চাপ, রক্তের চাপ); weight, influence, request, importunity etc. (মায়ের চাপে পড়ে সে বিয়ে করল); a layer (বরফের চাপে চাপে). ☐ a. clotted, coagulated (চাপরক্ত চাপদই); thick, close-set (চাপ-বুনন); massive and extensive. চাপ খাওয়া v. to be pressed; to coagulate, to thicken. চাপ দেওয়া v. to press. ̃দণ্ড n. a piston; a pump. ̃দাড়ি n. massive or thick-set beard extending all over the cheeks and chin. ̃মান (যন্ত্র) n. a barometer.

চাপকান [ cāpakāna ] n a loose and long robe (chiefly used as a part of official dress).

চাপটি [ cāpaṭi ] n the posture of squatting or sit ting on one's haunches with legs folded. চাপটি খেয়ে বসা v. to sit upon one's haunches with legs folded, to squat; to sit tight or immovably; to re main seated obstinately.

চাপড় [ cāpaḍ় ] n a blow or stroke with the open plam of the hand, a slap. চাপড় খাওয়া v. to be slapped. চাপড় দেওয়া, চাপড় মারা v. to slap.

চাপড়া [ cāpaḍ়ā ] n a flat piece of clod or turf.

চাপড়ানো [ cāpaḍ়ānō ] v to strike (chiefly repeatedly) with the open palm of one's hand, to slap or pat (chiefly repeatedly).

চাপরাস, চাপরাশ [ cāparāsa, cāparāśa ] n the distinctive dress of the servants of a person or office or in stituation, a livery. ̃ধারী a. liveried. চাপরাসি n. a liveried servant; an office messenger, an orderly, a chaprasi.

চাপল্য [ cāpalya ] n restlessness; fickleness; vivac ity, liveliness; fluidity; wantonness; impudence, sauciness; talkativeness; levity; fleetingness; momentariness; rashness, imprudence.

চাপা [ cāpā ] v to press; to compress; to sup press, to conceal, to hide (কথা চাপা); to restrain, to check (উন্নতি চাপা); to ex tend, to cover ('পঞ্চগৌড় চাপিয়া গৌড়েশ্বর রাজা,' 'কুরুকুল চাপি'); to ride or mount (ঘোড়ায় চাপা); to board or get into (গাড়িতে চাপা); to come upon as a load or weight, to burden (ঘাড়ে চাপা) ☐ n. act of pressing; compression; suppres sion, concealment; act of restraining; act of extending or covering; act of riding or mounting; act of boarding or getting into; a cover or lid (ঘটের চাপা, গর্তের চাপা); a weight (কাগজ-চাপা). ☐ a. pressing or compressing (বুক-চাপা ব্যথা); subdued, low, not clearly au dible (চাপা গলা, চাপা সুর); not promi nent, dull (চাপা রং); covered (কাঁটাঝোপে চাপা); restrained, obstructed, frustrated (চাপা বরাত); sunk or depressed to a lower level (পৃথিবী উত্তর-দক্ষিণে কিঞ্চিত্ চাপা); secretly circulated, private (চাপা গুজব); secret, concealed, suppressed (চাপা দুঃখ); uncommunicative, re served (চাপা লোক). ̃কান্না n. mute or suppressed weeping, inarticulate cry ing. চাপা গলায় in an undertone. ̃চাপি, (coll.) ̃চুপি n. continuous pressing or thrusting or stuffing; mutual pressing; continuous solicitation; suppression, concealment; an attempt to suppress or conceal. চাপাচাপি করা v. to press or thrust or stuff continuously; to press mutually; to solicit or pester continu ously; to suppress, to conceal; to endeavour to suppress or conceal. চাপা দেওয়া v. to cover; to suppress, to con ceal, to hush up;; (as by a vehicle) to run over. চাপা পড়া v. to be covered; to be suppressed, to be concealed or hushed up; to be run over (by a train, a vehicle etc.) চাপা স্বরে in an undertone. চেপে ধরা v. to hold tight or pressed; to press. চেপে বসা v. to sit upon one's but tock; to sit tight; to sit firmly; to settle firmly; to be fixed tightly or firmly. চেপে যাওয়া v. to avoid disclosing; to de sist from mentioning. চেপে রাখা v. to keep pressed; to keep restrained; to keep concealed or undisclosed. (ঘাড়ে) শয়তান চাপা to be possessed by a devil.

চাপাটি [ cāpāṭi ] n a piece of disc-shaped thin bread made by hand, chapati, chapattie, chapatty.

চাপানো [ cāpānō ] v to place upon (উনুনে হাঁড়ি চাপানো); to load (গাড়িতে মাল চাপানো); to burden (ঘাড়ে চাপানো); to cause to ride or mount (ঘোড়ায় চাপানো); to cause to board or get into (যাত্রীদের জাহাজে চাপানো); to impute or ascribe (to) (দোষ চাপানো).

চাবকানো [ cābakānō ] v to whip, to lash, to flog, to flagellate, to scourge. চাবকানি n. whip ping, lashing, flogging, scourging, flagellation.

চাবড়া [ cābaḍ়ā ] n alt. of চাপড়া ।

চাবি, চাবিকাটি, চাবিকাঠি [ cābi, cābikāṭi, cābikāṭhi ] n a key. চাবি দেওয়া, চাবি বন্ধ করা v. to key; to lock; to keep confined (ছেলেটাকে চাবি দিয়ে রেখেছে); to keep shut (মুখে চাবি দেওয়া).

চাবুক [ cābuka ] n a whip. a lash, a scourge, a fla gellum. চাবুক খাওয়া v. to be whipped or flogged or scourged or flagellated. চাবুক মারা v. to whip, to flog, to scourge, to flagellate.

চামচ [ cāmaca ] n a spoon; a ladle. চামচ দিয়ে কাটা বা তোলা বা দেওয়া v. to spoon or ladle (out).

চামচা [ cāmacā ] n a lackey, a servile follower.

চামড়া [ cāmaḍ়ā ] n skin; derm; (of larger animals & also dero.) hide; leather (চামড়ার জুতো). কাঁচা চামড়া hide. পাকা চামড়া leather চামড়া ছাড়ানো, চামড়া তোলা v. to flay, to skin.

চামর [ cāmara ] n a kind of fan or a brush for fan ning made of the hair of a yak's tail; a fly-whisk. ̃ধারিণী a. & n. fem. one who fans with the aforesaid fan or brush or fly-whisk. চামরী a. having this brush of fan. □ n. the horse.

চামাটি, চামাতি [ cāmāṭi, cāmāti ] n a strip of leather; a strop.

চামার [ cāmāra ] n a shoemaker or tanner or currier (by caste or trade); (fig.) a merciless or base man; (fig.) a skinflint. fem. চামারনি ।

চামুণ্ডা [ cāmuṇḍā ] n a manifestation of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা) when she killed two gi ants—Chanda (চণ্ড) and Moonda (মুণ্ড).

চামেলি [ cāmēli ] n a kind of sweet-scented white jessamine, Catalonian or Spanish Jas mine.

চার² [ cāra² ] n bait (used to entice or catch fish (পুকুরে চার ফেলা); the part of a pond where bait has been dropped (চারে মাছ আসছে).

চার³ [ cāra³ ] n & a. four. চার-আনা n. a fouth part, one-fourth, a quarter; four annas; a four anna piece. a. one-fourth (চার-আনা অংশ). চার-আনি n. a four-anna piece. ̃ইয়ারি a. elicited out of the meeting of four friends. ̃কোনা a. square; qudrangular. ̃খানা n. four pieces or bits or units. গুণ a. four-times. ̃চালা a. having a thatched roof consisting of four parts. ☐ n. a house having such a roof. ̃চোখের মিলন the meeting of the eyes of two persons (usu. two lovers). ̃চৌকো a. square. ̃টা (coll.) ̃টে a. four. ☐ n. four o'clock. ̃টি a. four; a few or a little. ☐ n. four ̃টিখানি a. a little. ̃দিক n. four directions or sides or quarters; all directions or sides or quarters or places. ̃পায়া, (dial. corrup.) ̃পাই n. a kind of four-legged cot (usu. made of bamboo and coconutcoir). চার পায়ে on all fours. ̃পেয়ে a. four-legged, four-footed, quadruped. ̃পোয়া, (dial.) ̃পো a. complete, full. ̃ভিত same as চারদিক । ̃সন্ধ্যা four eve nings; four parts or points of the day, namely, the morning, the noon, the evening and the midnight. চার-হাত এক করা v. to get a couple married, to marry. চার হাতে পায়ে on all fours.

চারক [ cāraka ] a & n. one who tends or grazes (cattle).

চারণ¹ [ cāraṇa¹ ] n act of tending or grazing cattle; a pasture, a grazing ground. ̃ভুমি n. pasture; pasture land.

চারণ² [ cāraṇa² ] n a holy minstrel who sings the glory of a country or race or family. fem. চারণী । ̃গান, ̃গীতি n. song of the minstrel.

চারণ³, চারণা [ cāraṇa³, cāraṇā ] n act of moving (পদচারণ).

চারা¹ [ cārā¹ ] n fragrant things thrown into a fishing area to allure fish; a fishing area into which fragrant things have been thrown to allure fish; a bait.

চারা² [ cārā² ] n a remedy; a means of reparation or redress (এ দুর্গতির চারা নেই).

চারা³ [ cārā³ ] n a young plant, a sapling; a young fish, a spawn. ☐ a. newly-grown, newly-born, young (চারাগাছ, চারামাছ).

চারানো [ cārānō ] v to spread out, to scatter, to be or to make widespread.

-চারিণী [ -cāriṇī ] a. fem of -চারী ।

চারিত [ cārita ] a tended, grazed; infused; con ducted, led, driven.

চারিত্র, চারিত্র্য [ cāritra, cāritrya ] n character; conduct; good character; good conduct. চারিত্রপূজা n. hero-worship. চারিত্রিক a. relating to character or conduct; characteristic.

