ঝ [ jh ] n the ninth consonant of the Bengali alphabet.

ঝংকার [ jhaṅkāra ] n a jingling sound (as of the strings of a harp); a clattering sound (as of weapons); a humming sound (as of bees); (mus.) a sharp and loud sound, a blaze; a loud and sudden brawling or bullying sound. ঝংকার দেওয়া, (poet.) ঝংকারা v. to jingle; to clatter; to hum; (mus.) to twist into a sharp and loud sound, to blaze up; to burst out into brawling or bullying.

ঝংকৃত [ jhaṅkṛta ] a jingled; clattered; (mus.) twisted into a sharp and loud sound; burst into brawling or bullying. ঝংকৃতি n. jingle; clatter; hum; (mus.) a twist ing into a sharp and loud sound.

ঝকঝক, ঝকমক [ jhakajhaka, jhakamaka ] int expressing: sparkling or glistening state. ঝকঝক করা, ঝকমক করা, ঝকঝকানো, ঝকমকানো v. to sparkle, to glisten, to glitter; to shine brightly. ঝকঝকানি, ঝকমকানি n. sparkling or glis tening or glittering state. ঝকঝকে, ঝকমকে a. sparkling, glistening, glitter ing, brightly shining.

ঝকমারি [ jhakamāri ] n a folly (ঝকমারি করা); a mis take, a bloomer; a fault, an offence; a trouble (ঝকমারি সওয়া) ঝকমারির মাশুল দেওয়া to pay for one's mistake or folly.

ঝক্কি [ jhakki ] n a risk; troublesome burden or charge.

ঝগড়া [ jhagaḍ়ā ] n a quarrel, a brawl, a row; an alter cation; a dispute. ঝগড়া করা v. to quarrel; to altercate, to wrangle. ঝগড়া বাধানো v. to kick up a row, to pick a quarrel; have a dispute with, to set by the ears. ঝগড়া মেটানো v. to make up a quarrel, to settle a dispute. ̃ঝাঁটি n. (usu. pl.) trifling or peevish quarrel or altercation or dissen sion; quarrels. ̃টে a. quarrelsome, can tankerous; wrangling.

ঝঞ্ঝনা [ jhañjhanā ] n a clattering sound (অস্ত্রঝঞ্ঝনা); a clap of thunder; thunder ('ঝঞ্ঝনা পড়ুক তার মাথার উপর').

ঝঞ্ঝা [ jhañjhā ] n a rainstorm. ̃ক্ষুদ্ধ, ̃পীড়িত a. stricken by a rainstorm. ̃তা়ড়িত a. driven or blown by a rainstorm. ̃বর্ত n. a cyclone. ̃বাত, ̃বায়ু n. a stormy wind, a strong gale.

ঝঞ্ঝাট [ jhañjhāṭa ] n a trouble; a fix; a disturbance; a troublesome burden or worry or charge (ঝঞ্ঝাট পোহানো). ঝঞ্ঝাটে পড়া v. to be in a trouble, to get into a scrape; to get into a mess; to be in a fix. ঝঞ্ঝাট বাধানো, ঝঞ্ঝা়ট করা v. to create trouble or disturbance. ঝঞ্ঝাট পোহানো, ঝঞ্ঝাট সহা v. to bear a trouble or the stress or strain of a crisis.

ঝঞ্ঝাটে [ jhañjhāṭē ] a troublesome; disturbing.

ঝটপট² [ jhaṭapaṭa² ] int expressing: flapping or the noise of flapping. ঝটপট করা, ঝটপটানো v. to flap. ঝটপটানি n. act or noise of flapping.

ঝটকা, ঝটকানি [ jhaṭakā, jhaṭakāni ] n a sudden and forceful snatch or pull or jerk. ঝ়টকা মারা v. to snatch or pull or jerk or snatch sud denly and forcefully; to cut or kill by a blow or with one stroke.

ঝ়টাপটি [ jh়ṭāpaṭi ] n mutual hugging and clasping; fluttering or flapping of wings; scuffle, disorderly fight.

