প² [ pa² ] a (used as a sfx.) breeding or keep ing (গোপ), drinking (মধুপ)..

পইছা [ pichā ] n a kind of bangle or bracelet.

পইঠা [ piṭhā ] n a step or a flight of stairs.

পইপই [ pipi ] adv repeatedly, again and again (usu. পইপই করে বলেছি).

পঁচাত্তর [ pan̐cāttara ] n. & a seventy-five.

পঁচাশি [ pan̐cāśi ] n. & a eighty-five.

পঁচিশ [ pan̐ciśa ] n. & a twenty-five. পঁচিশে a. (of the days of a month) twenty-fifth. ☐ n. the twenty-fifth day of a month, the twenty-fifth.

পঁয়তাল্লিশ [ pam̐ẏatālliśa ] n. & a forty-five.

পঁয়ত্রিশ [ pam̐ẏatriśa ] n & a. thirty-five.

পঁয়ষট্টি [ pam̐ẏaṣaṭṭi ] n. & a sixty-five.

পকেট [ pakēṭa ] n a pocket. পকেট কাটা, পকেট মারা v. to pick someone's pocket. পকেট ভরা, পকেটে পোরা v. to put in the pocket, to pocket. ঝুল-পকেট n. a side-pocket. পিছনের পকেট a hip-pocket. বুক-পকেট n. a breast-pocket. ভিতরের পকেট an inside pocket. ̃ঘড়ি n. a pocket-watch. ̃বই n. a pocket-book. ̃মার n. a pick pocket; a cut-purse. ̃স্হ a. put or kept in the pocket. পকেটস্হ করা v. to put or keep (a thing) in the pocket.

পকোড়া, পকৌড়া [ pakōḍ়ā, pakauḍ়ā ] n a chop of onion fried usu. in oil.

পক্ক [ pakka ] a for. form of পাকা (a.). ̃কেশ n. grey hair. ☐ a. grey-haired; aged, old. ̃তা n. ripeness; greyness; maturity; precocity; digestion. ̃বিম্বাধরোষ্ঠী a. & n. (for.) one whose or of one whose lips are beautifylly red. পক্কাশয়, পাকাশয় n. the stomach.

পক্ষ [ pakṣa ] n a lunar fortnight (কৃষ্ণপক্ষ, শুক্লপক্ষ); a period of fifteen days, a fortnight (দুই পক্ষকাল); (of birds) a wing, a feather; (of fish) a fin; (of an arrow) a feather; a team, a party, a side (পক্ষভুক্ত); a direction or side or hand (পক্ষান্তরে); a flank, a side (পক্ষাঘাত); question or answer in a debate, support or opposition, a thesis or an antithesis (পূর্বপক্ষ, উত্তরপক্ষ); behalf (তার পক্ষে উকিল দাঁড়ায়নি); state or condition (পারতপক্ষে); (of a person married, more than once) marriage (দ্বিতীয় পক্ষের স্ত্রী); a husband or wife, spouse (এটি তার তৃতীয়পক্ষ). ̃ক n. (bot.) a. a pinule. ̃গ্রহণ same as পক্ষাবলম্বন । ̃চ্ছেদ, ̃চ্ছেদন n. act of cutting off or clipping one's wings; (fig.) act of making powerless; refutation of one's argument. পক্ষচ্ছেদ করা, পক্ষচ্ছেদন করা v. to cut off or clip one's wings; (fig.) to render powerless. ̃ধর a. winged. ☐ n. a bird; the moon. ̃পাত, ̃পাতিতা, ̃পাতিত্ব n. partiality; unreasonable love or fondness (for), favouritism, bias, preference (ছেলের প্রতি মায়ের পক্ষপাত). ̃পাতদুষ্ট a. biased, partial; corrupted with partiality or favouritism. পাতশূন্য a. impartial, un biased. পক্ষপাতী a. partial, prejudicial; biased, prejudiced; inclined to favouring, prone or leaning to. fem. ̃পাতিনী । ̃পুট n. the inner part or in side of a wing. ̃পুটে adv. under cover of wings, within the wings; (fig.) under one's protection. ̃ভুক্ত a. included in a side or team. ̃ভেদ n. act of distin guishing one side from another; (chiefly pol.) disintegration of a party; differentiation of the two opposing sides of an argument. ̃ল a. winged; having a fin or fins; (bot.) pinnate. ̃শিরাবিন্যাস n. (bot.) pinnate venation. ̃শিরিত a. (bot.) pinnately veined. ̃সঞ্চালন n. act of flapping or moving one's wings (as by a bird). ̃সঞ্চালন করা v. to flap or move one's wings. ̃সমর্থক same as পক্ষাবলম্বী । ̃সমর্থন same as পক্ষাবলম্বন । ̃সমর্থনকারী same as পক্ষাবলম্বী । fem. ̃সমর্থনকারীণী ।

পক্ষাকার, পক্ষাকৃতি [ pakṣākāra, pakṣākṛti ] a wing-shaped, feather-shaped; fin-shaped; pinnate.

পক্ষাঘাত [ pakṣāghāta ] n paralysis, palsy. ̃গ্রস্হ a. paralysed, palsied.

পক্ষান্ত [ pakṣānta ] n the end or termination of a lu nar fortnight; the full moon or the new moon; (loos.) termination of a fort night or a period of fifteen days.

পক্ষান্তর [ pakṣāntara ] n the other side or condition. পক্ষান্তরে adv. on the other side, on the other hand, contrary-wise.

পক্ষাপক্ষ [ pakṣāpakṣa ] n the other fortnight; one's friends and foes or supporters and an tagonists. ̃বিচার n. discrimination be tween one's friends and enemies. ̃বিচারহীন a. impartial (পক্ষাপক্ষবিচারহীন মন্তব্য); indiscriminate (পক্ষাপক্ষবিচারহীন হত্যা).

পক্ষাবলম্বন [ pakṣābalambana ] n act of siding with or follow ing or standing for or supporting or de fending a particular (contending) party or person; partisanship; act of playing for a particular team. পক্ষাবলম্বন করা v. to side with; to follow, to adhere to; to stand for, to support, to defend; to play for. পক্ষাবলম্বী a. siding with; following, adhering to; standing for, supporting, defending; playing for a particular team. ☐ n. a party-man; a partisan; a follower, an adherent; a supporter, a defender; a player of a particular team. fem. পক্ষাবলম্বিনী ।

পক্ষিণী [ pakṣiṇī ] fem of পক্ষী ।

পক্ষিপালক [ pakṣipālaka ] a employed in aviculture. ☐ n. a bird-fancier, an aviarist.

পক্ষিপালন [ pakṣipālana ] n aviculture. পক্ষিপালন করা v. to collect, keep and breed birds, to be engaged in aviculture. ̃শালা a. an avi ary.

পক্ষিবিদ্যা [ pakṣibidyā ] n ornithology.

পক্ষিরাজ [ pakṣirāja ] n a king of birds; an appellation of Garuda (গরুড়); (myth.) a winged horse.

পক্ষিশাবক [ pakṣiśābaka ] n the young ones of a bird; young of a bird (collectively).

পক্ষিশালা [ pakṣiśālā ] n an aviary.

পক্ষিশিকার [ pakṣiśikāra ] n killing or shooting of birds, fowling.

পক্ষী [ pakṣī ] n the bird.

পক্ষীমার [ pakṣīmāra ] n a fowler.

পক্ষীয় [ pakṣīẏa ] a of or concerning a side or group or party; belonging to a party.

পক্ষোদ্গম, পক্ষোদ্ভেদ [ pakṣōdgama, pakṣōdbhēda ] n fledging. পক্ষোদ্গম হওয়া, পক্ষোদ্ভেদ হওয়া v. to be fledged.

পক্ষ্ম [ pakṣma ] n eyelash; a feather.

পগার [ pagāra ] n a ditch or drain marking the boundary of tract or land. পগার পার হওয়া v. (lit.) to leap over or cross a ditch; (fig.) to scamper off or to run away beyond reach.

পঙ্ক্তি [ paṅkti ] n a row, a line. ̃ভোজন n. dining together sitting in a row, dining in company, community-dining; commu nity dinner.

পঙ্ক [ paṅka ] n soft mud, clay; filth; (geog.) silt; (bio.) protoplasm; a paste (চন্দনপঙ্ক); (fig.) vice; (archi.) finial. ̃জ a. born of or grown in soft mud, clay-born. ☐ n. the lotus, the water-lily. fem. ̃জা । ̃নয়ন, ̃নেত্র a. lotus-eyed. fem. ̃নয়না । ̃জিনী n. a pond in which lotuses grow, a lotus-pool; a clump or cluster of lo tuses, a collection of lotuses. ̃ময়, পঙ্কিল a. full of soft mud, miry, muddy; turbid; filthy; vicious. ̃রুহ n. lotus. পঙ্কিলতা n. muddiness, miriness; turbid ity; filthiness; viciousness. পঙ্কোদ্ধার n. dredging (as a river) (fig.); cleansing or purification; correction; act of bringing into order out of an intoler able or intricate mess; (fig.) reclama tion from vice. পঙ্কোদ্ধার করা v. to dredge; (fig.) to bring into order out of an intolerable or intricate mess; (fig.) to reclaim from vice.

পঙ্খ [ paṅkha ] a (dial.—archi.) finial.

পঙ্খী [ paṅkhī ] n (vul.) a bird; (vul.) a ganjasmoker and teller of cock-and-bull stories (পঙ্খীর দল). ☐ a. shaped like a bird (ময়ূরপঙ্খী).

পঙ্গপাল [ paṅgapāla ] n a swarm of locusts; a locust; (fig.) a huge crowd.

পঙ্গু [ paṅgu ] a lame; crippled; deprived of the power of movement; rendered power less. ̃তা n. lameness; crippledom, crippled state or condition; deprivation of the power of movement; deprivation of power.

পচ [ paca ] n putrefaction, rotting. পচ ধরা v. to begin to rot or putrefy or decay.

পচন [ pacana ] n cooking; digesting, digestion; pu trefaction, rotting; (med.) sepsis. ̃ নিবারক a. counteracting putrefaction: (med.) antiseptic. ̃শীল a. easily putre fied; putrescent, rotting; (med.) getting septic.

পচা [ pacā ] v to rot, to putrefy, to decompose; (med.) to become septic; (fig.) to be come too old or hackneyed. ☐ a. rotten, putrefied, decomposed; (med.) that which has become septic; (fig.) too old or hackneyed (পচা খবর). পচা ভাদ্র (ভাদ্দর) the humid and sweltering month of Bhadra.

পচাই [ pacāi ] n a spirituous liquor distilled from rice, arrack.

পচানো [ pacānō ] v to cause to rot, to rot, to pu trefy, to decompose etc.; to ret (jute etc.); (med.) to make septic. ☐ a. that which has been putrefied or decom posed.

পচাল [ pacāla ] n (dial.) useless garrulous or idle talk or scandal. পচাল পাড়া v. to indulge in useless garrulous talk or scandal, to be talkative, to have a long tongue.

পচ্য [ pacya ] a worth cooking; digestible.

পছন্দ [ pachanda ] n choice; liking; selection; appro bation. ☐ a. chosen; liked; selected; ap proved. পছন্দ করা v. to choose; to like; to select; to approve. ̃সই a. to one's liking; choice, select.

পঞ্চ [ pañca ] n. & a five. ̃ক n. a set of five, a quintette, a quintet, a pentad (গীতপঞ্চক). ̃কোণ, ̃কোণী a. pentagular. ̃গব্য n. the five articles derived from the cow, namely, curd, milk, clarified butter, cow's urine and cowdung. ̃গুণ n. the five qualities or attributes, namely, beauty, exudation or juice, smell, touch and sound. ☐ a. five times, five fold. ̃গৌড় n. a collective name for the ancient regions of Gaud (গৌড়), Mithila (মিথিল), Utkal (উত্কল), Kanauj (কনৌজ), and the region situated on the bank of the river Saraswati. ̃চত্বারিংশ a. forty-five. ̃চত্বারিংশত্ n. & a. forty-five. ˜চত্বারিংশত্তম a. forty-fifth. fem. ̃চত্বারিংশত্তমী । ̃তপা a. one who prac tises severe religious austerities with the blazing sun overhead and enkin dling four huge fires on four sides. ̃ত্রিংশ n. thirty-five. ̃ত্রিংশত্ n. & a. thirty-five. ˜ত্রিংশত্তম a. thirty-fifth. fem. ̃ত্রিংশত্তমী । পঞ্চত্ব n. death. পঞ্চত্বপ্রাপ্ত a. dead. পঞ্চত্বপ্রাপ্ত হওয়া v. to meet with death, to give or yield up the ghost, to die. পঞ্চত্বপ্রাপ্তি n. death. ̃দল a. having five petals, quinquepetalous; pentam erous; quinquepartite. ̃দল পুষ্প a cinquefoil. ̃দলীয় a. pentamerous; per taining to or consisting of five parties, quinquepartite. ̃দশ n. & a. fifteen. □ a. fifteenth. ̃দশী a. fem. fifteenth; fif teen years old. ☐ n. the ultimate day of a lunar fortnight; the full moon or the new moon; one of the Vedantas (বেদান্ত). ̃দেবতা n. five deities or Gods receiving oblation before one's meal. ̃নদ n. the Punjab (it is inundated by five rivers). ̃পান্ডব n. the five Pandava( পান্ডব). brothers of the Mahabharata, the Pandava quintette. ̃পাত্র n. a vessel used in Hindu religious service: it consists of four small metal cups placed on a metal tray. ̃পিতা n. one's progenitor, deliverer from fear, father-in-law, preceptor and maintainer col lectively. ̃প্রদীপ n. a metal lamp with room for five wicks. ̃বটী n. a sacred place with the assemblage of five banyan trees. ̃বাণ n. the five arrows of Kam (কাম) the god of love, namely, enchantment, excitement, absorption, heating and stupefaction; Kama the god of love. ̃বায়ু n. the five vital airs (or breaths) that are drawn into or sent out from the body. ̃বিংশ a. twenty-five. ̃বিংশতি n. & a. twenty-five. ˜বিংশতিতম a. twenty-fifth. fem. ̃বিংশতিতমী । ̃ভূজ n. (geom.) a penta gon. ☐ a. pentagonal. ̃ভূত n. the five vital elements collectively, namely, earth, water, heat, air and atmosphere or space. পঞ্চভূতে মেশা v. (lit.) to be dis solved into the five vital elements; (fig.) to die. পঞ্চম a. fifth. ☐ n. same as পঞ্চমস্বর । ̃মকার n. wine, meat, fish, posture and sexual intercourse collec tively, five essential tantric (তান্ত্রিক) practices or rites. পঞ্চমবাহিনী n. the fifth column; the group of soldiers support ing and working for the enemy within the country. পঞ্চমস্বর n. (mus.) the major fifth of the C-scale; the cuckoo's note. ̃মহাপাতক n. the five mortal sins ac cording to Hindu scriptures. পঞ্চমী a. fem. fifth. ☐ n. fem. the fifth lunar day of either fortnight. ̃মুখ a. having five faces or mouths, five-faced; eloquent (প্রশংসায় পঞ্চমুখ). ☐ n. an appellation of Shiva (শিব). ̃মুখী a. fem. five-faced; pentapetalous; having five surfaces (পঞ্চমুখী নীলা); having five bores or holes (পঞ্চমুখী রুদ্রাক্ষ); having five parts or sections, pentamerous, five pronged. ̃মুখী পুষ্প a cinquefoil. ̃রঙ্গ ̃রং n. (in chess) one of the systems of checkmating. ̃রত্ন n. the five gems collectively, namely, sapphire, dia mond, ruby, pearl and coral. ̃রাশিক n. (arith.) the double rule of three. ̃শর same as ̃বাণ । ̃শস্য n. the five princi pal grains collectively, namely, paddy, kidney-bean or oat, barley, sesame and pigeon-pea.

পঞ্চাঙ্ক [ pañcāṅka ] a having five acts, five-act (পঞ্চাঙ্ক নাটক).

পঞ্চানন [ pañcānana ] a having five faces. ☐ n. an ap pellation of Shiva (শিব).

পঞ্চানন্দ [ pañcānanda ] n a traditional deity of Bengal; (loos.) Shiva (শিব).

পঞ্চামৃত [ pañcāmṛta ] n the five sweet edible things collectively, namely, curd, milk, clari fied butter, sugar and honey; the sacra ment of feeding a woman with these five sweet things in the fifth month of her pregnancy.

পঞ্চায়েত [ pañcāẏēta ] n a village council (ori. consist ing of five members), a panchayet. পঞ্চায়েতি n. work or arbitration of a panchayet; councilship of a panchayet. ☐ a. relating to a panchayet.

পঞ্চালিকা, পঞ্চালী [ pañcālikā, pañcālī ] n a doll, a puppet.

পঞ্চাশ, পঞ্চাশত্ [ pañcāśa, pañcāśat ] n. & a fifty. পঞ্চাশত্তম a. fif tieth. fem. পঞ্চাশত্তমী । পঞ্চাশবার adv. fifty times; (fig.) many times, (cp.) thou sand and one times, times without number.

পঞ্চাশীতি [ pañcāśīti ] n. & a eighty-five. ̃তম a. eighty-fifth. fem. ̃তমী ।

পঞ্চেন্দ্রিয় [ pañcēndriẏa ] n the five sense-organs collec tively, namely, the eye(s), the nose, the tongue, the skin.

পঞ্জর [ pañjara ] n the ribs; the thor; the skeletal frame of the chest; a flank; a cage. পঞ্জরাস্হি n. a rib-bone, a rib.

পঞ্জাবি [ pañjābi ] a or born in the Punjab. ☐ n. a native of the Punjab; the language of the Punjab; a loose-fitting upper-gar ment with no collar.

পঞ্জি, পঞ্জী, পঞ্জিকা [ pañji, pañjī, pañjikā ] n an almanac, a calen dar, an ephemeris; a chronicle, a jour nal, a diary (ঘটনাপঞ্জি). পঞ্জিকর, পঞ্জিকাকার n. the maker of an almanac.

পট¹ [ paṭa¹ ] n cloth or canvas (পটমন্ডপ); a can vas for painting on, a canvas with a painting on, a painting (চিত্রপট); a painted earthen pot of convex shape; a painted slide as displayed on the stage, a scene (দৃশ্যপট). ̃কার n. a painter; a weaver.

পট2, পট্ [ paṭa2, paṭ ] int expressing: crackling noise; noise of bursting, splitting or snapping; suddenness; quickness. পট করে adv. with a crackling or snapping noise; suddenly; quickly. পটাপট adv. making such a noise in quick (and often sud den) succession; suddenly; quickly.

পটকা [ paṭakā ] a extremely weak or feeble (রোগাপটকা). ☐ n. a cracker; a squib; the bladder of a fish.

পটকানো [ paṭakānō ] v (coll.) to fling to the ground, to knock down; to defeat, to vanquish; to be overpowered.

পটপটি² [ paṭapaṭi² ] n over-fastidiousness about pu rity; making too much of anything, ex aggeration, tall talk, bragging (মুখেই পটপটি); a kind of tiny crackling fire work; a kind of crackling toy; crackling noise; the air-bladder of fish; a kind of small creeper or its berry.

পটভূমি [ paṭabhūmi ] n background.

পটমন্ডপ [ paṭamanḍapa ] n a canopied pavilion.

পটল² [ paṭala² ] n a collection, a multitude('নব জলধরপটল'); (of a book) a chapter, a section, a canto; a roof (পটলপ্রান্ত); an eye-disease, cataract অচ্ছোদপটল.

পটহ [ paṭaha ] n a drum, a war-drum, a kettle drum; a tabor; the ear-drum, the tym panum (usu. কর্ণপটহ). ̃নিনাদ n. noise of drum-beat, fanfare.

পটা [ paṭā ] v to be on terms with, to be friendly with (তোমাতে আমাতে পটে); to be fa miliar with or to be in (usu. illicit) love with (মেয়েটা তার সঙ্গে পটেছে); to come to terms, to agree, to give in.

পটানো [ paṭānō ] v to bring to terms; to persuade; to cause to agree or give in; to win over; to lure, to seduce (মেয়ে পটানো).

পটাবাস [ paṭābāsa ] n a tented accommodation; a tent; a canopied pavilion.

পটাশ [ paṭāśa ] n potash.

পটাস [ paṭāsa ] int expressing: a loud পট্ sound.

পটি¹ [ paṭi¹ ] n a small strip or band of cloth, a bandage (জলপটি); a pleat of cloth for tucking with, a tuck; a strip of cloth wound round the leg (as by soldier), a puttee, a puttie (বুটপটি). পটি দেওয়া, পটি লাগানো v. to place a strip of cloth on; to bandage; to tuck with a pleat of cloth. পটি পরা v. to put on puttees. পটি মারা v. to tuck with a pleat of cloth.

পটি² [ paṭi² ] n a section of a market, a market (সুতাপটি, লোহাপটি); a locality or quarters or township (চীনাপটি = a China-town).

পটীয়সী [ paṭīẏasī ] fem of পটু & পটীয়ান ।

পটীয়ান [ paṭīẏāna ] a very expert or adroit; more ex pert or adroit.

পটু [ paṭu ] a expert, adroit, skilful, dextrous; ef ficient, proficient, adept; able; clever; experienced. ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. expertness, adroitness, skill, dexterity; efficiency, proficiency; ability; cleverness; experi ence.

পটোল [ paṭōla ] n a kind of a kitchen-vegetable shaped like a cylinder tapering at both ends. পটোল চেরা a. (of eyes) shaped like a longitudinal half of the aforesaid kitchen-vegetable, very wide and beau tiful. পটল তোলা v. (sarcas.) to die, to kick the bucket. ̃লতা n. the bitter tasting edible creeper bearing the aforesaid kitchen-vegetable.

পট্ট [ paṭṭa ] n a plank, a slab; a plate (তাম্রপট্ট); a wooden seat for sitting upon squattingly; a seat (রাজপট্ট); a throne (পট্টমহিষী); jute; silk, linen (পট্টবস্ত্র); a town, a city; a village (esp. a large one); a port; a turban; a scarf. ̃দেবী same as পট্টমহিষী । পট্টন n. a city, a town; a port. ̃বস্ত্র n. silk-cloth, linen. ̃মহিষী, ̃রাজ্ঞী n. the chief queen of a king, a queen consort.

পট্টাবাস [ paṭṭābāsa ] n a tent.

পট্টি² [ paṭṭi² ] n a fib. পট্টি দেওয়া, পট্টি মারা v. to fib, to spoof. ̃বাজ n. a fibster.

পট্টিশ, পট্টিস [ paṭṭiśa, paṭṭisa ] n a kind of ancient sword used in fighting.

পট্টু [ paṭṭu ] n a kind of coarse linen.

পাঠদ্দশা [ pāṭhaddaśā ] n student life, studentship.

পঠন [ paṭhana ] n act of reading, perusal; study; recitation. পঠনীয় a. that which is to be or can be read or studied or recited; prescribed for reading or study or reci tation; readable; recitable. ̃শীল a. reading, studying; in the process of reading.

পঠিত [ paṭhita ] a that which has been read; pe rused; studied; recited.

পঠ্যমান [ paṭhyamāna ] a that which is being read or pe rused or studied or recited.

পড়তা [ paḍ়tā ] n a continuous succession of win ning or lucky throws (as of dice); luck (পড়তা মন্দ); favourable time, fortune; good terms, amiability (তার সঙ্গে আমার পড়তা হলনা); an approximate number or amount, approximation (গড়পড়তা); (comm.) cost of production or procure ment. পড়তা পড়া v. (at dice etc.) to be able to make winning or lucky throws in a row; to have a favourable or fortu nate time; (comn.) to meet the cost of production or procurement. পড়তা পোষানো v. to meet or cover the cost of production or procurement.

পড়তি [ paḍ়ti ] n fall; decline (পড়তির মুখ); (comm.) a fall in prices, business etc., slump (উড়তি-পড়তি); the portion of materials or ingredient wasted or scat tered in course of production of an ar ticle (ঝড়তি-পড়তি); remainder, rem nant. ☐ a. falling, on the decline. পড়তি বাজার slump, market with falling prices.

পড়ন¹ [ paḍ়na¹ ] n falling, fall; decline.

পড়ন² [ paḍ়na² ] n (dial.) reading; perusal; study; recitation; recital.

পড়ন্ত [ paḍ়nta ] a about to fall; declining; about to terminate or end, coming to a close (পড়ন্ত বেলা, পড়ন্ত দিন); setting (পড়ন্ত রোদ). পড়ন্ত বেলা the closing hours of the day.

পড়পড়, পড়োপড়ো [ paḍ়paḍ়, paḍ়ōpaḍ়ō ] a about to fall or col lapse or cave in মাথার উপড়ে বাড়ি পড়পড়.

পড়পড়², পড়্পড়্ [ paḍ়paḍ়², paḍ়paḍ় ] int suggesting: the noise of roughly tearing cloth etc.

পড়শি [ paḍ়śi ] n a neighbour.

পড়া¹ [ paḍ়ā¹ ] v to fall, to drop (বৃষ্টি পড়া); to fall down, to drop down (পড়ে যাওয়া, তাল পড়া); to lean to (গায়েপড়া); (as an aux.) to perform an action (ঘুমিয়ে পড়া); to come to, to fall into (দুঃখে পড়া); to be uncultivated (জমি পড়ে থাকা); to be vacant or unoccupied (বাড়ি পড়ে থাকা); to stay or remain (পিছনে পড়া); to be unpaid or unreal ized, to get into arrears (অনেক টাকা পড়ে আছে); to be outstanding (কাজ পড়ে থাকা); to set in, to begin, to ensue (আকাল পড়া); to attack, to raid (ডাকাত পড়া); to infest (পোকা পড়া); to be at tacked (রোগে পড়া); to be caught (in) (জালে পড়া, দায়ে পড়া); to be affected with, to contact, to incur (মরচে পড়া, টাক পড়া, দায়ে পড়া); to arrive or appear (গিয়ে পড়া); to come across or fall upon (পথে পড়া); to set in for a spell (ঠান্ডা পড়া); to come upon, to strike, to occur (মনে পড়া = to call to mind); to require or involve or to involve an ex penditure (অনেক টাকা পড়বে); to ex ude, to ooze, to flow out (রক্ত পড়া, রস পড়া, লাল পড়া); to fall off, to shed or to be shed, to fall (দাঁত পড়া, পাতা পড়া); to be placed (পাত পড়া); to be served (পাতে খাবার পড়া); to be paralyzed (অঙ্গ পড়ে যাওয়া); to come to a close, to decline (বেলা পড়া); to terminate; to be applied or set (হাত পড়া); to be al layed (রাগ পড়া); to be abated, to de crease (তেজ পড়া); to be directed or cast or set (চোখ পড়া); to be attracted (মন পড়া); to go into, to take in (পেটে পড়া); to be born (পেট থেকে পড়া); to be married (মেয়েটি বড় ঘরে পড়েছে). ☐ a. fallen, dropped; fallen down, dropped down; leaning to (গায়ে পড়া); hanging loose (ঝুলে-পড়া চামড়া); fallen into (বিপদে পড়া লোক); uncultivated or fal low; unoccupied, vacant; deserted (পড়া বাড়ি); staying, remaining, laid down (বিছানায় পড়া লোক); attacked; infested; caught; affected with; lying unclaimed or met with by chance (পড়া টাকা); abandoned, derelict (পড়া মাল). ̃নো v. to cause to fall or drop or lean to or in fest or be attacked or be affected with or require or involve or involve an ex penditure of or be turned or be directed or be cast or be set or be attracted or enter. পড়ে পড়ে কিল বা মার খাওয়া to take constant insult or suffer oppres sion without retaliation. পড়ে-পাওয়া v. to come upon something unexpectedly; to get a thing by chance and unexpect edly. পড়ে-পাওয়া a. got by chance and unexpectedly; that which has been ob tained unexpectedly. See also পাওয়া । বাজারে পড়তে না পাওয়া to have a ready market, to go or sell like hot cakes.

পড়া² [ paḍ়ā² ] v to read, to go through, to peruse; to study; to recite (মন্ত্র পড়া, হলফ পড়া). ☐ n. reading, perusal; study; recital, recitation; an instalment of lesson, les son, exercise. ☐ a. that which has been read, perused; studied; recited. পড়া করা v. to learn or prepare one's lessons. প়ড়া ধরা, পড়া নেওয়া v. to test whether one can say one's lessons. পড়া দেওয়া, পড়া বলা v. to say one's lessons. (কারও) কাছে পড়া v. to read, to take lessons from. পড়ে শোনানো v. to read to. বিদ্যালয়ে পড়তে যাওয়া to go to school. ̃নো v. to teach; to cause to read or study or recite; to instruct, prepare by (repeated) instruc tion, to tutor, to rehearse, to prime (সাক্ষি পড়ান). পড়ার ঘর n. a study; a reading room. পড়ার নেশা n. a great lik ing for or attachment to reading; love of reading. ̃শোনা n. study; academic education, schooling. পড়াশোনা করা v. to study; to have one's schooling; to learn one's lessons. পড়াশোনায় মন থাকা to take care of one's lessons or studies, to be mindful of one's lessons or stud ies.

পড়ুয়া [ paḍ়uẏā ] n a student, a pupil; a scholar. ☐ a. given to study, studious; scholarly (পড়ুয়া ছেলে); employed in study, studying (পড়ুয়া অবস্হা).

পড়েন¹ [ paḍ়ēna¹ ] n woof, weft.

পড়েন² [ paḍ়ēna² ] n a mass of metal, adjusted to a standard and used for finding weight, a weight.

পড়ো² [ paḍ়ō² ] a uncultivated, fallow (পড়ো জমি); unoccupied, vacant, deserted (পড়ো বাড়ি বা ভিটে); deprived of the power of movement, confined to bed (ঘর-পড়ো, পড়ো লোক).

পণ [ paṇa ] n a promise, a resolve (পণ রক্ষা); a wager, a stake, a bet (পাশাখেলার পণ); price (প্রাণপণ); a condition or term, a stipulation (ধনুকভাঙা পণ); compulsory dowry (esp, what is given to a bride groom), marriage-money; a commod ity; a measure of counting (= 2 গন্ডা). পণ করা v. to resolve. পণ দেওয়া v. to pay the dowry, to pay the bridegroom (or the bride) compulsory dowry or marriage-money. পণ ধরা, পণ রাখা v. to lay a wager, to bet, to stake. পণ নেওয়া v. to exact compulsory dowry or mar riage-money. কন্যাপণ n. compulsory dowry or marriage-money given to the bride. বরপণ compulsory dowry or marriage-money given to the bride groom. ̃কর n. betting tax. ̃কিয়া n. a table of reckoning by pans (পণ). ̃প্রথা n. the system of exacting dowry or marriage-money; (coll.) dowry system. ̃বদ্ধ a. bound by a promise, under pledge of.

পণব [ paṇaba ] n a kind of ancient tomtom.

পন্ড [ panḍa ] a abortive, futile, vain, useless, fruitless; spoiled, foiled, marred. পন্ড করা v. to render abortive, to bring to nothing, to baffle; to spoil, to foil, to mar, to undo. ̃শ্রম n. fruitless toil; abortive efforts.

পন্ডিত [ panḍita ] a learned, erudite; au fait, versed; wise; experienced; expert, skilled. ☐ n. a teacher of Bengali and Sanskrit lit erature and language, a pundit. ̃চূড়ামণি n. (lit. and fig.) the most precious jewel amongst learned men; the most learned man. ̃প্রবর, ̃বর same as পন্ডিতশ্রেষ্ঠ । ̃মন্ডলী n. an assembly of learned people; the learned commu nity, the intelligentsia. ̃মুর্খ a. versed in bookish learning but bereft of com mon sense, learned but unpractical; a wise fool, a wiseacre. ☐ n. such a man, a learned fool, a pedant. ̃মানী same as পন্ডিতম্নন্য । ̃শ্রেষ্ঠ a. most learned. ☐ n. the most learned man. পন্ডিতম্নন্য, পন্ডিতাভিমানী a. one who unduly as sumes an air of (superior) learning or wisdom. পন্ডিতম্নন্য ব্যক্তি a wiseacre. পন্ডিতি n. the post or office of a teacher of Sanskrit and Bengali; (sarcas). wis dom or learning (পন্ডিতি ফলানো). ☐ a. of or like ancient pundits (পন্ডিতি চালচলন); abounding in Sanskrit words and strictly following rules of Sanskrit grammar পন্ডিতি ভাষা.