-চারী [ -cārī ] in comp (used as sfx.) plying, mov ing (আকাশচারী); observing or adopting (ব্রতচারী, মিথ্যাচারী).

চারু [ cāru ] a beautiful, pleasant, charming, good-looking (চারুদর্শন, চারুনেত্র); fine, polite. ̃কলা n. fine art(s). ̃তা n. charm, handsomeness, loveliness; el egance, grace. ̃শীলা a. fem. having pleasing manners. ̃হাসিনী a. fem. hav ing a charming smile.

চার্ম [ cārma ] a pertaining to skin, dermal, cutane ous; pertaining to hide; cuticular; per taining to a shield.

চাল¹ [ cāla¹ ] n rice. see also চাউল ।

চাল² [ cāla² ] n a thatched roof or covering, a thatch (ঘরের চাল, নৌকার চাল); a circu lar canvas of mat containing paintings of heavenly scenes placed at the back of an idol (usu. চালচিত্র). ̃কুমড়ো n. a kind of pumpkin the plant of which is allowed to creep up on a thatched roof. ̃চুলা (coll.) ̃চুলো n. (lit.) a thatched roof overhead and an oven to cook; (fig.) food and shelter. চাল কেটে ওঠানো v. to evict (one) from one's homestead.

চাল³ [ cāla³ ] n mode of living, practice, style (বনেদি চাল); behaviour, manners (চালচলন, হালচাল); fashion (সেকেলে চাল); gait, movement (গদাইলশকরি চাল); a deceitful device or move, a trick (চাল ফসকানো); (in chess etc.) a move; affectation of superiority, airs (চাল মারা) চাল কমানো v. to forgo or cut down costly style of living. ̃চলন n. bearing, demeanour; deportment. চাল চালা v. to play a trick (upon); to talk boastfully; (in chess) to make a move. চাল দেওয়া v. to give airs; to try to hood wink; (in chess) to make a move. চাল বদলানো v. to change one's style of liv ing, to adopt a new style of living; to change a trick; (in chess) to change a move. ̃বাজ a. one who is accustomed to giving airs; a braggart. ̃বাজি n. the practice of giving airs; bragging. চাল বাড়ানো v. to go in for a better style of living incurring thereby more ex penses. চাল মারা v. to give airs; to speak boastfully.

চালক [ cālaka ] a one who or that which drives or leads or manages or rules or com mands. ☐ n. a driver; leader; a man ager; a ruler; a commander.

চালন, চালনা [ cālana, cālanā ] n act of moving (হস্তচালনা) act of wielding (অসিচালনা); exercise (মস্তিষ্কচালনা, দেহচালনা); application (বুদ্ধিচালনা); management, defraying expenses of (সংসারচালনা); ruling, gov erning (রাজ্যচালনা); act of guiding, guidance (সুপথে চালনা); act of leading or commanding (সৈন্যচালনা); act of di recting (দৃষ্টিচালনা); act of driving (পোতচালনা) চালনা করা v. to move; to wield; to direct; to exercise; to apply; to manage; to rule, to govern; to guide, to lead, to command; to drive.

চালনি [ cālani ] n a sieve; a strainer. চালনি বলে সূঁচকে তোর কেন ছেঁদা (lit.) a sieve laughs at the eye of a needle; (fig.) a man with countless defects laughs at a small de fect in another, the pot calling the kettle black.

চালনীয় [ cālanīẏa ] a that which or one who can be or is to be moved or wielded or exer cised or applied or managed or ruled or guided or led or commanded or driven.

চালপড়া [ cālapaḍ়ā ] n a handful of rice charmed so as to detect criminals.

চালা¹ [ cālā¹ ] a having a thatched roof, thatched (চালাঘর). ☐ n. a thatched house, a thatch; a hut.

চালা² [ cālā² ] v to move (ঘুঁটি চালা); to wield (অস্ত্র চালা); to exercise (মাথা চালা); to make a move; to apply (বুদ্ধি চালা, চাল চালা); to lead, to deploy (সৈন্য চালা); to cause to move by means of occult power (বাটি চালা); to circulate (কথা চালা).

চালাক [ cālāka ] a clever; intelligent; sly; shrewd. চালাকি n. cleverness; intelligence; sly ness; shrewdness. চালাকি করা v. to try to outwit or hoodwink; to try to prove one's cleverness.

চালাঘর [ cālāghara ] n a thatched house or room, a thatch; a hut.

চালাচালি [ cālācāli ] n act of moving or circulating about (ঘুঁটি-চালাচালি, কথা-চালাচালি).

চালানো [ cālānō ] v to conduct, to manage, to run, to carry on (প্রতিষ্ঠান চালানো, সংসার চালানো, কাজ চালানো); to drive, to steer, to pilot (গাড়ি চালানো, নৌকা চালানো, এরোপ্লেন চালানো); to wield, to use (অস্ত্র চালানো); to discharge or fire (গুলি চালানো); to circulate (নোতুন টাকা চালোনো); to introduce (নোতুন নিয়ম চালানো); to cause to accept (সমাজে চালানো,); to find market for (বই চালানো, পন্যদ্রব্য চালানো); to utter or put into cir culation esp. unlawfully (জাল টাকা চালানো); to cause to move by means of occult power (বাটি চালানো); to guide, to lead (ছেলেকে বিপথে চালানো); to con tinue (গান চালানো); to defray (খরচ চালানো); to cause to move or operate (মেশিন চালানো, ইলেকট্রিক পাখা চালানো). পা চালানো v. to move one's foot; to kick; to walk quickly or more quickly; to quicken one's steps; to paddle esp. more quickly. মুখ চালানো v. to talk or eat (esp. varaciously); to scold; to complain, to grumble. হাত চালানো v. to move one's hands esp. more quickly; to eat or work with the hand esp. quickly or more quickly; to beat.

চালানি [ cālāni ] a relating to export; exported; ex portable; consigned. চালানি কারবার ex port trade. চালানি মাল export goods; consigned goods, consignment; not lo cally produced or fresh. চালানি শুল্ক ex port duty.

চালিত [ cālita ] a moved; wielded; exercised; ap plied; managed; ruled, governed; guided; led or commanded; directed; driven. চালিত করা to move; to wield; to exercise; to apply; to manage; to rule, to govern; to guide; to lead or com mand; to direct; to drive.

চালু [ cālu ] a current, in vogue (চালু মত); that which sells in the market, selling, sal able (চালু মাল); running (চালু কারবার); (iron.) social and smart, unscrupu lously clever (চালু ছেলে). চালু করা v. to introduce; to give a start to; to make accepted or acceptable. চালু থাকা v. to be current, to be in vogue; to be run ning. চালু মাল a marketable or salable commodity; (iron.) a crafty and clever person.

চাষ¹ [ cāṣa¹ ] n a species of the roller bird.

চাষ² [ cāṣa² ] n tilling, ploughing, cultivation (জমিচাষ, ধানের চাষ); agriculture; cul ture (মাছের চাষ); endeavour or practice for promotion, cultivation (বুদ্ধির চাষ). চাষ করা v. to till, to plough, to grow (আলু আখ মাছ ইত্যাদির চাষ করা); to cul tivate. ̃বাস n. agriculture.

চাষা, চাষি [ cāṣā, cāṣi ] n a ploughman, a husbandman, a cultivator, a farmer; (dero.) a rude or vulgar person, a boor; (dero.) a clod hopper. চাষাড়ে a. (rare) like a cultiva tor; vulgar; uncultured; uneducated; obstinate; rustic. চাষাভুষা,, (coll.) চাষাভুষো, চাষিভুষি n. (also a.) agricultur ists; poor rustic people living by agri culture; uncultured or uneducated rus tic people. গেঁয়ো চাষা (dero.) a clodhop per; a rustic.

চাহন² [ cāhana² ] n act of looking at; act of opening one's eyes.

চাহনি [ cāhani ] n a look, a glance.

চাহিদা [ cāhidā ] n need; demand. চাহিদা মেটা v. get one's demand fulfilled.

চিংড়ি [ ciṇḍ়i ] n the prawn or the shrimp. কুচো চিংড়ি, ঘুসো চিংড়ি the shrimp. গলদা চিংড়ি the lobster. বাগদা চিংড়ি the crayfish or crawfish. মোচা চিংড়ি, শলা চিংড়ি the prawn.

চিঁ, চিঁ, চিঁ [ ci, n̐ci, n̐ci ] int expressing: a low creeking sound of pain (as made by a small bird).

চিঁড়ে [ cin̐ḍ়ē ] n paddy moulded into flattened rice by boiling and then thrashing, flattened rice; (of playing-cards) the club. চিঁড়ে কোটা v. to thrash boiled paddy into flat tened rice. চিঁড়েচ্যাপটা a. (lit.) flattened as a grain of flattened rice; pressed hard.

চিঁহি, চিঁহিঁহিঁ [ cim̐hi, cim̐him̐hi ] int expressing a neighing sound. চিঁহিঁহিঁ করা v. to neigh; (iron.) to speak with a neighing voice.

চিক [ cika ] n a kind of tight-fitting necklace looking like a laced object; a hanging door-screen or sun-blind of laced bam boo-slips etc., a chick.

চিকচিক, চিকমিক [ cikacika, cikamika ] int expressing: glitter, glisten, sparkle. চিকচিক করা v. to sparkle, to glisten. চিকচিকে, চিকমিকে a. glistening, sparkling.

চিকন¹ [ cikana¹ ] n fine embroidery work or needlework on cloth etc. (চিকনের কাজ). ☐ a. fine (চিকন কাপড়).

চিকন² [ cikana² ] a glossy, glazing, lustrous; unctu ous; beautiful.

চিকনাই, চেকনাই [ cikanāi, cēkanāi ] n brightness; glow; glaze, gloss, lustre.

চিকন-কালা [ cikana-kālā ] n a man having a beautifully dark complexion; an appellation of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ); beautiful Krishna.