ঝ়টিকা [ jh়ṭikā ] n a storm; a strong gale. ̃বর্ত n. a whirlwind.

ঝ়টিতি [ jh়ṭiti ] adv quickly, hastily, hurriedly.

ঝ়ড় [ jh়ḍ় ] n a storm; a strong gale. ̃ঝ়াপটা n. the press or stress of a storm; (fig.) the press or stress of a danger or dangers. ̃তুফান n. tempest and high waves.

̃জল, ̃বৃষ্টি [ ̃jala, ̃bṛṣṭi ] n a rainstorm.

ঝড়তি-পড়তি [ jhaḍ়ti-paḍ়ti ] n clippings or other waste matters; remnants, scraps.

ঝ়ড়ো [ jh়ḍ়ō ] a stormy, tempestuous (ঝ়ড়ো হাওয়া); storm-beaten (ঝ়ড়ো কাক).

ঝ়ন [ jh়na ] int expressing: a clattering sound as of weapons or of striking a thin metal plate; the chink of coins. ঝ়নঝন int. ex pressing: repeated or continuous clat tering sound or chinking; jingle (as of coins); a strong dizzy sensation (মাথা ঝনঝন করা). ঝনঝনানো, ঝনঝন করা v. to clatter or cause to clatter; to chink or cause to chink; to be afflicted or to af flict with a strong dizzy sensation. ঝনঝনানি n. clatter; chink; a strong dizzy sensation.

ঝনকাঠ [ jhanakāṭha ] n the lintel; the upper wooden bar of the frame of a door.

ঝনত্কার [ jhanatkāra ] n a clattering sound as of weap ons; the chink of coins.

ঝনাত্ [ jhanāt ] int expressing a sound louder than ঝন ।

ঝপ [ jhapa ] int expressing the sound of diving or falling into water or air suddenly; a sudden splashing sound; quickness (ঝপ করে খাওয়া). ঝপঝপ int. expressing: the repeated or continuous sound of diving or falling into water or air or of sudden splashing; incessant pouring (ঝপঝপ বৃষ্টি); quickness (ঝপঝপ করে খাওয়া). ঝপাঝপ adv. very quickly (ঝপাঝপ খাওয়া); quickly one after another (ঝপাঝপ ডুব দেওয়া).

ঝপাত্ [ jhapāt ] int expressing the sound of diving or springing into water or of flinging down a heavy object.

ঝমঝম [ jhamajhama ] int expressing a loud jingling sound as of anklets; a loud pattering sound as of rain falling in torrents. ঝমঝম করা v. to jingle. ঝমরঝমর int. ex pressing a very loud jingling noise as of anklets. ঝমাঝম adv. with a loud jin gling noise (ঝমাঝম মল বাজে); noisily in torrents (ঝমঝম বৃষ্টি পড়ছে).

ঝম্প [ jhampa ] n a jump, a spring, a dive, a plunge. ঝম্প দেওয়া v. to jump, to spring, to plunge, to dive. ̃দান, ̃প্রদান n. act of jumping or springing or plunging or diving.

ঝরই [ jhari ] v (poet. & obs.) falls or fall, is or are shed, drops or drop, exudes or ex ude.

ঝরঝর [ jharajhara ] int expressing the state or sound of rapid and continuous falling in small drops of minute particles (ঝরঝর করে বৃষ্টি বা বালি পড়া, ঝরঝর করে কাঁদা). ☐ adv. in incessant flow or falling ('ঝরঝর বরিষে বারিধারা). ঝরঝরে a. neat and clean (ঝরেঝরে ঘর); neat (ঝরঝরে কাজ); neat. and legible (ঝরঝরে ছাপা, ঝরঝরে লেখা); refreshed or freed from morbidity (দেহটা ঝরঝরে লাগছে); freed from mois ture (ঝরঝরে ভাত); dilapidated (বাড়িখানার ঝরঝরে অবস্হা); in utter ruin. পরকাল ঝরঝরে করা v. to spoil one's life, to spoil one's future; to deprave utterly.

ঝরতি [ jharati ] n any negligible portion of things fallen out of a heap and passed over at the time of loading or carrying.