পণ্য [ paṇya ] a that which is to be or can be sold, marketable, saleable, salable. ☐ n. a commodity, an article for traffic, (pl.) merchandise; price, cost, charge, fare. ̃জীবী a. living on or engaged in trade or business. ☐ n. a trader, a tradesman, a merchant, a businessman; a dealer. ̃দ্রব্য n. a commodity; (pl.) merchan dise, wares. ̃বীথি, ̃বীথী, ̃বীথিকা n. a row of shops; a market. ̃শালা n. a shop; a departmental store; a market; a manufactory. ̃স্ত্রী n. a woman of the street, a prostitute, a harlot. পণ্যাগার n. a warehouse. পণ্যাঙ্গনা same as ̃স্ত্রী । পণ্যাজীব same as ̃জীবী ।

পতগ [ pataga ] n the bird.

পতঙ্গ [ pataṅga ] n the grasshopper; an insect; the fly; the moth; the bird; an arrow; the sun. নাশক a. capable of killing in sects, insecticidal. পতঙ্গনাশক পদার্থ in secticide. ̃পরাগণ n. (bot.) entomoph ily. ̃পরাগত a. (bot.) insect-pollinated. ̃পরাগী a. (bot.) entomophilous. ̃বিজ্ঞান, ̃বিদ্যা n. entomology. ̃বিজ্ঞানী, ̃বিদ n. an entomologist. ̃বৃত্ত a. impelled by the insectile desire of killing oneself in the fire of one's pleasure. ̃বৃত্তি n. the insectile impulse of killing oneself in the fire of one's pleasure. ̃ভুক a. in sectivorous. পতঙ্গভুক প্রাণী an insecti vore. ̃ময় a. infested with insects.

পতত্র [ patatra ] n a wing (of a bird). পতত্রি, পতত্রী n. the bird. পতত্রিরাজ n. Garuda the king of birds (গরুড়).

পতন [ patana ] n act of falling or dropping, a fall; act or state of being shed or showered; a shower; decline, downfall (সাম্রাজ্যের পতন); overthrow, defeat (শত্রুর পতন); slaughter, death (যুদ্ধে পতন); destruc tion (দেহের পতন); capture (দুর্গের পতন); depravation, corruption (সাধুর পতন); a defect (ছন্দপতন); failing, omission ('স্খলন-পতন-ত্রুটি'). পতন ঘটা v. to have a fall; to fall, to drop; to be shed or showered; to decline, to have a downfall, to be overthrown or defeated or killed or destroyed or captured or depraved or corrupted; to be omitted. পতন ঘটানো v. to cause a fall; to fell; to drop; to shed or shower; to cause de cline or downfall; to overthrow or de feat; to kill; to destroy; to capture; to deprave or corrupt; to cause an omis sion. ̃শীল a. falling, dropping; being shed or showered; declining; on the wane; perishable. পতনোন্মুখ a. about to fall or drop or decline; tottering.

পতপত, পত্পত্ [ patapata, patpat ] int suggesting: a flutter ing noise as of a flying flag or a sail moving in air or a flying kite or of the wings of a flying bird.

পতর [ patara ] n a metal hoop. পতর আঁটা v. to fas ten a metal hoop (to).

পতাকা [ patākā ] n a banner, a standard, a flag, a pennon. পতাকা অবনমিত বা অর্ধাবনমিত করা v. to lower or half-mast a flag. পতাকা উত্তোলন করা v. to hoist of flag. পতাকা নামিয়ে ফেলা v. to strike a flag. ̃দন্ড n. a flagstaff, a flagpole, a flagstick. ̃ধারী, ̃বাহী a. carrying or bearing a flag or standard. ☐ n. a stan dard-bearer; a flag-bearer; an ensign; (fig.) an outstanding leader. পতাকী a. same as পতাকাধারী । ☐ n. (astrol.) a circle drawn for ascertaining the good and evil (usu. পতাকীচক্র). fem. a. পতাকিনী ।

পতি [ pati ] n a husband; a master, an em ployer, a boss; an owner; an overlord, a ruler, a king; a chief; a leader. ̃গৃহ n. the husband's house, a woman's husband's house. পতিংবরা a. & n. fem. one who selects or chooses one's hus band. ˜ঘাতিনী a. & n. fem. one who murders or kills one's husband; one who is the cause of one's husband's death. ̃ত্ব n. the state of being a hus band; state of being a master or em ployer or boss; ownership; overlordship; rulership; kingship; of fice or post of a chief; leadership. পতিত্বে বরণ করা v. to accept or take as one's husband. ̃ত্যাগ n. act of desert ing or divorcing one's husband. ̃দেবতা n. one's husband regarded as one's de ity. ̃পরায়ণা a. fem. extremely devoted (and faithful) to one's husband. ̃-পত্নী n. husband and wife. ̃-পুত্র n. a hus band and a son or sons. ̃পুত্রহীনা a. de prived of both husband and son. ̃প্রাণা a. fem. one who looks upon one's hus band as one's life; one who can hardly live without one's husband, extremely devoted to one's husband. ̃বত্নী a. fem. having one's husband living. ̃বিয়োগ n. death of one's husband. ̃বিরহ n. sepa ration (temporary or permanent) from one's husband. ̃বিরহিণী a. fem. sepa rated (temporarily or permanently) from one's husband. ̃ব্রতা a. fem. one who has taken the vow of serving one's husband; extremely devoted to one's husband. ̃মতী a. fem. having a master or ruler. (পতিমতী পৃথ্বী). ̃সেবা n. serving one's husband. ̃হীনা a. widowed. পতিহীনা নারী a widow.

পতিত [ patita ] a fallen, dropped; shed; show ered; declined; downfallen; over thrown, defeated; killed, slain; de praved; degenerated; guilty of a failing or lapse; depressed পতিত জাতি; so cially cast out, excommunicate (সমাজে পতিত); outcasted (জাতে পতিত); un cultivated, fallow (পতিত জমি); de serted or unoccupied (পতিত ভিটা). পতিত করা v. to cast out from the soci ety, to excommunicate; to outcaste. পতিত হওয়া v. to fall, to drop; to be shed or showered; to be guilty of a failing or lapse; to be cast out or ex communicated; to be outcasted. ̃পাবন a. one who delivers sinners from dam nation. fem. ̃পাবনী ।

পতিতা [ patitā ] a. fem gone astray from the path of reghteousness and chastity; un chaste; taken to harlotry. ☐ n. a fallen woman; a prostitute, a harlot. ̃বাদ n. reclamation of fallow land or wastes. ̃বৃত্তি n. prostitution. পতিতোদ্ধার n. re demption or rescue of the sinful.

পত্তন [ pattana ] n a city, a town, a port; base, groundwork; construction; foundation, setting up, institution, inauguration; es tablishment; commencement, begin ning, outset; lease or settlement (তালুকের পত্তন নেওয়া); length (কোঁচার পত্তন). পত্তন করা v. to lay the foundation of; to construct; to found, to institute, to inaugurate; to establish; to com mence, to begin. পত্তন দেওয়া v. to lease out or settle. পত্তন নেওয়া v. to come into possession by dint of a lease or settle ment. পত্তন-আরক্ষা n. the port-police. ̃দার same as পত্তনিদার । ̃পাল n. port commissioner. পত্তনি n. a piece of land leased out, a leasehold; a settlement. ☐ a. leased out, held by dint of a settled tenure. পত্তনিদার n. a lease-holder, a les see, a tenure-holder.

পত্তি [ patti ] n a foot-soldier, an infantryman.

পত্নী [ patnī ] n a wife. পত্নীত্যাগ করা v. to desert or divorce one's wife. ̃বিয়োগ n. loss or death of one's wife.

পত্র [ patra ] n a leaf (as of a book or a tree); a page (পত্রাঙ্ক); a foil or plate (তাম্রপত্র); a letter, a missive (পত্রপ্রাপ্তি); a piece of paper printed or written (আদেশপত্র); a document or deed (বায়নাপত্র); a written marriage-contract (usu. পাঁতিপত্র); (of a bird) a wing; a correlative of কাগজ, দলিল etc. (চিঠিপত্র, কাগজপত্র, পুঁথিপত্র); a collection, and similar things, etcetera (বিছানাপত্র, মালপত্র, খরচপত্র). পত্র করা v. to make a marriage-contract in writing. পত্র দেওয়া v. to send one a letter, to write a letter to. ̃ক n. a leaf; (bot.) a pinna. ̃কন্টক n. (bot.) a leaf-spine. ̃ক্ষত n. (bot.) a leaf-scar. ̃দারক n. a saw. ̃পত্রিকা n. pl. journals and news papers. ̃পাঠ n. act of reading a letter. ☐ adv. as soon as a letter is read; forth with, at once, immediately. ̃পুট n. a cup made of tree-leaves. ̃বন্ধু n. a penfriend. ̃বাহ, ̃বাহক n. a carrier or bearer of a letter; a messenger; a post man. ̃বাহী a. mail-carrying, mail. ̃বিনিময় n. act of writing letters to one another; exchange of letters; corre spondence. পত্রবিনিময় করা v. to write letters to one another; to correspond (with). বিন্যাস n. (bot.) phyllotaxy. ̃মঞ্জরি n. (bot.) a leafstalk, a petiole. ̃মুকুল n. (bot.) a leafbud. ̃মূল n. (bot.) a leaf-base. ̃মোচন n. (bot.) leaf-fall, defoliation. ̃যোগে adv. by letter. ̃রচনা n. act of writing or composing a letter; (bot.) foliation; (bot.) foliage. ̃রন্ধ্র n. stoma. ̃লেখা n. act of writing a letter; decorative paintings on one's person with sandal-paste or similar articles. ̃হরিত্ n. (bot.) chlorophyl.

পত্রাঙ্ক [ patrāṅka ] n (of a book) page-number, page mark. পত্রাঙ্কন n. pagination. পত্রাঙ্কিত a. paginated. পত্রাঙ্কিত করা, পত্রাঙ্ক দেওয়া v. to paginate, to page.

পত্রাবলি, পত্রাবলী, পত্রালি, পত্রালী [ patrābali, patrābalī, patrāli, patrālī ] n. pl letters collectively, correspondence; (of a tree) leaves collectively, foliage; (of a book) pages collectively; decorative painting on one's person with sandal paste or similar articles. পত্রালিকা n. a tiny or concealed decorative painting on one's person with sandal-paste etc.

পত্রাশ্রয়ী [ patrāśraẏī ] a epiphyllous.

পত্রিকা [ patrikā ] n a letter, a missive, an epistle; a newspaper; a periodical, a magazine (দৈনিক পত্রিকা, মাসিক পত্রিকা); a paper containing a writing, a horoscope (জন্মপত্রিকা); (rare) a deed, a document; a leaf of young shoot (নবপত্রিকা).

পত্রী [ patrī ] a leafed; foliaceous; winged. ☐ n. a tree; a bird; an arrow; a letter, a mis sive; a newspaper, a periodical.

পত্রোত্তর [ patrōttara ] n the reply of a letter. পত্রোত্তরে adv. in reply to a letter.

পত্রোদ্গম [ patrōdgama ] n (bot.) foliation.

পথ [ patha ] n a passage, a path, a way, a road, a street, a route; doorway, an entrance; a mode or manner (সত্ পথে জীবনযাপন); a means, an expedient (মুক্তির পথ); range (দৃষ্টিপথ). অর্ধপথে মিলিত হওয়া to meet halfway; to compromise. পথ করা v. to make one's way; to make way. পথ চলা v. to travel on foot; to walk; to travel; (arch.) to wayfare. পথ চাওয়া v. to look forward to the coming of, to wait for or expect eagerly the coming of. পথ ছাড়া v. to get out of the way, to let one pass, to give one way, to make way for; to give up a way or practice (esp. a bad one). পথ জোড়া v. to block a way; to block one's way; to obstruct. পথ দেওয়া v. to make way for, to let one pass, to give one way. পথ দেখা v. to devise (ways and) means; to find a way out; (sarcas.) to go one's way, to depart; to find one's way. পথ দেখানো v. to show one the way; to guide; to lead the way; (sarcas.) to turn one out, to show one the door. পথ ধরা v. to follow a (par ticular) path; to adopt a (particular) method or practice; to set off, to de part, to take the road. পথ মাড়ানো v. to go or come by a particular way; (fig.) to associate with; (fig.) to come or go in the neighbourhood of. পথে আসা v. to yield, to submit; to follow the right track (at last). পথে কাঁটা দেওয়া v. (fig.) to block or obstruct a way. পথে বসা v. (fig.) to be utterly ruined or to be bank rupt, to have nothing to fall back on or to have none to turn to for support or help. পথে বসানো v. (fig.) to ruin utterly. পথের কাঁটা n. a thorn in one's side; (fig.) an obstacle, a hindrance. পথের কুকুর (fig.) a street beggar, (cp.) a street Arab. পথের পথিক a homeless person. এক পথের পথিক a fellow-traveller; (fig.) one who is in the same boat. ̃কর n. a road-cess. পথের সাথি n. a companion in travel; a co-passenger. ̃খরচ, ̃খরচা n. travelling expenses; travelling allow ance; (chiefly reli.) viaticum. ̃চলতি a. passing by the way, passing (পথ চলতি গাড়ি); wayfaring (পথচলতি লোক); hap pening or experienced during wayfar ing (পথচলতি ঘটনা). পথচলতি লোক same as পথচারী । ̃চারী n. a wayfarer, a pedes trian, a passer-by. fem. পথচারিণী । ̃চ্যুত same as পথভ্রষ্ট । ̃পার্শ্ব n. wayside, road side. ̃পার্শ্বস্হ a. wayside, roadside. ̃প্রদর্শক a. showing one the way, lead ing the way, guiding or leading. ☐ n. a guide; a leader, a pioneer. ̃প্রদর্শন n. act of showing one the way, guidance; act of leading the way. পথপ্রদর্শন করানো same as পথ দেখানো । ̃প্রান্ত n. wayside, roadside; the end of a road, (cp.) roadhead. ̃ভোলা, ̃ভ্রষ্ট, ̃ভ্রান্ত a. strayed, lost; failing to ascertain the right path; confused, nonplussed; guilty of moral or religious lapse, devi ating from the path of righteousness. ̃রোধ n. act of blocking a way, road block; act of obstructing (that makes movement difficult or impossible). ̃শ্রম, পথের ক্লান্তি n. the exertion or ex haustion from travel, wayweariness. শ্রান্ত a. tired with constant walking, wayworn. ̃হারা same as পথভ্রষ্ট ।

পথিক [ pathika ] n a wayfarer, a pedestrian, a passer-by; a traveller.

পথিকৃত্ [ pathikṛt ] a preparing the way. ☐ n. a pioneer.

পথিপার্শ্বস্হ [ pathipārśbasha ] a wayside, roadside.

পথিমধ্যে [ pathimadhyē ] adv on the way, on the road, en route.

পথেঘাটে [ pathēghāṭē ] adv anywhere and everywhere, at all places, in all parts; everywhere; here and there.

পথ্য [ pathya ] a wholesome. ☐ n. sick-diet; diet for the convalescent. পথ্য করা v. to take for the first time such diet as is suitable for a convalescent. ̃বিচার n. dietetics, dietary. পথ্যাপথ্য n. proper and im proper diet, good and harmful diet.

পদ [ pada ] n a leg, a foot; a pace, a footstep, a step; a footprint, a vestige; a line of po etry (ত্রিপদী, চতুর্দশপদী); a distich (চর্যাপদ); a song or lyric (বৈষ্ণব পদাবলি); a post, an office, an employ ment (পদপ্রার্থী); a position, a station, a rank (রাজপদ); favour, grace, shelter, refuge (as may be granted by a vener able person) (পদেরাখা); a place or habitation (জনপদ); (gr.) an inflected word, a part of speech, a word (নামপদ); a fourth part, a quarter (usu. পাদ); an item (বহু পদ রান্না হয়েছে); (arith. alg. & log.) a term (বহুপদ = a polynomial). পদে থাকা v. to continue somehow in a (particular) post or sta tion, (pop.) to be in a tolerable condi tion; to be so so. পদে পদে, প্রতি পদে at every step. ̃কর্তা n. a composer of a distich or song or lyric, a poet. fem. ̃কর্ত্রী a poetess. ̃ক্ষেপ n. stepping or pacing; a pace, a step, a stride. প্রতি পদক্ষেপ at every step. পদক্ষেপ করা v. to set foot, to tread; to come. ̃গর্ব, ̃গৌরব n. glory or dignity peculiar to an of fice, post, position, rank etc., a pre rogative, official status. ̃চারণ n. pac ing; strolling or walking. পদচারণ করা v. to pace; to stroll, to walk. ̃চালনা n. pacing; strolling or walking; kicking; (in football etc.) footwork. পদচালনা করা v. to pace; to stroll, to walk; to kick; to foot. ̃চালিত a. (of a lever or treadle) driven or operated or propelled by foot. ̃চিহ্ন n. a footprint, a footmark; a vestige. ̃চ্ছায়া (loos.) ̃ছায়া n. shelter at one's feet; (fig.) favour, grace, gra cious protection. ̃চ্যুত a. dismissed from office, dismissed, (sl.) sacked; cashiered. পদচ্যুত করা v. to dismiss, (sl.) to sack; to cashier. ̃চ্যুতি n. dismissal; cashierment. ̃তল n. the sole (of the foot). পদতলে adv. under foot (পদতলে পিষ্ট); at one's feet (পদতলে লুটিয়ে পড়া). পদতলে পতিত হওয়া v. to fall at the feet (in humble submission). ̃ত্যাগ n. res ignation, relinquishment of a post or position or office, abdication. পদত্যাগ করা v. to resign, to submit resignation, to relinquish. ̃ত্যাগ পত্র n. letter of res ignation. ̃দলন n. trampling; (fig.) act of disobeying or discarding slightingly. পদদলন করা v. to trample; (fig.) to dis obey or discard slightingly. ̃দলিত a. trampled; slightingly disobeyed or dis carded; (fig.) downtrodden. fem. পদদলিতা । পদদলিত করা same as পদদলন করা । ̃ধূলি n. dust of one's feet (placed on head by another in reverence). ̃ধ্বনি same as পদশব্দ । ̃ন্যাস n. (gr.) syntax. ̃পঙ্কজ n. feet conceived as lotuses, lo tus-like beautiful feet. ̃পরিচয় n. pars ing. ̃পল্লব n. feet conceived as petals, feet as tender as petals. ̃পৃষ্ঠ n. the in step. ̃প্রান্ত n. the corner of one's feet. ̃প্রান্তে adv. at one's feet. ̃প্রার্থী a. offer ing one's candidature for a post or employment, applying for a post or employment. ☐ n. an applicant, a can didate. fem. ̃প্রার্থিনী । ̃বিক্ষেপ n. act or manner of stepping (as in a dance or walking); pacing or walking. ̃বিন্যাস n. act or manner of stepping (as in a dance or walking); (gr.) syntax. ̃বৃদ্ধি n. an advancement in office or rank, promotion. ̃ব্রজ n. act of going on foot, act of walking. ̃ব্রজে adv. on foot. ̃ভরে adv. under the weight of one's feet (esp. when walking haugh tily). ̃ভ্রষ্ট a. removed or dismissed from a position or office. ̃মর্যাদা n. the dignity of a post or position. ̃যুগল n. a pair of feet or legs. ̃রজ, ̃রেণু same as পদধূলি । ̃লেহন n. act of licking one's feet; (fig.) act of cringing, footlicking, bootlicking. ̃লেহী a. licking one's feet; (fig.) cringing, footlicking, bootlicking. পদলেহী ব্যক্তি a cringeling, a footlicker, a bootlicker, a servile per son. ̃শব্দ n. a footfall. ̃সেবা n. mas saging one's feet and legs; (fig.) wor ship; (dero.) act of serving abjectly, cringing, footlicking, bootlicking. ̃স্খলন n. a false step; stumbling; (fig.) a moral lapse or slip or aberration. পদস্খলন হওয়া same as পদস্খলিত হওয়া । ̃স্খলিত a. stumbled; (fig.) lapsed, sin ful. fem. পদস্খলিতা । পদস্খলিত হওয়া v. to stumble; (fig.) to lapse. ̃স্হ a. placed in a post or station; (pop.) in high of fice. পদাংশ n. (gr.) a syllable or part of a word. পদাগ্র n. the tip of a foot. পদাঘাত n. a kick. পদাঘাত করা v. to kick, to spurn. পদাঙ্ক n. a footprint, a footmark, a vestige. পদাঙ্গুল n. a toe. পদাঙ্গুলাকার a. (bot.) pedate. পদানত a. prostrate at one's feet; thoroughly subdued or dominated; submissive or dependent (পরের পদানত হয়ে জীবনধারণ). fem. পদানতা । পদানুগমন n. act of following one's footprints. পদানুগমন করা v. same as পদানুবর্তী হওয়া । পদানুবর্তী a. following one's footprints; act of following; (fig.) succeeding. fem. পদানুবর্তিনী । পদানুবর্তী হওয়া to follow one's footprints; to fol low; (fig.) to succeed. পদান্বয় (gr.) syn tax; parsing. পদান্বয়ী a. (gr.) preposi tional. পদান্বয়ী অব্যয় (gr.) a preposition. পদাবনত a. prostrate at one's feet; thor oughly subdued or dominated; submis sive or dependent; demoted or de graded in rank or office. fem. পদাবনতা । পদাবনতি n. demotion or degradation in rank or office. পদাবলি, পদাবলী n. a col lection or anthology of songs or lyrics or distichs (বৈষ্ণব পদাবলী). পদাভিলাষী a. desirous of holding a (particular) post or office. fem. পদাভিলাষিণী । পদাম্বুজ, পদারবিন্দ same as পদপঙ্কজ । পদার্পণ n. (lit.) act of placing one's feet upon; (rare) stepping or pacing; (pop.) act of stepping in or coming. পদার্পণ করা v. to place or set one's feet upon; to step in, to come. পদাশ্রয় n. shelter at one's feet; (fig.) favour, grace, gracious protec tion. পদাশ্রয় দেওয়া v. to give shelter at one's feet; (fig.) to treat with favour or grace, to protect graciously. পদাশ্রয়ী, পদাশ্রিত a. sheltered at one's or another's feet; (fig.) enjoying favour or grace (of), favoured, graciously protected (by). fem. পদাশ্রিতা । পদাহত a. kicked, spurned; (fig.) grievously insulted.

পদক [ padaka ] n a locket; a medal. ̃প্রাপ্ত a. one who has won a medal, medalled. পদকপ্রাপ্ত ব্যক্তি a medallist.

পদবি [ padabi ] n a title, an appellation; a nick name; a family name, a surname.

পদাতি, পদাতিক [ padāti, padātika ] n a foot-soldier, an infan tryman; a footman.

পদাধিকারে, পদাধিকারবলে [ padādhikārē, padādhikārabalē ] adv by virtue of one's office or position, ex-officio.

পদার্থ [ padārtha ] n meaning of a word; connotation of a term; a thing, an article, a mate rial, substance, intrinsic worth (লোকটার আর পদার্থ নেই); (log.) category; (phil. & sc.) matter; (sc.) an element. ̃বিজ্ঞান, ̃বিদ্যা n. physics. ̃বিজ্ঞানী, ̃বিদ, a. versed in physics. ☐ n. a physicist, a person skilled in physics.

পদোন্নতি [ padōnnati ] n advancement in rank or of fice, promotion.

পদ্ধতি [ paddhati ] n a way, a path, a road; a method, a mode, a manner, a system, a rule; a custom, a practice; a row, a stretch, a series; a current; a line. পদ্ধতি অনুসারে methodically, systematically.

পদ্ম [ padma ] n the lotus, the lily. ☐ n. & a. one thousand million. ˜কাঁটা n. a thorn on the stem of a lotus. ̃কেশর n. the fila ment of the lotus. ̃গন্ধি a. smelling like a lotus. ̃দিঘি n. a large pond full of lo tuses, a lotus-pond. ̃নাভ a. having a lotus in one's navel. ☐ n. Vishnu (বিষ্ণু). ̃নাল n. lotus-stalk. ̃নেত্র a. lotus eyed. ̃পত্র n. a leaf of a lotus-plant. ̃পলাশ n. a lotus-petal or a leaf of a lo tus-plant. পলাশলোচন a. having eyes as large as lotus-petals. ☐ n. Vishnu (বিষ্ণু). ̃পাণি. a. having a lotus in one's hand. ☐ n. Brahma (ব্রহ্মা); the sun or Sun-god; Buddha. ̃বন n. a clump of lotus. ̃বীজ n. lotus-seed. ̃মধু n. es sence or honey of the lotus. ̃মুখী a. fem. having a face as beautiful or sweet as a lotus. ̃যোনি a. born out of a lotus. ☐ n. Brahma (ব্রহ্মা). ̃রাগ n. ruby; spinel. ̃লোচন a. lotus-eyed.

পদ্মা [ padmā ] n goddess Lakshmi (লক্ষ্মী); Manasa (মনসা) the snake-goddess; a river of Eastern Bengal.

পদ্মাকর [ padmākara ] n a large pond full of lotuses, a lotus-pond.

পদ্মাক্ষ [ padmākṣa ] a lotus-eyed. ☐ n. the lotus-seed.

পদ্মাপুরাণ [ padmāpurāṇa ] n a legend in verse narrating the glory of Padma (পদ্ম) or Manasa (মনসা) the snake-goddess.

পদ্মাবতী [ padmābatī ] n Manasa (মনসা) the snake-god dess.

পদ্মালয়া [ padmālaẏā ] a living in a lotus. ☐ n. goddess Lakshmi (লক্ষ্মী).

পদ্মাসন [ padmāsana ] n a particular posture of yogic sitting; one seated in this posture; an appellation of Brahma (ব্রহ্মা). পদ্মাসনা a. seated on a lotus. ☐ n. goddess Lakshmi (লক্ষ্মী).

পদ্মাসীনা [ padmāsīnā ] a. fem seated on a lotus. masc. পদ্মাসীন ।

পদ্মিনী [ padminī ] n a collection of lotuses; a clump of lotuses; (inc.) the lotus; a woman belonging to the best of the four physi cal categories from the sexual point of view. ̃কান্ত, ̃বল্লভ n. the sun.

পদ্য [ padya ] n a verse, a poem; poetry.

পনস [ panasa ] n the jack-fruit; the jack-tree.

-পনা [ -panā ] sfx denoting: showy or feverish practice or imitation, -ness (গিন্নিপনা, গুনপনা).

পনির [ panira ] n cheese.

পনেরো [ panērō ] n. & a fifteen. ̃ই a. (of the days of a month) fifteenth. ☐ n. the fifteenth day of a month, the fifteenth.

পন্হ [ panha ] n (poet. & obs.) a way, a path ('পন্হ বিজন অতি ঘোর').

পন্হা [ panhā ] n a way, a path; a means, an expedi ent (উদ্ধারের পন্হা); a system of religious practice (তান্ত্রিক পন্হা); a manner or mode or style or school. ̃নুসরণ n. act of following a particular path or sys tem or mode.

পন্হানুসারী [ panhānusārī ] a following or obeying a par ticular path or system or mode.

পন্হী [ panhī ] a (used as a sfx.) belonging to a par ticular school or religious community (নানকপন্হী), following a particular doc trine (প্রাচীনপন্হী), following a particular style or mode (রবীন্দ্রপন্হী), -ist.

পন্নগ [ pannaga ] n the snake, the serpent; the rep tile; the lizard. fem. পন্নগী ।

পবন [ pabana ] n wind, air; the Wind-god (cp. Aeolus, Aiolos) (also পবনদেবতা). ̃গতি, ̃বেগ n. the speed of the wind, the fast pace of the wind. ̃নন্দন, পবনাত্মজ n. (myth.) Hanuman (হনুমান) the son of the Wind-god. ̃বেগে adv. with the speed of the wind, as fast as wind. ̃হিল্লোল n. a gentle undulating current of air.

পবিত্র [ pabitra ] a sacred, holy; sanctimonious; sanctified; pure, clean; virtuous. fem. পবিত্রা । ̃তা n. sacredness, holiness; sanctity; purity, cleanliness; virtuousness. পবিত্রিত, পবিত্রীকৃত a. sanc tified, consecrated, made holy or sa cred; purified, cleaned. পবিত্রীকরণ n. sanctification; purification, cleansing.

পমেটম [ pamēṭama ] n pomatum, pomade.

পয় [ paẏa ] n auspiciousness, luck; good fortune.

পয়ঃ [ paẏḥ ] n milk; water. ̃প্রণালী n. a drain, gutter; a watercourse.

পয়গম্বর [ paẏagambara ] n (Mus.) a human being accred ited as a messenger of God, a prophet.

পয়দা [ paẏadā ] n birth; origination; act of beget ting. পয়দা করা v. to beget. পয়দা হওয়া to be born.

পয়নালা, পয়নালি [ paẏanālā, paẏanāli ] n a drain, a gutter; a wa tercourse.

পয়মন্ত [ paẏamanta ] a auspicious, lucky; having an auspicious or lucky aspect (পয়মন্ত চেহারা); bringing in good fortune (পয়মন্ত বউ).

পয়মাল [ paẏamāla ] a spoiled; annihilated, destroyed.

পয়রা [ paẏarā ] a thin, watery (পয়রা গুড় = treacle made esp. out of date-palm juice).

পয়লা [ paẏalā ] n the first day of a month; the first. ☐ a. (of days of a month) first (পয়লা আষাঢ়); first or best (পয়লা নম্বর). পয়লা নম্বরের a. the best or the worst (পয়লা নম্বরের চ্যালা, পয়লা নম্বরের শত্রু).

পয়সা [ paẏasā ] n a pice (= 1/1 rupee; formerly 1/64 rupee); money (বাবুগিরির পয়সা); wealth. পয়সা করা v. to acquire or earn wealth, to make money; to amass money or heap up riches. ̃ওয়ালা a. moneyed, wealthy, rich. ̃কড়ি n. cash money; wealth. আধ-পয়সা n. half-a pice. সিকি পয়সা a quarter pice. পয়সার কাজ work that yields money, profitable work.

পয়স্বিনী [ paẏasbinī ] a yielding milk, milch (পয়স্বিনী গাভী); full of water, yielding water. ☐ n. a milch-cow; a river.

পয়স্য [ paẏasya ] a produced of milk. পয়স্য দ্রব্য a milk-product.

পয়ার [ paẏāra ] n a metrical system of Bengali po etry in which each line consists of fourteen letters or syllables; a verse composed in this metre.

পয়োদ [ paẏōda ] n the cloud.

পয়োধর [ paẏōdhara ] n the cloud; the mammary gland of women; the coconut. পয়োধরী, পয়োধরা n. a woman (esp. one having well-shaped breasts).

পয়োধি [ paẏōdhi ] n the ocean, the sea.

পয়োমুক [ paẏōmuka ] n the cloud.

পয়োমুখ [ paẏōmukha ] a sweet-tongued.

-পর³ [ -para³ ] a used as a sfx. denoting: devoted to, observant of, -ish, -ous, -ly (স্বার্থপর, ন্যায়পর).

