ল [ l ] n the twenty-eighth consonant of the Bengali alphabet.

লংকা [ laṅkā ] n capsicum, chillies, red pepper. ̃বাটা n. paste of chillies prepared by pounding them with water. ̃মরিচ same as লংকা ।

লংক্লথ [ laṅklatha ] n long-cloth.

লক আউট [ laka āuṭa ] n lock-out, closure declared by the owners of factories etc.

লকলক [ lakalaka ] int expressing; lolling (as of the tongue); dangling or brandishing (as of a cane); flashing (as of a flame of fire). লকলকে a. lolling; dangling; flashing.

লকট [ lakaṭa ] n the loquat tree, loquat.

লকার [ lakāra ] n a locker; safe-deposit vault of a bank etc for depositing customers' valuables.

লকেট [ lakēṭa ] n a locket.

লঙ্কা [ laṅkā ] n a kind of beautiful fan-tailed pi geons; (sarcas.) a fop, a dandy.

লক্ষ² [ lakṣa² ] n. & a one hundred thousand, lakh, lac. ☐ a. numerous, countless (লক্ষবার বলেছি). লক্ষ লক্ষ innumerable, countless.

লক্ষণ [ lakṣaṇa ] n a sign, a mark; an indication; a symptom; a characteristic, a trait; an omen, a presage, a prognostic. ̃গীত n. a song that describes the chief features of a raga or musical mode. ̃যুক্ত a. characterized by or possessing a sign or mark or indication or symptom or char acteristic or omen; indicative of; pre saging. লক্ষণা n. (rhet.) imposition of a second meaning when the primary one is barred, (loos.) metonymy or meta phor or synecdoche. লক্ষণাক্রান্ত same as ̃যুক্ত । লক্ষণাত্মক a. relating to signs or marks; symptomatic; characteristic. লক্ষণীয় a. noticeable; remarkable, note worthy; perceptible; prominent.

লক্ষপতি [ lakṣapati ] n a man worth a hundred thou sand rupees or more, (loos.) a million aire; a very wealthy man.

লক্ষাধিক [ lakṣādhika ] a more than a hundred thousand or lakh.

লক্ষিত [ lakṣita ] a noticed, seen, observed, espied; perceived; aimed at; implied, signified. লক্ষিতার্থ the second meaning given to a word when the primary meaning is barred.

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

লক্ষ্য [ lakṣya ] a noticeable, observable; notewor thy, remarkable; intended; aimed at. ☐ n. intention; aim, goal; a target; a look or glance. লক্ষ্য করা same as লক্ষ্য করা । লক্ষ্য রাখা v. to keep watch, to be on the watch. ̃চ্যুত same as ̃ভ্রষ্ট । লক্ষ্যবেধ বা লক্ষ্যভেদ করা v. to hit a mark or bull's eye. ̃বেধী, ̃ভেদী a. capable of hitting a mark. ☐ n. a marksman. ̃ভ্রষ্ট a. fail ing to hit the target, missing the mark; erratic; (fig.) beside the mark. ̃ভ্রষ্ট হওয়া v. to miss the mark. ̃স্হল n. mark, target. ̃হীন a. aimless. লক্ষ্মীকৃত a. ob served, watched.

লগবগে [ lagabagē ] a flexible, supple, pliant; un steady, swaying to and fro; tottering; flimsy.

লগা, লগি [ lagā, lagi ] n a pole of bamboo etc. esp. one for propelling a boat, a punt-pole; a pole with a hook fixed to one end for plucking fruits, flowers etc. লগি ঠেলা v. to punt.

লগুড় [ laguḍ় ] n a heavy stick, a cudgel, a mallet, a club. লগুড়াঘাত করা v. to beat with a club or a cudgel. লগুড়াহত a. cudgelled, beaten with a stick, bastinadoed.

লগ্ন¹ [ lagna¹ ] a attached or adhering or leaning to (কন্ঠলগ্ন, দেহলগ্ন).

লগ্ন² [ lagna² ] n (astrol.) the rising-time of any zodiacal sign or the time of the sun's transition to a zodiacal sign; (astrol.) a suitable or auspicious time or moment (বিয়ের লগ্ন); a point of time (মরণলগ্ন). ̃পত্র n. a written marriage-contract fix ing astrologically the time of marriage. ̃ভ্রষ্ট a. failing to commence one's work within the astrologically ap pointed hours; (fig.) one who has missed the opportune moment.