চিকনিয়া¹ [ cikaniẏā¹ ] a (in poet.) glossy, lustrous; unctuous; beautiful ('চূড়া চিকণিয়া').

চিকনিয়া² [ cikaniẏā² ] infi. v (used as adv.) making (it) fine. ('চিকণিয়া গাঁথিনু ফুলমালা').

চিকারি [ cikāri ] n shorter extra strings of a sitar.

চিকিত্সক [ cikitsaka ] n a physician, a doctor, a medi cal practitioner; a medical officer (আবাসিক চিকিত্সক = a resident medical officer).

চিকিত্সনীয় [ cikitsanīẏa ] a that which or one who is to be treated medically; curable, remedi able.

চিকিত্সা [ cikitsā ] n the art or act of healing, (medi cal) treatment; a remedy, a medicine, cure (এ রোগের চিকিত্সা নেই). চিকিত্সা করা v. to treat medically; to practise medicine. চিকিত্সায় থাকা to be under treatment. ̃কৃত্যক n. the medical service. ̃গার same as ̃লয় । ̃ধীন a. under (medical) treatment. ̃বিদ্যা n. the art and science of healing, medical science, medicine. চিকিত্সা বিভ্রাট n. mis carriage of treatment on account of being wrongly treated or being treated by many physicians simul taneously. ̃লয় n. a place where pa tients are treated, a healing institution, a clinic; a hospital, a nursing home. ̃শাস্ত্র n. the science of healing, medical sci ence; a medical treatise; medical trea tises collectively; pathology.

চিকিত্সিত [ cikitsita ] a treated medically, under treatment.

চিকিত্স্য) [ cikitsya) ] a same as চিকিত্সনীয় ।

চিকীর্ষা [ cikīrṣā ] n desire for doing. চিকীর্ষু a. desir ous of doing.

চিকুর [ cikura ] n hair ('চিকুর ফুরিছে বসন উড়িছে'); lightning 'চিকুর ঝিকিমিকে' ̃জাল n. (long and luxurant) tresses; a lock of hair.

চিক্কণ [ cikkaṇa ] a smooth and bright; glossy; glaz ing, lustrous.

চিক্কুর¹ [ cikkura¹ ] n a thunderbolt; a flash of light ning. চিক্কুর ঝন্ঝনা thunderclap. চিক্কুর হানছে v. there is a thunderclap or a flash of lightning.

চিক্কুর² [ cikkura² ] n (dial.) shrill and loud cry. চিক্কুর দেওয়া, চিক্কুর মারা v. to utter a shrill and loud cry, to scream, to shriek.

চিঙ্গট [ ciṅgaṭa ] n the prawn or the shrimp. fem. চিঙ্গটি n. the shrimp.

চিচ্ছক্তি [ cicchakti ] n (phill. & theol.) inherent or spiritual cognition or perception.

চি়জ¹ [ ci়ja¹ ] n (inf & coll.) a thing, an article; a valuable thing; (iron.) a shrewd or wicked or queer person or character (সে একটি চিজ).

চিজ² [ cija² ] n cheese.

চিট¹ [ ciṭa¹ ] n a small piece of paper, a slip; a small letter usu. sent by hand, a note; a chit, a memorandum.

চিট² [ ciṭa² ] n viscosity, adhesiveness (চিট ধরা) ̃চিটে a. viscous, adhesive, sticky.

চিঠি [ ciṭhi ] n a letter; an epistle; a memorandum; a missive. ̃চাপাটি n. correspondence. ̃পত্র n. letter or letters; correspondence.

চিড় [ ciḍ় ] n a split, a crack, a rent, a slit; a crevasse; (fig.) dissension, estrange ment, separation. চিড় খাওয়া, চিড় ধরা v. to split, to crack.

চিড়বিড় [ ciḍ়biḍ় ] int expressing: continuous itch ing and irritation. চিড়বিড় করা v. to itch and irritate continuously.

চিড়িক্ [ ciḍ়ik ] int expressing: the feeling of smarting pain. চিড়িক মারা v. to smart.

চিড়িতন [ ciḍ়itana ] n (of playing-cards) the club.

চিড়িয়া [ ciḍ়iẏā ] n the bird. ̃খানা n. an aviary; (loos. & pop.) a zoo.

চিত² [ cita² ] a lying or laid on one's back or in a dorsal position, (fig.) killed or de feated (তোমার শত্রুরা রণক্ষেত্রে চিত). চিত করা v. to lay on one's back; (chiefly med.) to cause to turn to a dorsal posi tion; to cause to turn turtle; (fig.) to de feat. চিত হওয়া v. to lie on one's back; (chiefly med.) to turn to a dorsal posi tion; to turn turtle; (fig.) to be defeated. ̃পটাং, ̃পাত a. lying fully or flat on one's back. চিতপটাং বা চিতপাত হওয়া v. to lie or be laid fully on one's back; to be thrown to the ground on one's back. ̃সাঁতার n. a style of swimming by floating on one's back.

চিত³ [ cita³ ] a culled, collected, plucked; stored, saved up; composed.

চিত্ [ cit ] n (esp. in phil. & theol.) inherent or spiritual cognition or perception.

চিত্কার [ citkāra ] n a shout; a scream; a yell. চিত্কার করা v. to shout; to scream; to yell.

চিতল [ citala ] n a variety of flat-fish, the chital.

চিতা¹ [ citā¹ ] n a kind of herb (রাংচিতা, শ্বেতচিতা); musty spot on cloth caused by damp; mould, mildew; freckles, lentigo. চিতা পড়া v. to become mouldy.

চিতা² [ citā² ] n the Indian leopard, the cheetah.

চিতা³ [ citā³ ] n a funeral pyre. ̃রোহণ n. act of mounting one's funeral pyre for the purpose of being burnt. চিতারোহণ করা v. to mount one's funeral pyre willingly for the purpose of being burnt; to die (cp. to lie in one's grave). ̃ভস্ম n. the ashes of a funeral pile. রাবণের চিতা the funeral pyre of Ravana of the Ramayana, said to be burning for ever; (fig.) an everlasting grief or torment.

চিতানো [ citānō ] v to lie or lay flat on one's back, (med.) to lie or lay in a dorsal position; to swell or expand (বুক চিতানো); to awake.

চিতাবাঘ [ citābāgha ] n the leopard.

চিতি, চিতিসাপ [ citi, citisāpa ] n a kind of variegated snake with stripes.

চিতি-কাঁক়ড়া [ citi-kān̐k়ḍ়ā ] n a variety of small crab, the fiddler.

চিতেন [ citēna ] n the tenor portion of a musical composition.

চিত্ত [ citta ] n the mind; the heart. ̃ক্ষোভ n. men tal depression; dejection; grief; sorrow. ̃গ্রাহী a. captivating; attractive; pleas ant. ̃চাঞ্চল্য n. mental agitation or per turbation; anxiety, worriedness; un steadiness of mind; lack or loss of atten tion. ̃চোর n. a captivator of the mind or heart. ̃জয় n. winning somebody's heart. ̃দমন n. control of the mind; self restraint. ̃দাহ n. anguish; mortification; envy. ̃নিরোধ n. absolute concentration of the mind to one and only one point; absolute inward concentration of the mind. ̃প্রসাদ n. mental contentment or pleasure, complacency. ̃বিকার n. per version or change of mental state or mood. ̃বিক্ষেপ n. distraction of the mind; loss of concentration or attention. ̃বিচলন n. perturbation; disquiet; mental agitation. ̃বিনোদন n. recreation, amuse ment, entertainment. ̃বিনোদন করা v. to amuse. ̃বিভ্রম n. beguilement of the mind; bewilderment. ̃বৃত্তি n. the fac ulty of the mind; feelings and inclina tions. ̃বেদনা n. affliction, heartache. ̃বৈকল্য same as ̃বিভ্রম । ̃ভ্রংশ n. loss of mental powers, dementia. ̃রঞ্জন n. amusement, recreation, entertainment. ☐ a. amusing or pleasing to the heart, pleasant. ̃রঞ্জিনী বৃত্তি aesthetic faculty of the mind. ̃শুদ্ধি n. purification of the mind. ̃সংযম n. control of the mind; self-restraint. ̃স্হৈর্য n. serenity of the mind, mental composure, self-posses sion. ̃হারী, চিত্তাকর্ষক a. captivating, fas cinating. fem. চিত্তহারিণী । চিত্তোদ্বেগ n. anxiety, worry. চিত্তোন্নতি n. elevation of the mind.

চিত্র [ citra ] n a picture, a painting, a drawing; a portrait; (esp. in geom.) a figure; a sketch; an illustration; a film or cin ema; a description. ☐ a. amazing, won derful; variegated. ̃ক n. the Indian leopard, the cheetah; a painter. ̃কর, ̃কার, ̃কৃত্ n. a painter. ̃কলা n. (the art of) painting. ̃কাব্য n. an acrostic. ̃গন্ধ n. sweet fragrance; the yellow orpiment. ̃গুপ্ত n. (myth.) the name of the secretary or clerk of Yama (যম) the god of death. ̃ণ n. act of painting or drawing or sketching; illustration; decoration; description; delineation, portrayal. ̃তারকা n. a film star. ̃নাট্য n. a cinematic adaptation of a drama or story or fiction, scenario. ̃নাট্যকার n. a scenarist, a writer of scenarios. ̃নিপুণ a. skilled in painting. ̃নৈপুন্য n. skill in painting. ̃প়ট n. a (painter's) canvas; a plate or canvas. ̃পুত্তলিকা n. a painted image or puppet. ̃ফলক n. a plate with a painting; a plate for painting; an ea sel. ̃বত্ adv. like a picture. ̃বিচিত্র a. particoloured, motley, variegated; decorated with various paintings, mottled. ̃বিদ্যা n. the art and science of painting, painting. ̃ভানু n. fire; the sun. ̃ময় a. full of pictures or painting; picturesque; described or illustrated by pictures or drawings. fem. ̃ময়ী । ̃মৃগ n. the spotted deer. ̃ল a. same as ̃ময় । ̃লিপি n. ideogram; pictogram, pictorial symbol or writing. ̃শালা n. a painter's studio, an atelier; a picture gallery. ̃শিল্প n. the art of painting. ̃শোভিত a. decorated with pictures. ̃সমালোচনা n. art criticism; film criti cism. ̃শিল্পী n. a painter, an artist. ̃সূচি n. list of illustrations (in a book).