ঝরনা [ jharanā ] n a fountain, a waterfall, a cascade, a spring. ̃কলম n. a fountain-pen.

ঝরা [ jharā ] v to fall in drops; to ooze, to exude; to fall; to be shed (গাছের পাতা ঝরা); to cast off or moult (পাখির পালক ঝরা); to run (সর্দিতে নাক ঝরা). ঝরানো v. to cause to fall in drops; to cause to ooze or ex ude; to cause to fall; to shed; to cast off, to moult; to cause to run.

ঝরিত [ jharita ] a fallen in drops; oozed; exuded; fallen, shed; cast off, moulted; flowing ('নির্ঝরঝরিত বারিরাশি').

ঝরোকা [ jharōkā ] n a small window; a bay win dow; a latticed window.

ঝর্ঝর [ jharjhara ] n the sound of rapid fall as of a stream of water; a sieve, a colander; a cymbal, cymbals.

ঝর্ঝরিত [ jharjharita ] a full of the noise of rapid fall as of a stream of water; perforated in sev eral places.

ঝলকিত [ jhalakita ] a coruscated; flashed.

ঝলঝল [ jhalajhala ] int expressing the state of hang ing loosely. ঝলমলানি n. the glitter, the sparkle.

ঝলঝলে [ jhalajhalē ] a loosely hanging.

ঝলমল [ jhalamala ] int expressing coruscation. ঝলমলানো, ঝলমল করা v. to coruscate; to sparkle, to glitter. ঝলমলে a. coruscating.

ঝলসানো [ jhalasānō ] v to daze or be dazed (চোখ ঝলসানো); to dazzle (হীরেখানা ঝলসাচ্ছে); to scorch or be scorched, to singe or become singed (আগুনে ঝলসানো); to brown (রোদে গাছপালা ঝলসানো). ☐ a. dazed; dazzling; scorched, singed; browned. ঝলসানি n. daze or dazing; dazzle or dazzling; scorched or singed state; act of scorching or singeing; browned state or browning.

ঝলসিত [ jhalasita ] a dazed; dazzled; scorched, singed; browned.

ঝলা [ jhalā ] v (chiefly poet.) to dazzle or shine ('পিঙ্গল জটাজাল ঝলিছে').

ঝল্লক, ঝল্লরী [ jhallaka, jhallarī ] n a dish-shaped musical in strument made of bell metal played at the time of worshipping; a cymbal or cymbals.

ঝাউ [ jhāu ] n the tamarisk tree.

ঝাঁ [ jhā ] int expressing great swiftness. ঝাঁ করে very swiftly, in a jiffy, in a moment.

ঝাঁক [ jhān̐ka ] n a flock (পাখির ঝাঁক); a swarm (মৌমাছির ঝাঁক); a shoal (মাছের ঝাঁক); a collection, a crowd, an assemblage (বদমাশের ঝাঁক). ঝাঁকে ঝাঁকে in flocks; in swarms; in shoals; in smart showers (ঝাঁকে ঝাঁকে বৃষ্টি).

ঝাঁকড়া [ jhān̐kaḍ়ā ] a long and clustering.

ঝাঁকড়া-মাকড়া [ jhān̐kaḍ়ā-mākaḍ়ā ] a shaggy.

ঝাঁকা¹ [ jhān̐kā¹ ] n a large wicker-basket.

ঝাঁক² [ jhān̐ka² ] v to shake (ঝাঁকানো, ঝেঁকে ওঠা). ☐ n. a shake (ঝাঁকা খাওয়া).

ঝাঁকানো [ jhān̐kānō ] v to shake. ☐ a. shaken.

ঝাঁক-মুটে [ jhān̐ka-muṭē ] n a porter who carries his load in a wicker-basket on his head.

ঝাঁকি [ jhān̐ki ] n a shake.

ঝাঁকিদর্শন [ jhān̐kidarśana ] n visiting a place etc. for a mo ment; stopping on the way for a mo ment to see someone or something.

ঝাঁকুনি [ jhān̐kuni ] n shake; act of shaking.