লগ্না [ lagnā ] fem of লগ্ন² ।

লগ্নি [ lagni ] n investment (of money) in busi ness enterprise; usury. লগ্নি করা v. to in vest, to lay out; to lend at interest. ̃করণ n. investing, investment.

লঘিমা [ laghimā ] n a yogic attainment that enables one to make one's body light or subtle at pleasure; absence of heaviness, lightness.

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

লঘীয়ান [ laghīẏāna ] a less heavy, lighter; smaller; lower; very light or small. fem. লঘীয়সী ।

লঘু [ laghu ] a not heavy, light; easily digestible and moderate; not serious, venial; small; frivolous, easy, carefree; swift or nimble yet noiseless; easily under stood, easy, light (লঘুপাঠ); low, vile, inferior; contemptible; slighted; worth less, trivial; subtle; liquid, watery; (gr.) short. ̃কায় a. light-bodied; slim-bod ied; short-statured. ̃গামী a. nimbly and yet noiselessly moving; light-moving. ̃গুণক n. (math.) reduction factor. ̃চিত্ত, ̃চেতা a. light-headed; light hearted; flippant, frivolous. ̃জ্ঞান n. disregard, contempt; slight. ̃জ্ঞান করা v. to think lighty of; to treat with con tempt; to slight, to look down upon. ̃নির্মাণ n. minor works. ̃পথ্য n. light diet, (cp.) sick diet. ̃পাক a. easily di gested or digestible, light. ̃পাচ্য a. eas ily digestible. লঘু পাপ a venial sin; a trivial offence. লঘুপাপে গুরুদন্ড heavy punishment for a venial or trivial of fence. ̃পায়ে adv. light-footedly. ̃প্রকৃতি same as ̃চিত্ত । ̃বন্ধনী n. the sign of parenthesis, the first bracket. ̃বৃত্ত n. a small circle. ̃ভাবে adv. lightly. ̃ভোজন n. a light and easily di gestible meal. ̃মস্তিষ্ক a. light-headed; incapable of serious thinking; dull headed. ☐ n. the cerebellum. ̃সংগীত n. light music. ̃স্বর n. a low or soft voice, (gr.) a short vowel. ̃হস্ত a. light-handed; dexterous.

লঘুলিপিক [ laghulipika ] n a stenographer.

লঘূকরণ [ laghūkaraṇa ] n lightening; simplification; (math.) reduction; (chem.) dilution; at tenuation; commutation.

লঘূকৃত [ laghūkṛta ] a lightened; simplified; (math.) reduced; (chem.) diluted; attenuated; commuted.

লঙ্কা² [ laṅkā² ] n Ceylon; modern Sri Lanka. ̃কান্ড n. a canto of the Ramayana nar rating the capture of Lanka (লঙ্কা) by Rama (রাম); (fig.) a tumultuous affray or brawl. ̃দাহন n. the burning of Lanka (লঙ্কা) by Hanuman (হনুমান). ̃ধিপতি, ̃পতি n. the king of Lanka (লঙ্কা).

লঙ্কেশ [ laṅkēśa ] n the king of Lanka.

লঙ্গ [ laṅga ] n (dial.) clove.

লঙ্গরখানা [ laṅgarakhānā ] n a place where cooked food is distributed in charity to a number of persons.

লঙ্ঘন [ laṅghana ] n fasting; crossing; passing or leaping or scaling over; dereliction, non-observance; transgression; viola tion, infringement; non-compliance, non-abidance. লঙ্ঘন করা v. to cross; to pass or leap or scale over; to fail to perform; to transgress; to violate, to in fringe; not to comply with, not to abide by, to disobey. লঙ্ঘন দেওয়া v. to keep fasting, to go without food.

লঙ্ঘিত [ laṅghita ] a crossed; passed over; leapt over, scaled over; not observed; trans gressed; violated, infringed; not com plied with, not abided by.