পর⁴ [ para⁴ ] a another, other, different; unre lated, not one's relation or kindred (সে আমার পর নয়); supreme, chief, best, absolute (পরব্রক্ষ্ম). ☐ n. an enemy, a foe (পরন্তপ); a person who is not present on the spot, a third person (পরচর্চা); one who is not a kindred, a stranger পরভৃত্; God. ☐ adv. then, after (অতঃপর, পরবর্তী). পরের ধনে পোদ্দারি করা (fig.) to spend another's money as one's own; (fig.) a steward brags of the prop erty he looks after as if it were his own.

পরওয়ানা, পরোয়ানা [ parōẏānā, parōẏānā ] n a warrant, a writ; a summons. পরওয়ানা জারি করা to serve or issue a process or writ.

পরক [ paraka ] a alien.

পরকলা [ parakalā ] n glass; a lens; a mirror.

পরকাল [ parakāla ] n the world beyond death, the beyond, the hereafter, the eternal world; the future (পরকাল ঝরঝরে). পরকাল খাওয়া, পরকাল ঝরঝরে করা, পরকাল নষ্ট করা v. to ruin one's future; to cause to go to the bad, to deprave; to consign to spiritual damnation. পরকালের কাজ an act of piety. পরকালের চিন্তা spiritual meditation.

পরকীকরণ [ parakīkaraṇa ] n alienation.

পরকীয় [ parakīẏa ] a relating to or belonging to an other (opp. to own), foreign, alien. পরকীয়া a. fem. of পরকীয় । ☐ n. fem. a lady-love who is either unmarried or married to somebody else; a concu bine. পরকীয়া প্রেম n. love with a person married to somebody else. পরকীয়াবাদ n. a doctrine of the Vaishnava (বৈষ্ণব) philosophy of love.

পরক্ষণ [ parakṣaṇa ] n the next moment.

পরখ [ parakha ] n test; trial; experiment; examina tion. পরখ করা, (poet.) পরখা v. to test; to try; to experiment; to examine.

পরগনা [ paraganā ] n a former administrative divi sion in India, a pargana.

পরগাছা [ paragāchā ] n (bot.) a parasitic plant, a para site; (fig.) a hanger-on, a sycophant, a parasite.

পরগ্লানি [ paraglāni ] n slandering, backbiting, gossip; scandal.

পরঘরি [ paraghari ] a (lit.) of a person living in the house of somebody else; (fig.) depen dent on others, sheltered by others.

পরচর্চা [ paracarcā ] n discussion about others behind their back; slandering, backbiting, gos sip, scandal-mongering. পরচর্চা করা v. to discuss others; to slander, to gossip about others.

পরচা [ paracā ] n a settlement record.

পরচ্ছন্দ [ paracchanda ] n another's will or pleasure. ☐ a. guided by or depending on or domi nated by another's will or pleasure. পরচ্ছন্দানুবর্তী a. same as পরচ্ছন্দ (a.) fem. পরছন্দানুবর্তিনী ।

পরচ্ছিদ্র [ paracchidra ] n another's fault or weak point. পরচ্ছিদ্রান্বেষণ n. fault-finding; captious ness. পরচ্ছিদ্রান্বেষণ করা v. to find fault with others, to seek a hole in another's coat. পরচ্ছিদ্রান্বেষী a. fault-finding; cap tious. fem. পরচ্ছিদ্রান্বেষিণী ।

পরজন্ম [ parajanma ] n the next birth; life after the present one.

পরজীবী [ parajībī ] a parasitic, parasitical. ☐ n. a parasitic plant or organism, a parasite. পরজীবিতা n. parasitism. পরজীবীয় a. parasitic.

পরত¹ [ parata¹ ] n a layer, a flake, a plait, a fold. পরতে পরতে adv. in every layer.

পরত² [ parata² ] adv from or in or by another.

পরত্র [ paratra ] adv in the world beyond death, in the life beyond; in future.

পরদা [ paradā ] n a screen, a curtain; a veil, a zenana, purdah (পরদাপ্রথা); a thin skin or membrane, a film (চোখের পরদা); a covering; a layer, a strip, a flake (এক পরদা চামড়া; (of a musical instrument) a bridge or key; (of voice) a scale (সুরের পরদা). ̃নশিন a. (fem.) living be hind the purdah, living in a zenana. ̃প্রথা n. the purdah-system. চোখের পরদা (fig.) sense of shame, sense of deli cacy.

পরদার [ paradāra ] n another's wife. ̃গমন n. the of fence of cohabiting with another's wife; adultery. পরদার গমন করা v. to co habit with another's wife, to violate another's marriage-bed, to commit adultery. ̃গামী, পারদারিক a. cohabiting with another's wife; adulterous.

পরদিন [ paradina ] adv. & n next day, the following day.

পরদুঃখ [ paraduḥkha ] n another's affliction or distress. ̃কাতর a. feeling pain at another's af fliction, compassionate, commiserated. fem. ̃কাতরা । ̃কাতরতা n. compassion, commiseration.

পরদেশ [ paradēśa ] n a foreign country, a foreign land. পরদেশি, (poet.) পরদেশিয়া a. in habiting a foreign land; foreign. ☐ n. a foreigner.

পরদ্বেষ [ paradbēṣa ] n malice, ill-will, spite. পরদ্বেষী, পরদ্বেষ্টা a. malicious, bearing ill-will, spiteful. fem. পরদ্বেষিণী ।

পরদ্রব্য [ paradrabya ] n another's goods or property, what belongs to another.

পরধন [ paradhana ] n another's money or wealth or property. পরধন গ্রহণ করা v. to rob another's money or wealth or property; to misappropriate another's money or wealth or property, to defalcate, to em bezzle.

পরধর্ম [ paradharma ] n another's religion; a religion which is not one's own; a calling or profession or job which is not one's own. ̃গ্রহণ n. embracing a faith or re ligion not one's own; apostasy.

পরধর্মদ্বেষী [ paradharmadbēṣī ] a hostile to other's religion or creed, intolerant of others' religion or of religion not one's own.

পরন [ parana ] n act of putting on or wearing. পরনের কাপড় clothing, garments or clothes for wearing.

পরনারী [ paranārī ] n somebody else's wife, another's wife. পরনারী হরণ করা v. to abduct another's wife (esp. for immoral pur pose).

পরনিন্দা [ paranindā ] n slander, vilification, animad version. পরনিন্দা করা v. to slander, to animadvert.

পরনির্ভর [ paranirbhara ] a dependent on others, depen dent on somebody else. ̃তা n. depen dence on others.

পরনিষেক [ paraniṣēka ] n cross-fertilization; cross-im pregnation.

পরন্তপ [ parantapa ] a one who conquers or van quishes an enemy, victorious; (fig.) self-restrained.

পরন্তু [ parantu ] conj. & adv moreover; on the other hand; but, still, notwithstanding.

পরপতি [ parapati ] n another's husband; the Su preme Lord, God ('তোরা পরপতি সনে সদাই গোপনে সতত করিবি লেহা').

পরপদ [ parapada ] n (fig.) the high place or eminent position (usu. of an enemy); (gr.) the following or latter word. পরপদ লেহন করা to lick a person's boots or shoes, to cringe before a person, to be abject or servile, to fawn on.

পরপর [ parapara ] adv one after another; succes sively; consecutively; gradually; side by side.

পরপার [ parapāra ] n the other or opposite bank or shore; the world beyond death, the next world, the beyond.

পরপালিত [ parapālita ] a brought up or fostered by others, fostered or brought up, by people other than one's parents.

পরপীড়ক [ parapīḍ়ka ] a oppressing others; tyrannous. ☐ n. an oppressor, a tyrant; a bully.

পরপীড়ন [ parapīḍ়na ] n act of oppressing others, tyr anny. পরপীড়ন করা v. to oppress others, to tyrannize; to bully.

পরপুরুষ [ parapuruṣa ] n a man other than one's hus band; the Supreme Being, God; (dial.) the next or future generation. ̃গামিনী a. fem. committing adultery; adulter ous.

পরপুষ্ট [ parapuṣṭa ] a fostered or brought up or nour ished by a stranger. ☐ n. the cuckoo. পরপুষ্টা a. fem. of পরপুষ্ট । ☐ n. a prosti tute, a harlot.

পরপূর্বা [ parapūrbā ] a. fem one who was married or betrothed to (and subsequently es tranged from) another.

পরব [ paraba ] n a feast or festival (esp. a holy one); a fiesta.

পরবর্তী [ parabartī ] a subsequent, next, following, ensuing, succeeding. fem. পরবর্তিনী ।

পরবশ [ parabaśa ] a subject to another; subject; sub servient, dependent; affected with, overcome by (ক্রোধপরবশ). পরবশতা, পরবশত্ব n. subjection to another; subjec tion, subservience, dependence; the state of being enslaved or overcome by.

পরবাদ² [ parabāda² ] n animadversion, censure; re tort; reply, answer.

পরবাস¹ [ parabāsa¹ ] n another's residence or home or abode or homeland.

পরব্রহ্ম [ parabrahma ] n the Absolute Being, the Su preme Being, God.

পরভাগ্যোপজীবী [ parabhāgyōpajībī ] a living upon another's destiny or fortune. fem. পরভাগ্যোপজীবিনী ।

পরভৃত্ [ parabhṛt ] n one who or that which rears others; the crow.

পরভোজী [ parabhōjī ] a heterotrophic, parasitical.

পরম [ parama ] a first, primordial, true, real (পরম কারণ); best, chief, prime, supreme, principal, highest, greatest, absolute, final (পরম পুরুষ); of the highest de gree, greatest or worst (পরম সুখ, পরম দুঃখ); (sc.) absolute. পরম আপ্যায়িত most cordially received; highly grati fied or pleased. পরম একক (phys.) ab solute unit. পরম কারণ n. Final or Ulti mate Cause, God. পরম কারুণিক a. most merciful or kind, most gracious. পরম ক্রম (phys.) absolute scale. ̃গতি n. the most blessed state after death, beati tude, heavenly bliss; salvation. ̃গুরু n. the supreme or greatest preceptor; the most venerable preceptor; the absolute lord (পতি পরম গুরু). পরম ঘনত্ব, পরম ঘনাঙ্ক (phys.) absolute density. ̃তত্ত্ব n. final knowledge; (phil.) reality; se crets, mystery; the Absolute Being, God. ̃পদ same as পরমগতি । ̃পদার্থ n. intrinsic essence; the Final Cause, God. ̃পিতা n. the Heavenly Father, God. ̃পুরুষ n. the Absolute Being, God; a di vine person, a saint. পরম প্রসার, পরম প্রসারণ (phys.) absolute expansion. ̃বিত্ত n. a great treasure; an object of the highest value; an object of joy and hope. ̃ব্রহ্ম n. the Absolute Being, God. পরম মান (phys.) absolute measurement. পরম শূন্য (phys.) absolute zero. ̃সুন্দর a. most beautiful. fem. পরমসুন্দরী । পরম স্পন্দনসংখ্যা (phys.) absolute frequency of vibration. ̃হংস n. a saint who has at tained final knowledge and sanctity.

পরমত [ paramata ] n another's or others' view or opinion; a view or opinion not one's own. ̃সহিষ্ণু a. tolerant of others' views or opinions. ̃সহিষ্ণুতা n. tolerance or toleration of others' views or opinions. পরমতাবলম্বী a. guided by or adopting another's view; having no opinion of one's own. fem. পরমতাবলম্বিনী ।

পরমা [ paramā ] fem of পরম । পরমা গতি same as পরম গতি । পরমা প্রকৃতি same as আদ্যাশক্তি । ̃সুন্দরী n. & a. fem. ex tremely handsome, very beautiful.

পরমাণু [ paramāṇu ] n an atom. পরমাণু-অঙ্ক n. (phys.) an atomic number. পরমাণু তত্ত্ব, ̃বাদ n. the atomic theory; (phil & psy.) atom ism. ˜তাত্ত্বিক, ̃বাদী n. an atomist. ☐ a. atomistic. পরমাণু তাপ n. (phys.) atomic heat. পরমাণু বোমা n. the atom bomb. পরমাণু ভার n. (phys.) atomic weight.

পরমাত্মা [ paramātmā ] n the Supreme Being or Spirit or Soul, God.

পরমাত্মীয় [ paramātmīẏa ] a closely related; intimate. ☐ n. a close relative; an intimate friend, a great friend. fem. পরমাত্মীয়া । পরমাত্মীয়তা n. close relation; intimate friendship.

পরমাদর [ paramādara ] n great love or attachment; great care or attention; great cordiality; very cordial reception.

পরমাদৃত [ paramādṛta ] a greatly loved; highly trea sured; punctiliously cared for or at tended to; received with great cordial ity. fem. পরমাদৃতা ।

পরমানন্দ [ paramānanda ] n deepest delight; ecstatic joy, ecstasy; heavenly bliss, beatitude. পরমানন্দিত a. extremely or greatly de lighted; ecstatically joyful.

পরমান্ন [ paramānna ] n a sweet dish prepared by boil ing rice in milk with sugar and other ingredients, sweet rice-porridge.

পরমায়ু [ paramāẏu ] n longevity; life. পরমায়ু ক্ষয় হওয়া v. to have one's life-blood running out; to have one's life or longevity (being) cut down; to droop; to approach one's death.

পরমারাধ্য [ paramārādhya ] a warranting greatest worship or devotion; most venerable. fem. পরমারাধ্যা ।

পরমার্থ [ paramārtha ] n the greatest object; the greatest truth, reality; God; religion or spiritual truth. ̃চিন্তা n. spiritual meditation; meditation about God or reality. ̃তত্ত্ব n. (phil.). truths about reality; theologi cal truths; spiritual truths.

পরমুখাপেক্ষা, পরমুখাপেক্ষিতা [ paramukhāpēkṣā, paramukhāpēkṣitā ] n dependence on another. পরমুখাপেক্ষী a. dependent on another. fem. পরমুখাপেক্ষিণী ।

পরমেশ, পরমেশ্বর [ paramēśa, paramēśbara ] n the Supreme Lord, God. পরমেশ্বরী same as আদ্যাশক্তি ।

পরমৈশ্বর্য [ paramaiśbarya ] n great wealth; the most valu able treasure or acquisition; a great éclat.

পরমোত্কর্ষ [ paramōtkarṣa ] n highest excellence.

পরমোত্কৃষ্ট [ paramōtkṛṣṭa ] a most excellent.

পরমোন্নত [ paramōnnata ] a elevated or developed or up lifted to the highest degree; advanced to the farthest extent. পরমোন্নতি n. high est altitude, zenith; highest elevation; culmination; greatest development or uplift; farthest advancement.

পরস্পর [ paraspara ] a serial, successive (পরস্পর বিষয়সমূহ). পরস্পরা n. a serial succession or sequence; a series. পরস্পরায়, পরম্পরাক্রমে adv. serially; seriatim, one after another; in regular succession. পরম্পরীণ a. serial, successive.

পররশ্মি [ pararaśmi ] n (phys.) a positive ray.

পররাষ্ট্র [ pararāṣṭra ] n a foreign state or country. ̃নীতি n. (pol.) foreign policy. পররাষ্ট্র দপ্তর n. a foreign office. পররাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রক n. the minis try of external affairs. ̃মন্ত্রী n. the min ister of external affairs. ̃সচিব n. a for eign secretary.

পরলোক [ paralōka ] n the abode of the dead, the world beyond death, the beyond; death. ̃গত, ̃প্রাপ্ত a. gone to heaven, dead, deceased. ̃গমন, ̃প্রাপ্তি n. death. পরলোকগমন করা v. to die.

পরশপাথর, পরশমণি [ paraśapāthara, paraśamaṇi ] n a philosopher's stone.

পরশু¹ [ paraśu¹ ] n. & adv day after tomorrow; day before yesterday.

পরশু² [ paraśu² ] n a battle-axe; a scimitar. ̃রাম n. the sixth incarnation of Vishnu (বিষ্ণু) who carried a battle-axe with which he exterminated kshatriyas (ক্ষত্রিয়) from the face of the earth for twenty-one times.

পরশ্ব [ paraśba ] n. & adv (for.) day after tomorrow; day before yesterday.

পরশ্রমজীবী [ paraśramajībī ] a living upon the labour of others; living by exploitation; parasitic.

পরশ্রীকাতর [ paraśrīkātara ] a mortified at another's good or prosperity, pained at another's good fortune or weal, envious. fem. পরশ্রীকাতরা । ̃তা n. envy.

পরসঙ্গ² [ parasaṅga² ] n association with others, fel lowship, company.

পরস্পর [ paraspara ] a reciprocal, mutual, one an other, each other. ☐ adv. reciprocally, mutually, one another, each other. ☐ pro. one another; each other. ̃বিরোধ n. mutual opposition; contradiction, an tagonism. ̃বিরুদ্ধ, ̃বিরোধী a. mutually opposed or contradictory, antagonistic. ̃বিরোধিতা n. same as পরস্পরবিরোধ ।

পরস্ব [ parasba ] n another's property or wealth or money, what belongs to another. ̃হরণ, পরস্বাপহরণ n. act of robbing what belongs to another; misappropriation of another's property or money. ̃হারী, পরস্বাপহারী a. given to or guilty of rob bing what belongs to another; given to or guilty of misappropriating another's property or money.

পরস্মৈপদ [ parasmaipada ] n (Sans. gr.) any of the verb-inflections used in the active voice; (hum.) another's money or wealth or property. পরস্মৈপদী a. (Sans. gr.) used in the active voice or having an inflec tion used in the active voice; (hum.) done for another (পরস্মৈপদী ঝামেলা); transferring or transferred to another, entrusted to another belonging to an other (পরস্মৈপদী টাকা).

পরহস্তগত [ parahastagata ] a passed into another's posses sion; possessed by another.

পরহিংসক [ parahiṃsaka ] a malicious, spiteful; envious.

পরহিংসা [ parahiṃsā ] n malice, spite, envy.

পরহিত [ parahita ] n the good of others; (loos. but pop.) public welfare; philanthropy, be nevolence. ̃কামী a. wishing good to others, doing good to others; philan thropic, benevolent. ̃ব্রত n. devotion to the welfare of others, benevolence. ̃ব্রতী a. devoted to doing good to others; working for public welfare; altruistic. ̃সাধন n. act of doing good to others; so cial service; philanthropy, benevolence.

পরহিতৈষণা [ parahitaiṣaṇā ] n an effort to do good to oth ers; an effort for public welfare; altru ism.

পরহিতৈষী [ parahitaiṣī ] a willing and endeavouring to do good to others; endeavouring for public welfare; altruistic.

পরা-¹ [ parā-¹ ] pfx denoting; excessiveness, con trariety, opposition etc. (পরাজয়).

পরা² [ parā² ] fem of -পর³ and পর⁴ ।

পরা³ [ parā³ ] a. fem supreme, primordial (পরা প্রকৃতি); highest; final (পরা বিদ্যা); (elec.) positive.

পরা⁴ [ parā⁴ ] v to put on, to wear (জামা পরা); to put, to paint (টিপ পরা, কাজল পরা); to tie ঘড়ি পরা. ☐ a. wearing, dressed in; bearing, painted with; having tied or fastened (to).

পরাকরণ [ parākaraṇa ] n act of looking down on, con tempt, slight, neglect.

পরাকাষ্ঠা [ parākāṣṭhā ] n highest excellence; extreme altitude or limit; acme, zenith; (often iron.) culmination.

পরাকৃত [ parākṛta ] a looked down on, despised, slighted, neglected.

পরাক্রম [ parākrama ] n strength, power, might; prow ess, valour; heroism.

পরাক্রমশালী, পরাক্রমী, পরাক্রান্ত [ parākramaśālī, parākramī, parākrānta ] a strong, powerful, mighty; valorous; heroic. fem. পরাক্রমশালিনী, পরাক্রান্তা ।

পরাগ [ parāga ] n pollen, farina. ̃কেশর n. a sta men. ̃কোষ n. anther. ̃ধানী same as পরাগকোষ । ̃মিলন, ̃যোগ n. pollination. ইতর পরাগযোগ n. cross-pollination. স্বপরাগযোগ n. self-pollination. ̃স্হালী n. a pollen-sac. পরাগিত a. pollinated. পরাগিত করা v. to pollinate.

পরাঙ্মুখ [ parāṅmukha ] a turning away (from); averse (to); disinclined; shunning, opposed; unfavourable; desisting from. পরাঙ্মুখ হওয়া v. to turn away from; to be averse or disinclined to; to shun, to avoid; to oppose; to disfavour; to desist from.

পরাজয় [ parājaẏa ] n defeat. পরাজয় বরণ করা v. to court defeat. পরাজয় স্বীকার করা v. to ac knowledge or own defeat; to give in, to yield. পরাজয়ের গ্লানি disgrace or igno miny or distress or anguish of defeat.

পরাজিত [ parājita ] a defeated, vanquished. fem. পরাজিতা । পরাজিত করা v. to defeat, to vanquish, to conquer.

পরাজেয় [ parājēẏa ] a (of one) who can be defeated or worsted or vanquished.

পরাণুবীক্ষণ [ parāṇubīkṣaṇa ] n (phys.) an ultra microscope.

পরাত [ parāta ] n a large tray or saucer (usu. made of metal).

পরাত্পর [ parātpara ] a higher than the highest, greater than the greatest; supreme. ☐ n. God.

পরাধিকার [ parādhikāra ] n another's right or jurisdiction or domain or holding or property or control or domination. ̃চর্চা n. interfer ence or meddling with other's affairs.

পরাধীন [ parādhīna ] a subject; dependent; subordi nate; subjugated; subservient; domi nated by another. fem. পরাধীনা । ̃তা n. subjection, bondage; dependence; sub ordination; subjugation; subservience; domination by another.

পরানো [ parānō ] v. & n to cause to wear or put on, to dress; to harness (ঘোড়ার সাজ পড়ানো); to put, to paint (টিপ বা কাজল পরানো).

পরান্ন [ parānna ] n food given in charity by another, unearned or unpaid-for food. ̃জীবী a. living on food given by another; eating habitually at another's table; parasitic. ☐ n. a parasite. ̃পালিত, ̃পুষ্ট a. nour ished by food given by another. ̃ভোজী a. habitually eating at another's table.

পরাবর্ত [ parābarta ] n exchange; interchange; trans position; return, retreat. পরাবর্তক চুল্লি reverberatory furnace. পরাবর্তন n. re turn; reflection. পরাবর্তিত a. turned back; returned; sent back.

পরাবিদ্যা [ parābidyā ] n knowledge about the Supreme Spirit; spiritual knowledge.

পরাবৃত্ত¹ [ parābṛtta¹ ] n (geom.) a hyperbola.

পরাবৃত্ত² [ parābṛtta² ] a returned, receded, retreated; fled. পরাবৃত্তি n. return, retreat; flight.

পরাভব [ parābhaba ] n defeat.

পরাভূত [ parābhūta ] a defeated, vanquished. fem. পরাভূতা ।

পরামর্শ [ parāmarśa ] n counsel; conference; consulta tion; advice. পরামর্শ করা v. to confer; to consult. পরামর্শ দেওয়া v. to counsel; to advise. পরামর্শ নেওয়া v. to consult; to take advice. ̃দাতা n. a counsellor; (in law) a counsel; a conferee; an adviser. ̃সভা n. a conference; a council.

পরামর্ষ [ parāmarṣa ] n tolerance, toleration; forbear ance, forgiveness.

পরামানিক [ parāmānika ] n a barber (by caste or trade).

পরায়ণ [ parāẏaṇa ] a (used as a sfx.) devoted to, at tached to, addicted to, -ous (ঈশ্বরপরায়ণ, উদরপরায়ণ). fem. পরায়ণা ।

পরায়ত্ত [ parāẏatta ] a in possession or under control of another (পরায়ত্ত ধন).

পরার্থ [ parārtha ] n the good or interest or need of others or another. ̃পর, ̃পরায়ণ a. de voted to doing good to others, devoted to serving the interest or need of oth ers; altruistic. fem. ̃পরায়ণা । ̃পরতা n. devotion to do good to others, devotion to serve the interest or need of others; benevolence; altruism. ̃বাদ, পরার্থিতা n. altruism. পরার্থে adv. for the sake of others or another.

পরার্ধ [ parārdha ] n. & a hundred thousand million million.

পরাশ্রয় [ parāśraẏa ] n a house or shelter or refuge other than one's own. পরাশ্রয়ী a. resort ing to another for shelter or refuge; (esp. bot.) parasitic, epiphytal (পরাশ্রয়ী লতা). পরাশ্রয়ী উদ্ভিদ a parasite, an epi phyte. পরাশ্রিত a. sheltered or protected by another; maintained with food, clothing and shelter by another. fem. পরাশ্রিতা ।

পরাস্ত [ parāsta ] a defeated, vanquished, over come. পরাস্ত করা v. to defeat, to van quish, to overcome, to conquer. পরাস্ত হওয়া. v. to be defeated or vanquished or overcome.

পরাহ [ parāha ] n the next day.

পরাহত [ parāhata ] a defeated, vanquished, over come; obstructed, resisted, prevented; frustrated.

পরাহ্ন [ parāhna ] n afternoon.

পরি¹ [ pari¹ ] pfx denoting: thoroughness, expen siveness, excessiveness, especiality, opposition, decrial etc.

পরিকর [ parikara ] n a companion or assistant; (also used as a sfx.) a girdle, a girth (বদ্ধপরিকর).

পরিকর্ম [ parikarma ] n act of making one's toilet; dressing. পরিকর্মা n. a servant esp. one attending to toilet and clothes, a valet.

পরিকর্ষ [ parikarṣa ] n remarkable improvement; (inc.) culture.

পরিকল্পক [ parikalpaka ] n a planner; a deviser; a de signer; a planning officer.

পরিকল্পনা, পরিকল্পন [ parikalpanā, parikalpana ] n planning, devising, designing a plan, a design. পরিকল্পনা করা v. to plan, to devise, to contrive, to design. পরিকল্পনাধিকারিক n. a planning officer.

পরিকল্পিত [ parikalpita ] a planned, devised, contrived, designed; intended.

পরিকীর্ণ [ parikīrṇa ] a thoroughly or extensively scat tered or strewn or spread out or dif fused or pervaded.

পরিকীর্তন [ parikīrtana ] n act of singing or narrating or praising or glorifying emphatically or in a special manner. পরিকীর্তিত a. sung or narrated or praised or glorified em phatically or in a special manner.

পরিকেন্দ্র [ parikēndra ] n circumcentre. পরিকেন্দ্রিক, পরিকেন্দ্রী a. circumcentric.

পরিক্রম, পরিক্রমণ [ parikrama, parikramaṇa ] n walking or pacing or strolling, ambulation; travelling or traversing; act of travelling widely or thoroughly, peregrination; act of going round, circumambulation. পরিক্রমন করা v. to walk, to pace, to stroll; to ambu late, to travel, to traverse, to travel widely or thoroughly, to peregrinate; to go round, to circumambulate. পরিক্রমকাল n. periodic time. পরিক্রমা n. act of going round, rotation (সূর্যপরিক্রমা), circumambulation; wide travelling, peregrination (তীর্থপরিক্রমা); (fig.) critical survey (সাহিত্যপরিক্রমা).

পরিক্লিষ্ট [ parikliṣṭa ] a extremely distressed or af flicted or wearied.

পরিক্ষিপ্ত [ parikṣipta ] a scattered; abandoned; sur rounded.

পরিক্ষীণ [ parikṣīṇa ] a extremely thin or dim or ema ciated.

পরিক্ষেপ [ parikṣēpa ] n scattering; scattered state; abandonment; act or state of being sur rounded; that which encloses, such as fencing, railing etc.

পরিখা [ parikhā ] n a protective ditch around a ram part; a trench, a moat.

পরিগণক [ parigaṇaka ] n a reckoner, a computer, an enumerator.

পরিগণন, পরিগণনা [ parigaṇana, parigaṇanā ] n thorough reckoning, computation, enumeration; consider ation. পরিগণনা করা v. to reckon thor oughly, to compute, to enumerate; to consider or regard (as).

পরিগণিত [ parigaṇita ] a thoroughly reckoned, com puted, enumerated; considered or re garded (as). fem. পরিগণিতা ।

পরিগৃহীত [ parigṛhīta ] a solemnly taken, accepted; put on; won; assumed.

পরিগ্রহ [ parigraha ] n act of taking or accepting sol emnly (দারপরিগ্রহ); act of putting on or wearing (বেশপরিগ্রহ); act of assuming (রূপপরিগ্রহ). পরিগ্রহ করা v. to take or ac cept solemnly; to put on, to wear; to assume.

পরিগ্রাহক [ parigrāhaka ] n one who takes or accepts sol emnly; one who puts on or wears; one who assumes. fem. পরিগ্রাহিকা ।

পরিঘ [ parigha ] n a kind of iron cudgel used in war in ancient times.

পরিচয় [ paricaẏa ] n acquaintance; familiarity; intro duction; identity; particulars about one's identity such as name, address, lineage etc.; experience or practice (এ কাজের সঙ্গে পরিচয়); a sign, a token (প্রেমের পরিচয়); same, reputation (সাহিত্যিক হিসাবে পরিচয়); love, amour ('নবপরিচয় কালিয়া বঁধুর সনে'). পরিচয় করা v. to make an acquaintance (with), to acquaint oneself (with); to experience. পরিচয় গোপন করা v. to conceal one's identity; hide one's identity. পরিচয় দেওয়া v. to introduce, to give one's in troduction; to reveal one's identity; to apprise. পরিচয় নেওয়া v. to ask for one's introduction; to get acquainted; to learn particulars or details (of). ̃পত্র n. a letter of introduction; credentials.

পরিচর [ paricara ] n a servant, an attendant; a com panion; a nurse; a worshipper.

পরিচর্যা [ paricaryā ] n serving, waiting or attending upon; nursing; worship. পরিচর্যা করা v. to serve, to wait or attend upon; to nurse; to worship.

পরিচলন [ paricalana ] n (phys.) convection.

পরিচায়ক [ paricāẏaka ] a introducing, introductory; prefatory; informing; indicative (of.) fem. পরিচায়িকা ।

পরিচারক [ paricāraka ] n a servant, a serving-man, a valet; a varlet. পরিচারিকা n. fem. a maid-servant; a maid, a female domes tic servant.

পরিচালক [ paricālaka ] a one who or that which drives or runs a vehicle etc.; conducting; managing, directing; leading or guid ing; administering, ruling. ☐ n. a driver; a conductor; a manager; a di rector; a leader; an administrator; a ruler; a chief. পরিচালক সমিতি n. manag ing committee.

পরিচালন, পরিচালনা [ paricālana, paricālanā ] n act of driving a ve hicle etc.; conduction; management; direction; lead; administration; rule. পরিচালনা করা v. to drive or run; to con duct; to manage; to direct; to lead; to administer; to rule.

পরিচালিকা [ paricālikā ] fem of পরিচালক ।

পরিচালিত [ paricālita ] a driven, run; conducted; man aged; directed; led; administrated; ruled.

পরিচিত [ paricita ] n acquainted; familiar; known; practised (পরিচিত কর্ম). পরিচিতি same as পরিচয় । পরিচিত ব্যক্তি an acquaintance.

পরিচিন্তন [ paricintana ] n deep or careful thinking or deliberation; planning.

পরিচিন্তিত [ paricintita ] a deeply or carefully thought out or deliberated; well-planned.

পরিচ্ছদ [ paricchada ] n a covering; a dress; clothing; garment.

পরিচ্ছন্ন [ paricchanna ] a clean; tidy; neat, spruce; (of mind etc.) free from impurities or an gularity; honest and candid. ̃তা n. cleanliness; tidiness; neatness; purity. honesty and candour.

পরিচ্ছিন্ন [ paricchinna ] a divided, parted; separated; severed; detached; limited, bounded; individualized; moderate.

পরিচ্ছেদ [ paricchēda ] n a part, a division; a section; (of books) a chapter; a limit প্রাণান্তকর পরিচ্ছেদ; ascertainment; fixation.

পরিজন [ parijana ] n a member of a family; a depen dent; a friend; a kinsman; a servant, an attendant. ̃বর্গ n. pl. the family circle.