চিত্রা [ citrā ] n the fourteenth of the twenty-seven stars according to Hindu astronomy.

চিত্রাক্ষ [ citrākṣa ] a having beautiful eyes.

চিত্রাঙ্কন [ citrāṅkana ] n drawing or painting pictures.

চিত্রানুগ [ citrānuga ] a picturesque; vivid.

চিত্রাভিনেতা [ citrābhinētā ] n a filmstar, an actor of a film.

চিত্রায়ণ [ citrāẏaṇa ] n drawing pictures, painting pic tures; making of a film. চিত্রায়িত a. (of a picture) drawn; painted; (of a film) made, produced; cinematised.

চিত্রার্পিত [ citrārpita ] a drawn in a picture, painted; motionless like a painted figure. বত্ adv. as motionless as a painted figure.

চিত্রালংকার [ citrālaṅkāra ] n (rhet.) a kind of writing in the shape of painting.

চিত্রিণী [ citriṇī ] n a woman of the second order of physical excellence.

চিত্রিত [ citrita ] a drawn in picture, painted; de scribed; written; decorated; pictur esque. ̃বত্ adv. like one painted; (dumb) like a picture.

চিদাকাশ [ cidākāśa ] n the Supreme Being conceived as unperturbed or indifferent as the sky or conceived as identical or coinciding with the mind; God as conceived from the idealistic and introspective view point; (loos. but pop.) the canvas of the mind conceived as the sky, the firma ment of the mind (চিদাকাশে উদয় হল).

চিদাত্মা [ cidātmā ] n the conscious mind or spirit; the knowing or cognitive self; the thinking principle.

চিদানন্দ [ cidānanda ] n the Supreme Being conceived as the source of (spiritual) conscious ness or cognition and delight of bliss.

চিদাভাস [ cidābhāsa ] n manifestation or introduction of (spiritual) consciousness or knowl edge; the soul of a living being, the in dividual soul, (cp. Latin) animus.

চিদ্রুপ [ cidrupa ] n the Soul or the Supreme Soul identified with (spiritual) consciousness and knowledge, the Supreme Being.

চিন² [ cina² ] n & a coll. corrup. of চিনা (চিন পরিচয়, অচিন).

চিনচিন [ cinacina ] int expressing very mild inflam mation or pain.

চিনা¹, চেনা [ cinā¹, cēnā ] v to recognize; to be ac quainted with; to know; to identify (লাশ চেনা); to choose or differentiate (ভালমন্দ চেনা); to learn (অক্ষর চেনা). ☐ a. acquainted; known; learnt; familiar. ̃নো, ̃নো v. to make one acquainted with, to introduce; to cause to know; to enable to chose or differentiate; to teach. চেনাচিনি act of being acquainted. চেনাপরিচয়, চেনাশুনা n. acquaintance.

চিন³ [ cina³ ] a small. ̃হাঁস n. small species of duck.

চিনি [ cini ] n sugar. ̃পাতা a. sweetened with sugar in course of processing. চিনিপাতা দই sweetened or sugared curd. চিনির বলদ (fig.) one who labours hard for another's profit but cannot share it; a drudge. যে খায় চিনি জোগায় চিন্তামণি (fig.) the cost of one's good habit is always met by Providence.

চিন্তক [ cintaka ] a one who thinks, thinking.

চিন্তন [ cintana ] n thinking; consideration, cogita tion, pondering; meditation; recollec tion. চিন্তনীয় a. subject to or requiring thought or consideration or cogitation or meditation; thinkable, cogitable.

চিন্তা [ cintā ] n thought, cogitation; meditation; consideration; recollection; imagina tion; fancy (উদ্ভট চিন্তা); anxiety worry (চিন্তায় পড়া, চিন্তাকুল); concern, fear (বৃদ্ধ বয়সের আঘাতচিন্তার কথা). চিন্তা করা v. to think; to cogitate; to meditate; to consider, to judge; to recollect; to imagine; to fancy; to devise; to be stricken with anxiety, to worry; to be stricken with fear. চিন্তা নেই never mind, don't worry; never fear. চিন্তা হওয়া v. to be worried; to be stricken with fear. চিন্তাকারী a. one who thinks or cogitates or meditates or considers or judges or recollects or imagines or fancies or de vises; anxious, worried; stricken with fear. ̃কুল, ̃কুলিত a. extremely wor ried or perturbed or anxious or fright ened or alarmed or concerned. ̃জনক a. causing anxiety or worry or fear of concern. ̃জ্বর n. morbidity caused by anxiety or worry or fear or concern. ̃নিমগ্ন, ̃ন্বিত, ̃ভিভূত, ̃মগ্ন a. (ex tremely) worried; (greatly) stricken with fear or concern; drowned in or overwhelmed with or lost in thought; thoughtful. ̃মণি n. a mythological wishing gem; a philosopher's stone; God Narayana (নারায়ণ); God. ̃শীল a. thoughtful, meditative, musing; pen sive; wise.

চিন্তিত [ cintita ] a engaged in thinking; thoughtful; worried, anxious; stricken with fear or anxiety; recollected; considered; de vised; meditated. ̃পূর্ব a. premeditated. ̃ভাবে adv. anxiously; in a pensive mood, thoughtfully. চিন্ত্য a. requiring consideration, considerable; thinkable; cogitable.

চিন্ময় [ cinmaẏa ] a personifying (true) conscious ness or knowledge (often used as an epithet of the Supreme Being). fem. চিন্ময়ী ।

চিপটানো [ cipaṭānō ] v flatten by squeezing or press ing.

চিপিটক [ cipiṭaka ] n paddy moulded into flattened rice by boiling and then thrashing, flat tened rice.

চিবনো, চিবানো [ cibanō, cibānō ] v to chew, to masticate. ☐ a. chewed, masticated. কড়্মড়্ করে চিবানো v. to crunch. হামহাম করে চিবানো v. to munch.

চিবুক [ cibuka ] n the chin.

চিবুনি [ cibuni ] n chewing, mastication.

চিমটা [ cimaṭā ] n tongs; pincers; forceps. ̃নি n. act of pinching. ̃নো v. to pinch.

চিমটি [ cimaṭi ] n an instance of pinching, a pinch. চিমটি কাটা v. to pinch.

চিমড়ে [ cimaḍ়ē ] a tough like dried hide (চিমড়ে লুচি); very lean and dry (চিমড়ে গড়ন); obstinate or disobedient (চিমড়ে স্বভাব).

চিমনি [ cimani ] n a chimney.

চিরকুট [ cirakuṭa ] n a small piece of paper, a slip; a short letter, a memorandum, a note; a piece of rag; a piece of dirty and ragged loincloth.

চিরতা [ ciratā ] n a bitter-tasting medicinal herb, Swertia chirata.

চিরনদাঁতি [ ciranadān̐ti ] a fem having sparsely set teeth, having spaced teeth.

চিরা, চেরা [ cirā, cērā ] v to cleave, to split; to hew, to saw (কাঠি চেরা); to slice; to scratch (আমার গা চিরেছে); to incise, to gash, to cut; to cut open, to operate (পেট চিরে বার করা). ☐ a. cloven, cleft, split; sliced; scratched; incised, gashed; cut open, operated.

চিরাই, চেরাই [ cirāi, cērāi ] n act of hewing or sawing; charge or cost of hewing or sawing.

চিরাগত [ cirāgata ] a prevailing for ever; conven tional, of long usage.

চিরাচরিত [ cirācarita ] a practised for ever; practised through the ages; traditional.

চিরানো [ cirānō ] v to cause to cleave or split or hew or saw or slice or scratch or incise or gash or cut open or operate.

চিরাভ্যস্ত [ cirābhyasta ] a practised or habituated for a long time or for ever.

চিরাভ্যাস [ cirābhyāsa ] n a long or permanent practice or habit.

চিরায়ত [ cirāẏata ] a pervading or pervaded for ever; all-pervading; eternal and univer sal. চিরায়ত সাহিত্য classical literature, classics.

চিরায়মানা [ cirāẏamānā ] a fem existing or living for ever; immortal; long-lived.

চিরায়ু, চিরায়ুষ্মান [ cirāẏu, cirāẏuṣmāna ] a living for ever, immor tal; long-lived. fem. চিরায়ুষ্মতী immortal; long-lived; never-widowed.

চিরাশ্রিত [ cirāśrita ] a of one who is for ever shel tered or protected.

চিরুুনি [ ciruuni ] n a comb; an instrument for comb ing or carding wool etc., a card; a heckle.

চিল [ cila ] n a kind of rapacious bird, the kite.

চিলমচি [ cilamaci ] n a basin for washing hands and mouth, a wash-basin.

চিলে কোঠা [ cilē kōṭhā ] n an attic, a garret.

চিল্লাচিল্লি [ cillācilli ] n a hue and cry, an uproar, a hullabaloo, an outcry. চিল্লাচিল্লি করা v. to make a hullabaloo, to raise an uproar.

চিল্লানো [ cillānō ] v to shout, to give a loud or sharp cry; to make a hullabaloo, to raise an uproar.

চিহ্ন [ cihna ] n a stain, a stigma, a spot (কালির চিহ্ন, ক্ষতচিহ্ন); a mark, a line (সীমাচিহ্ন); an impression, a print (পদচিহ্ন); a sign (মৃত্যুর চিহ্ন, দুঃখের চিহ্ন); an insignia, a symbol (রাজচিহ্ন); a token (প্রণয়চিহ্ন); a hint, a beck, a beacon; a notation. ক্ষতচিহ্ন n. a cicatrice, a scar left by a healed wound. স্মৃতিচিহ্ন n. a memento, a keepsake. চিহ্নিত a. stained, stigma tized, branded, stamped; marked; marked off; printed; bearing a sign.