লজ্ঝড় [ lajjhaḍ় ] a good-for-nothing (লজ্ঝড় লোক); worthless, trashy (লজ্ঝড় জিনিস); broken and unserviceable; un wieldy, unmanageable, troublesome (লজ্ঝড় বোঝা বা কাজ).

লজেঞ্চুস [ lajēñcusa ] n lozenge.

লজ্জত [ lajjata ] n that part of the body which flushes in bashfulness, the face; glori ous flush of chastity.

লজ্জমান [ lajjamāna ] a feeling abashed; abashed, flushed. fem. লজ্জমানা ।

লজ্জা [ lajjā ] n bashfulness; modesty; shame; hesitation; diffidence; disgrace. লজ্জা দেওয়া v. to put to shame, to shame; to put out of countenance, to discounte nance, to abash. লজ্জা পাওয়া v. to be ashamed; to feel shame; to be discoun tenanced or abashed. লজ্জা বোধ করা v. to feel shame; to feel diffident. লজ্জার কথা, লজ্জার বিষয় a disgraceful affair, a shameful matter, a disgrace, a shame. লজ্জায় কুঁকড়ে যাওয়া v. to shrink in shame. লজ্জায় লাল flushed with shame, to become red from shame. ̃কর, ̃জনক a. shameful, disgraceful. ̃জনিত a. born of bashfulness or modesty or sense of delicacy. ̃নত same as লজ্জাবনত । ̃নম্র a. slightly bowed down with bashfulness; coy. ̃ন্বিত same as লজ্জিত । ̃বতী fem. of লজ্জাবান । লজ্জাবতী লতা the mimosa. ̃বনত a. having one's face hanging down in bashfulness or shame; stooping low in bashfulness or shame. লজ্জাবনত মুখে with a shame-faced look. ̃বান a. shy, bashful; coy; modest. ̃বিহীন same as লজ্জাহীন । ̃বোধ n. feeling of shame; sense of disgrace. ̃শীল a. bashful; coy; shy; modest. fem. ̃শীলা । ̃শূন্য, ̃হীন a. shameless; brazen-faced; impudent; immodest. fem. ̃শূন্য, ̃হীনা ।

লজ্জিত [ lajjita ] a ashamed; put to shame; abashed. fem. লজ্জিতা ।

লটকানো [ laṭakānō ] v to hang (ফাঁসিতে লটকানো); to hang up (দেওয়ালে লটকানো); to post (a bill, placard, poster etc.).

লটপট [ laṭapaṭa ] int expressing; the state of flap ping loosely. লটপটে a. hanging loosely; flapping loosely.

লটবহর [ laṭabahara ] n luggage, baggage, outfit, kit.

লটরপটর [ laṭarapaṭara ] n the state of flapping or hang ing loosely; (loos.) flirting, flirtation; debauchery.

লটারি [ laṭāri ] n a lottery, a raffle.

লড় [ laḍ় ] n (obs.) running or bolting, a bolt. লড় দেওয়া v. to bolt off, to take a run; to take to one's heels.

লড়া [ laḍ়ā ] v to fight; to encounter; to wrestle; to contend, to vie. লড়াই n. a fight, an encounter, an engagement; a battle, a war; a wrestling encounter or match; contention, vying. ̃ইয়ে almost obs. var. of লড়িয়ে । ̃কু a. fond of or in the habit of fighting, pugnacious. ̃নো v. to cause to fight or contend or vie; to set by the ears. ̃লড়ি n. mutual or re peated fight or quarrel or contention or vying; a scuffle or skirmish.

লড়িয়ে, লড়ুয়ে [ laḍ়iẏē, laḍ়uẏē ] a skilled in or given to fighting, bellicose; military. লড়ুয়ে মনোবৃত্তি fighting spirit. লড়ুয়ে মোরগ a gamecock, a fighting-cock.

লড্ডু, লড্ডুক [ laḍḍu, laḍḍuka ] n a sweet drop.

লন্ঠন [ lanṭhana ] n a lantern.

লতা [ latā ] n a creeper. ̃কুঞ্জ, ̃গৃহ, ̃মন্ডপ n. a retreat shaded with creepers, an arbour, a bower. ̃নিয়া, ̃নে a. creeping. ̃নো v. (of a creeper) to creep along or up; to stretch or extend along or up. ̃পাতা n. creepers and herbs; spinach. ̃প্রতান n. tendril. ̃য়িত a. grown along the ground or on supports as a creeper, creeping along or up; stretching or ex tending along or up.