পরিজ্ঞাত [ parijñāta ] a well-known, familiar; well ac quainted, thoroughly cognizant or versed, au fait. পরিজ্ঞাত থাকা v. to know fully, to be fully aware.

পরিজ্ঞান [ parijñāna ] n thorough knowledge or ac quaintance; insight.

পরিণত [ pariṇata ] a ripe; full-grown; mature (পরিণত বুদ্ধি); resulting in; turned or rendered into; converted to; advanced (পরিণত বয়স); arrived at the last stage. পরিণত করা v. to turn or render into. পরিণত হওয়া v. to result in or turn into. পরিণতি n. maturity; ultimate stage or state; conclusion, end; consequence. পরিণত বয়সে in old or advanced age. ̃বয়স্ক a. advanced in age or years.

পরিণদ্ধ [ pariṇaddha ] a tied; bound; attached, con nected; encircled, girdled, girt.

পরিণয় [ pariṇaẏa ] n marriage, wedding. (কারও). পরিণয় হওয়া to be married or wedded to ̃বন্ধন, ̃সূত্র n. marriage-tie, wed lock.

পরিণাম [ pariṇāma ] n last stage or state; conclusion; consequence; change of state, transfor mation; future. ̃দর্শী a. foreseeing; far sighted. ̃দর্শিতা n. foresight; farsight edness. ̃বাদ n. the theory of evolution. পরিণামে adv. finally, ultimately, in the end; in the long run; in future.

পরিণাহ [ pariṇāha ] n width; contour.

পরিণীত [ pariṇīta ] a married, wedded. fem. পরিণীতা ।

পরিণেতা [ pariṇētā ] n one who marries; a husband.

পরিণেয় [ pariṇēẏa ] a marriageable; fit for marrying.

পরিতপ্ত [ paritapta ] a very much heated; quite warm; extremely afflicted.

পরিতাপ [ paritāpa ] n lament; deep grief or regret; repentance, compunction; remorse. পরিতাপ করা v. to lament; to express deep grief. পরিতাপের বিষয় a lamentable affair; a matter of deep regret.

পরিতুষ্ট [ parituṣṭa ] a well satisfied or gratified; very pleased. fem. পরিতুষ্টা । পরিতুষ্ট করা v. to satisfy or gratify or please thoroughly. পরিতুষ্টি same as পরিতোষ ।

পরিতৃপ্ত [ paritṛpta ] a thoroughly satisfied or grati fied. পরিতৃপ্ত করা n. to satisfy or gratify thoroughly. পরিতৃপ্তি n. thorough satis faction or gratification.

পরিতোষ [ paritōṣa ] n thorough satisfaction or grati fication; deep pleasure. ̃পূর্বক adv. with a great or thorough satisfaction; to the point of satiety or to one's heart's content (পরিতোষপূর্বক ভোজন করা). ̃জনক a. thoroughly or highly satisfac tory or gratifying.

পরিত্যক্ত [ parityakta ] a given up; left off; abandoned; deserted; relinquished; quitted; re nounced; omitted. fem. পরিত্যক্তা ।

পরিত্যাগ, পরিত্যজন [ parityāga, parityajana ] n act of giving up or leaving off; abandonment; desertion; relinquishment; quittance; renounce ment, renunciation; omission. পরিত্যাগ করা v. to give up; to leave off; to aban don; to desert; to relinquish, to quit; to renounce; to leave out, to omit.

পরিত্যাজ্য [ parityājya ] a fit to be given up or left off or abandoned or deserted or relin quished or quitted or renounced or omitted. fem. পরিত্যাজ্যা ।

পরিত্রাণ [ paritrāṇa ] n rescue, deliverance; (theol.) salvation; liberation; relief; exemption; riddance. পরিত্রাণ করা v. to rescue, to deliver; (esp. in theol.) to save; to liberate; to relieve. পরিত্রাণ পাওয়া v. to be rescued; (esp. in theol.) to be saved; to be liberated or relieved or ex empted; to get rid of. ̃কর্তা n. a deliv erer, a liberator, a saviour. পরিত্রাণের পথ বা উপায় path of salvation; way of es cape, way out.

পরিত্রাতা [ paritrātā ] n a rescuer, a deliverer; (esp. in theol.) a saviour; a liberator; a reliever.

পরিত্রাহি [ paritrāhi ] v (imperat.) rescue, deliver, save, relieve. পরিত্রাহি ডাক ছাড়া to call out or cry for help.

পরিদর্শক [ paridarśaka ] n an observer; an inspector; a supervisor; a probation officer (as of juvenile offenders), visitor (of an insti tution.)

পরিদর্শন, পরিদর্শ [ paridarśana, paridarśa ] n (careful) observation; inspection; supervision. পরিদর্শন করা v. to observe (esp. carefully); to inspect; to supervise.

পরিদর্শী [ paridarśī ] a observing (esp. carefully); in specting; supervising.

পরিদৃশ্যমান [ paridṛśyamāna ] a visible all around; thor oughly visible; manifest.

পরিদৃষ্ট [ paridṛṣṭa ] a observed, noticed; espied; in spected; supervised.

পরিদেবন, পরিদেবনা [ paridēbana, paridēbanā ] n lamentation; wail ing; bewailing; repentance.

পরিধান [ paridhāna ] n dress, garment, clothes; act of putting on or wearing. পরিধান করা v. to put on, to wear. ̃বস্ত্র n. garment, colthes.

পরিধি [ paridhi ] n circumference; periphery; girth. ̃মাপক n. perimeter.

পরিধেয় [ paridhēẏa ] a fit to be put on or worn. ☐ n. clothes, garment.

পরিনির্বাণ [ parinirbāṇa ] n the cessation of individual existence, nirvana, salvation, beatitude.

পরিপক্ক [ paripakka ] a thoroughly ripe; (thoroughly) mature; well-experienced; thoroughly habituated or addicted (নেশায় পরিপক্ক); very precocious (পরিপক্ক ছেলে). ̃তা n. thorough ripeness; (thorough) matu rity; thorough experience; inveterate habit or addiction; precocity.

পরিপত্র [ paripatra ] n a circular.

পরিপন্হী [ paripanhī ] a unfavourable, adverse; oppos ing, obstructing, hindering; hostile, in imical.

পরিপাক [ paripāka ] n digestion; assimilation. পরিপাক করা v. to digest; to assimilate. ̃দোষ n. digestive trouble. ̃যন্ত্র n. the digestive organ, the stomach. ̃শক্তি n. digestive power; power of assimilation.

পরিপাটি [ paripāṭi ] n orderly arrangement; orderli ness; skill. ☐ a. arranged in an orderly manner; orderly; skilful, adroit.

পরিপার্শ্ব [ paripārśba ] n surroundings, entourage.

পরিপালক [ paripālaka ] n one who brings up, a rearer; an administrator.

পরিপালন [ paripālana ] n act of bringing up or rearing; administration. পরিপালন করা v. to bring up, to rear, to support; to administrate.

পরিপালিত [ paripālita ] a brought up, reared; adminis tered.

পরিপুষ্ট [ paripuṣṭa ] a well-developed; plump, robust and muscular; well-nourished; care fully brought up. fem. পরিপুষ্টা । ̃তা, পরিপুষ্টি n. good development; plump ness; robustness and muscularity; sound nourishment; careful bringing up.

পরিপূরক [ paripūraka ] a completing; fulfilling; (chiefly in geom.) complementary (পরিপূরক কোণ).

পরিপূরণ [ paripūraṇa ] n repletion; act of repleting; fulfilment; completion; act of comple menting. পরিপূরণ করা v. to replete; to fill up; to fulfil; to complete; to complement.

পরিপূরিত, পরিপূর্ণ [ paripūrita, paripūrṇa ] a replete; teeming; filled up; fulfilled; completed; comple mented. fem. পরিপূর্ণা । পরিপূর্ণতা n. re pleteness, repletion.

পরিপৃক্ত [ paripṛkta ] a saturated. পরিপৃক্ত করা v. to saturate. পরিপৃক্তি n. saturation. পরিপৃক্ত দ্রব saturated solution.

পরিপোষক [ paripōṣaka ] a nourishing; cherishing; sup porting (পরিপোষক মূল্য); protecting, protective.

পরিপোষণ [ paripōṣaṇa ] n nourishment; cherishing; support; protection. পরিপোষণ করা v. to nourish; to cherish; to support; to pro tect.

পরিপ্রেক্ষিত [ pariprēkṣita ] n perspective.

পরিপ্লব [ pariplaba ] n flooding; flood; submersion; inundation; drenching.

পরিপ্লূত [ pariplūta ] a flooded; submerged; inun dated; drenched, soaked, saturated. fem. পরিপ্লূতা । পরিপ্লূত করা v. to flood; to submerge; to inundate; to drench; to saturate.

পরিবর্জন [ paribarjana ] n complete abandonment or avoidance or casting off or giving up or renouncement or rejection. পরিবর্জনীয় a. that which can be or should be aban doned or given up or renounced.

পরিবর্জিত [ paribarjita ] a completely abandoned or avoided or cast off or given up or re nounced or rejected.

পরিবর্ত [ paribarta ] n exchange; barter; a substitute. পরিবর্ত বিবাহ marrying a girl into a fam ily and receiving one in marriage from it, inter-marriage. ̃ক a. & n. one who or that which exchanges or barters or changes or alters or modifies or trans forms or effects a change in circum stances or metamorphoses or converts or rotates or recedes or returns. ˜মান a. changing.

পরিবর্তন [ paribartana ] n exchange; barter; change; al teration; modification; transformation; a change in circumstances; metamor phosis; conversion; rotation; recession; return. পরিবর্তন করা v. to exchange; to barter; to change; to alter; to modify; to transform; to effect a change in cir cumstances; to metamorphose; to con vert; to rotate; to recede; to return. ̃বিমুখ a. not ready or willing to change; averse to change, conserva tism. ̃বিমুখতা n. unwillingness to change; conservatism. ̃শীল a. change ful; changing; full of vicissitude or va riety; metamorphic. পরিবর্তনীয় a. ex changeable; that which can be or is to be bartered; changeable; alterable; modifiable; transformable; capable of suffering a change in circumstances; metamorphic; convertible. পরিবর্তিত a. exchanged; bartered; changed; altered; modified; transformed; metamor phosed; converted; rotated; returned. পরিবর্তী a. changeful; (sc.) alternating. পরিবর্তী মোক্ষণ oscillatory discharge.

পরিবর্তে [ paribartē ] adv in place of, instead of, in lieu of, in exchange for.

পরিবর্ধক [ paribardhaka ] a. & n one who or that which develops or improves or extends or magnifies or enlarges or amplifies, promoting or helping development or growth (of). পরিবর্ধক কাচ a magnifying glass.

পরিবর্ধন [ paribardhana ] n development; improvement; magnification; enlargement; amplifica tion.

পরিবর্ধিত [ paribardhita ] a developed, magnified; en larged (পরিবর্ধিত সংস্করণ); amplified.

পরিবলন [ paribalana ] n (bot.) circumnutation.

পরিবহণ [ paribahaṇa ] n transportation, transport, con veyance; (esp. in elec.) conduction. পরিবহন করা v. to transport, to convey; to conduct. পরিবহন আধিকারিক transport officer.

পরিবাদ [ paribāda ] n disrepute, reproach, blame, slander. পরিবাদক, পরিবাদী a. reproach ing, blaming. পরিবাদিনী a. fem. of পরিবাদী ☐ n. a seven-stringed musical instrument, a heptachord.

পরিবার [ paribāra ] n a family; a family circle; a wife. পরিবার পরিকল্পনা n. family planning.

পরিবাহক্ষেত্র [ paribāhakṣētra ] n (geog.) a basin, a catchment area.

পরিবাহণ [ paribāhaṇa ] n conduction.

পরিবাহিত [ paribāhita ] a conducted. পরিবাহিত মৃত্তিকা transported soil.

পরিবাহিতা [ paribāhitā ] a. fem of পরিবাহিত । ☐ n. con ductivity.

পরিবাহী [ paribāhī ] a conducting. ☐ n. a conductor.

পরিবৃত [ paribṛta ] a completely surrounded, en circled, beset; completely covered or overcast. পরিবৃতি n. encirclement, besetment; thorough covering or over casting.

পরিবৃত্ত [ paribṛtta ] n (geom.) a circumcircle.

পরিবৃত্তি [ paribṛtti ] n alteration, change; transition; exchange, barter. ̃কাল n. (phys.) tran sition period.

পরিবেত্তা [ paribēttā ] n a younger brother who mar ries whilst his elder is still unmarried.

পরিবেদন [ paribēdana ] n act of getting married whilst one's elder brother is still unmarried.

পরিবেদনা [ paribēdanā ] n great pain or pang or afflic tion or distress.

পরিবেশক, পরিবেষক [ paribēśaka, paribēṣaka ] n a distributor, a dealer; one who serves food at table.

পরিবেশন, পরিবেষণ [ paribēśana, paribēṣaṇa ] n distribution, act of dealing out; act of serving food at table. পরিবেশন করা, পরিবেষণ করা v. to distrib ute, to deal out; to serve (food at table).

পরিবেষ্টক [ paribēṣṭaka ] a one who or that which sur rounds or goes round or encircles or encloses.

পরিবেষ্টন [ paribēṣṭana ] n an enclosure; act of surround ing or going round or enclosing, en circlement, besetment. পরিবেষ্টন করা v. to surround, to go round, to encircle; to enclose. পরিবেষ্টনী n. entourage, sur roundings; fencing, railings, enclosure.

পরিবেষ্টিত [ paribēṣṭita ] a surrounded, encircled, beset, engirt; enclosed. fem. পরিবেষ্টিতা ।

পরিব্যাপ্ত [ paribyāpta ] a spread, spread out; extended, expanded. পরিব্যাপ্তি n. spreading, spreading out; expansion; diffusion; extension.

পরিব্রজ্যা [ paribrajyā ] n wandering as a mendicant or wandering asceticism; pilgrimage.

পরিব্রাজক [ paribrājaka ] n a traveller; a mendicant or wandering ascetic.

পরিব্রাজন [ paribrājana ] n travelling; wandering.

পরিব্রাজিকা [ paribrājikā ] fem of পরিব্রাজক ।

পরিভব [ paribhaba ] n defeat; discomfiture.

পরিভাষা [ paribhāṣā ] n a technical word or term; technical terminology.

পরিভূত [ paribhūta ] a defeated, discomfited.

পরিভৃতি [ paribhṛti ] n emolument; wages; salary, pay.

পরিভোগ [ paribhōga ] n thorough enjoyment; sexual intercourse.

পরিভ্রমণ [ paribhramaṇa ] n act of going round, rotation; perigrination; travelling; wandering; roaming; strolling, walking. পরিভ্রমণ করা v. to go round, to rotate; to perigrinate; to travel; to wander; to stroll, to walk.

পরিভ্রষ্ট [ paribhraṣṭa ] a detached and fallen; shed. পরিভ্রষ্ট হওয়া v. to get detached and fall down; to be shed.

পরিভ্রূণ [ paribhrūṇa ] n perisperm.

পরিমন্ডল [ parimanḍala ] n an orbit; a circle; a circumfer ence; (fig.) a society or sphere; envi ronment; surrounding, encirclement; a globe; any globular object.

পরিমন্ডিত [ parimanḍita ] a well-ornamented, well-deco rated, well-adorned; endowed.

পরিমল [ parimala ] n fragrance caused by being anointed (with sandal-paste etc.); fra grance, perfume, sweet scent; (pop.) nectar of flowers ('পরিমল লোভে অলি আসিয়া জুটিল').

পরিমাণ [ parimāṇa ] n measure, weight, amount, quantity, number, degree; extent. পরিমাণ করা v. to measure, to weigh; (rare) to count; to survey (as land); to assess (as importance). পরিমাণে হওয়া v. to measure, to weigh; to be adequate in proportion to. ̃ফল n. result of mea surement or counting; (arith.) area measure, square measure.

পরিমাত্রা [ parimātrā ] n (mech.) intensity.

পরিমাপ [ parimāpa ] n measurement; weighing; counting; (fig.) assessment (জ্ঞানের পরিমাপ); measure, weight, amount, quantity, number, degree; land-mea sure, survey. পরিমাপ করা same as পরিমাণ করা (see পরিমাণ). পরিমাপক a. measur ing; weighing; counting; surveying; as sessing. ☐ n. a measurer; weigher; counter; a surveyor (of land); an asses sor; a measuring or weighing or count ing or surveying machine. পরিমাপন n. measuring or weighing or counting or surveying (as land) or (fig.) assessing.

পরিমার্জন [ parimārjana ] n scouring or cleansing; refin ing or chastening. পরিমার্জনা n. scouring or cleansing; refining; (of a book, a dictionary etc) correction, editing and making up-to-date.

পরিমার্জিত [ parimārjita ] a scoured; cleansed; refined; corrected and revised; chastened. পরিমার্জিত করা v. to scour; to cleanse; to refine; to correct and revise; to chas ten.

পরিমিত [ parimita ] a moderate; temperate, abstemi ous; measuring or amounting (চারহাত পরিমিত); measured; mensurated; (rare) sufficient, adequate. ̃ব্যয়ী a. eco nomic, frugal. পরিমিতাচার n. modera tion, temperance. পরিমিতাচারী a. temper ate.

পরিমিতি [ parimiti ] n measurement; measure; (math.) mensuration.

পরিমেয় [ parimēẏa ] a measurable; finite.

পরিমেল [ parimēla ] n an association. ̃নিয়মাবলি n. articles of association. ̃বন্ধ n. a memo randum of association.

পরিম্লান [ parimlāna ] a very pale or jaded or worn out; glum or sombre.

পরিযাণ [ pariyāṇa ] n traffic; migration. পরিযাণ নির্বাহক, পরিযাণ ব্যবস্হাপক n. a traffic manager. পরিযাণ আরক্ষী n. traffic po lice.

পরিযায়ী [ pariyāẏī ] a trafficking; itinerant; migra tory.

পরিরক্ষণ [ parirakṣaṇa ] n preservation; protection; guarding; careful custody or guardian ship.

পরিরক্ষিত [ parirakṣita ] a preserved; protected; guarded; kept under careful custody or guardianship.

পরিরম্ভ, পরিরম্ভণ [ parirambha, parirambhaṇa ] n close embrace; sexual intercourse.

পরিলক্ষিত [ parilakṣita ] a noticed; observed.

পরিলিখিত [ parilikhita ] a (geom.) circumscribed.

পরিলেখ [ parilēkha ] n an outline; an outline sketch.

পরিশিষ্ট [ pariśiṣṭa ] a remaining. ☐ n. an appendix, a supplement (as of a book).

পরিশীলন [ pariśīlana ] n practice, study, cultivation; an embrace; anointment. পরিশীলিত a. practised, studied, cultivated; refined; sophisticated; embraced; anointed.

পরিশুদ্ধ [ pariśuddha ] a meticulously refined or puri fied or sanctified. পরিশুদ্ধ করা v. to re fine or purify or sanctify meticulously. পরিশুদ্ধি n. meticulous refinement or pu rity or sanctity.

পরিশুষ্ক [ pariśuṣka ] a very dry; pale; shrivelled.

পরিশেষ [ pariśēṣa ] n remainder; end; the last stage; conclusion; the concluding part. পরিশেষে adv. at last, in the end; finally, ultimately; in the long run.

পরিশোধ [ pariśōdha ] n repayment (as of a debt); (fig.) revenge or retaliation. পরিশোধ করা v. to repay, to pay off, to pay back; (fig.) to avenge or retaliate.

পরিশোধন [ pariśōdhana ] n meticulous refinement or pu rification or sanctification.

পরিশোধ্য [ pariśōdhya ] a that which is to be or can be repaid, outstanding or repayable.

পরিশ্রম [ pariśrama ] n labour, toil; diligence, indus try; effort, endeavour. পরিশ্রম করা v. to work hard, to labour, to toil; to work diligently; to endeavour. ̃কাতর, ̃বিমুখ a. averse to hard work, lazy. পরিশ্রমী a. hardworking, laborious; diligent, in dustrious.

পরিশ্রান্ত [ pariśrānta ] a fatigued, exhausted; tired; wearied. পরিশ্রান্তি n. fatigue, exhaus tion; tiredness, weariness.

পরিষদ, পরিষত্ [ pariṣada, pariṣat ] n an association, an as sembly, a society; a council; (pol.) a legislative council. পরিষদীয় a. pertain ing or relating to or concerning a coun cil or assembly; legislative; parliamen tary.

পরিষেবক [ pariṣēbaka ] n a sicknurse, a nurse.

পরিষেবা [ pariṣēbā ] n care of the sick, nursing.

পরিষেবিকা [ pariṣēbikā ] fem of পরিষেবক ।

পরিষ্করণ [ pariṣkaraṇa ] n cleansing or refining.

পরিষ্কার [ pariṣkāra ] n cleanliness; tidiness; neatness; clarity (as of water). ☐ a. clean; cleansed; clear; tidy; spruce, neat, or derly (পরিষ্কার কাজ); legible (পরিষ্কার লেখা); clearcut, outspoken, unambigu ous, unequivocal (পরিষ্কার কথা); beau tiful, bright, fair (পরিষ্কার আলো বা আবহাওয়া); cloudless (পরিষ্কার আকাশ); free from angularity, frank, straightfor ward, candid, open-hearted, sincere (পরিষ্কার মন); intelligent, free from confusion (পরিষ্কার মাথা); free from morbidity, healthy (পরিষ্কার বুক); mu sical, sweet (পরিষ্কার গলা); keen (পরিষ্কার দৃষ্টি). পরিষ্কার করা v. to cleanse; to clean; to clear; to tidy; to free from morbidity or angularity; to wash (কাপড় পরিষ্কার করা). ̃ক a. cleansing. ☐ n. a cleaner; a cleansing agent. পরিষ্কার পরিচ্ছন্ন a. neat and clean, clean and tidy, spick and span.

পরিষ্কৃত [ pariṣkṛta ] a cleansed; cleaned; cleared; ti died; refined; washed (পরিষ্কৃত বস্ত্র).

পরিসংখ্যা [ parisaṅkhyā ] n especially enumerated or tabulated number; statistics. পরিসংখ্যাত a. especially enumerated or tabulated; statistical. পরিসংখ্যান n. statistics. পরিসংখ্যায়ক n. statistician.

পরিসমাপ্ত [ parisamāpta ] a ended, finished, concluded, completed. পরিসমাপ্তি n. end, termina tion; conclusion; completion.

পরিসম্পত্ [ parisampat ] n assets.

পরিসর [ parisara ] n extent; area; limit, boundary, end; width, breadth.

পরিসীমা [ parisīmā ] n limit, bounds; perimeter; end.

পরিস্হিতি [ parishiti ] n circumstances, situation.

পরিস্ফুট [ parisphuṭa ] a clearly revealed or expressed; well-developed; manifest, obvious; blossomed, blooming.

পরিস্ফুরণ [ parisphuraṇa ] n vibration; effervescence; manifestation.

পরিস্রব [ parisraba ] n (biol.) placenta.

পরিস্রাবণ, পরিস্রবণ, পরিস্রুতি [ parisrābaṇa, parisrabaṇa, parisruti ] n filtration. পরিস্রুত a. filtered (পরিস্রুত জল).

পরিসহনীয় [ parisahanīẏa ] a laughable, ridiculous; fit to be derided or mocked.

পরিহার [ parihāra ] n giving up; abandonment; avoidance; act of casting off; neglect, disregard; slight. পরিহার করা v. to give up; to abandon; to avoid, to shun; to cast off; to neglect, to disregard, to slight.

পরিহার্য [ parihārya ] a avoidable; that which can be given up or renounced or abandoned, renounceable.

পরিহাস [ parihāsa ] n a joke, a jest; ridicule; mock ery, derision. পরিহাস করা v. to poke fun at, to joke; to ridicule; to mock, to de ride, to laugh, to scorn. ̃চ্ছলে, ̃ভরে adv. jokingly. ̃প্রিয় a. given to jesting, jestful; witty; fond of joking. ̃প্রিয়তা n. jestfulness; jocular; jocoseness; jocos ity; playfulness.

পরিহিত [ parihita ] a clothed, clad, dressed, wear ing; that which is put on or worn (পরিহিত পোশাক). fem. পরিহিতা ।

পরীক্ষক [ parīkṣaka ] n a tester; an examiner; a trier; an investigator; an experimenter; a foreteller, a diviner. ভগ্যপরীক্ষক n. a fortune-teller; a soldier of fortune, an adventurer.

পরীক্ষণ [ parīkṣaṇa ] n act of testing or examining or trying or investigating or foretelling or divining. পরীক্ষণীয় a. that which or one who is to be tested or examined or tried or investigated or experimented upon or divined; examinable.

পরীক্ষা [ parīkṣā ] n a test; an examination; a trial; an ordeal (অগ্নিপরীক্ষা); a cross-exami nation; an investigation; an experi ment; foretelling, divination, reading (হস্তরেখা পরীক্ষা) ; অদৃষ্টপরীক্ষা, ভাগ্যপরীক্ষা n. fortune-telling; act of seeking for tune. পরীক্ষা করা v. to test; to examine; to try; to test by an ordeal; to cross ex amine; to investigate; to experiment; to divine. পরীক্ষা দেওয়া v. to appear at an examination; to take an examination; to undergo a trial; to submit to an or deal. পরীক্ষা নেওয়া v. to examine, to test; to hold an examination; to test by an examination. পরীক্ষায় উতরে যাওয়া v. to stand a test or scrutiny. ̃গার, ̃গৃহ, ̃ভবন, ̃মন্দির, ̃শালা n. an examina tion-hall; a laboratory. ̃ধীন a. subject to or under examination or trial or test or investigation or experiment. ̃র্থী a. appearing at an examination. ☐ n. an examinee. fem. পরীক্ষার্থিনী ।

পরীক্ষামূলক [ parīkṣāmūlaka ] a experimental.

পরীক্ষামূলকভাবে [ parīkṣāmūlakabhābē ] adv by way of experi ment, experimentally.

পরীক্ষিত [ parīkṣita ] a tested; examined; tried; inves tigated; experimented.

পরীক্ষোত্তীর্ণ [ parīkṣōttīrṇa ] a passed at an examination; successful in an examination; one who has come through a test or ordeal suc cessfully; found suitable or good on trial or test. fem. পরীক্ষোত্তীর্ণা । পরীক্ষোত্তীর্ণ হওয়া v. to come through or pass an examination or test or ordeal; to stand a test or ordeal; to be found suitable or good on test or trial.

পরুষ [ paruṣa ] a harsh, rough, rude, haughty, ar rogant, cruel (পরুষ বচন). ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. harshness, rudeness, haughtiness, arro gance, cruelty.

পরে [ parē ] adv. & prep after, afterwards (সে পরে আসছে); thereafter, then (পরে যেখানে গেলাম); in future (পরে কী হয় বলা যায় না); after the occurrence of, after that (ট্রেন ছারার পরে স্টেশনে পৌঁছলাম); at the back of (রামের পরে শ্যাম যাচ্ছে); below (আমার নামের পরেই তার নাম); born later (এই ভাইটি আমার পরে). পরের দিন n. the day after. ☐ adv. on the following day.

পরোক্ষ [ parōkṣa ] a imperceptible or unseen but known or true, not known directly, cir cumstantial (পরোক্ষ প্রমাণ); indirect (পরোক্ষ উক্তি); roundabout (পরোক্ষভাবে). পরোক্ষ কর an indirect tax. পরোক্ষে, ̃ভাবে adv. behind one's back, in one's absence. পরোক্ষে নিন্দা করা to slander somebody in his absence, to backbite.

পরোটা [ parōṭā ] n a kind of thin bread fried in oil or clarified butter.

পরোপকার [ parōpakāra ] n the good of others; philan thropy, benevolence; (loos. but pop.) public welfare. পরোপকার করা v. to do good to others, to do a good turn (to a person). ̃ক, পরোপকারী a. doing good to others; philanthropic, benevolent. fem. পরোপকারিণী । পরোপকারিতা n. act of doing good to others; philanthropy, be nevolence.

পরেপজীবী, পরোপজীব্য [ parēpajībī, parōpajībya ] a living on an other; depending or hanging on an other for subsistence; parasitic.

পরোয়া [ parōẏā ] n heedfulness, care (উপদেশের পরোয়া); fear, daunt; concern, anxiety. পরোয়া করা v. to pay heed to; (esp. in neg.) to care; to be afraid of, to fear; to be concerned or anxious about. কুছ পরোয়া নেই no fear; no matter; never mind.

পর্কটি, পর্কটী [ parkaṭi, parkaṭī ] n a kind of fig-tree.

পর্জন্য [ parjanya ] n thunder-cloud, nimbus; Indra (ইন্দ্র) the thunder-god.

পর্ণ [ parṇa ] n a tree-leaf, a leaf (পর্ণকুটির); betel leaf (পর্ণকারী); a feather, a plume (সুপর্ণ). ̃কারী n. a grower of betel-leaves (by trade or caste). ̃কুটির n. a hut thatched with tree-leaves; (loos.) a hut. ̃ভোজী a. feeding on tree-leaves; (loos.) gramini vorous. ̃মোচী a. (bot.) deciduous. ̃শয্যা n. a bed made of tree-leaves; (loos.) a pallet. ̃শালা same as পর্ণকুটির । পর্ণী a. leafed, leaved; leafy. ☐ n. a tree.

পর্পটি [ parpaṭi ] n an Ayurvedic (আয়ুর্বেদীয়) drug made from a herbal plant.

পর্ব [ parba ] n a holy day; a fiesta; a feast, a festi val; a knuckle, a joint (as of a finger); (bot.) a node; (of books) a canto, a chapter.

পর্বত [ parbata ] n a mountain; a hill; a rock; a hill ock; a mount. ̃কন্দর, ̃গুহা n. a moun tain-cave, a cave, a cavern. ̃চূড়া n. a peak (of a mountain); a hill-top. ̃পার্শ্ব n. mountain-side, hillside. ̃প্রমাণ a. moun tain-high, high as a mountain; moun tainous; huge. ̃বাসী a. living on hills or mountains; highland. ☐ n. a hillman; a highlander. fem. ̃বাসিনী । ̃শিখর, ̃শৃঙ্গ same as ̃চুড়া । ̃শ্রেণি n. a mountain range. ̃সংকুল a. mountainous, having many mountains; hilly. পর্বতাকার a. look ing like a mountain; mountainous, huge. পর্বতারোহী n. a mountaineer. ☐ a. climb ing a mountain. পর্বতীয় a. of or grown in or living on mountains or hills; moun tainous, highland.

পর্বমধ্য [ parbamadhya ] n (bot.) an internode.

পর্বাস্ফোট [ parbāsphōṭa ] n act of snapping a knuckle or knuckles of one's finger(s).

পর্বাহ [ parbāha ] n a day of festival; a holy day; a fiesta; a festival.

পর্যঙ্ক [ paryaṅka ] n a costly bedstead or cot; a couch, a divan; (geog.) a basin (of a river).

পর্যটক [ paryaṭaka ] n a traveller, a perigrinator, a tourist.

পর্যটন [ paryaṭana ] n (wide) travel, perigrination, tour. পর্যটন করা v. to travel (widely), to perigrinate, to tour.

পর্যন্ত [ paryanta ] n limit, end, extremity. ☐ prep. to (মাথা থেকে পা পর্যন্ত); up to (এই সীমা পর্যন্ত); till or until (ট্রেন আসা পর্যন্ত, বৃষ্টি না থামা পর্যন্ত). ☐ adv. too, also, even (তিনি পর্যন্ত অনাচারমুক্ত নন).

পর্যাবসান [ paryābasāna ] n end, close, termination, con clusion; result; reduction. পর্যাবসান হওয়া v. to end, to terminate, to conclude; to result in; to be reduced to.