ঝাঁগুড়গুড় [ jhān̐guḍ়guḍ় ] int expressing the noise of beat ing a drum.

ঝাঁজ¹ [ jhān̐ja¹ ] n strong heat (রোদের ঝাঁজ); a strong pungent aroma or taste (ওষুধের ঝাঁজ); severity or harshness (কথার ঝাঁজ).

ঝাঁজ², ঝাঁজর¹ [ jhān̐ja², jhān̐jara¹ ] n a dish-shaped musical in strument played at the time of wor shipping a deity.

ঝাঁজর² [ jhān̐jara² ] a full of holes, porous; alveolar, honeycombed; perforated in many places; extremely worn out. ☐ n. a col ander, a sieve, a strainer.

ঝাঁজরা [ jhān̐jarā ] a full of holes, porous, alveolar, honeycombed.

ঝাঁজরি [ jhān̐jari ] n a colander, a sieve, a strainer; a porous cover or lid (as on the mouth of a drain); a spray; a porous water-pot for watering trees.

ঝাঁ-ঝাঁ [ jhā-n̐jhā ] int expressing severe heat (রোদ ঝাঁ ঝাঁ করা); burning sensation (চোখমুখ ঝাঁ ঝাঁ করা); great swiftness (ঝাঁ-ঝাঁ করে কাজ শেষ করা).

ঝাঁজালো, ঝাঁঝালো [ jhān̐jālō, jhān̐jhālō ] a very hot; pungently aromatic; severe, harsh.

ঝাঁজি [ jhān̐ji ] n a kind of shaggy fibrous rush or sedge growing in water.

ঝাঁট [ jhān̐ṭa ] n sweeping; a sweep. ঝাঁট দেওয়া v. to sweep, to broom.

ঝাঁটা [ jhān̐ṭā ] n a broom; a besom. ̃খেকো a. (in abuses) accustomed to be flogged with a broom; contemptible. ̃নো v. to sweep. ̃পেটা n. a flogging with a broom, a stroke with a broom. ঝাঁটা মারা v. to flog with a broom. ঝাঁটার বাড়ি n. a stroke with or of a broom.

ঝাঁটি [ jhān̐ṭi ] n a flowering shrub, the amaranth (?).

ঝাঁপ¹ [ jhām̐pa¹ ] n an improvised door or lid made of wicker.

ঝাঁপ² [ jhām̐pa² ] n a jump, a spring, a dive, a plunge. ঝাঁপ দেওয়া, ঝাঁপানো v. to spring, to dive, to plunge; to rush to (কোলের মধ্যে বা বুকের মধ্যে বা বুকের উপর ঝাঁপানো).

ঝাঁপ়টা [ jhām̐p়ṭā ] n an ornament for the woman's head, a tiara.

ঝাঁপতাল [ jhām̐patāla ] n an Indian musical measure.

ঝাঁপা² [ jhām̐pā² ] v (obs.) to rush to, to jump into; (obs.) to rise, to come up ('রূপ সদা মনে ঝাঁপে'); to cast, to fling ('জাল তুরিতে ঝাঁপায়'); (obs.) to cover, to screen ('বদন ঝাঁপিব বাসে').

ঝাঁপান [ jhām̐pāna ] n a playful handling and control of snakes (মনসাপূজার ঝাঁপান); a litter used for carrying people on hills.

ঝাঁপি [ jhām̐pi ] n a wicker-basket esp. a small one with a lid.

ঝাট [ jhāṭa ] adv quickly; at once.

ঝাড় [ jhāḍ় ] n a bush, a thicket (ঝোপঝাড়); a cluster, a clump (বাঁশঝাড়, গোলাপঝাড়); a race or family (শয়তানের ঝাড়); a chandelier (বেলোয়ারি ঝাড়). ̃বাঁধা a. growing in clusters bunches or dumps. ঝাড়ে-বংশে adv. to the last member of the family, not excluding a single member of the family, one and all of the family. ঝাড়ে-মূলে adv. root and branch.