লতি [ lati ] n the lobe of the ear.

লতিকা [ latikā ] n a small creeper; a creeper.

লন্ডভন্ড [ lanḍabhanḍa ] int expressing; utter disruption or confusion or disorder or rout. লন্ডভন্ড হওয়া v. to be utterly disrupted or con fused or routed.

লপটানো [ lapaṭānō ] v to entwine; to be entangled or involved (in).

লপ্সি [ lapsi ] n gruel (of rice, dal etc).

লপেটা [ lapēṭā ] n a kind of vamped slippers.

লপ্ত [ lapta ] n a stretch. এক লপ্তে at a stretch.

লব [ laba ] n (math.) a numerator; a minute di vision or fracton of time; very small amount or fraction.

লবঙ্গ [ labaṅga ] n clove; the clove-tree. ̃লতা, ̃লতিকা n. a creeper bearing fragrant flowers, (cp.) the clove-pink; a kind of sweet pastry; (fig.) a modest and charming female.

লব্জ [ labja ] n speech; language; a dialect; a mode of speaking; an idiom.

লবডঙ্কা [ labaḍaṅkā ] n (hum.) nothing, cipher, zero; a mare's nest.

লবণ [ labaṇa ] n salt. ̃খনি n. salt-mine. ̃ছাড়া a. (of food) salt-free. ̃জল n. salt-water. saline water. ̃পোড়া a. (of food) overmixed with salt, over-salted. ̃সমুদ্র n. (myth.) the sea containing salt-wa ter. লবনাক্ত a. smeared or oversmeared with salt; containing salt (usu. to ex cess); saltish, salted; salty; saline. লবণাম্বু n. (myth.) the sea containing salt-water; a sea, an ocean.

লবেজান [ labējāna ] a feeling like dying; extremely distressed or harassed.

লব্ধ [ labdha ] a obtained; attained; gained; earned; acquired. fem. লব্ধা । ̃কাম a. having one's desire fulfilled; having at tained one's end; gratified. ̃গুণ n. (bot.) acquired character. ̃প্রতিষ্ঠ a. fa mous, one who has earned fame; estab lished. ̃বিদ্যা a. learned; wise.

লব্ধি [ labdhi ] n attainment; gains; acquirements; acquisition. নির্ণয় n. (mech.—of ve locity) composition.

লভ্য [ labhya ] a obtainable; attainable; acquir able; gainable; available; procurable; capable of being earned as profit. ☐ n. gains; profit. লভ্যাংশ n. a share of profit; the part of income regarded as profit.

লম্পট [ lampaṭa ] a lascivious, licentious, libertine, debauched, profligate, lewd; wanton. ☐ n. a libertine, a profligate, a debauchee.

লম্ফ¹ [ lampha¹ ] n lamp esp. a small kerosene lamp.

লম্ফ² [ lampha² ] n a leap, a spring, a jump, a bound. লম্ফ দেওয়া v. to leap, to spring, to jump, to bound. এক লম্ফে at a leap. লম্ফে লম্ফে by leaps and bounds. ̃ঝম্প n. continuous or repeated skipping or leaping; (fig.) excessive haste or fuss or ado or bragging. ̃ন n. leaping or springing or jumping or bounding.

লম্ব [ lamba ] a hanging, pendent; vertically hang ing; upright; vertical, plumb; perpen dicular; (geom.) orthogonal; straight; (geog.) orthographic(al). ☐ n. a per pendicular. ̃অভিক্ষেপ n. (geog.) ortho graphic projection, orthography; (geom.) orthogonal projection. ̃কর্ণ a. long-eared. ☐ n. a traditional name for the ass, the goat, the rabbit etc. ̃চ্ছেদ n. (geom.) a normal section. ̃ন n. the state of being hung; (phys. & astr.) parallax. লম্বন-পদ্ধতি n. (phys.) parallax method. ˜বিন্দু n. (geom.) an orthocentre. ̃বৃত্ত n. (astr.) a vertical circle. ̃মান a. hanging, suspended, pendent; dependent. ̃সূত্র n. (mech.) a plumb-line.