চীন [ cīna ] n China. চীন সাধারণতন্ত্র n. the Chi nese Republic.

চীনা [ cīnā ] n a Chinaman, a Chinese. ☐ a. Chi nese. চীনাংশুক n. Chinese silk. ̃ঘাস China grass. ̃বাদাম n. ground-nut, pea nut, monkey-nut. ̃মাটি n. porcelain, chinaclay, kaolin. ̃মাটির বাসন chinaware, china, porcelain. ̃সিঁদুর n. the Chinese vermilion or red lead.

চীবর [ cībara ] n a piece of scanty loincloth as worn by an ascetic; a piece of rag.

চীর [ cīra ] n a piece of rag; bark of a tree; a slip of paper.

চীর্ণ [ cīrṇa ] a torn; cleaved; split; cracked.

চুঁইচুঁই [ cum̐icum̐i ] int expressing: a mild singing sound caused by boiling; an uneasy feeling caused by extreme hunger or contraction.

চুঁচি [ cun̐ci ] n (vul.) the breasts of a woman.

চুঁয়া, চোঁয়া [ cum̐ẏā, cōm̐ẏā ] a giving out a bad smell as of the smoke of coal (চোঁয়া দুধ); tasting of bile, bilious (চোঁয়া ঢেকুর = bilious eruc tation). চুঁয়ানো v. to calcine slightly or partly. ☐ a. calcined slightly or partly.

চুক [ cuka ] n (used as a correl. of ভুল) a fault, a defect, a failing.

চুকচুক [ cukacuka ] int expressing: mild sound of licking or sipping liquids; sound of sucking or lisping.

চুকলি [ cukali ] n act of informing against mali ciously (and usu. falsely), tale-bearing; backbiting. চুকলি খাওয়া v. to inform against maliciously (and usu. falsely); to backbite. ̃খোর a. given to tale-bear ing or backbiting. ☐ n. a tale-bearer; a backbiter.

চুকা¹ [ cukā¹ ] a (dial.) sour, acid. চুকা পালং a va riety of sorrel.

চুকা², চোকা [ cukā², cōkā ] v to be finished, to end, to terminate (কাজ চোকা); to be decided or settled (মামলা চুকেছে); to be solved (সমস্যা চুকে যাবে); to be repaid (দেনা চোকা).

চুকানো [ cukānō ] v to finish, to end, to complete; to decide or settle; to solve; to repay.

চুক্তি [ cukti ] n a term, a condition, a stipulation (দলিলের চুক্তি); a contract, an agreement (চুক্তি করা); a settlement (মামলার চুক্তি হওয়া); completion or termination (এতক্ষণে খাটুনির চুক্তি). চুক্তি করা v. to make a condition, to stipulate; to enter into an agreement, to contract. ̃নামা n. a deed of agreement, a contract. ̃ভঙ্গ n. breach of contract.

চুঙ্গি, চুঙি [ cuṅgi, cuṅi ] n a narrow and small pipe or tube; duty on exports and imports; octroi or duty levied on goods entering a town for sale (also চুঙ্গিকর).

চুচুক [ cucuka ] n the nipple, the teat, the pap.

চুচুকৃতি [ cucukṛti ] n a mild noise of licking or sip ping or sucking or lisping or kissing; the nipple, the teat, the pap.

-চুঞ্চু [ -cuñcu ] a (used as a sfx.) famed for profi ciency in (ন্যায়চুঞ্চু; বিদ্যাচুঞ্চু).

চুটকি¹ [ cuṭaki¹ ] n (sl.) a tuft of uncut hair kept at the back of the head by some Brah mins.

চুটকি² [ cuṭaki² ] n a ring with small bells worn by women on their toes; a sound made by rubbing the thumb and the middle fin ger (cp. fillip, flip); a pinch; easy fa miliar talk or writing gossip. ☐ a. light; flippant; short light and humorous or sarcastic (চুটকি সাহিত্য).

চুটানো [ cuṭānō ] v to do one's utmost, to employ or exert utmost strength or power, to ap ply one's energies to the full (চুটিয়ে কাজ করা).

চুড় [ cuḍ় ] n a bracelet.

চুড়ি [ cuḍ়i ] n a variety of thin bangle. ̃দার a. (of garments) plaited. ☐ n. the Indian woman's pyjama-like dress plaited at the fringes, the salwar.

চুন [ cuna ] n lime; calcium. ☐ a. pale (মুখ চুন হওয়া). চুন ফোটানো v. to slake lime. চুনের জল limewater. চুনের ভাটি a lime-kiln.

চুনকাম [ cunakāma ] n whitewash, limewash. চুনকাম করা v. to whitewash, to limewash.

চুনকালি [ cunakāli ] n (fig.) disrepute, disgrace, in famy. মুখে চুনকালি দেওয়া (lit.) to be smear one's face with lime-paste and soot as a mark of disgrace; (fig.) to put to shame, to disgrace.

চুনট [ cunaṭa ] n a pucker, a wrinkle; contraction, shrinking; (of garments) a frill. ☐ a. puckered, wrinkled; contracted, shriv elled; frilled.

চুনবালি [ cunabāli ] n mixture of sand, lime and wa ter (so prepared or mixed for plastering walls etc.), mortar. (দেওয়াল প্রভৃতিতে) চুনবালি ধরানো v. to plaster (walls etc.) with the mixture of sand and lime or mortar.

চুনা¹ [ cunā¹ ] a limy, calcareous, calciferous. ̃পাথর limestone.

চুনারি² [ cunāri² ] n a lime-manufacturer by caste or trade.

চুনি [ cuni ] n a ruby; an emerald.

চুনুরি¹ [ cunuri¹ ] n a piece of coloured or dyed loin cloth or cloth. ☐ a. coloured, dyed.

চুনোপুঁটি [ cunōpun̐ṭi ] n very small fish; (sarcas.) a negligible person, a small fry.

চুপ [ cupa ] a silent, hushed; speechless. ☐ int. silence, hush. চুপ করা v. to become si lent; to keep quiet, to keep mum; to hush. চুপ করানো v. to silence, to hush. চুপ থাকা v. to remain silent; to keep quiet. চুপ মারা, চুপ হওয়া v. to become silent; to stop talking; to stop, to cease (গোলমাল চুপ হওয়া).

চুপচাপ [ cupacāpa ] a silent; noiseless; speechless; in active (বিপ্লবীরা চুপচাপ হয়ে গেছে); ceased, discontinued (আন্দোলন চুপচাপ হওয়া). ☐ adv. noiselessly, without noise (চুপচাপ কাজ করে যায়). চুপচাপ স্বভাবের by nature calm and secretive.

চুপটি [ cupaṭi ] a perfectly silent or noiseless or speechless. চুপটি করে, চুপটি মেরে quite silently or noiselessly or speechlessly.

চুপড়ি [ cupaḍ়i ] n a wicker-basket.

চুপসা, চুপসানো¹ [ cupasā, cupasānō¹ ] a depressed, sunk, fallen, shrunken (চুপসা গাল); shrunk esp. be cause of the coming out of the inside matter (চুপসা ফোড়া). ☐ v. to become de pressed, to sink, to fall; to shrink.

চুপসানো² [ cupasānō² ] v to soak, to absorb, to smudge (ব্লটিং কাগজে কালি চুপসানো).

চুপিচুপি, চুপিসারে, চুপেচুপে [ cupicupi, cupisārē, cupēcupē ] adv noiselessly; unobservedly; stealthily, lurkingly; se cretly; whisperingly.

চুবানি, চুবুনি [ cubāni, cubuni ] n a spell or act of dipping, immersion.

চুবানো [ cubānō ] v to immerse thoroughly for a time, to immerse. ☐ a. dipped, immersed.

চুমকি [ cumaki ] n a spangle, a foil, a tinsel. ̃বসানো a. spangled, tinselled.

চুমকুড়ি [ cumakuḍ়i ] n the sound of noisy kissing; any similar sound. চুমকুড়ি দেওয়া v. to kiss noisily; to sip or suck noisily.

চুমরানো [ cumarānō ] v to adulate or cajole into doing something; to twist the end(s) of (গোঁপ চুমরানো).

চুমরি [ cumari ] n the spathe of the coconut, date etc.

চুমুক [ cumuka ] n a draught, a sip. চুমুক দেওয়া v. to take a draught, to sip. এক চুমুকে in one sip, at a draught.

চুম্বই [ cumbi ] v (poet.) kisses, kiss. ☐ v. imp. (poet.) kissing.

চুম্বক [ cumbaka ] n magnet, lodestone, loadstone (also চুম্বক-পাথর); an abstract, a gist, a summary (ন্যায়শাস্ত্রের চুম্বক). তাড়িত-চুম্বক n. electro-magnet. ̃ক্ষেত্র n. a magnetic field. ̃ত্ব n. magnetic force or power; magnetism. ̃ত্বহরণ n. demagnetization. ̃ন n. magnetization. ̃শলাকা n. a mag netic needle. চুম্বকিত a. magnetized. চুম্বকীয় a. magnetic.

চুম্বন [ cumbana ] n kissing; a kiss. চুম্বন করা v. to kiss.

চুম্বিত [ cumbita ] a kissed; touched; contiguous.

চুম্বী [ cumbī ] a (sfx.) kissing; touching; contigu ous; scraping (গগনচুম্বী).

চুয়া [ cuẏā ] n a kind of condensed perfume.

চুয়াত্তর [ cuẏāttara ] n. & a seventy-four.

চুয়ানো [ cuẏānō ] v to fall in drops, to exude, to ooze; to distil. ☐ a. fallen or falling in drops, exuded or exuding, oozed or oozing; distilled. চুয়ানি n. oozing; exu dation.

চুয়ান্ন [ cuẏānna ] n. & a fifty-four.

চুয়াল্লিশ [ cuẏālliśa ] n. & a forty-four.