ঝাড়লন্ঠন, ঝাড়বাতি [ jhāḍ়lanṭhana, jhāḍ়bāti ] n a chandelier.

ঝাড়া [ jhāḍ়ā ] v to thresh or beat out grain from (corn etc.) to separate chaff from grain, to winnow (চাল ঝাড়া); to dust, to brush, to remove dust or dirt by shaking or with a piece of cloth or some sort of duster; to empty or re move contents of (bags etc.), to shake out contents of vessels, bags etc. (ঝুলি ঝাড়া); to throw brickbats or other mis siles (মাথার ইট ঝাড়া); to show ill-tem per, to vent one's spleen (গায়ের ঝাল ঝাড়া); to exorcise (ভূত ঝাড়া). ☐ a. threshed or winnowed or cleaned (ঝাড়া চাল). ☐ n. threshing or winnowing; dusting and cleaning, brushing; emptying contents of. ঝাড়া দুই ঘন্টা for full two hours, for two hours at a stretch. ঝাড়পোঁছ n. sweeping and cleaning. ঝাড়াপোঁছা same as ঝাড়পোঁছ । ঝাড়ফুঁক n. exorcising of evil spirit by uttering charms and incantations. ঝাড়ানো v. to cause to thresh and winnow, to expel evil spirit etc., to exorcise.

ঝাড়ন¹ [ jhāḍ়na¹ ] n dusting and cleaning, cloth for dusting furniture etc., a duster; win nowing or fanning grains etc.

ঝাড়ন² [ jhāḍ়na² ] n act of expelling or exorcising evil spirit out of a person by reciting charms and incantations or by invoca tion of holy names, exorcism.

ঝাড়াই [ jhāḍ়āi ] n sweeping and cleaning; thresh ing and beating (ধান ঝাড়াই); winnow ing (চাল ঝাড়াই). ঝাড়াই-বাছাই n. sweeping and cleaning; eliminating and select ing.

ঝাড়ু [ jhāḍ়u ] n broom. ঝাড়ু দেওয়া to sweep. ঝাড়ু মারা v. to beat with a broom. ̃দার n. a sweeper, a scavenger, a dustman, a person who takes away dirt, garbage and rubbish from streets, buildings etc.

ঝানু [ jhānu ] a veteran, experienced; sly, cun ning.

ঝান্ডা [ jhānḍā ] n a flag, a banner, a standard.

ঝাপ়ট, ঝাপটা¹ [ jhāp়ṭa, jhāpaṭā¹ ] n (of wind or storm) a gust; (of rain) a spray; (of wings) a flap; (of tails) a violent stroke.

ঝাপসা [ jhāpasā ] a obscure; hazy; murky; blurred. ঝাপসা দৃষ্টি বা নজর dim vision; blurred vision.

ঝামা [ jhāmā ] n a piece of over-burnt brick.

ঝামেলা [ jhāmēlā ] n a trouble; a fix; a disturbance; a row; a troublesome burden or charge. ঝামেলা করা, ঝামেলা বাধানো v. to create a trouble or disturbance; to quarrel, to kick up a row. ঝামেলা পোহানো, ঝামেলা সহা v. to bear a trouble or disturbance. ঝামেলায় পড়া v. to be in a trouble; to get into trouble; to be in a scrape; to be in a fix.

ঝারা [ jhārā ] n a porous device to spray water etc. on a plant.

ঝারি [ jhāri ] n a water-can with a porous spout.

ঝাল¹ [ jhāla¹ ] n solder. ঝাল দেওয়া v. to solder.

ঝাল² [ jhāla² ] a acrid, biting; pungent, hot. ☐ n. an acrimony or grudge (গায়ের ঝাল); pungency, hotness (লংকার ঝাল); chilli (তরকারিতে ঝাল দেওয়া); a variety of hot curry or gravy (মাছের ঝাল). ঝাল ঝাড়া, ঝাল মেটানো v. (coll.) to feed one's grudge (esp. by flogging or scolding severely). ঝালে-ঝোলে-অম্বলে adv. in all affairs or places.

ঝালর [ jhālara ] n a fringe, a valance; tatting. ̃ওয়ালা a. fringed, valanced.