পর্যবসিত [ paryabasita ] a ended, terminated, concluded; resolved (into); reduced (to); resulting in.

পর্যবেক্ষক [ paryabēkṣaka ] a watching; observing. ☐ n. a watcher; an observer.

পর্যবেক্ষণ [ paryabēkṣaṇa ] n watching; observation. পর্যবেক্ষণ করা v. to watch; to observe. পর্যবেক্ষণিকা n. an observatory; a watch tower.

পর্যবেক্ষিত [ paryabēkṣita ] a watched; observed.

পর্যসন [ paryasana ] n removal; act of throwing all round; scattering.

পর্যন্ত [ paryanta ] a removed; thrown all round; scat tered; turned upside down, overturned; reversed.

পর্যাণ [ paryāṇa ] n saddle; a panel; a caparison.

পর্যাপ্ত [ paryāpta ] a ample, abundant; sufficient, ad equate, enough; moderate, temperate; capable, competent. পর্যাপ্তি n. ampli tude, abundance, plenty; sufficiency, adequacy, moderateness, moderation, temperance; capability, competence, competency.

পর্যাবরণ [ paryābaraṇa ] n environment; surroundings; the environs.

পর্যাবৃত্ত [ paryābṛtta ] a periodic. পর্যাবৃত্তি n. periodicity.

পর্যায় [ paryāẏa ] n a turn; serial order; succession; state, condition, shape, form, series (নবপর্যায়); a generation (আদিপুরুষ থেকে সাতাশের পর্যায়); a synonym (usu. পর্যায়শব্দ); (chiefly in sc.) a period (usu. পর্যায়কাল). ̃ক্রমে adv. by turns; serially; successively; alternately. ̃চ্যুতি, ̃ভঙ্গ n. a break in the series, a break in peri odicity; inversion. ̃শব্দ n. synony mous words; related or cognate words. ̃সম a. rhyming alternately. ̃সারণি n. (chem.) a periodic table.

পর্যালোচন, পর্যালোচনা [ paryālōcana, paryālōcanā ] n thorough discus sion or study or review. পর্যালোচনা করা v. to discuss or study or review thor oughly.

পর্যালোচিত [ paryālōcita ] a thoroughly discussed or studied or reviewed.

পর্যাস [ paryāsa ] n topsyturvy; upset, reverse, a great change; a revolution.

পর্যুদস্ত [ paryudasta ] a utterly defeated, routed, crushed; completely baffled; prevented or repulsed; totally forbidden; foiled, marred. পর্যুদস্ত করা v. to defeat utterly, to rout, to crush; to baffle completely; to prevent or repulse; to forbid totally; to foil, to mar.

পর্যুদাস [ paryudāsa ] n utter defeat, rout, crush; com plete frustration; prevention or repulse.

পর্যুষিত [ paryuṣita ] a stale (পর্যুষিতল অন্ন).

পর্যেষণ, পর্যেষণা [ paryēṣaṇa, paryēṣaṇā ] n search, investigation; research.

পর্শুকা [ parśukā ] n a rib, a vertebra.

পর্ষদ, পর্ষত্ [ parṣada, parṣat ] n a council, a board.

পল¹ [ pala¹ ] n a measure of time (= 24 sec onds); a moment, a while, a very short time; a measure of weight (= 8 তোলা).

পল² [ pala² ] n a bevel (পল-তোলা).

পলক [ palaka ] n wink or blink (of eyes); a very short time, an instant, a moment; an eyelid. পলক পড়া v. (of eyes) to close, to wink, to blink. পলক ফেলা v. to wink, to blink. ̃পাত n. closing of eyelids. ̃শূন্য, ̃হীন a. (of eyes) unwinking unblinking; (of sight or look) steadfast, fixed, winkless. পলকে পলকে every moment; in very quick succession. পলকে প্রলয় instant disaster (with little or no warning). পলকের মধ্যে, পলকে adv. in an instant, instantly; in the twinkling of an eye.

পলকা [ palakā ] a brittle, fragile; frail; delicate; unsubstantial.

পলটন [ palaṭana ] n an armed force; a platoon.

পলটি [ palaṭi ] v (imperf.) turning back.

পলতা [ palatā ] n the creeper bearing পটোল (this is used as a bitter pot-herb).

পলতে [ palatē ] n the wick of a lamp.

পল-তোলা [ pala-tōlā ] a bevelled.

পলল [ palala ] n meat; silt, slime; alluvium. পলল ভূমি n. alluvial soil.

পলস্তারা [ palastārā ] n a plaster (esp. one composed of slaked lime, sand and hair, and used for coating walls etc.). পলস্তারা দেওয়া বা লাগানো v. to plaster.

পলা¹ [ palā¹ ] n coral.

পলা² [ palā² ] n a kind of tiny ladle or spoon.

পলাগ্নি [ palāgni ] n bile.

পলাণ্ডু [ palāṇḍu ] n onion.

পলাতক [ palātaka ] a fugitive, fleeing; absconding. ☐ n. a fugitive; an absconder. fem. পলাতকা । পলাতক হওয়া v. to abscond.

পলান্ন [ palānna ] n a highly spiced dish of rice and meat boiled in clarified butter, pilau.

পলায়ন [ palāẏana ] n act of running away or fleeing, flight; escape. পলায়ন করা v. same as পালানো (v.). ̃পর a. fleeing, fugitive; absconding; escaping. পলায়নপর সেনাবাহিনী the retreating army. পলায়নোদ্যত a. attempting to flee or es cape, about to run away.

পলায়মান [ palāẏamāna ] a fleeing, fugitive; absconding; escaping. fem. পলায়মান ।

পলায়িত [ palāẏita ] a fled; absconded; escaped, fem. পলায়িতা ।

পলাশ [ palāśa ] n a kind of beautiful red flower having no fragrance; its tree, the dhak, the palas, Butea monosperma.

পলি [ pali ] n silt; alluvium. পলি পড়া v. to col lect alluvial deposit, to silt. পলি-পড়া a. silted up. ̃মাটি n. alluvium, silt; allu vial soil.

পলিজ [ palija ] a alluvial.

পলিত [ palita ] n grey-hairedness, grey-headed ness; greyness; grey. ☐ a. grey; aged, old. ̃কেশ a. grey-haired; old, aged.

পলীয় [ palīẏa ] n protein.

পলু [ palu ] n a species of silk-worm living on the mulberry tree.

পলো [ palō ] n a pail-shaped wicker-basket for catching fish.

পল্বল [ palbala ] n any small pool of water (esp. a shallow one).

পল্যয়ন [ palyaẏana ] n a saddle; a caparison; a panel, a pack-saddle.

পল্লব [ pallaba ] n a leaf (বৃক্ষপল্লব, নবপল্লব); a lid (অক্ষিপল্লব); a new tree-leaf; the forepart of a young shoot or sprout bearing new leaves (আম্রপল্লব). ̃গ্রাহিতা n. surface-grazing; dilettantism; eclec ticism; smattering acquaintance. ̃গ্রাহী a. dilettantish; smattering. পল্লবগ্রাহী লোক a dilettante (pl. dilettanti); a smat terer. পল্লবিত a. containing leaves, leafy; full of new leaves; sprouted; de tailed, exhausted; exaggerated (পল্লবিত বর্ণনা).

পল্লি, পল্লী [ palli, pallī ] n a small area of human habi tation containing a cluster of houses, a locality (গোপপল্লি); a hamlet; a village; a municipal division, a ward. ̃অঞ্চল n. a rural area; countryside. পল্লি উন্নয়ন n. village development, rural uplift. ̃গীতি n. folksong, village song. ̃গ্রাম n. a vil lage. ̃জীবন n. rural life, countrylife. ̃নৃত্য n. a country-dance. ̃বধু n. a country-woman, a country-wife. ̃বালা, ̃বালিকা n. a country-girl; a country maid. ̃বাস n. a village home; a coun try residence; act of living in a coun try. ̃বাসী a. living in a country, rural; (dero.) rustic. ☐ n. a countryman (fem. a country-woman), a villager. (dero.) a rustic. fem. ̃বাসিনী । ̃বাসী ভদ্রলোক a country gentleman. ̃ভবন n. a village home; a country residence; a country-house, a country seat. ̃মঙ্গল সমিতি vil lage welfare society. ̃সংগঠন n. rural organization, rural development. ̃সংস্কার n. rural reconstruction; village upliftment. ̃সমিতি n. a village society.

পশতু, পশতো [ paśatu, paśatō ] n Pushtu, Pushtoo, Pashto, a language of the Afghans.

পশম [ paśama ] n wool; fur. পশম পরিস্কার করা to card or comb wool. পশমিনা n. a kind of very fine woollen cloth. পশমি a. woollen; made of fur.

পশলা [ paśalā ] n a short spell of fall (as of rain), a shower.

পশা [ paśā ] v (poet.) to enter; to penetrate.

পশু [ paśu ] n a quadruped animal, a beast, a brute; a beastly or brutal man; an atten dant of Shiva (শিব). গবাদি পশু cattle. গৃহপালিত পশু a domestic animal; (pl.) livestock. বলির পশু a sacrificial beast. ভারবাহী পশু a beast of burden, a draught animal, a pack animal. শিকারি পশু a beast of prey. শিকারের পশু a game. ̃চর্ম n. animal skin; hide; pelt. ̃চারণ n. act of grazing cattle, grazing. পশুচারণ করা v. to graze or feed cattle. ̃চারণ ক্ষেত্র n. a pasturage, a grazing-field. ̃চারণযোগ্য a. pasturable. ̃চিকিত্সক n. a veterinary surgeon. ̃ত্ব n. animality; beastliness; brutality. ̃ধর্ম n. bestiality; sexual in tercourse or copulation. ̃ধর্মা a. bes tial; brutal; addicted to excessive sexual intercourse or copulation. ̃পতি Shiva (শিব). ̃পাল a. herd or flock of animals or livestock. ̃পাল, ̃পালক n. a herdsman, a cowherd; a shepherd; a goatherd. ̃পালন n. act of rearing and tending and raising livestock, live stock farming. ̃পালনবিশারদ n. a live stock expert. ̃বত্ a. beast-like, beastly, bestial, brutal. ̃বত্ আচরণ bestiality, brutality. ̃রাজ n. the king of beasts; the lion. ̃লোম n. wool; fur. ̃শক্তি n. brute force. ̃শালা n. a zoological gar den, a zoo; a cattleshed; a stable. ̃শিকার n. game-hunting, hunting. ̃শিকারি n. a game-hunter, a hunter (fem. a huntress). ̃সুলভ same as পশুবত্ ।

পশ্চাত্ [ paścāt ] adv & prep. after, at or to the back of (পশ্চাত্ আসিতেছে). □ adv. after wards, later (পশ্চাত্ বলা); in or to the west. ☐ a. living at the back; reverse (পশ্চাত্ দিক). ☐ n. the back; the back side, the rear; the future. পশ্চাতে adv. behind (গৃহের পশ্চাতে); later, after wards (পশ্চাতে বলব).

পশ্চাত্পদ [ paścātpada ] a retreated; withdrawn; turned back; lagging behind. পশ্চাত্পদ হওয়া v. to retreat; to withdraw; to turn back; to lag behind.

পশ্চাত্তাপ [ paścāttāpa ] n repentance, remorse.

পশ্চাদ্গতি [ paścādgati ] n retrograde motion, backward movement. পশ্চাদ্গমন n. retrogression, going after, following. পশ্চাদ্গমন করা v. to follow, to go after. পশ্চাদ্গামী a. fol lowing, going after. পশ্চাদ্গামী হওয়া v. to follow, to go after. পশ্চাদ্বর্তী a. lying behind; lagging behind; following, coming after or behind. পশ্চাদ্বর্তী হওয়া v. to lie behind; to lag behind; to fol low. পশ্চাদনুসরণ n. act of following; pursuit. পশ্চাদনুসরণ করা v. to follow; to pursue. পশ্চাদনুসরণকারী a. following; pursuing. ☐ n. a follower; a pursuer. fem. পশ্চাদনুসরণকারিণী ।

পশ্চাদপসরণ [ paścādapasaraṇa ] n retreat.

পশ্চাদ্ভূমি [ paścādbhūmi ] n the rear; the background; hin terland.

পশ্চাদ্ধাবন [ paścāddhābana ] n act of running after; act of chasing. পশ্চাদ্ধাবন করা v. to run after; to chase, to pursue.

পশ্চাদ্ধাবিত [ paścāddhābita ] a running after; chasing, pur suing.

পশ্চাদ্ভাগ [ paścādbhāga ] n the backside; the rear; the back. পশ্চাদ্ভাগে adv. in the rear.

পশ্চার্ধ [ paścārdha ] n the lower half of the human body; the lower half; the latter half; the other half.

পশ্চিম [ paścima ] n the west; the Occident; the western world, the western hemi sphere. ☐ a. final, last, ultimate; subse quent; western. ̃দেশীয় a. of a western country; up-country. ̃বঙ্গ n. West Bengal. পশ্চিম বায়ুপ্রবাহ n. westerly winds; the west wind. পশ্চিম ভারতীয় দ্বীপপুঞ্জ n. the West Indies. পশ্চিমা a. of the west, western (পশ্চিমা বাতাস); up country (পশ্চিমা লোক); ☐ n. an up country man. পশ্চিমাঞ্চল n. the western part or region. পশ্চিমাস্য a. facing west ward. পশ্চিমি a. western; Occidental.

পশ্বাচার [ paśbācāra ] n a form of asceticism character ized by self-restraint, continence and abstinence from drinking wine and eat ing meat; beastly conduct, brutality. পশ্বাচারী a. practising the aforesaid form of asceticism; bestial, brutal.

পশ্বাধম [ paśbādhama ] a even worse than a beast or brute (পশ্বাধম ব্যক্তি).

পসরা [ pasarā ] n a load or heap of articles of traf fic, wares, merchandise (পসরা সাজানো); a basket containing articles of traffic (পসরা মাথায় করা); a load, a heap, a basket (কলন্কের পসরা); an article of traffic, a commodity.

পসার¹ [ pasāra¹ ] n a market-place, a bazaar; a shop; articles of traffic, wares (দোকানপসার).

পসার² [ pasāra² ] n a professional man's business practice; good practice (এই উকিলটির পসার আছে); good reputation, fame (গায়কমণ্ডলীতে পসার করা).

পসারা [ pasārā ] v (poet.) to stretch out, to extend (বাহু পসারিয়া).

পসারি [ pasāri ] n a shopkeeper, a seller, a dealer; a pedlar. fem. পসারিনি ।

পসুরি [ pasuri ] n a measure of weight (about 4.5 kgs.).

পস্তানো [ pastānō ] v to repent or rue or regret. পস্তানি n. repentance; regret.

পহিল [ pahila ] a (obs. & poet.) first; early; young. ̃হি adv. at first.

পা¹ [ pā¹ ] n (mus.) the fifth note of the dia tonic scale of C major, G.

পা² [ pā² ] n a leg; a foot; a paw; a leg of an ar ticle of furniture. পা চাটা v. to today, to bootlick. পা চালানো v. to quicken one's steps; to kick, (hum.) to hoof. পা টিপে, পা টিপে টিপে adv. on tiptoe; stealthily. পা দেওয়া v. to set foot on; to step in; to come. পা ধরা same as পায়ে ধরা । পা ধুতেও না আসা v. to avoid visiting or us ing (a place) out of sheer disgust or abomination. পা বাড়ানো v. to step out, to go out, to leave (ঘর থেকে পা বাড়ানো); to be on the point of going or setting out or departing; to set out. পায়ে ঠেলা v. to reject or abandon or shun scornfully, to spurn at (হাতের লক্ষী পায়ে ঠেলা). পায়ে তেল দেওয়া v. to flatter in a servile manner. পায়ে দলা v. to trample under foot. পায়ে ধরা v. to solicit or im portune or supplicate humbly. পায়ে পড়া v. to fall at one's feet in supplication. পায়ের উপর পা দিয়ে থাকা v. (fig.) to lead a carefree life of ease, comfort and in dolence. পায়ের পাতা n. an instep; a foot. পায়ে রাখা v. to treat or favour or shelter graciously. পায়ে হাত দেওয়া v. to touch some one's feet in obeisance. পা-চাটা a. footlicking, bootlicking. পা-চাটা লোক a footlicker, a bootlicker, a today. পা-পা করে adv. step by step. পায়ে পায়ে adv. at every step (পায়ে পায়ে বাধা); (of two or more persons or creatures) having one another's legs tied together; (of a single person or creature) having legs tied to gether (পায়ে পায়ে বাঁধা); with slow but steady steps (পায়ে পায়ে এগোনো); on the back of, pursuing (সে আমার পায়ে পায়ে আসছে).

পাই [ pāi ] n an obsolete Indian coin (=1/192; rupee), a pie.

পাইক [ pāika ] n a foot soldier, an infantryman, a footman; a guard or messenger armed with a staff and also with other weap ons (often a liveried one). পাইক বরকন্দাজ n. footmen and other follow ers.

পাইকা [ pāikā ] n (print.) pica.

পাইপ [ pāipa ] n a pipe.

পাউডার [ pāuḍāra ] n powder (esp. cosmetic pow der). পাউডার বোলানো, পাউডার মাখা v. to dust or daub with powder, to powder. পাউডারের কৌটো a powder-case, a pow der-box. পাউডারের তুলি a powder-puff.

পাউন্ড [ pāunḍa ] n a unit of weight (= 454 grammes); a unit of money (= 2 shil lings).

পাউরুটি [ pāuruṭi ] n bread baked in the European fashion. একটা গোটা পাউরুটি a loaf of bread. এক টুকরো পাউরুটি a piece or slice of bread.

পাওনা [ pāōnā ] a that which ought to be paid or done to one, due. ☐ n. due; money due to one; earnings, income (উপরি পাওনা); assets or outstanding bills (দেনা-পাওনা). পাওনা আদায় করা v. to real ize what is due; to realize a bill or claim. পাওনা দেওয়া, পাওনা মেটানো v. to pay what is due; to foot the bill. ̃গন্ডা, ̃থোওনা n. due; earnings, income. ̃দার n. a creditor.

পাওয়া [ pāōẏā ] v to get; to receive চিঠি পাওয়া; to obtain (মুক্তি পাওয়া); to find (চাকরি পাওয়া); to earn or gain (টাকা পাওয়া); to attain, to realize (সিদ্ধি পাওয়া): to come or happen (দেখতে পাওয়া); to have (দেখা পাওয়া); to be able (শুনতে পাওয়া); to inherit (বাপের স্বভাব পাওয়া); to feel or to be stricken with (খিদে পাওয়া); to feel like (কান্না পাওয়া); to enjoy (আরাম পাওয়া); to sense, to be aware of (টের পাওয়া); to be possessed by (ভূতে পাওয়া). ☐ a. obtained, earned (পাওয়া জিনিস); possessed by (ভূতে পাওয়া লোক). পড়ে পাওয়া to get by chance. জো পাওয়া to get an opportunity (for gain etc.) পাওয়ানো v. to cause to get or obtain or find or earn or gain or attain or inherit or be stricken with or feel like or feel or be possessed by.

পাংশন [ pāṃśana ] a bringing disgrace, tarnishing (কুল পাংশন).

পাংশু [ pāṃśu ] n ashes; dust; stain, stigma; vice, sin. ☐ a. livid, pale (পাংশুমুখ). ̃বর্ণ a. ash-coloured; livid. ☐ n. ash-colour. ̃ল a. dusty, dust-ridden; stained; vi cious, sinful; libidinous. ☐ n. Shiva (শিব). ̃লা a. fem. of পাংশুল । ☐ n. the earth.

পাঁইট [ pām̐iṭa ] n a measure of capacity, a pint.

পাঁক [ pān̐ka ] n slime, silt.

পাঁকাল [ pān̐kāla ] n a kind of eel. ☐ a. muddy, miry, clayey.

পাঁকুই [ pān̐kui ] n chilblain; foot-sore caused by mud.

পাঁচ [ pān̐ca ] n. & a five. পাঁচ কথা a lot of talking; many and varied topics; harsh words; a talking-to; reproof.

পাঁচই [ pān̐ci ] n the fifth day of a month, the fifth. ☐ a. (of the days of a month) fifth.

পাঁচজন [ pān̐cajana ] n (lit.) five persons; (fig.) people at large, others, they.

পাঁচড়া [ pān̐caḍ়ā ] n scabies, itches.

পাঁচন [ pān̐cana ] n a medicinal decoction prepared by boiling different herbs.

পাঁচনর [ pān̐canara ] n a five-tiered or five-stringed necklace. পাঁচনরি a. five-stringed or five-tiered পাঁচনরি হার.

পাঁচফোড়ন [ pān̐caphōḍ়na ] n cumin-seed, black cumin seed, fenugreek seed, aniseed and pars ley; these five kinds of spices collec tively.

পাঁচহাতি [ pān̐cahāti ] a five cubits long (পাঁচহাতি শাল).

পাঁচিল [ pān̐cila ] n a wall.

পাঁজ [ pān̐ja ] n a skein or wisp or roll of carded cotton.

পাঁজর, পাঁজরা [ pān̐jara, pān̐jarā ] n the ribs; the thorax; a rib bone, a rib.

পাঁজা¹ [ pān̐jā¹ ] n a brick-kiln, kiln.

পাঁজা² [ pān̐jā² ] n a bundle; a faggot; a pile, a heap. পাঁজা করা v. to bundle; to pile, to heap.

পাঁজা³ [ pān̐jā³ ] n outspread hands forming a stretcher.

পাঁজাকোলা [ pān̐jākōlā ] a lifted upon hands outspread in the shape of a stretcher. পাঁজাকোলা করা v. to lift upon hands outspread in the shape of a stretcher.

পাঁজি [ pān̐ji ] n a calendar, an almanac, an ephemeris. ̃পুথি n. ephemerides and scriptures; books collectively. হাতে পাঁজি মঙ্গলবার worrying for ascertaining a date with the almanac in hand; un necessary groping or search (for a so lution that is already there).

পাঁঠা [ pān̐ṭhā ] n a he-goat; (dero.) a dunce, a fool. fem. পাঁঠি । ̃বলি n. sacrifice of a goat by chopping off its head. পাঁঠার মাংস goat's meat; (pop.) mutton.

পাঁড় [ pān̐ḍ় ] a ripe (পাঁড় শসা); inveterate (পাঁড় মাতাল, পাঁড় বদমাশ). ☐ n. an inveterate drunkard.

পাঁড়ে [ pān̐ḍ়ē ] n the family name of some upcountry Brahmans.

পাঁতি [ pān̐ti ] n a row, a line (দাঁতের পাঁতি); a line quoted from scriptures as an authority, a scriptural prescription (পাঁতি দেওয়া); style, manner ('কথার দেখ পাঁতি'); a let ter, a note ('রতন হারে বাঁধিয়া দিনু পাঁতি'); information about identity, descriptive particulars (জাতির পাঁতি). ̃পত্র n. a sol emn marriage-contract drawn up in black and white. পাঁতিপত্র করা v. to draw up a solemn marriage-contract in black and white.

পাঁদাড় [ pān̐dāḍ় ] n a dump for sweepings, refuse etc. at the back of a house.

পাঁপর¹ [ pām̐para¹ ] n a snack made of the dough of pigeon-pea rolled into thin roundish saucer and eaten after frying in oil or singeing.

পাঁপর² [ pām̐para² ] n (law) a pauper.

পাঁয়তারা [ pām̐ẏatārā ] n act of pacing to find an oppor tunity to attack or grapple (as in wres tling); act of bragging before com mencing to do something; preliminary preparations. পাঁয়তারা কষা v. to pace up and down to find a suitable moment to attack or grapple; to brag before com mencing to do something; to make pre liminary preparations.

পাঁশ [ pām̐śa ] n ashes; a worthless or nonsense thing, talk etc. (ছাইপাঁশ). পাঁশুটে a. ash-coloured; livid, pale.

পাঁশকুড় [ pām̐śakuḍ় ] n dustbin.

পাক² [ pāka² ] n cooking; act of condensing by heat (সন্দেশের পাক); digestion (পাকস্হলী); consequence (বিপাক); grey ness (চুলে পাক ধরা). পাক করা v. to cook. পাক ধরা v. to begin to be condensed by heat; to begin to turn grey. ̃ক্রিয়া n. (function or act of) digestion. ̃তেল n. a medicinal oil. ̃পাত্র same as পাকস্হালী । ̃মন্ড n. chyme. ̃যন্ত্র n. the digestive organ, the stomach. পাকযন্ত্র-প্রদাহ n. in flammation of the stomach, gastritis. ̃শালা a. a kitchen, a cookhouse. ̃স্হলী n. the stomach. ̃স্হালী n. a cooking pot or utensil. ̃স্পর্শ n. the ceremony of a bride's serving out food for the first time to her husband's kinsfolk.

পাক³ [ pāka³ ] n a mythological demon. ̃শাসন n. Indra (ইন্দ্র), the slayer of Paka (পাক) the demon.

পাক⁴ [ pāka⁴ ] n act of going round or winding, circumambulation, revolution, convo lution, circular movement, rotation; a coil or ring (জিলিপির পাক); a twirl or spin; a providential or chance occur rence (পাকেচক্রে); an intrigue, a con spiracy, a plot, a tangle. পাক খাওয়া v. to go round; to have a walk; to wind; to circumambulate; to revolve, to con volve, to rotate; to twirl, to spin, to twine; to ravel. পাক খোলা v. to untwist; to unravel, to puzzle out. ̃দন্ডী n. a cir cuitous or spiral route that leads to the top of a mountain. পাক দেওয়া v. to go round; to have a walk; to twist, to spin, to ravel. পাক পড়া. পাক লাগা v. to be come twisted; to become twisted con fusedly, to ravel. পাক লাগানো same as পাক দেওয়া । পাকে পড়া v. to be entagled, to be caught in an intrigue; to get into difficulty or trouble. পাকে ফেলা v. to catch in an intrigue; to drive into diffi culty.

পাকড় [ pākaḍ় ] n arrest, seizure (ধরপাকড়). পাকড়াও a. seizure, arrest; act of catching with importunity (চকরির জন্য মন্ত্রীকে পাকড়াও). ☐ v. imperat. arrest, seize; catch. পাকড়ানো v. to catch; to seize; to arrest.

পাকন [ pākana ] n (obs.) ripening or maturing; (dero.) act of being seasoned or experi enced; (dero.) becoming precocious or depraved; (of hair etc.) act of turning grey.

পাকলানো [ pākalānō ] v (poet. & obs.) to redden ('চক্ষু পাকলিয়া বলে').

পাকা [ pākā ] v to ripen (ফল পাকা); to attain maturity, to mature (বুদ্ধি পাকা, বয়স পাকা); to turn grey (চুল পাকা); to sup purate (ফোঁড়া পাকা; to become seasoned (হাড় পাকা); to become experi enced or skilled (ডাক্তারিতে সে পেকেছে); to be hardened (বদমাশিতে পাকা); to be come depraved or spoilt or precocious (ছেলেটা ভারী পেকেছে). ☐ a. ripe; mature; grey; grey-haired (পাকা মাথা); skilled, experienced (পাকা কারিগর); inveterate, hardened (পাকা চোর); downright, thor ough (পাকা বদমাশ); precocious, spoilt, depraved; skilful (পাকা হাত); set (পাকা লেখা); durable, fast (পাকা রং); full, nett (পাকা পাঁচ কিলো); standard (পাকা ওজন); hardened in fire (পাকা ইট) brick-built (পাকা বাড়ি); permanent (পাকা চাকরি); final, settled, fixed (পাকা কথা, পাকা তারিখ); pure, genuine, unal loyed (পাকা সোনা); seasoned (পাকা হাড়, পাকা কাঠ); of a high standard (পাকা রচনা); tanned (পাকা চামড়া); le gally or formally drawn up (পাকা দলিল); pucka, pukka. (পাকা ওজন) stan dard weight esp. in which one seer (সের) is equal to 8 tolas (তোলা). পাকা কথা final word; a promise or word. পাকা করা v. to confirm or finalize. পাকা খাতা n. finalized book of accounts. পাকা ধানে মই দেওয়া (lit.) to harrow and de story a field of ripened paddy; (fig.) to undo an accomplished piece of work; to do incalculable harm to. পাকা ঘুঁটি কেঁচে যওয়া undoing of what is almost complete. পাকা চামড়া leather. ̃চুল n. grey hair; an aged and experienced man (পাকাচুলের পরামর্শ নেওয়া). পাকা দেখা v. to visit formally a prospective bride's house in order to draw up the marriage-contract in black and white. ̃দেখা n. a formal visit to a prospective bride's house in order to draw up the marriage-contract in black and white; the final view of a girl by the bridegroom's party before she is ac cepted in marriage. ̃পাকি a. settled, fixed, finalized; sure. পাকাপাকি করা v. to settle, to fix, to finalize; to make sure. ̃পোক্ত a. permanent; settled, fixed, finalized; hardened by long practice (পাকাপোক্ত লোক); experienced and seasoned; inveterate (পাকাপোক্ত চোর). পাকা বাড়ি a brick-built house, a building. পাকা মাথা a grey-headed or grey-haired person; an old or aged per son; a wise or experienced person. পাকা মাথায় সিঁন্দুর পরা (for a woman) to have one's husband living even when one becomes hoary-headed. পাকামি n. precocity. পাকা রাস্তা a metalled or cobbled road. পাকা হা়ড়ে ভেলকি দেখানো to show magical or amazing power or proficiency even in one's old age. পাকা হাত a set hand; skilled hand; an old hand, an experienced man; an adept. পাকা হিসাব final accounts.

পাকাটি [ pākāṭi ] n a stalk of the jute-plant used as fuel; (fig.) a lean rickety person.

পাকাটে [ pākāṭē ] a wizened.

পাকানো [ pākānō ] v to twist; to twirl; to ravel; to wring, to writhe (শরীর পাকানো); to wizen; to complicate (সে ব্যাপারটাকে পাকিয়েছে); to organize, to form (দল পাকানো); to cook, to ripen; to mature; to cause to turn grey; to cause to sup purate; to season; to make experienced or skilled; to harden; to deprave, to spoil, to make precocious. ☐ a. twisted; twirled; ravelled; wizened.

পাকাশয় [ pākāśaẏa ] n the stomach. ̃প্রদাহ n. inflam mation of the stomach, gastritis. পাকাশয়িক a. stomachal, stomachic; gas tric.

পাকি [ pāki ] a measured by the standard weight in which one seer (সের) is equal to 8 tolas (তোলা), standard (পাকি ওজন).

পাকিস্তানি [ pākistāni ] a of Pakistan. ☐ n. a citizen of Pakistan, Pakistani.

পাকুড় [ pākuḍ় ] n a species of fig-tree, Ficus infectoria.

পাকেচক্রে, পাকে-প্রকারে [ pākēcakrē, pākē-prakārē ] adv by this trick or that, through cunning devices; some how; by hook or by crook.

পাক্কা [ pākkā ] a emphatical var. of পাকা (a).

পাক্ষিক [ pākṣika ] a fortnightly. ☐ n. a fortnightly journal.

পাখনা [ pākhanā ] n a wing; a feather; a fin.

পাখলা [ pākhalā ] n rubbing and washing, scouring or rinsing (ধোয়া-পাখলা). পাখলানো. v. to rub and wash; to scour; to rinse.

পাখশাট [ pākhaśāṭa ] n a blow or a flap of a bird's wings. পাখশাট মারা v. (of a bird) to strike with wings, to flap one's wings.

পাখা [ pākhā ] n a wing; a feather; (rare) a fin; a fan; a propeller; vane or sail (as of a windmill). টানা পাখা n. a large fan sus pended from a pole and moved by pulling, a punkah, a punka. বিজলি-পাখা n. an electric fan. হাত-পাখা n. a hand fan. পাখা করা v. to fan. পাখা ঘোরানো v. to set a propeller or vane moving; to switch on an electric fan. পাখা ঝাপটানো v. (of a bird) to flutter or flap wings. পাখা টানা v. to pull a punkah.