চুর [ cura ] n powder, dust (লোহাচুর). ☐ a. stupe fied, dazed (নেশায় চুর); pulverized; crumbled; destroyed ('যশ অর্থ মান স্বার্থ সকলি করেছ চুর').

চুরমার [ curamāra ] a broken or crumbled or shattered to pieces; utterly destroyed.

চুরাশি [ curāśi ] n. & a eighty-four.

চুরি [ curi ] n an instance or act of stealing, pil ferage, theft. চুরি করা v. to steal, to pil fer; to lift. চুরি হওয়া v. to be stolen. ̃চামারি n. pilferage, filching; unfair and shameful act or means; stealth. চুরি করে by means of stealing; by stealth, stealthily.

চুরুট [ curuṭa ] n a cigar not pointed at either end, a cheroot; a cigar. চুরুট খাওয়া v. to smoke a cheroot or cigar. চুরুটিকা n. a small cheroot or cigar, cigarette.

চুল [ cula ] n hair (of the head). চুল এলানো v. to dishevel hair. চুল খোলা v. to undo or undress hair. চুল বাঁধা v. to dress hair; to do up or put up hair. চুলের গোছা a tuft of hair. চুলের গোড়া the root of hair. একচুল a. amounting to the turning of a hair; hair's breadth. ☐ adv. by a hair's breadth. ̃চেরা a. hair-splitting. চুল-চেরা বিচারে by judgement resting on subtle arguments and fine distinctions. চুল চেরা বিচার করা বা প্রভেদ করা v. to split hair. ̃পরিমাণ a. hair-breadth.

চুলকনা, চুলকনি [ culakanā, culakani ] n itches, scabbies; an itching sensation, itching; (sarcas.) un due curiosity, or interest.

চুলকানো [ culakānō ] v to itch; to be stricken with a desire for scratching. পিঠ চুলকানো v. (sarcas.) to be desirous of being beaten or flogged. মুখ চুলকানো, জিভ চুলকানো v. (hum.) to be desirous of speaking or of opening one's mouth. হাত চুলকানো v. (hum.) to be desirous of beating or flogging.

চুলবুল [ culabula ] int expressing restlessness. চুলবুল করা v. (sarcas.) to be restless. পিঠ চুলবুল করা v. to itch for having a beating or flogging. মুখ চুলবুল করা v. (hum.) to itch for opening one's mouth, to itch for talking. হাত চুলবুল করা v. (hum.) to have an itch to beat or flog. চুলবুলে a. restless. চুলবুলানি n. restlessness.

চুল্লি [ culli ] n an oven; a furnace; a stove; a pyre.

চুষা, চোষা [ cuṣā, cōṣā ] v to suck. ☐ a. sucked (বাদুড়েচোষা ফল); sucking (রক্তচোষা). চুষানো, চোষানো. a. to cause to suck.

চুষি [ cuṣi ] n an artificial nipple or pap. (also চুষিকাঠি). ̃পিঠে n. a kind of semi-liquid dish of sweetmeat.

চূড়া [ cūḍ়ā ] n top, summit (বৃক্ষচূড়া, পর্বতচূড়া); a peak; a pinnacle (মন্দিরের চূড়া); a dia dem, a crown, a coronet; the solemn ceremony of shaving one's head leav ing a tuft of hair uncut; (cp.) tonsuring (also চূড়াকরণ, চূড়াকর্ম); a tuft of hair thus left out uncut (চূড়া বাঁধা). চূড়ান্ত n. the acme or extreme; conclusion, deci sion; finality. ☐ a. extreme; conclu sive, decisive; final. ̃মণি n. a jewel for a diadem or crown; a title awarded to some scholars; (fig.) the best or chief man. ̃মণিযোগ n. a conjunction of plan ets regarded as holy by Hindus.

চূত [ cūta ] n (for.) the mango tree; the mango. ̃ম়ঞ্জরি n. mango-bud.

চূর্ণ [ cūrṇa ] n powder, dust; lime; coloured pow der thrown at one another on the holi (হোলি) festival. ☐ a. pulverized, pow dered; broken; fractured (অস্হি চূর্ণ হওয়া); utterly destroyed (আশা চূর্ণ হওয়া.). ̃কার n. a manufacturer of lime (by trade or caste). ̃কুন্তল n. forelock; a ringlet. ̃ন n. pulverization; act of breaking; act of fracturing; utter de struction. ̃নীয় a. pulverizable; break able; frangible; easily fractured; de structible; that which is to be pulver ized or broken or destroyed. ̃বিচূর্ণ a. broken to pieces, broken to smithereens; utterly pulverized; utterly destroyed. চূর্ণিত, চূর্ণীকৃত, চুর্ণীভূত a. pul verized, powdered; broken; fractured; utterly destroyed.

চূষণীয় [ cūṣaṇīẏa ] a that which is to be or can be sucked.

চূষিত [ cūṣita ] a sucked.

চেঁচাড়ি [ cēn̐cāḍ়i ] n a slip or lath of bamboo.

চেঁচানি [ cēn̐cāni ] n same as চেঁচামেচি ।

চেঁচানো [ cēn̐cānō ] v to shout; to scream; to yell; (dero.) to talk or read or sing or lecture loudly. চেঁচিয়ে adv. loudly, in a loud voice.

চেঁচামেচি [ cēn̐cāmēci ] n a confused loud noise, hulla baloo, hue and cry. চেঁচামেচি করা v. to make a hullabaloo; to clamour, to raise a hue and cry.

চেঁচেপুঁছে [ cēn̐cēpun̐chē ] adv by licking a plate or dish or any similar object dry; by licking up entirely.

চেক¹ [ cēka¹ ] n a pattern of cross lines forming small squares, a check; a piece of checked cloth. ☐ a. checked, check ered, chequered. চেক-কাটা a. checked, checkered, chequered.

চেক² [ cēka² ] n a bank-cheque, a cheque. চেক কাটা v. to write out a cheque, to draw a cheque. চেক ভাঙ্গানো v. to cash a cheque. (ব্যাঙ্ক কর্তৃক) চেকে টাকা না দেওয়া v. to dishonour a cheque, to bounce. ̃দাখিলা n. a descriptive rent-receipt (given by a landowner containing the particulars about the land and its tenancy). ̃বই n. a cheque-book. ̃মুড়ি n. the counterfoil of a descriptive rent receipt.

চেঙ্গমুড়ী, চেঙ্গমুড়ি [ cēṅgamuḍ়ī, cēṅgamuḍ়i ] a (usu. fem.) having an extremely small head (চেঙ্গমুড়ী কাণী).

চেটী, চেটিকা, চেড়ী [ cēṭī, cēṭikā, cēḍ়ī ] n. fem a maid-servant; a female attendant or follower; (myth.) a female guard of Lanka, a female guard, a guardswoman. masc. চেট, চেটক, চেড় a man-servant, a servant; a follower or attendant; a guard, a guardsman.

চেটো [ cēṭō ] n the palm (of the hand); the sole (of the foot).

চেতঃ [ cētḥ ] n the mind; the heart; mental pow ers, cognition; mental attitude, mental ity; animus.

চেতক [ cētaka ] a one who or that which gives consciousness or knowledge; enlight ening; animating.

চেতন [ cētana ] a conscious; sensible; having knowledge, knowing, enlightened; ani mated; living. ☐ n. consciousness; sen sibility; conscience; knowledge, en lightenment, light; animation; a living being, an animate creature; the soul (cp. Latin anima or animus). চেতন পদার্থ an animate object.

চেতনা [ cētanā ] n consciousness; sensibility; sen sation; feeling; perception; conscience; knowledge; cognition; good sense (পাপিষ্ঠের চেতনা হওয়া); animation, life. চেতনা থাকা v. to have consciousness or sensibility or sensation; to be conscious or aware of; to have animation. চেতনা জাগানো v. to instil consciousness or awaken sensation; to give knowledge; to make one conscious of a fault etc. চেতনা পাওয়া v. to regain consciousness; to come back to senses; to become con scious of a fault etc. ̃শূন্য, ̃হীন a. un conscious, insensible; impercipient, in sensitive. চেতনা হারানো v. to lose con sciousness; to swoon, to faint.

চেতা [ cētā ] v to regain consciousness; to be come conscious; to become active. চেতানো v. to bring to consciousness; to make conscious; to warn; to make ac tive, to animate, to stimulate; to tease, to irritate.

চেতাবনি [ cētābani ] n a warning.

চেন [ cēna ] n a chain.

চেপটা [ cēpaṭā ] a flat (চেপটা নাক); flattened (usu. by pressure.) ̃নো v. to make flat, to flatten. ☐ a. flattened.

চেয় [ cēẏa ] a that which is to be or should be plucked or culled or collected.

চেয়ার [ cēẏāra ] n a chair. ̃ম্যান n. a chairman.

চেয়ে [ cēẏē ] con than.

চেরাগ [ cērāga ] n (Mus.) a lamp (usu. a small and cheap one). চেরাগি n. a piece of rentfree land granted for bearing the cost of burning lamps regularly in the tomb of a Muslim saint.

চেল [ cēla ] n loincloth; garment, raiment.

চেলা¹ [ cēlā¹ ] n a kind of very small silvery fish.

চেলা² [ cēlā² ] n a disciple, a follower, a chela. ̃গিরি n. discipleship. যেমন গুরু তেমনি চেলা like master, like man.

চেলা³, চেলাকাঠ [ cēlā³, cēlākāṭha ] n a chopped log of wood.

চেলানো [ cēlānō ] v to chop or cause to chop (as with an axe).

চেলি, চেলিকা [ cēli, cēlikā ] n a kind of silk cloth or loincloth usu. worn in religious festi vals.

চেলো [ cēlō ] n a violincello, a cello.

চেষ্টক [ cēṣṭaka ] a one who endeavours, endea vouring, trying; one who seeks; enter prising.

চেষ্টন [ cēṣṭana ] n act of endeavouring or trying; act of seeking.