ঝালা¹ [ jhālā¹ ] v (mus.) to twist up a sharp and loud sound on string instruments, to blaze up. ☐ n. a spell or act of blazing up.

ঝালা² [ jhālā² ] v to solder; to dredge (পুকুর ঝালা).

ঝালানো [ jhālānō ] v to cause to solder; to dredge (পুকুর ঝালানো); (fig.) to refresh (বন্ধুত্ব ঝালানো, স্মৃতি ঝালানো); to recapitulate or revise (পড়া ঝালানো). ☐ a. soldered; dredged; (fig.) refreshed or recapitu lated or revised.

ঝালাপালা [ jhālāpālā ] a almost deafened or stunned or extremely vexed with a loud and un bearable noise (কান ঝালাপালা হওয়া); extremely afflicted (রোদে শরীর ঝালাপালা হওয়া).

ঝালি [ jhāli ] n the festival of ঝুলন or swinging; a pit dug at the mouth of a gutter; a bag; a basket; a wicker-basket.

ঝি [ jhi ] n a daughter (রাজার ঝি, ঘোষের ঝি); a maid-servant. ঝিকে মেরে বউকে শেখানো (fig.) to flog or punish one's own inno cent people to teach others a lesson.

ঝিউড়ি [ jhiuḍ়i ] n a daughter; an unmarried daughter.

ঝিঁক [ jhin̐ka ] n a raised construction on an oven upon which cooking utensils are placed; any removable metal device to serve the same purpose.

ঝিঁকড়া [ jhin̐kaḍ়ā ] n a kind of small bushy plant.

ঝিঁঝিঁ¹ [ jhin̐jhi¹ ] n a species of insect, the cricket. ঝিঁঝির শব্দ বা ডাক the drone or chirping of the cricket.

ঝিঁ ঝিঁ² [ jhi n̐jhi² ] int indicating: a dizzy or buzz ing or twinging sensation (মাথা ঝিঁ ঝিঁ করা, পায়ে ঝিঁ ঝিঁ ধরা). ঝিঁ ঝিঁ করা v. to feel dizzy, to be stricken with a buzz ing sensation. ঝিঁ ঝিঁ ধরা v. to be stricken with a twinging sensation, to have pins and needles.

ঝিঁঝিট [ jhin̐jhiṭa ] n an Indian musical mode.

ঝিকমিক [ jhikamika ] int expressing: sparkling or glittering or twinkling. ঝিকমিক করা v. to sparkle, to glitter, to twinkle.

ঝিঙে [ jhiṅē ] n a kind of vegetable, a cucurbitaceous plant and its fruit.

ঝিনিঝিনি, ঝিনিকিঝিনি [ jhinijhini, jhinikijhini ] int expressing a sweet and musical jingling sound (as of a dancer's anklets).

ঝিনুক [ jhinuka ] n a bivalve mollusc, the cockle, the oyster; an ear-shell; an abalone; a metal spoon shaped almost as a valve of the cockle (chiefly used in feeding babies).

ঝিন্টি [ jhinṭi ] n a flowering shrub, the amaranth (?).

ঝিম [ jhima ] n drowsiness or langour (ঝিম ধরা). ☐ a. stricken with drowsiness or langour, drowsy, languid (ঝিম হয়ে বসা).

ঝিমঝিম [ jhimajhima ] int expressing a dizzy or fainting sensation. ঝিমঝিম করা v. to feel dizzy; to feel like swooning (গা ঝিমঝিম করা).

ঝিমানি, ঝিমুনি [ jhimāni, jhimuni ] n dozing; a doze; slacken ing, abatement, flagging; inaction; lethargy.

ঝিমানো [ jhimānō ] v to drowse, to doze; slacken, to abate, to flag (আন্দোলন ঝিমিয়ে পড়েছে); to become inactive (সন্ত্রাসবাদীরা ঝিমিয়ে পড়ল).

ঝিয়ারি [ jhiẏāri ] n a daughter; an unmarried daughter; one who is like a daughter, e.g. a son-in-law's sister.