পাখাওয়ালা [ pākhāōẏālā ] a winged; feathered; (rare) finned; having a propeller or vane or sail. ☐ n. a punkah-puller; a dealer in or pedlar of hand-fans; a repairer of electric fans; one who lets out electric fans on hire.

পাখি [ pākhi ] n the bird; a blind (of a window); a spoke (of a wheel); a step or rung of a ladder. পাখি পড়ানো v. to teach or get up by rote, to cram. পাখির প্রাণ very feeble vitality. পাখির বাসা a nest; (fig.) a very disorderly place or thing (মাথাটা যেন পাখির বাসা).

পাখোয়াজ [ pākhōẏāja ] n a musical instrument of per cussion shaped almost like a tom-tom. পাখোয়াজি n. one who can play on this instrument.

পাগড়ি [ pāgaḍ়i ] n a turban; a head-cloth. ̃ধারী n. turbaned.

পা-গাড়ি [ pā-gāḍ়i ] n a bicycle; (hum.) the foot or the leg (সবচেয়ে ভালো পা-গাড়ি).

পাঙাশ [ pāṅāśa ] n a large silvery-white fish.

পাঙ্ক্তেয় [ pāṅktēẏa ] a fit to be included in the same line or row or class; fit to be allowed to sit in a community-dinner (see পঙ্ক্তিভোজন).

পাঙ্গাশ² [ pāṅgāśa² ] a ash-coloured; livid, pale.

পাচক [ pācaka ] a digestive; gastric; one who cooks. ☐ n. a cook. ̃রস n. gastric juice, digestive fluid.

পাচন [ pācana ] a digestive; gastric. ☐ n. a medici nal decoction.

পাচনতন্ত্র [ pācanatantra ] n digestive system.

পাচনবাড়ি [ pācanabāḍ়i ] n a truncheon for driving cattle.

পাচনযন্ত্র [ pācanayantra ] n the digestive or gastric organ.

পাচার [ pācāra ] n act of finishing or consuming; slaughter, murder; secret removal (and hiding); kidnapping; smuggling; act or removing secretly and doing away. পাচার করা v. to finish; to consume; to slay, to murder, (coll.) to do in; to re move secretly (and conceal); to kid nap; to smuggle; to remove secretly and do away.

পাচিকা [ pācikā ] fem of পাচক ।

পাচ্য [ pācya ] a that which can be or is to be cooked; digestive, digestible.

পাছ [ pācha ] n the back part, the back.

পাছড়া-পাছড়ি [ pāchaḍ়ā-pāchaḍ়i ] n scuffle, mutual grappling.

পাছদুয়ার [ pāchaduẏāra ] n a back-door, a postern gate.

পাছতলা [ pāchatalā ] n the lower half of the body; the back part of a dwelling-house.

পাছা [ pāchā ] n the hip, the buttocks; the loins; the posteriors, the rump.

পাছা-পেড়ে [ pāchā-pēḍ়ē ] a (of a woman's cloth) having a broad lengthwise furbelow in the middle.

পাছু [ pāchu ] n the back (পাছু থেকে). ☐ a. flinch ing, retreated. ☐ adv. (dial.) towards one's back, back (পাছু ফেরা); from be hind (পাছু ডাকা); afterwards, later on (পাছু শুনব). ☐ prep. on the back of (আমার পাছু আসবে). পাছু লাগা. (dial.) v. to chase, to pursue; to tease; to watch one closely with mischievous intentions. পাছু হওয়া v. to flinch, to shrink back; to retreat. পাছু পাছু adv. & prep. on the back of, close behind.

পাছে [ pāchē ] prep. & adv same as পিছে । ☐ con. lest. পাছে পাছে same as পিছে পিছে ।

পাজি [ pāji ] a mean, vile; wicked; knavish; mischievous; hare-brained. পাজির পা ঝাড়া extremely mean or vile or wicked or knavish or mischievous. পাজি লোক a knave, a villain, a rogue, a scoundrel; a scapegrace; a varlet.

পাঞ্চজন্য [ pāñcajanya ] n (myth.) the conch used to be blown by Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) esp. in battles.

পাঞ্চবার্ষিক [ pāñcabārṣika ] a quinquennial.

পাঞ্চভৌতিক [ pāñcabhautika ] a of or composed of the five elements namely the earth, water, fire, air and atmosphere.

পাঞ্চালি [ pāñcāli ] n a princess of Panchal (পঞ্চাল); Draupadi of the Mahabharata.

পাঞ্জা [ pāñjā ] n the five playing-cards or dice; the palm of a hand; an impression of the palm; a letter or permit marked with the impression of the palm of a king or an official authority. পাঞ্জা কষা, পাঞ্জা লড়া v. to try the strength of each other's wrist by seizing it and trying to turn it down.

পাট¹ [ pāṭa¹ ] n a well-curb.

পাট² [ pāṭa² ] n words and actions of a character in a play, a part. পাট করা v. to act one's part.

পাট³ [ pāṭa³ ] n silk, linen; jute; a plank, a board (ধোপার পাট); a holy place (শ্রীপাট); a seat, an official seat, a throne (পাটে বসা, পাটরানি); (myth.) the imaginary mountain behind which the sun goes down whilst setting (সূর্য পাটে নামে); a fold, a plait (কাপড়ের পাট, চুলের পাট). ☐ a. royal (পাটহাতি). পাট করা v. to fold, to plait, to pleat; (fig.) to give a sound drubbing. পাটে নামা v. (of the sun) to set. পাটে বসা v. to sit on a throne; to be seated on the official seat; (of the sun) to set. পাটে পাটে adv. in or by folds; in every fold.

পাট⁴ [ pāṭa⁴ ] n routine duties of a household. পাট তোলা, পাট ওঠানো v. to complete the routine duties of a household; (fig.) to close down. পাট সারা v. to complete the routine duties of a household; (fig.) to complete a work.

পাটকেল [ pāṭakēla ] n a brickbat.

পাটন [ pāṭana ] n a city, a habitation, a settlement (গৌড় পাটন); trade and commerce; sea trade. পাটনে যাওয়া v. to set out on sea trade.

পাটনাই [ pāṭanāi ] a grown or produced in Patna; of Patna.

পাটনি [ pāṭani ] n a ferryman; a wharfinger.

পাটল [ pāṭala ] a brick-red, pale and pink-coloured.

পাটলা, পাটলি [ pāṭalā, pāṭali ] n the trumpet-flower or its plant.

পাটশাক [ pāṭaśāka ] n leaves of the jute-plant used as a pot-herb.

পাটা [ pāṭā ] n (of wood) a plank, a board; (of metals) a plate; a face or surface (বুকের পাটা); a document of purchase or leasehold of land. বুকের পাটা (fig.) courage or daring.

পাটাতন [ pāṭātana ] n a deck or floor (esp. one made of wood).

পাটালি [ pāṭāli ] n a discoid solid tablet of molas ses.

পাটি¹, পাটী¹ [ pāṭi¹, pāṭī¹ ] n a finely woven mat of a kind of aquatic grass.

পাটি², পাটী² [ pāṭi², pāṭī² ] n orderliness; order, sys tem, method; a row, a line (দন্তপাটি); one of a pair (জুতোর পাটি); a plait, a pleat ('মোহন পাটি'); household duties ('সংসারের পাটি'); reckoning by figures (পাটীগণিত).

পাটিগণিত, পাপীগণিত [ pāṭigaṇita, pāpīgaṇita ] n arithmetic.

পাটিসাপটা [ pāṭisāpaṭā ] n a kind of sweet patty or pie.

পাটোয়ার [ pāṭōẏāra ] n a landowner's or business man's employee who collects rents and keeps accounts; a manufacturer of hab erdashery esp. girdles and strings of beads. ☐ a. very much calculating or cautious about expenditure. পাটোয়ারি n. same as পাটোয়ার (n.) ☐ a. relating to the aforesaid landowner's or business man's employee; relating to haberdash ery; very much calculating or cautious about expenditure. পাটোয়ারি বুদ্ধি shrewd or keen practical sense, keen consciousness of one's own interest or affairs; circumspection.

পাট্টা [ pāṭṭā ] n a document of purchase or leasehold of land; a fold, a plait, a pleat (দোপাট্টা); a thick layer; massive beard (গালপাট্টা). পাট্টা দেওয়া v. to sell or to lease out (land.) পাট্টা নেওয়া v. to pur chase or to take on lease (as land). ̃দাতা n. a lessor. ̃দার n. a leaseholder.

পাঠ [ pāṭha ] n reading, perusal; study; recitation; lesson; a reading of text (পুঁথির মূল পাঠ); a text-book. পাঠ করা v. to read, to peruse; to study; to reci.e. পাঠ তৈরি করা v. to learn or prepare one's lesson. পাঠ দেওয়া v. to give one a lesson. পাঠ নেওয়া v. to take lessons (from a teacher). পাঠক n. a reader; one who studies; a student, a pupil; a reciter; one who reads out or recites from scriptures; a professional narrator of mythological stories; a teacher, a reader. ̃গৃহ n. a reading-room, a study; a library. পাঠন n. teaching. ̃ক্রম n. a syllabus. ̃নিবিষ্ট, ̃মগ্ন a. absorbed in reading or study. ̃ভবন, ̃মন্দির n. a reading-room, a study; a library; a school. ̃ভেদ same as পাঠান্তর । ̃রত a. engaged in reading or studying. ̃শালা n. a primary school. পাঠানুরাগ n. fond ness for reading; devotion to study. পাঠানুরাগী a. fond of reading; devoted to study. পাঠান্তর n. another text or a dif ferent text or reading or version. পাঠাভ্যাস করা v. to learn one's lessons.

পাঠার্থী [ pāṭhārthī ] a desirous of reading or study ing. ☐ n. a student, a pupil; a prospec tive student. fem. পাঠাথির্নী । পাঠোদ্ধার n. deciphering an obscure piece of writ ing or passage.

পাঠান [ pāṭhāna ] n a Pathan, an Afghan.

পাঠিকা [ pāṭhikā ] fem of পাঠক (see পাঠ).

পাঠানো [ pāṭhānō ] v to send, to despatch; to trans mit. ডেকে পাঠানো v. to send for; to summon. বলে পাঠানো v. to send infor mation to some one through a messen ger.

পাঠ্য [ pāṭhya ] a to be read; readable; prescribed for reading. ̃ক্রম n. a syllabus. ̃তালিকা n. a syllabus; a book-list. পাঠ্যনির্বাচন সমিতি the Text-Book Committee. ̃পুস্তক n. a text-book. ̃সূচি n. curricu lum. পাঠ্যাবস্হা n. student life.

পাড়¹ [ pāḍ়¹ ] n bank, shore, margin (of a sea, bay, river, lake, pond etc.); a mound of earth raised round a piece of arable land; a well-curb.

পাড়² [ pāḍ়² ] n furbelow, flounce, coloured or decorated border (as of a cloth). পাড় লাগানো v. to furbelow, to flounce.

পাড়³ [ pāḍ়³ ] n act of pedalling in an up-and-down manner (as a husking-pestle). পাড় দেওয়া v. to pedal in an up-and-down manner.

পাড়⁴ [ pāḍ়⁴ ] n a cross-beam.

পাড়ন [ pāḍ়na ] n bringing down; lowering; caus ing to come down.

পাড়া¹ [ pāḍ়ā¹ ] v to bring down (নারকেল পা়ড়া, তাক থেকে পাড়া); to pluck (ফুল পাড়া); to knock down (ভীম কীচককে পেড়ে ফেললেন); to cause to take to one's bed, to prostrate (জ্বরে তাকে পেড়ে ফেলেছে); to lay out (বিছানা পাড়া = to make a bed); to lay as eggs (ডিম পাড়া = to lay an egg); to pronounce loudly (গাল পাড়া = to shout abuses at); to invoke as in sol emn appeal (দোহাই পাড়া = to invoke as in solemn appeal, to call down or upon); to remove, to clear (এঁটো পাড়া = to clear the table).

পাড়া² [ pāḍ়ā² ] n a small area of human habita tion containing a cluster of houses, a locality (গোয়ালপাড়া). পাড়া বেড়ানো. v. to stroll about idly in the neighbourhood, to go round the locality.

পাড়া-কুঁদুলি [ pāḍ়ā-kun̐duli ] a. fem given to constant and boisterous brawling with neighbours, quarrelsome, cantankerous, (cp.) ter magant. ☐ n. fem. such a woman, (cp.) a termagant or fire-eater.

পাড়া-গাঁ [ pāḍ়ā-gā ] n a rural area; countryside; a vil lage.

পাড়াগেঁয়ে [ pāḍ়āgēm̐ẏē ] a rural; rustic (lit. & fig).

পাড়ানো [ pāḍ়ānō ] v to cause to bring down (ফল পাড়ানো) or pluck (ফুল পাড়ানো); to in duce to (ঘুম পাড়ানো = to lull to sleep). পাড়ানি, পাড়ানিয়া a. inducing to, inducive to (ঘুমপাড়ানি গান). ☐ n. one who brings down fruit esp. from tall trees.

পাড়া-পড়শি [ pāḍ়ā-paḍ়śi ] n neighbours; a neighbour. ☐ a. dwelling in one's neighbourhood (পাড়া-পড়শি লোক).

পাণি [ pāṇi ] n the hand. ̃গ্রহ, ̃গ্রহণ, ̃পীড়ন n. marriage, wedding. পাণিগ্রহণ করা, পাণিপীড়ন করা v. to marry, to wed. ̃প্রার্থী n. & a. one willing to marry some body.

পাণ্ডব, পাণ্ডবেয় [ pāṇḍaba, pāṇḍabēẏa ] n a son of King Pandu of the Mahabharata. পঞ্চপাণ্ডব n. the five sons of King Pandu collectively; (fig.) a set of five persons, a quintette. পাণ্ডববর্জিত a. (of lands and countries) not habitable or worth visiting because avoided even by the Pandavas (পাণ্ডব) during their sojourn; (pop.) uninhab ited. পাণ্ডবসখা n. a friend of the Pandavas; Krishna (কৃষ্ণ).

পাণ্ডা [ pāṇḍā ] n a Brahman priest acting as a guide to pilgrims at holy places; (dero.) a leader, a ring-leader.

পাণ্ডিত্য [ pāṇḍitya ] n erudition, learning, scholar ship; wisdom; expertness, skill; (dero.) pedantry. ̃প্রকাশ n. ostentatious dis play of one's learning by oneself, pa rade of one's learning; (iron.) act of be traying one's ignorance or folly. পাণ্ডিত্যাভিমানী a. proud of one's learning. fem. পাণ্ডিত্যাভিমানিনী

পাণ্ডু, পাণ্ডুর [ pāṇḍu, pāṇḍura ] n the pale yellow or whitish yellow colour, the mud colour; jaun dice; chlorosis, green sickness. ☐ a. pale yellow, white yellow, mud-coloured; pale; jaundiced; chlorotic, etiolated. পাণ্ডু রোগ n. jaundice, chloro sis.

পাণ্ডুলিপি, পাণ্ডুলেখ, পাণ্ডুলেখ্য [ pāṇḍulipi, pāṇḍulēkha, pāṇḍulēkhya ] n a hand written sheet or copy, a manuscript; a draft not yet finalized; a (parliamen tary) bill.

পাত¹ [ pāta¹ ] n a fall or a shower (বৃষ্টিপাত); shedding or dropping (রক্তপাত); throw ing or casting (দৃষ্টিপাত); incidence, oc currence (বিপদ্পাত); ruin, destruction (দেহপাত); (astr.) a node (উচ্চপাত = the ascending node. নিম্নপাত = the descend ing node). পাত করা v. to impair, to ruin, to destroy (শরীর পাত করছে).

পাত² [ pāta² ] n a leaf (as of a tree or book); a sheet or foil (of metal); a leaf of ba nana or sal (শাল) used as a dinner plate. পাত করা v. to arrange for dinner by laying leaves of banana or sal; to lay the table; to flatten into a sheet (লোহা পিটিয়ে পাত করা). ̃কুড়ানি n. fem. one who eats others' leavings; one who stills hunger by eating others' leavings. পাত কাটা v. to eat off another's table like a beggar; (fig.) to importune cringingly for another's favour, to fawn on. পাত পাড়া v. (usu. dero.) to enjoy another's hospitality. ̃চাটা a. given to eating off another's table; (fig.) cringingly importuning for another's favour, currying favour (with).

পাতক [ pātaka ] n sin. পাতকী a. sinful. ☐ n. a sin ner. fem. পাতকিনী ।

পাতখোলা [ pātakhōlā ] n a piece of incompletely burnt potsherd.

পাতগালা [ pātagālā ] n sheet-wax.

পাতঞ্জল [ pātañjala ] a of or compiled by Patanjali, the Philosopher of ancient India. ̃দর্শন n. the yoga (যোগ) system of philosophy.

পাতড়া [ pātaḍ়ā ] n a leaf of banana or sal (শাল) on which food has been taken; a dish of fish or vegetables fried or singed on a banana-leaf. পাতড়া-চাটা same as পাতচাটা (see পাত²).

পাততাড়ি [ pātatāḍ়i ] n a bundle of palm-leaves used (instead of paper) in writing by a tyro. পাততাড়ি গোটানো v. (lit.) to put away the bundle of palm-leaves when the lesson is over; (fig.) to depart or decamp, to quit; to depart lock, stock and barrel; (fig.) to close down or wind up (a busi ness etc.).

পাতন [ pātana ] n act of throwing or hurling down; distillation; spreading; overthrowing; killing; writing (অন্কপাতন). ̃যন্ত্র n. a re tort.

পাতনামা [ pātanāmā ] n beginning, inception; preface.

পাতলা [ pātalā ] a diluted (পাতলা দুধ); loose (পাতলা দাস্ত); thin (পাতলা বই); fine (পাতলা কাগজ বা কাপড়); slender (পাতলা বেত); sparse (পাতলা ঝোপ); light (পাতলা ঘুম); delicate (পাতলা শরীর).

পাতলুন [ pātaluna ] n pantaloons; trousers; pyjamas.

পাতশাহ, পাতশা [ pātaśāha, pātaśā ] n (Mus.) a king or an em peror, a padishah. পাতশাহি a. royal; im perial.

পাতা¹ [ pātā¹ ] a (used as a sfx.) one who pre serves or protects (বিশ্ব পাতা).

পাতা² [ pātā² ] n a leaf (of a tree or a book); a page (of a book); a leaf of banana or sal (শাল) used as a dinner-plate; a tree leaf used in writing as a substitute for paper; a pleat, a plait, a braid; a lid (চোখের পাতা); the flat surface (পায়ের পাতা). চোখের পাতা the eyelid. পায়ের পাতা the instep; the foot. পাতা করা v. to ar range for dinner by laying leaves of banana or sal (শাল); to lay the table. পাতা কাটা v. to plait or braid (hair). ̃-কাটা a. plaited, braided. পাতচাটা same as পাতচাটা (see পাত²). পাতা-পা a. flat-footed; web-footed. পাতা পাতা v. same as পাতা করা and পাত পাড়া (see পাত²). পাতা কুড়ানি, (coll.) পাতা-কুড়ুনি a. fem. earning one's livelihood by col lecting dried leaves of trees; extremely indigent. ☐ n. fem. such a woman.

পাতা³ [ pātā³ ] v to spread, to lay out (বিছানা পাতা); to place ready for use (পাত পাতা); to lay (ফাঁদ পাতা); to install (পূজার ঘট পাতা); to set up, to establish (সংসার পাতা, দোকান পাতা); to set, to em ploy (আড়ি পাতা, কান পাতা); to stretch out to catch or hold (হাত পাতা); to bend down submissively (পিঠ পাতা); to curdle, to congeal, to freeze (দই পাতা).

পাতানো [ pātānō ] v to cause to spread or lay out or place ready for use or lay or install or set up or establish or employ or stretch out for catching or bend down submis sively or congeal or freeze; to form an alliance, relation etc. where nothing natural exists (বন্ধুত্ব পাতানো, সম্বন্ধ পাতানো). ☐ a. in all the senses of the v. and esp. formed by mutual consent only (পাতানো মাসি).

পাতাবাহার [ pātābāhāra ] n a tropical hedge-plant of the Croton genus, the Codiaeum variegatum.

পাতাল [ pātāla ] n the netherworld, the under world; Hades; hell. ̃পুরী n. the capital city of the netherworld, Hades; the netherworld. ̃বাসী a. inhabiting or dwelling in the netherworld. fem. ̃বাসিনী ।

পাতালিক [ pātālika ] a (geog.) sedimentary, plutonic (পাতালিক শিলা).

পাতি¹ [ pāti¹ ] n address, whereabouts.

পাতি² [ pāti² ] n a row, a line (বকের পাতি).

পাতি³ [ pāti³ ] a (used as a pfx.) small or infe rior. ̃কাক n. the common house crow. ̃লেবু n. a variety of lemon. ̃শিয়াল n. the fox. fem. ̃শিয়ালি the vixen. ̃হাঁস n. (fem.) the duck; (masc.) the drake.

পাতিত [ pātita ] a felled; flung down; knocked down; brought down, humbled; dis tilled.

পাতিত্য [ pātitya ] n the state of being socially cast out; moral or religious fall, degenera tion, downfall, depravity.

পাতিপাতি [ pātipāti ] adv line by line; minutely; ransackingly. পাতিপাতি করা v. to search line by line; to search minutely, to ran sack, to rummage, to make a thorough search, to rifle.

পাতিব্রত্য [ pātibratya ] n faithful or loyal devotion of a wife to her husband.

পাতিল [ pātila ] n (dial.) a roundish earthen vessel used chiefly for cooking.

পাতী [ pātī ] a (used as a sfx.) falling (সদ্যঃপাতী); falling away; included (অন্তঃপাতী); deciduous.

পাত্তা [ pāttā ] n information, news; trace; ad dress, whereabouts. পাত্তা করা same as পাত্তা লাগানো । পাত্তা পাওয়া v. to find trace or whereabouts of; (fig.) to be consid ered of some value or to be of some account. পাত্তা না পাওয়া v. to lose trace of; (fig.) to be of small account. পাত্তা না . দেওয়া v. to treat as of little or no impor tance, to make light of, to take a dim view. পাত্তা লাগানো v. to try to find trace or whereabouts of.

পাত্র [ pātra ] n a pot, a vessel, a utensil, a con tainer; a minister, a counsellor; a de serving man or an object (প্রশংসার পাত্র); a man, a fellow (ভবি ভোলার পাত্র নয়); a male character in a play; bride groom; a prospective bridegroom. পাত্র দেখা v. to interview a prospective bridegroom for selection; to choose a bridegroom. ̃পক্ষ n. the bridegroom's people or party. ̃মিত্র n. pl. (a monarch's) courtiers and friends. ̃স্হ a. lying on or contained in a pot or vessel; (of a girl) wedded, married. পাত্রস্হ করা v. to give (a girl) in marriage, to marry, to wed. পাত্রাপাত্র n. deserving and undeserving persons. পাত্রাপাত্রবিচার n. discrimination between deserving and undeserving persons. পাত্রী n. fem. a deserving woman or a female object; a female character in a play; a bride; a prospective bride. পাত্রী দেখা v. to inter view a prospective bride for selection; to choose a bride. পাত্রীপক্ষ n. the bride's people or party. যোগ্যপাত্র n. a deserving person; a worthy groom. যোগ্যপাত্রী n. a worthy bride. সত্পাত্র n. same as যোগ্যপাত্র ।

পাথর [ pāthara ] n stone; a stone-made dinner plate; a precious stone, a gem; (fig.) becoming hardened by grief (দুঃখে পাথর হয়ে যাওয়া); a stone-hearted or unfeeling person. পাথরে পাঁচ কিল the most formidable good fortune or good time. ̃কুচি n. a stone-chip; rubble; an aromatic medicinal herb, stonewort. ̃-চাপা a. (fig.) incapable of thriving. ̃চুন n. lime obtained by calcining cal cium carbonate (as limestone). ̃বাটি n. a stone-cup.

পাথরি [ pāthari ] n (med.) a stone-like concretion formed within the body, calculus, con cretion. দাঁতের পাথরি incrustation of sa liva, calcium phosphate etc. forming on the teeth, tartar formed on teeth.

পাথার [ pāthāra ] n the sea, the ocean; a vast ex panse of water.

পাথুরে [ pāthurē ] a of stone; made of stone (পাথুরে গেলাস); full of stones (পাথুরে দেশ); stone hard (পাথুরে মাটি); (fig.) unfeel ing or undaunted or impregnable; stony. পাথুরে কয়লা stone coal, anthracite.

পাথেয় [ pāthēẏa ] n travelling expenses; allowance; (chiefly rel.) viaticum.

পাদ¹ [ pāda¹ ] n (vul.) a fart.

পাদ² [ pāda² ] n the foot; the leg; a step or pace (সপ্তপাদ পশ্চিমে); bottom, foot (পর্বতের পাদদেশ); (of a tree) root (পাদপ); (of a verse) a line; a quarter (এক পাদ ধর্ম); (geom.) a quadrant; a title of honour (প্রভুপাদ). ̃ক্ষেপ same as পদক্ষেপ (see পদ). ̃গ্রন্হি n. the ankle. ̃গ্রহণ n. act of touching another's feet in obesiance. ̃চারণা, ̃চরণ, পাদাচার same as পদচারণা (see পদ). ̃চারী n. a pedestrian. ̃চিহ্ন same as পদচিহ্ন (see পদ). ̃টীকা n. a footnote. ̃তল n. the sole (of the foot). ̃ত্রাণ n. boot, shoe. ̃ত্রিভুজ n. (geom.) a pedal triangle. ̃দেশ n. the region at or around the foot or root or bottom. ̃পদ্ম n. feet reverentially conceived as a pair of lotuses. ̃পীঠ n. a foot-stool. ̃পূরণ n. act of composing the missing line of a verse etc.; an expletive; (journalese) a short poem or quotation printed to fill up the blank space at the bottom of a page of a periodical. পাদপূরণ করা v. to supply the missing line of a verse; to fill up the blank space. ̃পৃষ্ট n. the in step. পাদপ্রক্ষালন করা v. to rub and wash one's feet (and also legs). ̃প্রদীপ n. a footlight; (fig.) limelight. ̃প্রহার n. a kick. পাদপ্রহার করা v. to kick. ̃বন্দনা n. respect shown to a revered person by touching his or her feet. ̃বিক a. trav elling esp. on foot, pedestrian. ̃বিক্ষেপ same as পদবিক্ষেপ (see পদ). ̃মূল n. the sole (of feet); the heel; the bottom. ̃লেহন same as পদলেহন (see পদ). ̃শৈল n. a small hill at the foot of a moun tain. ̃স্ফোট n. chilblain; kibe. ̃সংস্হান n. (astr.) quadrature.

পাদপ [ pādapa ] n a tree, a plant.

পাদরি, পাদ্রি [ pādari, pādri ] n a Christian clergyman or ecclesiastical preacher, a padri.

পাদা [ pādā ] v (vul.) to fart.

পাদাঙ্গুলি [ pādāṅguli ] n the toe.

পাদান, পাদানি [ pādāna, pādāni ] n a footboard.

পাদুকা [ pādukā ] n boot, shoe, slipper; footwear. পাদুকা-পরিহিত a. booted, shoed.

পাদোদক [ pādōdaka ] n the water with which the feet of a gracious or reverend person has been washed (a few drops of this water is taken by a devotee).

পাদ্য [ pādya ] n water for washing the feet (and also legs.)

পান¹ [ pāna¹ ] n betel-leaf. ছাঁচি পান, বাংলা পান, মিঠা পান different kinds of betel-leaves. পান খাওয়া v. to chew betel leaf together with betel-nut, catechu, lime etc. পান থেকে চুন খসা v. (fig.) to commit a very negligible offence or lapse. পান সাজা v. to form a small conical cup of betel leaf after putting betel-nut, catechu, lime etc. within this cup. পানের বাটা n. a betel-box.

পান² [ pāna² ] n (of iron and baser metals) tem per, annealing; (of gold and noble met als) alloy. পান দেওয়া v. to temper, to anneal; to alloy.

পান³ [ pāna³ ] n drinking; act of drinking wine (পানদোষ); (fig.) thorough enjoyment (সৌন্দর্যপান). পান করা v. to drink; to drink wine; (fig.) to enjoy thoroughly.

পানই [ pāni ] n (obs.) slipper, (esp.) wooden slipper ('বাঁধা পানই হাতে লইও').

পানক [ pānaka ] n a drink of sweetened diluted fruit juices, sharbat; water hyacinth.

পানকৌড়ি [ pānakauḍ়i ] n a species of a diver; the cor morant.

পানগোষ্ঠী [ pānagōṣṭhī ] n a den of drunkards; a drink ing party.

পানতি [ pānati ] n a high-rimmed metal dish (used at dinner, in cooking etc.)

পানতুয়া [ pānatuẏā ] n a kind of ball-shaped sweet meat made of posset and soaked in a solution of sugar.

পানদোষ [ pānadōṣa ] n (unwholesome) drinking habit, addiction to drinking.

পানপাত্র [ pānapātra ] n a drinking-cup; a goblet.

পানভোজন [ pānabhōjana ] n drinking and eating.

পানমরা [ pānamarā ] n (of gold and noble metals) loss in weight owing to alloying.

পানশৌণ্ড [ pānaśauṇḍa ] a given to drinking wine; boozy. পানশৌণ্ড ব্যক্তি a drunkard; a boozer.

পানসি [ pānasi ] n a pinnace.

পানসে [ pānasē ] a tasting like water for not being properly cooked (ঝোলটা পানসে); wa tery in taste; insipid, dull, milk-and-water (পানসে কথাবার্তা বা লেখা); lachry mose (পানসে মেয়ে).

পানা¹ [ pānā¹ ] sfx like, resembling, seeming to be (চাঁদপানা মুখ).

পানা² [ pānā² ] n a sweet cold drink, sharbat (বেলের পানা).

পানা³ [ pānā³ ] n width, breadth.

পানা⁴ [ pānā⁴ ] n a kind of aquatic algae, water wort.

পানানো [ pānānō ] v to make a calf such the udders of a cow repeatedly before milking; (of baser metals) to temper, to anneal; (of noble metals) to alloy.

পানাপুকুর [ pānāpukura ] n a pond covered with or full of algae or waterwort; a pond covered all over with water-hyacinth; a puddle.

পানাসক্ত [ pānāsakta ] a addicted to drinking wine, boozy. fem. পানাসক্তা । পানাসক্ত ব্যক্তি a drunkard. পানাসক্তি n. addiction to drinking.

পানি [ pāni ] n (usu. among Mus. of Bengal) wa ter. ̃পাঁড়ে n. an up-country Brahman selling or supplying drinking water (esp. to railway passengers.) ̃ফল, (dial.) পানফল n. an aquatic fruit, cress(es), (cp.) water-chestnut. ̃বসন্ত, (pop.) পানবসন্ত n. chickenpox.

পানীয় [ pānīẏa ] a that which is drunk; drinkable. ☐ n. a drink; a sweet drink, sharbat; a cordial; an alcoholic or strong drink; a beverage; a potion. পানীয় জল drinking water.

পানে [ pānē ] prep in the direction of, towards, to (মুখপানে).

পান্তা [ pāntā ] a old by more than one night; overnight; cooked overnight and kept steeped in water (পান্তা ভাত); stale (পান্তা খবর). ☐ n. rice cooked overnight and kept steeped in water. (পান্তা ভাতে ঘি (fig.) unnecessary or ludicrous spend ing of a good or costly thing.

পান্হ [ pānha ] n a traveller, a wayfarer. ̃তরু, ̃পাদপ n. traveller's tree or palm, the Ravenala. ̃নিবাস, ̃শালা n. a caravansarai; an inn; a wayside boarding-house; a hotel; (loos.) a boarding-house.

পান্না [ pānnā ] n emerald.