চেষ্টমান [ cēṣṭamāna ] a engaged in endeavouring or seeking or procuring.

চেষ্টা [ cēṣṭā ] n an instance or act of trying, an endeavour, an attempt; an effort; an enterprise; act of seeking চেষ্ট করা, চেষ্টা পাওয়া v. to try, to endeavour; to at tempt; to seek. ̃চরিত্র n. continuous or careful effort or efforts. ̃ন্বিত same as চেষ্টমান । ̃শূন্য, ̃হীন a. effortless; unen terprising; inactive; idle.

চেষ্টিতব্য [ cēṣṭitabya ] a worth attempting, endeavouring.

চেহারা [ cēhārā ] n appearance; countenance; form, figure, shape. চেহারা দেখানো v. to show oneself in, to present oneself, to ap pear; to appear as, to seem (to be), to look.

চৈতন [ caitana ] n a tuft of uncut hair on the head maintained esp. by a Brahmin.

চৈতন্য [ caitanya ] n consciousness; sensibility; sen sation; feeling; perception; conscience; knowledge; cognition; good sense; ani mation, life; awakening; watchfulness; (chiefly sarcas.) a tuft of uncut hair on the head maintained by Hindus esp. by a Brahmin. চৈতন্য থাকা v. to have con sciousness or sensibility or sensation; to be conscious or aware (of); to have animation. চৈতন্য জাগানো v. to instil with consciousness of sensation; to give knowledge; to make one con scious of a fault etc. চৈতন্য পাওয়া v. to regain consciousness; to come back to one's senses; to become conscious of a fault etc.; to earn knowledge. চৈতন্য হারানো v. to lose consciousness; to swoon, to faint.

চৈতন্যোদয় [ caitanyōdaẏa ] n dawning of consciousness; spiritual awakening; coming to one's senses, regaining consciousness.

চৈতালি [ caitāli ] n the crop of the month of Chaitra (চৈত্র); rent or revenue to be paid in the month of Chaitra (চৈত্র); vernal breeze; emotion or passion ex perienced during the spring, vernal emotion or passion. ☐ a. grown in or relating to the month of চৈত্র ।

চৈতি [ caiti ] a of the month of Chaitra (চৈত্র).

চৈত্ত, চৈত্তিক [ caitta, caittika ] a mental.

চৈত্য¹ [ caitya¹ ] n a place of worship or sacrifice; a Buddhist monastery or shrine or monu ment esp. one containing one or more relics of Gautama Buddha.

চৈত্য² [ caitya² ] a relating to a (funeral) pyre. ☐ n. a tree near a cemetery to be wor shipped by Jainas (জৈন).

চৈত্র [ caitra ] n the last month of the Bengali year (from the middle of March to the middle of April.) ̃সংক্রান্তি n. the last day of the month of Chaitra.

চৈন, চৈনিক [ caina, cainika ] a Chinese (চৈনিক সংস্কৃতি).

চোঁ [ cō ] int expressing: the noise of swishing movement or of sucking quickly in one breath. চোঁ করে adv. very quickly; with a swishing movement, boltingly; in one breath. চোঁচা adv. (also a.) straight ahead and with utmost speed. চোঁচা দৌড় মারা v. to dart or bolt straight ahead, to scamper off. চোঁ চোঁ করে adv. very quickly; swish ingly; quickly and breathlessly (চোঁ চোঁ করে দুধ খাওয়া).

চোঁচ [ cōn̐ca ] n slender but finely pointed fibre of wood, bamboo etc.

চোক [ cōka ] n (obs.) one-fourth of a kahan (কাহন); one-fourth of anything; a sym bol indicating one-fourth.

চোকলা [ cōkalā ] n rind or skin of fruits and veg etables; husk of corn; a flake or slice.

চোখ [ cōkha ] n the eye. চোখ ওঠা v. to be afflicted with ophthalmia or inflammation of the eye. চোখ গালা v. to force out the eyeballs with fingers, to gouge. চোখ ঝলসানো v. to dazzle the eye, to dazzle; to be dazzled. চোখ টাটানো v. to have pain in one's eyes; (fig.) to be stricken with jealousy, to envy. চোখ টেপা, চোখ ঠারা v. to inctitate, to wink (at); to wink sig nificantly. চোখ দেওয়া v. to cast an evil eye on. চোখ ধাঁধানো same as চোখ ঝলসানো । চোখ পাকানো v. to goggle in anger, to roll one's eyes; to frown. চোখ পিটপিট করা v. to blink; to wink. চোখ ফোটা v. (of young birds) to have eyes opened for the first time; (fig.) to be enlightened (esp. sud denly). চোখ বুজে থাকা v. (fig.) to refuse to take notice of, to close eyes to, to connive at. চোখ বোজা v. to close or shut eyes; (fig.) to die. চোখ রাঙ্গানো, চোখ লাল করা v. (lit.) to redden one's eyes; (fig.) to look with angry eyes. চোখ রাখা v. to keep a watch (on), to keep an eye (on). চোখে আঙুল দিয়ে দেখানো v. to show or demonstrate or prove beyond doubt. চোখে চোখে রাখা v. to keep always an eye on; to keep under continuous observa tion or constant watch or surveillance. চোখে জল আসা v. to have tears in one's eyes, to feel like weeping. চোখে ধুলো দেওয়া v. (fig.) to throw dust in one's eyes, to hoodwink. চোখে-মুখে কথা বলা v. to talk smartly and cleverly; to display one's gift of the gab; to talk overmuch in order to conceal something; to talk too much; to prattle. চোখের আড়ালে out of sight; unobservedly; at one's back. চোখের উপরে before ones eyes. চোখের জল a tear-drop, tear. চোখের জল ফেলা v. to weep, to shed tears. চোখের তারা pupil of the eye. চোখের দেখা act of seeing only and nothing else; seeing only for a mo ment. চোখের নেশা a fascination of the eye, a strong desire of seeing only and nothing else. চোখের পাতা eyelid. চোখের বালি a mote in one's eye; (fig.) an eyesore. চোখের ভুল illusion; optical illusion. চোখের মণি n. the pupil of the eye; (fig.) a darling, a very dear person. চোখের মাথা খাওয়া (in abuses) to be lack ing in ability to see, to fail to take notice (of), to be unobservant. চোখে সরষে ফুল দেখা (fig.) to be dazed (esp. being stricken with fear); to find everything falling to ruin. কটা চোখ brown eyes (as those of a cat). রাঙা চোখ, লাল চোখ eyes reddened with anger or intoxication. সাদা চোখ natural (that is not intoxicated or otherwise affected) vision, plain eyes; চোখখাকি, চোখখাগি a. fem. (in abuses) blind.

চোখল [ cōkhala ] a having eyes; clever and smart.

চোখা [ cōkhā ] a cutting or piercing or pointed, sharp (চোখা বাণ); severe, pungent, cut ting (চোখা কথা); clever and smart, in telligent, all-round (চোখা লোক); genu ine, pure (চোখা মাল).

চোখাচোখি, চোখাচুখি [ cōkhācōkhi, cōkhācukhi ] n act of seeing or meeting or facing one another.

চোখালো [ cōkhālō ] a tasting rich (চোখালো রান্না); clever and smart, all-round (চোখালো লোক); sharp (চোখালো বাণ); pungent (চোখালো কথা).

চোখো [ cōkhō ] a. comp having an eye or eyes or vision, -eyed, -sighted (একচোখা).

চোগা [ cōgā ] n a loose outer garment (resem bling a surplice)

চোঙ, চোঙা [ cōṅa, cōṅā ] n a tube or pipe (usu. a fat one); a barrel; a spout.

চোট [ cōṭa ] n a stroke, a blow, a shock (লাঠির চোট); a wound; force, strength, strain, virtue (কথার চোট, হাসির চোট); anger, rage (চোট দেখানো); stretch, time (এক চোটে). চোট করা v. to bully, to blus ter, to threaten noisily, to thunder; to express anger (often futile anger) nois ily. চোট খাওয়া v. to receive a shock or wound or bite; (coll.) to be cheated. চোট দেওয়া v. to give a shock; to hurt; to wound; to bite; (coll.) to cheat, to de ceive. চোট হওয়া v. to be robbed, to lose. এক চোটে adv. at one stroke, at one and the same time, simultaneously.

চোটপাট [ cōṭapāṭa ] n an instance or act of scolding, bullying or blustering. চোটপাট করা v. to bluster, to bully; to browbeat, to re prove, to scold.

চোটা [ cōṭā ] n a system of lending money at an exorbitant interest, usury. চোটায় খাটানো to lay out (money) under this system.

চোটানো [ cōṭānō ] v to strike; to strike or cleave or cut off with an axe or any similar tool; to cause to be bitten.

চোতা [ cōtā ] a worthless, useless (চোতা লোক, চোতা কাগজ).

চোনা [ cōnā ] n urine of cattle esp. of the cow. চোনানো v. (of the cow etc.) to pass urine, to urinate. এক গামলা দুধে একফোঁটা চোনা a fly in the ointment; a small de fect that spoils the total substance.

চোপ¹ [ cōpa¹ ] int hush! silence!

চোপ² [ cōpa² ] n a stroke of a weapon (esp. of a heavy and sharp weapon). এক চোপে with one stroke.

চোপদার [ cōpadāra ] n a mace-bearer; an usher.

চোপরও [ cōparō ] int hush! silence! keep quiet! shut up!

চোপা [ cōpā ] n (dero.) the face (পোড়াচোপা); se vere scolding (চোপা করা); a rude re ply, a repartee or retort. চোপা করা v. to scold severely; to reply rudely, to re tort. চোপা ভাঙা v. to thrash one's face. পোড়াচোপা (lit.) a burnt face; (fig.) an ugly or ill-omened face; (fig.) the face of a disgraceful person, a disgraceful face.

চোপানো [ cōpānō ] v to strike or chop with a weapon (esp. with a heavy weapon). ☐ a. struck or chopped thus.