লম্বদার [ lambadāra ] n a leader of tenants entrusted with the charge of collecting revenue from other tenants.

লম্বা [ lambā ] a tall; lofty; long; long-continued; lengthy; (fig.) prostrate; (fig.) boastful or grandiloquent. ☐ n. length. লম্বা করা v. to lengthen; to expand; (fig.) to lay prostrate on the ground by beating. লম্বা দেওয়া v. to decamp; to run away, to flee, to take to one's heels. লম্বা হওয়া v. to lie prostrate; to grow in length, to be come long. লম্বা কথা boastful or gran diloquent talk, tall talk, big talk. লম্বা চাল excessive pomp or eclat esp. that which is displayed beyond one's means. ̃ই n. length; the measure of length. লম্বাই চওড়াই n. length and breadth; the mea sure of length and breadth; bragging, boastful or grandiloquent talk (লম্বাই চওড়াই মারা). লম্বাংশ n. polar distance. ̃টে slightly tall, tallish; longish. লম্বায় adv. in length, lengthwise. ̃লম্বি adv. length wise, lengthways.

লম্বিত [ lambita ] a hanging, pendent, suspended; dangling; oscillating. লম্বিত বেণী dan gling pigtail.

লম্বে [ lambē ] adv in length.

লম্বোদর [ lambōdara ] a pot-bellied, corpulent. ☐ n. God Ganesha (গণেশ).

লয় [ laẏa ] n dissolution or fusion into a greater esse; merging, fusion; dissolution; de struction; universal dissolution or anni hilation; (mus.) tempo. লয়ে আনা v. (coll.) to bring under control; to com pel someone to behave properly; to bring someone to his senses.

ললনা [ lalanā ] n a woman; a gentlewoman, a lady; a wife.

ললাট [ lalāṭa ] n the forehead, the front; the temple; fate; luck; destiny. ̃ভূষণ n. an ornament for the forehead. ̃রেখা n. a line on the forehead (esp. one indicat ing one's destiny). ̃লিখন, ̃লিপি n. one's destiny as indicated by the lines on one's forehead. ললাটিকা n. a holy mark of sandal-paste, clay etc. put on the forehead; an ornament for the fore head.

ললাম [ lalāma ] n ornament; a mark (of sandal wood paste etc.) on one's forehead.

ললিত [ lalita ] a beautitful, pleasant, charming; (of speech) suave, bland. ☐ n. dance or artistic gestures of women; pleasure and enjoyment; an Indian musical mode. ̃কলা n. (collec.) fine arts; (distr.) any branch of fine arts. fem. a. ললিতা ।

লশকর [ laśakara ] n a soldier; a naval soldier; a sailor; armed forces.

লসসি [ lasasi ] n milk-shake; yoghurt.

লসিকা [ lasikā ] n lymph. ̃তন্তুবৃদ্ধি n. lymphatic growth. ̃য়নী a. lymphatic.

লহনা [ lahanā ] n dues, amount outstanding.

লহমা [ lahamā ] n a minute fraction of time, a short while, a moment.

লহর [ lahara ] n a wave; a watercourse, a channel; a row or coil.

লহরি, লহরী [ lahari, laharī ] n a wave.

লহু¹ [ lahu¹ ] n (obs. & poet.) blood.

লহু² [ lahu² ] a (obs. & poet.) mild, gentle (লহুলহু হাস).

লা² [ lā² ] n (dial.) a boat.

লা³ [ lā³ ] int (used in familiarity or contempt by women amongst themselves) hullo, ei, oi, I say etc.

লাইন [ lāina ] n a line; a system (কাজের লাইন). লাইন দেওয়া, লাইন বাঁধা v. to line up, to stand in a queue, to queue up. লাইন-বাঁধা a. lined-up.

লাইনিং [ lāini ] n lining (as of a coat).

লাইফবেলট, লাইফবেল্ট [ lāiphabēlaṭa, lāiphabēlṭa ] n a life-belt.

লাইফবোট [ lāiphabōṭa ] n a life-boat.

লাইব্রেরি [ lāibrēri ] n a library. ̃য়ান n. a librarian.