পাপ [ pāpa ] n sin, vice; a religious or moral lapse; wickedness; a crime; a trouble some person or thing, a pest (পাপ গেলেই বাঁচি). পাপ করা v. to commit a sin, to sin. কী পাপ what a plague or pest! ̃কর্ম n. a sinful or wicked act, a crime. ̃কর্মা, ̃কৃত্ a. committing sins; given to vice or wickedness; sinful, sinning. ̃ক্ষালন n. rescue from sins or vice; re mission of sins, absolution. পাপক্ষালন করা v. to rescue from sins or vice; to absolve. ̃গ্রহ n. (astrol.) an inauspi cious star or planet; (fig.) an unavoid able evil person. ̃ঘ্ন a. destroying sins; rescuing from sins. ̃জনক a. sin ful. ̃নাশক same as পাপঘ্ন । ̃পঙ্ক n. the mire of sin or vice. ̃পুণ্য n. virtue and vice, piety and sin. ̃বুদ্ধি a. evil minded, of sinful or wicked turn of mind or disposition. ̃ভগী a. sinful; sharing another's sin(s). ̃মতি same as পাপবুদ্ধি । ̃মুক্ত a. freed or absolved from sins or vice. ̃মুক্তি n. absolution from sins or vice. ̃মোচন same as পাপক্ষালন । ̃যোগ n. (astrol.) an inauspi cious or unholy planetary conjunction. ̃হর same as পাপঘ্ন । পাপাচার a. same as পাপকর্মা । ☐ n. a sinful or wicked act. পাপাচারী a. same as পাপকর্মা । fem. পাপাচারিণী । পাপাত্মা same as পাপিষ্ঠ । পাপানুষ্ঠান n. commission of sins, prac tice of vice. পাপাশয় same as পাপিষ্ঠ । পাপাসক্ত a. addicted to sin or vice, sin ful; habitually committing sin; wicked. পাপাসক্তি n. addiction to sin or vice.

পাপড়ি [ pāpaḍ়i ] n a petal (of a flower).

পাপিনী [ pāpinī ] fem of পাপী ।

পাপিয়া [ pāpiẏā ] n the Indian nightingale, the hawk-cuckoo.

পাপিষ্ঠ [ pāpiṣṭha ] a extremely sinful or wicked. fem. পাপিষ্ঠা ।

পাপী [ pāpī ] a sinful; wicked; criminal; de praved. ☐ n. a sinner; a wicked person; a criminal; a depraved person. পুরানো পাপী an old or hardened or inveterate offender or sinner or criminal.

পাপীয়সী [ pāpīẏasī ] a. fem sinful; wicked; criminal; adulterous. ☐ n. a sinful or wicked woman; a female criminal; an adulter ess.

পাপোশ [ pāpōśa ] n a doormat.

পাব [ pāba ] n a joint; a knuckle (as of a finger); (bot.) a node; the space between two nodes (as of the bamboo).

পাবক [ pābaka ] n fire. ☐ a. purifying; sanctifying.

পাবদা [ pābadā ] n a species of fish without scales.

পাবন [ pābana ] a (used chiefly as a sfx.) purifying or sanctifying (কুলপাবন); rescuing or saving (পতিতপাবন). ☐ n. purification or sanctification; fire. পাবনী a. fem. of পাবন ।

পামর [ pāmara ] a most sinful or wicked; vilest; basest; ignorant or low (আপামর). fem. পামরী ।

পাম্প [ pāmpa ] n a pump. পাম্প করা v. to pump.

পায়খানা [ pāẏakhānā ] n a latrine, a lavatory, a privy, a toilet, a water-closet. পায়খানা করা v. to ease oneself (of), to defecate, to evacu ate.

পায়চারি [ pāẏacāri ] n act of walking about (esp. at ease), perambulation; a stroll. পায়চারি করা v. to walk about (at ease), to per ambulate, to stroll, to pace up and down, to amble.

পায়জামা [ pāẏajāmā ] n slacks, pyjamas.

পায়দল [ pāẏadala ] adv walking, on foot.

পায়রা [ pāẏarā ] a the pigeon; the dove. পায়রার খাঁচা, পায়রার বাসা a pigeon-house, a dovecot. পায়রার খোপ a pigeon-hole.

পায়স, পায়সান্ন [ pāẏasa, pāẏasānna ] n a sweet dish prepared by boiling rice in milk with sugar and other ingredients, sweet rice-porridge, (cp. frumenty).

পায়া [ pāẏā ] n a leg or foot of an article of furni ture; a castor, a trundle; (dero. or hum.) position or post or vanity. ̃ভারী n. vanity for holding a high post; van ity. ☐ a. vainglorious of one's high po sition; vain.

পায়ী [ pāẏī ] a (used as a sfx.) drinking (স্তন্যপায়ী), taking (ধূমপায়ী).

পায়ু [ pāẏu ] n the anus.

পার [ pāra ] n the opposite or the other bank or shore; a bank, a shore, a coast, a mar gin; a border, an end, bounds; act of crossing or crossing over or passing beyond; rescue, deliverance. পার করা v. to take or ferry (one) across (a river, a sea etc.); to take (one) to the opposite or the other bank; to conduct one through (a way), to let pass; to deliver, to rescue. পার হওয়া v. to cross; to cross over to the opposite or the other bank; to pass through; to get through or get over (a difficulty). পারের কড়ি same as পারানি ।

পারংগম [ pāraṅgama ] a competent, efficient, capable; proficient (সর্বশাস্ত্রপারংগম); (rare) crossed over to the other bank or shore or end (of a river etc.).

পারক [ pāraka ] a capable, competent; dexterous, skilful. ̃তা n. capability, competency; dexterity.

পারক্য [ pārakya ] n alienage. ̃যোগ্য a. alienable.

পারণ, পারণা [ pāraṇa, pāraṇā ] n (act of taking) the first meal after the completion of a fast, breakfast (in the original sense). পারণ করা, পারণা করা v. to break a fast by tak ing one's meal.

পারতন্ত্র্য [ pāratantrya ] n dependence on another; sub servience.

পারতপক্ষে [ pāratapakṣē ] adv if it is possible or if it can be avoided.

পারত্রিক [ pāratrika ] a relating to the other world, ex tra-mundane; spiritual.

পারদ [ pārada ] n quicksilver, mercury. ̃মিশ্র n. an amalgam. ̃সুত্র n. (chem.) a column of mercury.

পারদর্শী [ pāradarśī ] a foresighted; experienced, judi cious; expert, adept; competent. fem. পারদর্শিনী । পারদর্শিতা n. foresight; experi ence; judiciousness, expertness, adept ness; competency.

পারদারিক [ pāradārika ] a guilty of violating another's marriage-bed, adulterous. ̃তা n. adul tery.

পারদার্য [ pāradārya ] n violation of another's marriage bed, adultery.

পারবশ্য [ pārabaśya ] n dependence on another; sub servience.

পারমাণব, পারমাণবিক [ pāramāṇaba, pāramāṇabika ] a atomic.

পারমার্থিক [ pāramārthika ] a concerning the ultimate Re ality or God; theological; spiritual.

পারমিট [ pāramiṭa ] n a permit.

পারম্পার্য [ pārampārya ] n serial succession or sequence or regular continuity, sequence. ̃হীন a. without continuity or regularity; without seriality. ̃হীনতা n. absence of continuity or seriality; absence of a regular order.

পারলৌকিক [ pāralaukika ] a concerning the next world, extra-mundane; spiritual; conducive to the life in the next world; obsequial. পারলৌকিক ক্রিয়া obsequies.

পারশে [ pāraśē ] n a species of small scaled fish.

পারসি [ pārasi ] n the language of Persia, Persian; a Parsee, a Parasi; a Persian. ☐ a. Per sian; of the Parsees (পারসি শাড়ি). পারসিক a. Persian, Iranian. ☐ n. a Per sian, an Iranian.

পারস্পরিক [ pārasparika ] a reciprocal; mutual (পারস্পরিক সম্পর্ক).

পারস্য [ pārasya ] n Persia, Iran.

পারা¹ [ pārā¹ ] n mercury, quicksilver. ̃ঘটিত a. containing mercury, mercurial (পারাঘটিত মলম = mercurial ointment).

পারা² [ pārā² ] prep. & a (usu. poet.) like, as, re sembling (পাগলপারা).

পারা³ [ pārā³ ] v (aux.) to be able, can, may (করতে পারা). ☐ v. to do, to perform, to execute, to manage (সে এ কাজ পারে না); to vie with, to compete with (সে তার সঙ্গে পারে না).

পারানি [ pārāni ] n the fare for ferrying, ferriage.

পারাপার [ pārāpāra ] n both banks or shores of a river, sea etc.; crossing or ferrying a sea or a river. পারাপার করা v. to ferry, to go across, to cross. পারাপার হওয়া v. to be ferried; to cross.

পারাবত [ pārābata ] n the pigeon; the dove. বার্তাবাহী পারাবত a carrier-pigeon.

পারাবার [ pārābāra ] n an ocean, a sea; both shores or banks of a sea, river etc.

পারায়ণ [ pārāẏaṇa ] n completeness, thoroughness; completion; completion of reading a book within the fixed time.

পারিজাত [ pārijāta ] n (myth.) a never-fading heav enly flower or its plant, (cp.) the amarant(h).

পারিতোষিক [ pāritōṣika ] n a reward; a prize.

পারিপাট্য [ pāripāṭya ] n orderliness; neatness; tidiness, spruceness.

পারিপার্শ্বিক [ pāripārśbika ] a surrounding; neighbouring. ☐ n. a courtier; a side-actor assisting the principal one whilst the latter re cites the prologue. পারিপার্শ্বিক অবস্হা en vironment, surroundings.

পারিবারিক [ pāribārika ] a pertaining to or restricted to a family; characteristic of a family, fa milial. পারিবারিক ব্যাপার a family affair or matter.

পারিভাষিক [ pāribhāṣika ] a concerning technical termi nology; terminological, technical (পারিভাষিক শব্দ = technical term).

পারিশ্রমিক [ pāriśramika ] n remuneration, fee.

পারিষদ [ pāriṣada ] n a courtier; a councillor; a com panion (esp. a cringing one); a toady; a flatterer.

পারিসাংখ্যিক [ pārisāṅkhyika ] a statistical.

পারুল [ pārula ] n a species of trumpet-flower or its plant.

পারুষ্য [ pāruṣya ] n haughtiness, arrogance; harsh ness, rudeness; strong language.

পার্টি [ pārṭi ] n a party.

পার্থক্য [ pārthakya ] n difference; dissimilarity; dis tinction; (log.) differentia.

পার্থিব [ pārthiba ] a earthly, worldly, mundane; ma terial. n. a king.

পার্বণ [ pārbaṇa ] n obsequies to be performed on certain lunar days; (usu. পার্বণশ্রাদ্ধ); a fast, a festival, a festive day (পৌষপার্বণ). পার্বণী n. a present or tip given on feast days (esp. to servants and employees).

পার্বত, পার্বত্য [ pārbata, pārbatya ] a of a mountain or hill; mountainous, hilly; born or living on a mountain or hill or in a hill-district; highland. পার্বতী n. Goddess Durga (দুর্গা); the daughter of the Himalayas. পার্বত্য অঞ্চল, পার্বত্য প্রদেশ a hill-district, a hilly region or country. পার্বত্য উদ্ভিদ mountain vegetation. পার্বত্য জাতি a hilltribe. পার্বত্য জাতির লোক a hill-man, a highlander (pl. hill-folk).

পার্লামেন্ট [ pārlāmēnṭa ] n a parliament.

পার্শ্ব [ pārśba ] n a side, a flank (দক্ষিণপার্শ্ব); end, border (নগরপার্শ্ব); margin, brink, brim, edge (থালার পার্শ্বে); bank or shore (of a river, sea etc.); adjacent space, vicinity (গৃহপার্শ্ব); company, presence (স্ত্রীর পার্শ্বে থাকা); comparison (সূর্যের পার্শ্বে চন্দ্র ম্লান). ̃গত a. close to, very near, adjacent. ̃গ্রাবরেখা n. (geog.) a lateral moraine. ̃চর n. a companion; an attendant; a follower, a servant; a toady, a syco phant. fem. পার্শ্বচরী । ̃চিত্র n. a profile. ̃ত adv. by or from or on or to a side or flank, sidewise, sidewards, edgeways, sideling, flanking. ̃দেশ n. a flank, a side. পার্শ্ব-পরিবর্তন করা v. to turn upon one side. ̃বর্তী, ̃স্হ a. staying or situ ated alongside; neighbouring (পার্শ্ববর্তী রাষ্ট্র). fem. ̃বর্তিনী, ̃স্হা । ̃ভাগ n. same as পার্শ্বদেশ । পার্শ্বাভিনেতা n. (in film or the atre) an actor of a minor or supporting role. পার্শ্বাস্হি n. ribs; skeleton. পার্শ্বিক, পার্শ্বীয় a. lateral. পার্শ্বিক উত্ক্রম (phys.) lat eral inversion. পার্শ্বে adv. & prep. on or to the side of; sidewise; alongside; by the side of, beside; in company or pres ence of; in comparison to.

পার্ষদ [ pārṣada ] n a courtier; a councillor; a com panion; a today; a flatterer.

পার্ষ্ণি [ pārṣṇi ] n the heel; the back; the rear (esp. of an army). ̃গ্রাহ n. an attack from the rear.

পার্সেল [ pārsēla ] n a postal parcel. পার্সেল করা v. to send by parcel post.

-পাল¹ [ -pāla¹ ] a (used as a sfx.) preserving, pro tecting, defending, keeping (মহীপাল, রাজ্যপাল, ধর্মপাল, গোপাল).

পাল² [ pāla² ] n a sail (as of a boat). পাল খাটানো, পাল তোলা v. to set sail. পাল নামানো v. to strike sail. পাল-তোলা a. under sail. সমস্ত পাল-তোলা full sail.

পাল³ [ pāla³ ] n mating or coupling (of beasts or birds.) পাল দেওয়া v. to mate or couple (beasts or birds); (esp. of horses) to sire.

পাল⁴ [ pāla⁴ ] n (of animals) a flock, a herd, a drove. একপাল কুকুরছানা a litter of pup pies. একপাল উট a drove of camels. একপাল গরু-মোষ a herd of cattle. একপাল নেকড়ে a pack of wolves. একপাল ভেড়া a flock of sheep. একপাল মুরগির ছানা a brood of chickens. একপাল হরিণ a herd of deer. পালের গোদা the leader of a herd; (dero.) a ring-leader.

পালং [ pāla ] n a species of spinach used as a pot-herb.

পালক¹ [ pālaka¹ ] n (of birds) a wing; a feather.

পালক² [ pālaka² ] a one who brings up or rears or nurses or fosters or protects or pre serves or defends or breeds or keeps or observes or maintains. ☐ n. an upbringer, a rearer; a fosterer or nurse; a protector, a preserver, a guardian, a defender; a breeder; a fancier, a keeper; an observer, a complier, a ful filler; a maintainer. ̃পিতা n. a foster father (fem: a foster-mother).

পালকি [ pālaki ] n a palanquin, a palki, palkee. পালকি-বেহারা n. a palanquin-bearer.

পালঙ্ক, পালঙ² [ pālaṅka, pālaṅa² ] n a costly bedstead or cot; a divan, a sofa. ̃পোষ n. a bed-cover; a cover for a divan; a divan and a bed; a divan.

পালটা [ pālaṭā ] a contrary, counteracting, revok ing, opposing, counter; return; ex changing. পালটা অভিযোগ same as পালটা নালিশ । পালটা আক্রমণ a counter attack. পালটা আমন্ত্রণ a return invitation. পালটা জবাব a retort. পালটা নালিশ a counter charge, a counter complaint. পালটা মামলা a counter case. পালটা হুকুম a countermand. পালটানো v. to revoke; to change, to alter. ̃পালটি n. exchange; act of changing for or with another. পালটাপালটি করা v. to exchange, to change for or with another; to swap.

পালটি¹ [ pālaṭi¹ ] a (of a family) being on equal social footing with another making thereby matrimonial alliance permis sible and possible. ̃ঘর n. a family of equal social status or footing.

পালটি², পালটিয়া [ pālaṭi², pālaṭiẏā ] v. imperf (poet.) return ing or turning back.

পালন [ pālana ] n upbringing, rearing (সন্তানপালন); nursing or fostering (পরের সন্তান পালন); maintenance (পোষ্যপালন); keeping, breeding, tending (পশুপালন); nourish ment (শরীরপালন); protection, preserva tion, defence (রাজ্যপালন, ধর্মপালন); ob servance, compliance (নিয়মপালন, আদেশপালন); fulfilment (প্রতিশ্রুতিপালন). পালন করা v. to bring up, to rear; to foster or nurse; to maintain; to keep, to breed, to tend, to fancy; to nourish; to protect, to preserve, to guard, to defend; to ob serve, to comply (with); to fulfil. ̃কর্তা n. same as পালক² (n.). fem. ̃কর্ত্রী । পালনীয় a. to be brought up or reared or nursed or fostered or maintained or kept or bred or nourished or protected or pre served or defended or observed or com plied (with) or fulfilled or carried out.

পালপার্বণ [ pālapārbaṇa ] n different festivals religious and secular collectively.

পাললিক [ pālalika ] a alluvial. পাললিক শিলা alluvial rock.

পালা² [ pālā² ] n a turn (এবার তোমার খেলার পালা); a period or spell; the story or plot of a drama or a poem (নিমাইসন্ন্যাস পালা). ̃ক্রমে adv. by turns. ̃গান n. a narra tive song or musical play. ̃জ্বর n. re mittent or periodic fever.

পালান [ pālāna ] n a panel (of a beast of burden); a packsaddle; a cow's udder or teat.

পালানো [ pālānō ] v to flee, to run away, to show a clean pair of heels; to play truant, to mooch, to mouch. ☐ a. runaway; fugi tive; truant. See also the for. form পালানো ।

পালি¹ [ pāli¹ ] n the Pali language, Pali.

পালি² [ pāli² ] n a line; a row; a multitude; an end, a margin; a dry measure of grains (over 2 kilograms).

পালিকা [ pālikā ] fem of পালক² ।

পালিত [ pālita ] a tamed or pet (পালিত পশুপক্ষী); brought up, reared; nursed or fostered; maintained, kept, bred; nourished; pro tected, preserved, defended; observed, complied (with); fulfilled. fem. পালিতা । ̃কন্যা n. fem. a foster-daughter. ̃পুত্র n. a foster-son. ̃সন্তান n. a foster-child.

পালিনী [ pālinī ] a. fem (used as a sfx.) same as পালিকা (জগত্পালিনী).

পালিশ [ pāliśa ] n polish. উপর পালিশ apparent polish or refinement. পালিশ করা v. to polish. ̃-করা a. polished.

পালুই [ pālui ] n a stack (of paddy or hay).

পালো [ pālō ] n starch obtained from zedoary etc.; gruel of this starch.

পালোয়ান [ pālōẏāna ] n a wrestler; a gymnast; a burly man. ☐ a. burly; adept in gymnastics; heroic. পালোয়ানি n. burliness; heroism; gymnastics. ☐ a. of a wrestler or wres tling; of a gymnast; gymnastic.

পাল্লা [ pāllā ] n a thin layer, a strip (এক পাল্লা চামড়া); either of a pair as a leaf of a door (দরজার পাল্লা); a lid or shutter moving on a hinge; a scale-pan (দাঁড়িপাল্লা); a beam of balance, a scale; a mass of metal used for finding weight, a weight; competition, distance (দূর পাল্লা); speed (পায়ের পাল্লা); range, reach (বন্দুকের পাল্লা); hold, grasp, clutches, snares, toils (পাল্লায় পড়া); company, association (অসত্ সঙ্গীর পাল্লা). পাল্লা চাপানো v. to put a weight (on a scale-pan). পাল্লা দেওয়া v. to compete (with), to vie (with). পাল্লায় পড়া v. to run under the influence of; to get into the clutches of, to be caught in the toils of; to turn into the company of.

পাশ¹ [ pāśa¹ ] n act of passing an examination; a written permission, a pass (গেটপাশ) a free or complimentary ticket (রেলের বা থিয়েটারের পাশ). ☐ a. got through an ex amination, passed. পাশ করা v. to pass (an examination); to sanction or pass. পাশ করানো v. to help or make one pass an examination; to let (one) pass through (as a gate). পাশ হওয়া v. to pass an examination; to be passed or sanc tioned; to be allowed to pass through. পাশ নম্বর n. (in examination or test) pass marks.

পাশ² [ pāśa² ] n an apparatus for spraying, a spray (গোলাপপাশ).

পাশ³ [ pāśa³ ] n an ancient Indian missile by throwing which an adversary could be fastened (cp. lasso); a tie, a noose, a bond, bondage (ভুজপাশ, স্নেহপাশ); a trap, a snare (মায়াপাশ); a string, a rope; a bunch or tuft of longish things (কেশপাশ).

পাশ⁵, পাশক [ pāśa⁵, pāśaka ] n (playing) dice.

পাশক্রীড়া [ pāśakrīḍ়ā ] n dice-play.

পাশব [ pāśaba ] a relating to a beast; beastly, bes tial, brutal; inhuman. ̃তা n. beastli ness, bestiality, brutality; inhumanity. পাশব বল brute force. ̃প্রবৃত্তি beastly propensity or inclination.

পাশবদ্ধ [ pāśabaddha ] a entrapped, ensnared.

পাশবালিশ [ pāśabāliśa ] n a bolster.

পাশা¹ [ pāśā¹ ] n a Turkish title given to gover nors, officials, and men of importance; Pasha.

পাশা² [ pāśā² ] n (playing) dice. ̃খেলা n. dice-play. পাশা খেলা v. to play at dice, to cast or throw dice.

পাশাপাশি [ pāśāpāśi ] a lying or situated side by side; contiguous; adjacent; adjoining (পাশাপাশি বাড়ি); neighbouring (পাশাপাশি এলাকা). ☐ adv. side by side; abreast, cheeck by jowl, alongside.

পাশী [ pāśī ] a armed with the ancient missile for binding an adversary (see পাশ³). ☐ n. Varuna (বরুণ) the river-god or Yama (যম) the god of death; a hunter, a fowler.

পাশুপত [ pāśupata ] a of Shiva (শিব). ☐ n. the name of Shiva's weapon.

পাশে [ pāśē ] adv. & prep on or to the side of; alongside; beside; by the side of; side wise; in presence or company of.

পাশ্চাত্য, পাশ্চাত্ত্য [ pāścātya, pāścāttya ] a of the west or the western world, western, occidental; hinder; following. ☐ n. the western world (that is Europe, America and Australia); the West, the Occident.

পাষণ্ড [ pāṣaṇḍa ] a atheistic, godless; heretical; in veterately sinful; extremely wicked and hard-hearted. ☐ n. an atheist, a godless person; a heretic; an inveterate sinner; an extremely wicked and hard hearted person.

পাষাণ [ pāṣāṇa ] n stone; a weight put on a scale pan to adjust or equipoise a beam of balance; (fig.) a stone-hearted man (তুমি পাষাণ). ☐ a. (chiefly used as a sfx.) made of stone; of stone; stonelike; un feeling, pitiless; stone-hearted (পাষাণ বাপ); callous (শোকে শোকে পাষাণ). ̃তুল্য a. stone-like, stony; (fig.) unfeel ing, insensate; immobile, unmoved, still. ̃প্রচীর n. a stone-wall. ̃-বিদারক a. same as পাষাণভেদী । ̃ভার n. a weight as heavy as stone. ̃ভেদী a. able to pierce even stone; heart-rending. ̃মূর্তি n. a stone image, a statue of stone. ̃হৃদয় a. stone-hearted; pitiless. পাষাণী n. fem. a stone-hearted woman.

পাসরন, পাসরণ [ pāsarana, pāsaraṇa ] n (poet.) act of forgetting, oblivion.

পাসরা [ pāsarā ] v (poet.) to forget.

পাহাড় [ pāhāḍ় ] n a hill, a rock; a mountain; a dune; a mound (বালির পাহাড়); bank or coast (esp. a steep and high one), up land; (fig.) a heap (টাকার বা মিষ্টির পাহাড়). ̃তলি n. a valley, a dale; a level tract of land at the foot of a hill. পাহাড়ি¹, পাহাড়ে a. of hills and moun tains; hilly; mountainous; lying or growing or dwelling on hills or moun tains; hill-born; highland; (fig.) huge (পাহাড়ে ঢেউ), terrible (পাহাড়ে মেয়েমানুষ = a terrible woman; a virago), inveter ate (পাহাড়ে বদমাশ). পাহাড়ি² n. a hillman, a highlander; a hill-tribe. পাহাড়িয়া same as পাহাড়ি¹ and পাহাড়ি² ।

পাহারা [ pāhārā ] n watching or guarding; a watch, a watchman, a watcher, a sentinel, a sentry, a guard, a guardsman. পাহারা দেওয়া v. to watch, to guard, to sentinel, to patrol. ̃ওয়ালা, ̃ওলা n. a watch man; a constable; a policeman.

পাহুন¹ [ pāhuna¹ ] a (poet. & obs.) stone-hearted. cruel ('পুরুষ পাহুন').

পাহুন² [ pāhuna² ] a (poet & obs.) a visitor, one away from home ('কান্ত পাহুন').

পিউরি [ piuri ] n a yellow pigment made from the cow's urine.

পিউপিউ [ piupiu ] int. & n the note or cooing of the hawk-cuckoo.

পিঁচুটি [ pin̐cuṭi ] n mucus or catarrh exuding from eyes. চোখ দিয়ে পিঁচুটি পড়ছে eyes are run ning.

পিঁজা [ pin̐jā ] v to open out the fibres of (cotton, wool etc.), to comb or card (wool, cot ton, hemp etc.), to tease; (of cloth) to open out into fibres (চাদরখানা পিঁজে গেছে).

পিঁপড়ে [ pim̐paḍ়ē ] n the ant.

পিক¹ [ pika¹ ] n the cuckoo.

পিক² [ pika² ] n spittle; spittle thrown out after chewing betel-leaves. পিক ফেলা v. to spit; to spit after chewing betel-leaves.

পিকতান [ pikatāna ] n a cuckoo's call or note.

পিকদান, পিকদানি [ pikadāna, pikadāni ] n a spittoon.

পিকনিক [ pikanika ] n picnic.

পিকেটিং [ pikēṭi ] n picketing (as by trade-union ists). পিকেটিং করা v. to picket.

পিঙ্গল [ piṅgala ] n the yellowish brown colour, mud-colour. ☐ a. yellowish brown, mud-coloured. fem. a. পিঙ্গলা ।

পিচ² [ pica² ] n a juicy stone-fruit, peach.

পিচ³ [ pica³ ] n (in cricket) pitch.

পিচ⁴ [ pica⁴ ] n a black residue of distillation of tar, pitch. ̃-ঢালা a. pitched, tarred (পিচ ঢালা রাস্তা). পিচ দেওয়া, পিচ ঢালা v. to pitch, to tar.

পিচকারি [ picakāri ] n a syringe; a squirt; a spray.

পিচবোর্ড [ picabōrḍa ] n pasteboard; cardboard.

পিচ্ছিল, পিচ্ছল [ picchila, picchala ] a slippery; slabbery.

পিছ, পিছন [ picha, pichana ] n the back; the backside, the rear; (fig.) the past. পিছনে চলা v. to go or move backwards; to retrograde; to return or recede. পিছনে চাওয়া, পিছনে দেখা v. to look to one's own back; to look back; (fig.) to look to or consider the past. পিছন পিছন, পিছনে পিছনে on the back of, at the heels of. পিছন ফেরা v. to turn back; to look back; (fig.) to look to or consider the past. পিছটান, পিছনটান n. (lit.) a pull from the back; (fig.) at tachment to one's family circle which retards or impedes one's progress. পিছপা a. taken aback, recoiled; reluc tant. পিছপা হওয়া v. to be taken aback, to recoil, to flinch (in fear, pain etc.); to be reluctant. পিছমোড়া a. pinioned at the back. পিছমোড়া করে বাঁধা to pinion one at one's back. পিছনে লাগা v. to tease or vex (somebody); to make fun play fully or annoyingly.

পিছলানো [ pichalānō ] v to slip, to slide, to glide.

পিছানো [ pichānō ] v to fall back; to recoil, to flinch; to back out; to retreat, to beat a retreat; to move (towards one's) back; to put off or be put off, to postpone or be postponed, to defer or be deferred.

পিছিলা [ pichilā ] a (poet. & obs.) postern ('পিছিলা ঘাটে সে নায়').

পিছে [ pichē ] prep at the back of; on the back of; towards the back of. ☐ adv. backwards; towards or in the past. পিছে পিছে on the back of, at one's heels, following, pur suing.

পিজবোর্ড [ pijabōrḍa ] n pasteboard.

পিঞ্জন [ piñjana ] n act of opening out the fibres of cotton, wool, etc.; teasing; an appara tus for teasing.

পিঞ্জর [ piñjara ] n a cage; the ribs; the thorax. পিঞ্জরাবদ্ধ a. incaged. encaged. পিঞ্জরাবদ্ধ করা v. to incage, to encage.

পিঞ্জিকা [ piñjikā ] n a skein or roll or wisp of carded cotton.

পিটনা [ piṭanā ] n a small cudgel for ramming the roof or the floor of a building, a rammer.

পিটপিট [ piṭapiṭa ] int expressing: twitching as of the eye, flickering as of a lamp, pee vishness, fastidiousness or mania for cleanliness. পিটপিট করা, পিটপিটানো v. (of the eye etc.) to twitch, to bat (an eyelid); (of a lamp etc.) to flicker; to behave peevishly or fastidiously; to show a mania for cleanliness. পিটপিটানি twitching as of the eye; flickering as of a lamp; peevishness; fastidiousness; a mania for cleanliness. পিটপিটে a. pee vish; fastidious; over-scrupulous; stickler; stricken with a mania for cleanliness.

পিটা, পিটানো [ piṭā, piṭānō ] v to strike, to beat (লোহা পিটানো); to pound, to batter, to ram (ছাদ পিটা); to whip up or switch, to thrash (ঝোপ পিটানো). ☐ a. beaten; rammed; thrashed; shaped by beating, wrought (পিটা লোহা). পিটাই, পিটানি, (pop.) পিটুনি n. act of beating or ram ming or thrashing; a drubbing (পিটুনি খাওয়া). পিটুনি পুলিশ punitive police. পিটুনি কর বা জরিমানা punitive tax, puni tive fine.

পিটালি [ piṭāli ] n a paste made of pounded rice, used as a cooking ingredient.

পিটিশন [ piṭiśana ] n a petition. পিটিশন করা v. to pe tition. ̃কারী n. a petitioner.

পিঠ [ piṭha ] n the back; the rear; immediate suc cession (পিঠে পিঠে); a surface or face (এপিঠ ওপিঠ); (in a game of cards) a trick. পিঠ চাপড়ানো v. to pat on the back; to drum one's back lightly, (idio.) to encourage patronizingly or with an air of superiority. পিঠের চামড়া তোলা v. to flog severely. পিঠে পিঠে back to back; on the back of; immediately succeed ing in birth, born next.

পিঠা [ piṭhā ] n a sweet pie, a kind of cake.

পিঠাপিঠি [ piṭhāpiṭhi ] adv. & a same as পিঠে পিঠে (see পিঠ).

পিণ্ড [ piṇḍa ] n a lump; a conglomerated mass; (loos.) anything ball-shaped, a ball; food offering to the manes of forefa thers; a lump of food; the body (as a conglomerated mass of পঞ্চভূত or the five elements). ̃খর্জুর, (coll.) পিণ্ডে খেজুর n. dates preserved in lumps, lump-dates. ̃দ, ̃দাতা a. scripturally authorized to give food-offering to the manes; giving food-offering to the manes; providing with food. ☐ n. such a man. fem. পিণ্ডদা, পিণ্ডদাত্রী । ̃দান n. the sacrament of food-offering to the manes. পিণ্ডদান করা v. to offer food to the manes. ̃লোপ n. extinction or ab sence of persons or descendants autho rized to offer food to one's manes; ex tinction of one's line of descent. ̃শরীর n. the body (as a conglomerated mass of পঞ্চভূত or five elements).