চোয়াড় [ cōẏāḍ় ] n an unmannerly or rude person; a rough, a rowdy. ☐ a. unmannerly; rude; rough (চোয়াড় লোক, চোয়াড় চেহারা). চোয়াড়ে same as চোয়াড় (a.).

চোয়াল [ cōẏāla ] n the jawbone; the jaw, the chap. চোয়াল-ধরা রোগ n. lockjaw. চোয়াল-বসা a. chap-fallen, jaw-fallen. চোয়াল-ভাঙা a. (fig.) hard to pronounce, jaw-breaking. চোয়াল-ভাঙা শব্দ a jaw-breaker.

চোর [ cōra ] n a thief; a pilferer; a stealthy man. ̃কাঁটা n. a kind of prickly thistle that sticks fast to the clothes of a passer-by, bur, burr. ̃কুঠুরি n. a secret chamber; a secret recess or cupboard in the wall of a room. চোর-চোর খেলা a game of hide and-seek in which some children act as policemen and the rest as thieves. চোরছ্যাঁচড় n. pl. thieves and swindlers. চোরে চোরে মাসতুতো ভাই (fig.—dero.) birds of the same feather (flock to gether). চোরের ধন বাটপাড়ে খায় (fig.) ill earned money has to be lost for noth ing. চোরের মার বড় গলা (fig.) an inveter ate sinner is always the loudest in de nunciation.

চোরা¹ [ cōrā¹ ] n a thief; a deceiver. চোরা না শোনে ধর্মের কাহিনি (fig.) Satan turns a deaf ear to the teachings of scriptures, good counsel to a rogue bears no fruit.

চোরা² [ cōrā² ] a stolen (চোরা টাকা); secret, hid den, concealed (চোর গর্ত); furtive (চোর চাহনি); unlawful, black (চোরা কারবার, চোরাবাজার); secret, unseen (চোরা আঘাত). ই a. stolen (চোরাই মাল); unlawful, black (চোরাই কারবার). ̃গর্ত a pitfall. ̃গলি a narrow (and usu. blind) lane. ̃গোপ্তা a. clandestine. ̃চালান n. smuggling. ̃চালানদার n. a smuggler. ̃চাহনি, ̃চাউনি n. a furtive or secret or stealthy look. ̃দরজা n. a secret door. ̃পথ n. a secret path or way. ̃বাজার black market. ̃বালি n. quicksand. ̃মার a stealthy or surreptitious blow.

চোরিত [ cōrita ] a stolen.

চোল¹ [ cōla¹ ] n a dynasty in ancient India; the kingdom of the Cholas (চোল).

চোল² [ cōla² ] n a bodice, a corset, a modesty vest, a skirt.

চোলক [ cōlaka ] n a shield.

চোলাই [ cōlāi ] n (now rare) act of falling or let ting fall in drops, oozing, exudation; distillation; (loos.) act of brewing (মদ চোলাই); anything (esp. wine) distilled or brewed (চোলাই খাওয়া). চোলাই করা v. to distil; (loos.) to brew.

চোষ চোষন [ cōṣa cōṣana ] n suction. চোষক a. sucking. চোষ-কাগজ n. blotting-paper. চোষনীয়, চোষ্য a. that which can be or is to be sucked.

চোস্ত [ cōsta ] a level, even; smooth; straight; fine, elegant (চোস্ত ইংরেজি); scrupu lously correct and smart (চোস্ত আদবকায়দা); tight-fitting (চোস্ত পাজামা); decent (চোস্ত পোশাক-পরিচ্ছদ).

চৌ [ cau ] a (used as pfx.) four, quadri-. চৌকাঠ n. a rectilineal doorframe; a door-sill. ̃কোনা a. quadrangular; square. ̃খণ্ডি n. a fourlegged cot or stool. ̃খুপি n. a square; a check. ☐ a. containing squares or checks, check. ̃গুণ, ̃গুণা a. quadruple, fourfold. ̃ঘুড়ি n. a carriage or chaise and four. ̃চাকা, ̃চাক্কা a. four-wheeled. ̃চালা n. a hut (usu. a thatch) with a roof having four distinct parts. ̃চির a. split in four; split in smithereens; split in pieces. ̃ঠা n. the fourth day of a month. ☐ a. (of days of a month) fourth. ̃তালা a. four-sto reyed. ☐ n. the third floor. ̃তারা n. a kind of four-stringed musical instru ment, a tetrachord. ̃তাল n. an Indian musical measure. ̃তালা n. same as চৌতাল । a. four-storeyed. চৌত্রিশ n. & a. thirty-four. ˜দিক, (poet.) ̃দিশ n. the four quarters or sides; all sides. ̃দিকে adv. on all sides. ̃দোল, ̃দোলা n. a kind of litter carried by four bearers. ̃পদী n. a variety of four-footed versifi cation. (cp.) tetrameter; a quatrain. ☐ a. four-footed, tetrametrical. ̃পর n. whole day or night, twelve hours. ☐ a. incessant, continuing always; entire, whole (চৌপর দিন). ̃পল a. quadrangu lar; square. ̃পায়া n. a four-legged cot or stool. ☐ a. four-legged. ̃মাথা, ̃রাস্তা n. a junction of four roads or a point where two roads intersect, a crossroad. ̃ষট্টি n. & a. sixty-four. ˜ষট্টি কলা sixty-four branches of fine arts.

চৌকস [ caukasa ] a expert in everything, having all round proficiency; expert, dexterous, dextrous; careful; clever; cunning.

চৌকি [ cauki ] n a four-legged wooden cot or stool; a watch-box or outpost (esp. one situated at a crossroad); act of guard ing, watch (চৌকি দেওয়া); an outpost for collecting revenue and taxes, a toll-sta tion, a toll-booth, a toll-house, a choky. চৌকি দেওয়া v. to guard, to watch. ̃দার n. a watchman, a guard, a sentinel; a village watchman, a chowkidar; a bailiff who collects rev enue. ̃দারি n. the office or pay of a watchman or chowkidar or revenue bailiff. ☐ a. relating to a watchman or chowkidar or revenue bailiff.

চৌকো [ caukō ] a rectangular, rectilineal; square. ☐ n. a playing-card with four pips.

চৌগোঁপ্পা [ caugōm̐ppā ] a having one's beard parted in two at the middle of the chin and turned up.

চৌচাপট, চৌচাপড় [ caucāpaṭa, caucāpaḍ় ] n the surrounding ex panse or land. চৌচাপটে, চৌচাপড়ে adv. exerting one's utmost strength or power; in full swing.

চৌথ [ cautha ] n one-fourth; (hist.) one-fourth of the total annual crop or the value thereof exacted as revenue by Maratha rulers from their subjects or from states subjugated by them.

চৌধুরানি [ caudhurāni ] fem of চৌধুরী ।

চৌধুরী [ caudhurī ] n a feudatory prince; one of a class of generals; the chief merchant of a city or of a central market, a mer chant-prince; a village headman; a foreman of labourers, a gangsman; a title of honour; a surname.

চৌপট [ caupaṭa ] a level, flat; destroyed; baffled, foiled.

চৌপালা [ caupālā ] n a large-sized palanquin.

চৌবাচ্চা [ caubāccā ] n a rectangular water-reservoir, a storage tank for water etc.

চৌবে [ caubē ] n one of a class of upcountry brahmins (descended from those who were versed in all the four Vedas); (dero.) a porter, a doorkeeper, a jani tor.

চৌম্বক [ caumbaka ] a capable of attracting; relating to magnet or magnetism; magnetic. চৌম্বক আকর্ষণ (phys.) magnetic attraction. চৌম্বক উত্তর (phys.) magnetic north. ̃গ্রাহিতা n. (phys.) magnetic suscepti bility. চৌম্বক পর্বত a magnetic rock. চৌম্বক প্রস্তর magnet, lodestone. চৌম্বক শলাকা (phys.) a magnetic needle.

চৌরস [ caurasa ] a spacious, roomy; wide; level, flat; levelled, flattened; rectangular.

চৌর্য [ caurya ] n act or an instance of stealing, theft. ̃বৃত্তি n. the profession or prac tice of stealing. চৌর্যোন্মাদ n. (med.) kleptomania. চৌর্যোম্নাদগ্রস্ত ব্যক্তি a klepto maniac.

চৌহদ্দি [ cauhaddi ] n (lit.) boundary lines on four sides; (pop.) boundary, periphery, pe rimeter; a specified area; jurisdiction. চৌহদ্দি করা, চৌহদ্দি ঠিক করা v. to de limit.

চ্যাং [ cyā ] n a species of small river fish with very soft flesh.

চ্যাংড়া [ cyāṇḍ়ā ] a young and flippant; flippant. ☐ n. a flippant youth. ̃মি n. flippancy; sauciness.

চ্যাংদোলা [ cyāndōlā ] n carrying as a dead body (by grasping one's arms and legs). চ্যাংমুড়ি a. (usu. fem.) having an extremely small head.

চ্যাটাং চ্যাটাং [ cyāṭā ñcyāṭā ] a (of words) insolent and rude; high-flying and rude.

চ্যাটালো [ cyāṭālō ] a flat (চ্যাটালো পা). চ্যাটালো করা বা হওয়া v. to make or become flat; to flat ten.

চ্যাপটা [ cyāpaṭā ] a flat; flattened; (of a nose) snub.

চ্যুত [ cyuta ] a got detached, dislocated, dis lodged, come away, shed (বৃক্ষচ্যুত); fallen or slipped (হস্তচ্যুত); dismissed or removed (পদচ্যুত, রাজ্যচ্যুত); strayed (পথচ্যুত); (bot.) deviated; off the fair way; failing; fallen, false to one's vow or religion (ব্রতচ্যুত, ধর্মচ্যুত). চ্যুতি n. de tachment, dislocation, dislodgment, coming away, shedding; fall or slip; dismissal or removal; straying; (bot.) deviation; failing; (geog.) a fault. চ্যুতিভ্রম n. (bot.) deviation-error.