ঝিরঝির [ jhirajhira ] int expressing the sound of wind or breeze blowing gently or of driz zling rain. ঝিরঝিরে a. (of the wind) gen tly blowing; (of the rain) drizzling.

ঝিল [ jhila ] n a very large pond.

ঝিলমিল¹ [ jhilamila¹ ] int expressing gentle sparkle or fine coruscation or sparkle. ঝিলমিল করা v. to coruscate or sparkle gently. ঝিল মিলি n. fine coruscation or sparkle. ঝিলমিলে a. finely coruscating or spar kling.

ঝিলমিল², ঝিলমিলি¹ [ jhilamila², jhilamili¹ ] n a shutter, a venetian blind.

ঝিলিক [ jhilika ] n a sudden but mild or light flash. ঝিলিক দেওয়া, ঝিলিক মারা v. to flash mildly or lightly.

ঝিলিমিলি [ jhilimili ] a coruscating, sparkling, glit tering. ☐ n. fine and gentle flash or cor uscation (রোদের ঝিলিমিলি).

ঝিল্লি [ jhilli ] n a species of insect, the cricket; membrane.

ঝুঁকা, ঝোঁকা [ jhun̐kā, jhōn̐kā ] v to incline, to stoop, to lean; to tilt; to have slight desire or liking (for), to be disposed or drawn (খেলার দিকে ঝুঁকছে, ছেলের দিকে মায়ের মন ঝোঁকে). ঝুঁকানো, ঝোঁকানো v. to cause to incline or stoop or lean; to rouse slight desire or liking in, to dispose or draw.

ঝুঁকি [ jhun̐ki ] n a risk, a hazard; a risky responsi bility. ঝুঁকি নেওয়া v. to risk, to hazard. বড় রকমের ঝুঁকি a great risk.

ঝুঁটি, ঝুঁট, ঝুট¹ [ jhun̐ṭi, jhun̐ṭa, jhuṭa¹ ] n a tuft of long hair on the head kept tied in a bun; a bun; a bird's crest (কাকাতুয়ার মাথায় ঝুটি); (of bulls, camels, etc.) a hump.

ঝু়ট² [ jhu়ṭa² ] a false. ̃মুট adv. for nothing.

ঝুটা [ jhuṭā ] a (of articles of food) partly eaten; (of dinner-plates etc.) not yet washed after being used in dining; defiled, rav ished; false (ঝুটা কথা); counterfeit or forged (ঝুটা দলিল); artificial, sham, imitation (ঝুটা হীরা); dissembling (ঝুটা লোক).

ঝুটাপুটি [ jhuṭāpuṭi ] n a scuffle (chiefly a playful one.) ঝুটাপুটি করা v. to scuffle.

ঝুড়ি [ jhuḍ়i ] n a wicker basket, a scuttle, a ham per. ঝুড়ি ঝুড়ি basketfuls of, a large number or amount of.

ঝুনুঝুনু, ঝুনুর-ঝুনুর [ jhunujhunu, jhunura-jhunura ] int expressing a musi cal jingling sound as of anklets of a dancer. ঝুনুঝুনু করা, ঝুনুর ঝুনুর করা v. to jingle musically.

ঝুনো [ jhunō ] a ripe and hardened (ঝুনো নারকেল); veteran and experienced (ঝুনো উকিল); shrewd and sly. cp. ঝানু ।

ঝুপ [ jhupa ] int expressing the noise (milder than ঝপ) of diving or falling into water or air suddenly; a sudden splashing sound; suddenness. ঝুপঝুপ, ঝুপঝাপ int. expressing this noise repeatedly; quick succession.

ঝুপড়ি [ jhupaḍ়i ] n a low hut built with tree-leaves, wicker, bamboo etc.

ঝুমঝুমি [ jhumajhumi ] n a rattle for children.

ঝুমুর [ jhumura ] n a kind of love-song accompanied with dance.