পিণ্ডাকার, পিণ্ডাকৃতি [ piṇḍākāra, piṇḍākṛti ] a shaped like a lump; round and lumpish.

পিণ্ডিত [ piṇḍita ] a shaped into a lump, conglomer ated; conglomerate.

পিণ্ডীভূত [ piṇḍībhūta ] a conglomerate.

পিণ্ডে খেজুর [ piṇḍē khējura ] n dates preserved in lumps, lump-dates.

পিতঃ [ pitḥ ] int O father (cp. abba).

পিতল [ pitala ] n brass. পিতলের কারিগর n. a bra zier.

পিতা [ pitā ] n father. ̃মহ n. one's father's fa ther or uncle, a grandfather or a grand uncle; an appellation of Brahma (ব্রহ্মা). ̃মহী n. fem. one's father's mother or aunt, a grandmother or a grand-aunt.

পিতৃ [ pitṛ ] n (chiefly used as a pfx.) father. ̃আজ্ঞা n. father's command. ̃ঋণ n. one's obligation to one's father, filial obligation; debt incurred by one's fa ther (esp. that which should be paid off by children). ̃কর্ম same as পিতৃকৃত্য । ̃কল্প a. father-like, fatherly. ☐ n. same as ̃কৃত্য । ̃কার্য same as ̃কৃত্য । ̃কুল n. one's father's line, spearside. ̃কৃত্য, ̃ক্রিয়া n. obsequial rites performed in honour of the manes of one's father and forefathers. ̃গণ n. (myth.) heav enly sages (collectively) from whom the human race has evolved; manes of the forefathers of mankind or of an in dividual; dead ancestors or forbears or forefathers. ̃গৃহ n. father's house or family. ̃ঘতক, ̃ঘাতী, ̃ঘ্ন same as পিতৃহন্তা । ̃তর্পণ n. water-offering to the manes of one's forefather, (cp.) liba tion. ̃তুল্য a. father-like, fatherly. ̃ত্ব n. paternity, fatherhood. ̃দত্ত a. given or transmitted by one's father; (rare) given to one's father. ̃দায় n. the sol emn obligation of performing the obsequial rites of one's deceased fa ther. পিতৃদায়গ্রস্ত হওয়া v. to be under the solemn obligation of performing the obsequial rites of one's deceased fa ther. ̃দেব n. father looked upon as a deity (used as a term of respect). ̃ধন n. patrimony. পিতৃধনসংক্রান্ত a. patrimo nial. ̃পক্ষ n. the dark fortnight imme diately preceding the bright fortnight of the month of Aswin (আশ্বিন); one's father's side, spearside. ̃পুরুষ n. an an cestor, a forefather. ̃বিয়োগ n. death or bereavement of one's father. ̃ব্য n. a brother of one's father, an uncle. পিতৃব্যপুত্র n. son of a paternal uncle, a cousin. ̃ভক্ত a. devoted or loyal to or fond of one's father. ̃ভক্তি n. devotion to or fondness for one's father, filial pi ety. ̃মাতৃদায় n. the solemn obligation of performing the obsequial rites of one's deceased parents. ̃মাতৃহীন a. be reft of parents, orphan. পিতৃমেধ, পিতৃযজ্ঞ same as পিতৃকৃত্য or পিতৃতর্পণ । ̃যান n. the route for the journey of the manes to the lunar heaven or the region of the moon for settling there. ̃রিষ্টি n. (astrol.) the location of the zodiacal signs in one's horoscope indicating loss of one's father. ̃লোক n. the region of the moon where the manes dwell, the lunar heaven. ̃শোক n. grief or mourning for one's deceased father. ̃শ্রাদ্ধ n. obsequies of one's deceased father. ̃ষ্বসা n. a father's sister, an aunt. ̃সম same as পিতৃতুল্য । ̃সেবা n. act of attending upon or serving one's father devotedly. ̃স্হানীয় a. deserving to be respected as one's father. ̃হত্যা n. parricide, patricide. ̃হত্যামূলক a. patri cidal. ̃হন্তা a. guilty of parricide or patricide. ☐ n. a parricide or patricide. fem. ̃হন্ত্রী । ̃হীন a. fatherless. fem. পিতৃহীনা ।

পিত্ত [ pitta ] n bile, gall. পিত্ত পড়া v. to lose appe tite because of abstinence from food when hungry. পিত্ত জ্বালা v. to have one's ill-humour roused, to burn or boil with indignation, to get cross or peered. ̃কোষ n. the gall-bladder. ̃ঘ্ন a. antibilious. ̃জ্বর n. bilious fever. ̃নাশ n. abominable perversion or corruption (from the fact that a fish tastes bitter if its gallbladder is burst open and its body smeared with bile). ̃নালি n. bil iary ducts. ̃নাশক a. antibilious. ̃পাথর, ̃পাথুরি n. gall stone, biliary stone. ̃বিকার n. (med.) biliary or bilious trouble or disorder. ̃রক্ত n. plethora. ̃রক্ষা n. appeasement of hunger by tak ing a small quantity of food; (sarcas.) a mere show of gratification. পিত্তরক্ষা করা v. to appease one's hunger by taking a small quantity of food; (sarcas.) to make one content or be content with a mere show of fulfilment of one's de sire. ̃শূল n. biliary colic.

পিত্তল [ pittala ] n brass. ̃নির্মিত a. made of brass, brazen. ̃ফলক n. a brass-plate.

পিত্তাতিসার [ pittātisāra ] n (med.) bilious or biliary di arrhoea.

পিত্তাশয় [ pittāśaẏa ] n the gall-bladder,

পিত্রালয় [ pitrālaẏa ] n father's house (esp. of a mar ried woman).

পিধান [ pidhāna ] n a case, a sheath (as of a sword); a lid; a covering.

পিন [ pina ] n a pin. পিন আটকানো, পিনে আটকানো v. to pin.

পিনদ্ধ [ pinaddha ] a tied, fastened (esp. to one's body); put on, worn.

পিনাক [ pināka ] n the bow of Shiva (শিব); a bow shaped musical instrument of Shiva; a trident (esp. that of Shiva). ̃পানি পিনাকী. n. Shiva (শিব), who carries a পিনাক in his hand.

পিনাল কোড [ pināla kōḍa ] n the penal code.

পিণ্ডারি [ piṇḍāri ] n a band of mercenary freeboo ters who operated in India till 1817, the Pindaris.

পিন্ধন [ pindhana ] n (poet. & obs.) act of putting on or wearing.

পিন্ধা [ pindhā ] v (obs.) to put on, to wear. পিন্ধাওল v. to dress (one) in.

পিপাসা [ pipāsā ] n thirst; (fig.) eager desire. পিপাসা পাওয়া v. to feel thirsty. পিপাসা মেটানো, পিপাসা দূর করা v. to quench or slake one's thirst; (fig.) to satisfy one's de sire. পিপাসার্ত, পিপাসিত, পিপাসী, পিপাসু a. thirsty; (fig.) eagerly desirous (of.) fem. পিপাসার্তা, পিপাসিতা,, পিপাসিনী ।

পিপীলিকা [ pipīlikā ] n the ant.

পিপে [ pipē ] n a cask, a barrel, a coop.

পিপ্পলি, পিপ্পলী [ pippali, pippalī ] n a small pungent seed of the pepper genus used in medicine; long pepper; its plant.

পিয়ন [ piẏana ] n a postman, a liveried messenger, a footman, a peon.

পিয়াজ [ piẏāja ] n onion. পিয়াজি n. a kind of chop made of minced onion; light purple colour; effrontery, sauciness; impudent waggery. ☐ a. of light purple colour.

পিয়াদা [ piẏādā ] n an armed footman; a liveried messenger; a process-server; a bailiff; (in chess) a pawn.

পিয়ানো¹ [ piẏānō¹ ] v (poet.) to make one drink, to cause to drink; to suckle.

পিয়ানো² [ piẏānō² ] n a piano.

পিয়াল [ piẏāla ] n a kind of nut-tree; its nut or seed.

পির [ pira ] n a muslim saint.

পিরান [ pirāna ] n a loose outer garment usu. worn by men.

পিরামিড [ pirāmiḍa ] n a pyramid.

পিরিচ [ pirica ] n a saucer.

পিরিত, পিরিতি, পিরীত, পিরীতি [ pirita, piriti, pirīta, pirīti ] n love, amour; affection; attachment; secret or illicit love.

পিল¹ [ pila¹ ] n a pill (of medicine).

পিল² [ pila² ] n the elephant; (in chess) the bishop.

পিল করা [ pila karā ] v (in certain games) to send (a ball or marble) into the pocket; to pocket (গাব্বু পিল করা).

পিলখানা [ pilakhānā ] n a stable for housing elephants.

পিলপা [ pilapā ] n a thick pillar. ̃গাড়ি n. act of building or fixing or planting a pillar to mark out the boundaries.

পিলপিল [ pilapila ] int expressing: a swarming crowd. পিলপিল করা v. to swarm. পিলপিল করে বেরোনো to come out swarmingly.

পিলসুজ [ pilasuja ] n a lamp-stand.

পিলু [ pilu ] n an Indian musical mode.

পিশাচ [ piśāca ] n a necrophagous evil spirit, a ghoul; (fig.) a man of vile or cruel or nauseating or abominable nature. fem. পিশাচী, (inc.) পিশাচিনী । ̃তত্ত্ব n. demon ology. ̃সিদ্ধ a. one who has made a ghoul one's slave by means of rigorous ascetic practices. fem. ̃সিদ্ধা ।

পিশিত [ piśita ] n flesh; raw meat.

পিশুন [ piśuna ] a scandal-mongering, talebearing; malicious; cruel.

পিষণ [ piṣaṇa ] n pulping; pressing; squeezing; kneading; crushing; grinding, pulveri zation; pressure; oppression.

পিষা, পেষা [ piṣā, pēṣā ] v to render into a paste by crushing, to crush to powder, to pound, to pulp; to press; to squeeze; to knead; to crush; to grind, to pulverize; to op press. পিষাই, পেষাই n. cost or charge of grinding; pulping; pressing; squeezing; kneading; crushing (to powder); pounding, grinding, pulverization. পিষাই করা, পেষাই করা v. same as পিষা । পিষানো, পেষানো v. to cause to pulp or press or squeeze or knead or crush or grind or pulverize.

পিষ্ট [ piṣṭa ] a pulped; pressed, squeezed; crushed; ground, pulverized; op pressed.

পিষ্টক [ piṣṭaka ] n a kind of cake or sweet pie.

পিসতুতো [ pisatutō ] a born of a sister of one's father or father-in-law.

পিসবোর্ড [ pisabōrḍa ] n pasteboard.

পিসশাশুড়ি [ pisaśāśuḍ়i ] n. fem a sister of one's father-in-law.

পিসশ্বশুর [ pisaśbaśura ] n the husband of a sister of one's father-in-law.

পিসি [ pisi ] n a father's sister.

পিসে [ pisē ] n the husband of a sister of one's father.

পিস্তল [ pistala ] n a pistol.

পিহিত [ pihita ] a sheathed, encased.

পীঠ [ pīṭha ] n a low wooden seat on which one may sit in a squatting position; an al tar; a seat or a resort (esp. of a deity); a holy place; (myth.) any of the fifty-one holy places where fell the pieces cut off from the body of Sati (সতী), the wife of Shiva (শিব); an institution or a place regarded with some sanctity (বিদ্যাপীঠ).

পীড়ক [ pīḍ়ka ] a oppressing, persecuting, tor menting; forcing; insisting, pressing, chastising; accepting esp. in marriage (পাণিপীড়ক). ☐ n. an oppressor; a perse cutor, a tormentor; one who forces or insists (on) or presses; a chastiser; one who accepts esp. in marriage.

পীড়ন [ pīḍ়na ] n oppression, persecution, tor ment; forcing; insistence, pressure; chastisement; acceptance esp. in mar riage (পাণিপীড়ন). পীড়ন করাv. to press, to persecute, to torment; to force; to in sist, to chastise; to accept esp. in mar riage.

পীড়া [ pīḍ়ā ] n trouble, pain, suffering, distress, affliction (মনঃপীড়া); a disease, an ail ment, a disorder (পেটের পীড়া) পীড়া দেওয়া v. to afflict, to distress.

পীড়াগ্রস্ত [ pīḍ়āgrasta ] a ailing, sick, diseased.

পীড়াজনক, পীড়াদায়ক [ pīḍ়ājanaka, pīḍ়ādāẏaka ] a distressing, caus ing illness.

পীড়াপীড়ি [ pīḍ়āpīḍ়i ] n repeated insistence or impor tunities or forcing. পীড়াপীড়ি করা v. to insist (on) or importune or force re peatedly, to pester, to press for.

পীড়িত [ pīḍ়ita ] a sick, ill, ailing; diseased; af flicted; distressed, oppressed. fem. পীড়িতা ।

পীড্যমান [ pīḍyamāna ] a in the state of being oppressed or persecuted.

পীত¹ [ pīta¹ ] a (of a drink) drunk, swallowed.

পীত² [ pīta² ] n the yellow colour. ☐ a. yellow. ̃চন্দন n. yellow sandalwood or a paste made of it. ̃জ্বর n. yellow fever. ̃ধড়া n. a piece of loin-cloth dyed in yellow esp. one such as worn by Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). ̃বাস, পীতাম্বর n. a yellow loin cloth; Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). ☐ a. wearing a yellow loin-cloth.

পীতাভ [ pītābha ] a yellowish.

পীন [ pīna ] a plump, pleasantly fat and rounded, ̃পয়োধর n. a woman's plump breasts.

পীনস [ pīnasa ] n ozaena.

পীনোন্নত [ pīnōnnata ] a plump and jutting out. ̃পয়োধর a woman's plump and promi nent breasts.

পীবর [ pībara ] a plump; corpulent, burly; well developed; sturdy. fem. পীবরা, পীবরী ।

পীযূষ [ pīyūṣa ] n nectar, ambrosia.

পুঁই [ pum̐i ] n bassella, the Indian spinach, a creeper used as a pot-herb. পুঁইয়ে, পুঁয়ে a. creeping; very slender (পুঁইয়ে সাপ). পুঁইয়ে পাওয়া, পুঁয়ে পাওয়া v. to be attacked with rickets. পুঁইয়ে-পাওয়া, পুঁয়ে-পাওয়া a. affected with rickets, rickety.

পুঁচকে [ pun̐cakē ] a tiny.

পুঁজ [ pun̐ja ] n purulent matter formed in boils, ulcer, wound etc. পুঁজ হওয়া, পুঁজ জমা v. to suppurate. পুঁজ বার হওয়া v. to dis charge pus, to secrete pus.

পুঁজি [ pun̐ji ] n money saved up; cash in hand; capital money, capital; savings; re sources; possessions, belongings; an accumulated heap, an accumulation. ̃পাটা n. one's movable and immovable possessions or assets or property; sav ings. ̃বাদ n. capitalism. ̃বাদী a. capi talist, capitalistic. ☐ n. a capitalist.

পুঁটলি [ pun̐ṭali ] n a small bundle or baggage.

পুঁটি [ pun̐ṭi ] n a tiny fresh-water fish. পুঁটিমাছের প্রাণ (fig.) a short-lived or frail person; a weakling; a very narrow-minded per son. পুঁটিমাছের ফরফরানি bragging of a man of little or no importance.

পুঁটে [ pun̐ṭē ] n the ends of a kind of bangle; a kind of button.

পুঁতি [ pun̐ti ] n a kind of small pearl-shaped ball of glass with a small hole through it, bead. পুঁতির মালা a string of these balls, a string or necklace of beads.

পুঁথি [ pun̐thi ] n a book; an ancient manuscript. পুঁথি বাড়ানো v. to lengthen out unneces sarily. ̃গত a. contained in or available in books only; bookish. পুঁথিগত বিদ্যা book-learning. ̃পত্র n. books and pa pers. ̃শালা n. a library; a museum or a repository of ancient manuscript.

পুকুর [ pukura ] n a pond, a tank, a pool. পুকুর কাটা v. to excavate a pond. পুকুর ঝালানো v. to dredge a tank. পুকুর প্রতিষ্ঠা করা v. to per form solemn rites before putting a newly excavated pond to use. ̃চুরি n. an unbelievably tremendous fraud.

পুঙ্খ [ puṅkha ] n the bottom part of an arrow. পুঙ্খানুপুঙ্খ a. thorough; thorough-going; minute; detailed; minutely searching or scrutinizing. পুঙ্খানুপুঙ্খ ভাবে adv. mi nutely, thoroughly, in every detail.

পুঙ্গব [ puṅgaba ] n the ox; the bull; (as a sfx.) the best or greatest specimen (নরপুঙ্গব, নৃপপুঙ্গব).

পুচ্ছ [ puccha ] n the tail; the posteriors; the back part; the rear. ̃হীন a. tailless.

পুছ [ pucha ] n interrogation, questioning; in quiry.

পুছা, পোছা [ puchā, pōchā ] v to ask, to inquire, to ques tion, to interrogate; to pay heed to, to attach importance to (তাকে কেউ পোছে না).

পুঞ্জ [ puñja ] n an accumulation, a collection, a heap, a pile, a mass, a multitude; a crowd. ̃মেঘ n. see under মেঘ । পুঞ্জিত, পুঞ্জীভূত a. accumulated, collected, piled up; amassed; crowded, thronged. পুঞ্জীকৃত a. that which has been accumulated or collected or piled up or amassed.

পুঞ্জীগণিতক [ puñjīgaṇitaka ] n capital accounts.

পুট¹ [ puṭa¹ ] n the part of the body lying be tween the top extremity of the spine and the armpit; the length of this part. ̃হাতা n. the measurement of length from the top extremity of the spine to the wrist.

পুট² [ puṭa² ] n a container, a vessel, a cup (পর্ণপুট); anything with which some thing is held or caught or seized or covered (কক্ষপুট); a crucible for boil ing medicinal herbs etc. (পুটপাক).

পুটিং [ puṭi ] n putty. পুটিং করা, পুটিং দেওয়া v. to putty.

পুটিত [ puṭita ] a boiled in a crucible; covered; strung (as a garland); kneaded.

পুডিং [ puḍi ] n pudding.

পুড়ন [ puḍ়na ] n burning; scalding, scorching; calcination; incineration; inflamma tion; state of becoming very hot, afflic tion.

পুণ্ডরীক [ puṇḍarīka ] n the white lotus. পুণ্ডরীকাক্ষ n. one with eyes as white as a pair of white lotuses; Vishnu (বিষ্ণু) or Krishna (কৃষ্ণ).

পুণ্ড্র, পুণ্ড্রক [ puṇḍra, puṇḍraka ] n sugarcane; a sectarian mark on the forehead; an ancient race of Bengal.

পুণ্য [ puṇya ] n virtue, piety. ☐ a. (used as a pfx.) holy, sacred; virtuous, pious. ̃কর্ম n. an act of piety or virtue. ̃কর্মা a. one who does or has done acts of piety or virtue. ̃কাল n. a holy tide. ̃কীর্তি a. celebrated for piety or virtuousness. ̃ক্ষয় n. decay or waning of the strength of one's piety or virtue. ̃ক্ষেত্র ̃তীর্থ n. a holy place; a place of pil grimage. ̃তিথি n. an auspicious lunar day for rituals; an auspicious day or time. ̃তোয়া a. fem. (of rivers) contain ing holy water. ̃দ a. adding to one's piety or virtue; holy. fem. পুণ্যদা । ̃দর্শন a. one whose sight adds to another's pi ety or virtue. ̃ধাম n. a sacred or holy abode; heaven. ̃ফল n. the reward of or return for one's piety or virtue. ̃ফলে adv. in return for acquired or accumu lated virtue or merit. ̃বতী fem. of পুণ্যবান । ̃বল n. the strength or force of one's piety or virtue. ̃বলে adv. by dint of the force of acquired merit or virtue. ̃বান a. pious, virtuous; holy. ̃ভূমি n. a holy land. ̃যোগ n. (astrol.) an auspi cious conjunction of stars or an auspi cious time for performing solemn rites. ̃লব্ধ a. obtained or earned by dint of one's piety or virtuousness. ̃লাভ n. attainment or earning of piety or vir tue. ̃লোক n. a holy sphere or region; heaven; a pious or holyman. ̃লোভ n. earnest desire for attaining or earning piety or virtue. ̃লোভী a. earnestly de sirous of earning piety or virtue. ̃শীল a. given to performing acts of piety or virtue. fem. ̃শীলা । ̃শ্লোক a. celebrated for piety or virtuousness; virtuous; holy. ̃সঞ্চয় n. accumulation of piety or virtue. ̃স্নান n. holy bath; taking bath on a holy day or in a sacred river.

পুণ্যাত্মা [ puṇyātmā ] a pious, virtuous; holy.

পুণ্যাহ [ puṇyāha ] n an auspicious day for perform ing solemn rites.

পুতলি [ putali ] n a puppet, a doll, a marionette; a favourite or pet (স্নেহের পুতলি); the pu pil of the eye, the apple of the eye (নয়নপুতলি).

পুতুপুতু [ putuputu ] int expressing; excessive careful ness or attention or fondling. পুতুপুতু করা v. to take care of or attend on over much, to fondle overmuch.

পুতুল [ putula ] n a doll, a puppet, a marionette; an instrument in another's hand; one who acts just as another tells him, a cat's paw, an idol. ̃খেলা n. a children's (esp. girls') play in which an imaginary house-hold is built up with puppets as its members; (fig.) a meaningless ac tion, a children's play; a triviality. ̃নাচ n. a puppet-show, a puppet-play. পুতুল নাচিয়ে n. a puppet-player. ̃পুজো n. (sarcas.) idolatry. (পরের) হাতের পুতুল a puppet in another's hand, a cat's-paw.

পুত্তল [ puttala ] n a jack-straw, an effigy; a puppet, a doll, a marionette.

পুত্তলি¹ [ puttali¹ ] n a pupa.

পুত্তিকা [ puttikā ] n the white ant; the bee.

পুত্র [ putra ] n a son; (in affectionate address) one who may be regarded as a son. ̃কলত্র n. son and wife. ̃কাম a. desir ous of having a son. fem. ̃কামা । ̃পৌত্র n. son and grandson. ̃পৌত্রাদি n. future generations, posterity. ̃পৌত্রাদিক্রমে adv. from one generation to another, in suc cessive generations. ̃বতী fem. of পুত্রবান । ̃বত্ a. & adv. like a son. ˜বত্সল a. fond of or affectionate to wards sons. ̃বধূ n. son's wife, daugh ter-in-law. ̃বান a. having a son or sons. ̃বাত্সল্য n. love or affection for sons. ̃রত্ন n. jewel of a son, a worthy or remarkable son. ̃শোক n. grief caused by the death of a son; the feel ing of bereavement at the loss of a son. ̃সন্তান n. male child. ̃হীন a. sonless. ̃পুত্রার্থী a. desirous of having or wishing to have a son. ̃পুত্রার্থে adv. with a view to getting a son. ̃পুত্রার্থে ক্রিয়তে ভার্যা mar riage only with a view to getting a son. পুত্রিকা n. a daughter; a foster-daughter; a doll, a puppet. পুত্রী n. a daughter; (in affectionate address) one who may be regarded as a daughter. পুত্রীয় a. of or for a son. পুত্রেষ্টি, পুত্রেষ্টিকা n. an oblation performed for the purpose of getting a son.

পুদিনা [ pudinā ] n spearmint, mint.

পুনকে [ punakē ] a very small, tiny, wee.

পুন্নাগ [ punnāga ] n the white lotus, the white lily; a kind of flower-plant, the nagakeshara (নাগকেশর).

পুন্নামনরক [ punnāmanaraka ] n a region of hell called Put (পুত্) to which a sonless person is con demned.

পুবাল, পুবালি, পুবে [ pubāla, pubāli, pubē ] a coming or blowing from the east, eastern.

পুর¹ [ pura¹ ] n relishing ingredients put into an article of food, stuffing.

পুর² [ pura² ] n a house, a dwelling-house, an abode (নন্দপুর); a city, a town, a village (হস্তিনাপুর). ̃দ্বার n. the gate of a city or a house. ̃নারী n. fem. a woman usually keeping to the zenana; a housewife; a female member (esp. a married one) of a family. ̃ন্দর n. a name of Indra (ইন্দ্র), the king of gods. ̃ন্ধ্রী, ̃ন্ধ্রি n. a house wife; a married woman having her hus band and children living. ̃বাসী a. in habiting a town or a village; living in a family. ☐ n. a citizen, townsman, a vil lager; a member or inmate of a family. fem. ̃বাসিনী । ̃রক্ষক n. a warder or warden of a house; a city guard. ̃ললনা n. same as পুরনারী । ̃শাসক n. a presi dency magistrate. ̃স্ত্রী same as পুরনারী ।

পুরঃসর [ purḥsara ] a advanced. ☐ in comp. (used as a sfx.) having in front of, having first made or done (প্রণামপুরঃসর = having made obeisance).

পুরঞ্জন [ purañjana ] n the soul, life.

পুরতঃ [ puratḥ ] adv in front, before; formerly.

পুরন্ত [ puranta ] a plump; well-developed; com plete; full-grown.

পুরশ্চরণ [ puraścaraṇa ] n worship of a deity with a view to attaining some end.

পুরস্কার [ puraskāra ] n a reward; a prize; remuneration; meed; cordial reception, welcome ('বসাইলা আসনে তারে করি পুরস্কার'); honour, felicitation. পুরস্কার দেওয়া v. to reward.

পুরস্ক্রিয়া [ puraskriẏā ] n rewarding; act of awarding a prize; act of remunerating; cordial re ception; honouring, felicitation.

পুরস্কৃত [ puraskṛta ] a rewarded; remunerated; cor dially received; honoured, felicitated. পুরস্কৃত করা v. to reward.

পুরা¹ [ purā¹ ] adv before, formerly, in the past, in ancient times.

পুরা² [ purā² ] a (for.) entire, whole, complete, full; replete (পুরা কলসি). ☐ adv. full, fully (পুরা পাঁচ হাত); completely, thor oughly (পুরা জানা).

পুরা³, পোরা [ purā³, pōrā ] v to fill (কলসিতে জল পুরছে); to stuff (ব্যাগে কাপড় পুরছে); to thrust in, to enter (মুখে পোরা); to put into, to confine (জেলে পোরা), to conceal inside; to be filled (with) (ছেলেপুলেতে ঘর পুরেছে); to blow or sound as a wind-instrument ('সবে পোরা সিঙ্গা বেনু'); to be satisfied or realized or attained (আশা পুরেছে); to be completed or accom plished (কাজ পুরেছে).

পুরাকাল [ purākāla ] n ancient times.

পুরাণ [ purāṇa ] n a myth or mythology (esp. of Hindus). ☐ a. ancient; primordial (পুরাণ পুরুষ). ̃কর্তা, ̃কার n. an author of a mythology. ̃পুরুষ n. God. ̃প্রসিদ্ধি n. mention in the Puranas or mythology; long-standing fame.

পুরাতত্ত্ব [ purātattba ] n archaeology; antiquities; an cient history. ̃জ্ঞ , ̃বিদ a. versed in archaeology or antiquities or ancient history. ☐ n. an archaeologist; an anti quary, an antiquarian; one versed in ancient history.

পুরাতন [ purātana ] a ancient; old; aged; backdated, out-of-date (পুরাতন ফ্যাশন); long-standing (পুরাতন প্রথা); experienced (পুরাতন কর্মচারী); inveterate (পুরাতন পাপী); chronic (পুরাতন রোগ). fem. পুরাতনী । পুরাতন কর্মচারী an old hand.

পুরাদস্তুর [ purādastura ] adv to the fullest extent; com pletely; thoroughly, in a downright manner. ☐ a. complete; downright; thorough, out-and-out, thorough-going.

পুরাধ্যক্ষ [ purādhyakṣa ] n a governor of a city; a warden of a house.

পুরানো¹ [ purānō¹ ] a old; ancient; aged; backdated (পুরানো রীতি).

পুরানো² [ purānō² ] v to fulfil, to satisfy; to fill.

পুরাপুরি [ purāpuri ] a complete; thorough; full, en tire; downright. ☐ adv. completely; thoroughly; fully, entirely; in a down right manner; in extenso.

পুরি [ puri ] n a kind of small and thin saucer shaped brown bread fried in clarified butter.

পুরিয়া [ puriẏā ] n a tiny packet; a dose of medi cine or other articles in a tiny packet; an Indian musical mode.

পুরী² [ purī² ] n a house, a palace, a residence (রাজপুরী, ইন্দ্রপুরী); a city; a title of cer tain ascetics (ঈশ্বরপুরী).

পুরীষ [ purīṣa ] n faeces, excrement, stool; ordure, dung, droppings. পুরীষোত্সর্গ n. evacuation of ordure on something or somebody.

পুরু [ puru ] a thick; fat; having a specific num ber of folds (সাতপুরু কাপড়).

পুরুষ [ puruṣa ] n man; a man; a male creature; a manly man, a he-man (সে খাঁটি পুরুষ); (phil. & theol.) the soul (পুরুষ ও প্রকৃতি); God; a generation (অধস্তন পাঁচ পুরুষ); (gr.) person (উত্তম পুরুষ = the first person; মধ্যম পুরুষ = the second person; প্রথম পুরুষ = the third person). ☐ in comp. male, he (পুরুষ জন্তু). পরমপুরুষ n. a superman; God, the Absolute. পুরুষকার n. manliness, prowess; intelli gence; manly effort. পুরুষজাতীয় a. male; masculine. ̃ত্ব n. masculinity; man hood; manliness, virility; vigour; mas culine sexual power. পুরুষত্ববর্জিত. পুরুষত্ববিহীন, পুরুষত্বরহিত, পুরুষত্বশূন্য, পুরুষত্বহীন a. lacking in masculine sexual power, impotent; unmanly; effeminate; lacking in vigour; faint-hearted. পুরুষত্বহানি n. loss of masculine sexual power, impotency. ̃-পরম্পরা n. suc cession of generations, lineal succes sion, heredity. ̃পরম্পরাক্রমে adv. from generation to generation, hereditarily. ̃-পরম্পরাগত a. coming down from generation to generation; inherited; he reditary; traditional. ̃পুঙ্গব n. a high specimen of humanity; a great man; a big man. ̃প্রধান n. chief amongst men; (when attributed to God) Supreme. ̃ব্যাঘ্র n. a tiger of a man. ̃মানুষ n. a man; a male; a manly man. ̃শার্দুল same as পুরুষব্যাঘ্র । ̃শ্রেষ্ঠ same as ̃প্রধান । ̃সিংহ n. a lion amongst men. ̃সুলভ a. common to or befitting a man; masculine. পুরুষাঙ্গ n. the male sex-organ, the penis. পুরুষাধম n. the basest or vilest of men; a dirty fellow; a rascal; an extremely cowardly man. পুরুষানুক্রম same as পুরুষ-পরম্পরা । পুরুষানুক্রমিক same as পুরুষ-পরম্পরাগত । পুরুষার্থ n. religious or spiritual attain ment, earning of wealth, realization of desires and attainment of salvation; these four manly pursuits of life; hap piness, bliss, salvation, beatitude. পুরুষালি n. masculinity; manliness, viril ity; (of a woman or a girl) tomboyish ness. ☐ a. masculine; manly, virile; (of a woman or girl) tomboyish. পুরুষোচিত a. proper for a man; becoming or befit ting a man; manly. পুরুষোত্তম n. an ex cellent man; a superman; the Supreme Being, God, Vishnu (বিষ্ণু).