ঝুরঝুর [ jhurajhura ] int expressing the state or sound (milder than ঝরঝর) of rapid and pro fuse falling in drizzles or in minute particles (ঝুরঝুর করে বৃষ্টি বা বালি পড়া); the state or sound of blowing gently (ঝুরঝুর করে বাতাস বওয়া). ঝুরঝুরে a. driz zling (ঝুরঝুরে বৃষ্টি); freed from mois ture (ঝুরঝুরে বালি, ঝুরঝুরে ভাত); gently blowing (ঝুরঝুরে বাতাস).

ঝুরা¹ [ jhurā¹ ] v (poet.) to stream with tears ('রূপ লাগি আঁখি ঝুরে').

ঝুরা¹ [ jhurā¹ ] a pulverized; freed from moisture (ঝূরা ভাত); granular and dry ঝূরা বালি ঝূরাঝূরা a. freed from moisture; granular and dry.

ঝুরি [ jhuri ] n an aerial root of a tree. ঝুরিভাজা n. a kind of crisp snack made of pulver ized pigeon-pea.

ঝুল [ jhula ] n act of stooping, inclination (অত ঝুল দিলে পড়ে যাবে); vertical or down ward length (জামার ঝুল); soot or dirt caught in cobweb (ঝুলকালি); lamp black, soot (হারিকেনের ঝুল); (coll. & sl.) trash, worthless.

ঝুলন [ jhulana ] n act of swinging; suspension in the air; the Hindu festival of swinging (also ঝুলনযাত্রা).

ঝুলনা [ jhulanā ] n a rocking cradle.

ঝুলা, ঝোলা [ jhulā, jhōlā ] v to be hung, to hang, to be suspended in the air; (hum.) to be hanged; to swing; to incline towards, to lean to, to tend to; to be still in ac tion, still hanging fire (মামলা ঝুলছে). ঝুলা-ঝুলি, ঝুলোঝুলি n. (rare) repeated or continuous swinging; earnest solicita tion (for some length of time). ঝুলানো v. to hang, to suspend in the air; (hum.) to hang by the neck; to suspend or ad journ; to keep in suspense.

ঝুলি [ jhuli ] n a small cloth-bag (esp. one that can be carried by hanging it from one's shoulder)

ঝেঁপে দেওয়া [ jhēm̐pē dēōẏā ] v (coll. & sl.) to cheat, to grab unfairly.

ঝোঁক [ jhōn̐ka ] n a stooping state; inclination, propensity, a tendency; liking; earnest interest (রাজনীতিতে ঝোঁক); a whim, a caprice, a leaning, a penchant (দেশভ্রমণের ঝোঁক); overwhelming or besotting influence (নেশার ঝোঁক). ̃মাত্র n. velleity.

ঝোঁটন [ jhōn̐ṭana ] n a crest (as of a bird). ☐ a. crested (ঝোঁটন বুলবুলি).

ঝোড়া¹ [ jhōḍ়ā¹ ] n a large wicker-basket, a scuttle, a hamper.

ঝোড়া² [ jhōḍ়ā² ] v to lop off the unnecessary or overgrown branches. ̃নো v. to cause to lop off the unnecessary or over grown branches of.

ঝোপ [ jhōpa ] n an underwood; a bush, a thicket, a copse, a coppice. ̃জঙ্গল n. a thicket, a bushy undergrowth, underwood.

ঝোরা [ jhōrā ] n a cascade, a waterfall, a fountain (পাগলাঝোরা).

ঝোল [ jhōla ] n broth, juice, soup.

ঝোলা² [ jhōlā² ] a (of garments) hanging loosely (ঝোলা আস্তিন).

ঝোলা³ [ jhōlā³ ] a as thin as broth.

ঝোলা⁴ [ jhōlā⁴ ] n a (comparatively large) cloth bag esp. one that can be carried by hanging it from one's shoulder.

ঝোলাগুড় [ jhōlāguḍ় ] n thin molasses, treacle.

ঝোলাঝুলি² [ jhōlājhuli² ] n. pl belongings or luggage collectively, baggage. ঝোলাঝুলিসমেত adv. bag and baggage.

ঞ [ ñ ] n the tenth consonant of the Bengali alphabet.