লাইসেনস, লাইসেন্স [ lāisēnasa, lāisēnsa ] n a licence. ̃বিহীন a. unlicensed.

লাউ [ lāu ] n the bottle-gourd. লাউয়ের খোলা calabash. ডগা n. the tender upper end of the bottle-gourd plant; a kind of very slender and non-venomous green snake. ̃মাচা n. a scaffold or trellis made of bamboo and twigs along which a bottle-gourd plant creeps up.

লাক্ষণিক [ lākṣaṇika ] a symptomatic; figurative, metaphorical; symbolical; versed in soothsaying; oracular. লাক্ষণিক অর্থ same as লক্ষিতার্থ (see লক্ষিত).

লাক্ষা [ lākṣā ] n lac, shellac. ̃কীট n. an insect producing lac. ̃রস n. lac dye.

লাক্ষিক [ lākṣika ] a dyed with lac, lacquered.

লাখেরাজ [ lākhērāja ] n rent-free. লাখেরাজ জমি a free hold.

লাখো-লাখো [ lākhō-lākhō ] a in lakhs, many lakhs of; in numerable, countless.

লাগ [ lāga ] n reach; contact; touch; contiguity; nearness. ̃সই a. appropriate, fitting, suitable.

লাগা [ lāgā ] v to contact, to touch (গায়ে হাওয়া লাগা)); to be smeared or soiled with (কাদা লাগা); to be attached or affixed; to catch (আগুন লাগা); to touch at, to stop at (তীরে জাহাজ লাগা); to stop or park (গাড়ি লাগা); to join (চাকরিতে লাগা); to begin, to start, to commence (গ্রহণ লাগা); to form (ভিড় লাগা); to be engaged in, to set to (খেতে লাগা); to be felt (as) (ভালো লাগা, গরম লাগা); to feel pain (আমার লাগছে); to be felt as pain ful (ফোড়াটায় লাগছে); to fit or suit, to be appropriate (শব্দটা ওখানে লাগবে না); to be considered equal, to compete with (ধ্রুপদের কাছে কি অন্য গান লাগে); to re quire, to need (দু-দিন লাগবে); to cost (একশো টাকা লেগেছে); to work (ওষুধটা লেগেছে); to come true (ভবিষ্যত্দ্বাণী লেগেছে); to begin to quarrel (দু-পক্ষে লেগেছে); to be held (এখানে মেলা লাগবে); to pester, to tease (তার পিছনে লেগো না); to pursue, to chase, to hound, to follow, to shadow (পিছনে পুলিশ লেগেছে); to be attracted (কাজে মন লাগা); to pierce (বুকে তির লাগা); to strike, to hit (ঘুসি লাগা, চোট লাগা); to stick (গলায় কাঁটা লাগা); to fall under the evil influence of (এঁড়ে লাগা, শনি লাগা); to be seized with (ভিরমি লাগা). লেগে থাকা v. to stick; to pursue dog gedly or resolutely.

লাগাও [ lāgāō ] a adjoining, lying side by side, contiguous.

লাগাড় [ lāgāḍ় ] n continuity, stretch. ☐ a. con tinuous (লাগাড় বকবকানি).

লাগানো [ lāgānō ] v to attach, to affix; to apply, to set (আগুন লাগানো); to paint or smear or wash with (রং লাগানো); to touch (গায়ে গা লাগানো); to expose to (রোদ লাগানো); to bring to, to stop at (ঘাটে নৌকা লাগানো); to employ, to engage, to set to (কাজে লোক লাগানো, পড়ায় মন লাগানো); to apply, to use (বেত লাগানো); to involve (in), to set (to) (ঝগড়া লাগানো); to require, to need, to take, to spend (সময় লাগানো); to cost (খরচ লাগানো); to invest, to lay out (ব্যবসায় টাকা লাগানো); to rouse (মনে ভয় লাগানো); to cause to be seized with (ভিরমি লাগানো); to hit, to strike (মনে লাগানো, গাছে ঢিল লাগানো); to report (against) maliciously and secretly, to earwig, to calumniate (কারও নামে লাগানো). লাগানি-ভাঙানি n. malicious and secret report against a person, earwigging.

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

লাগি, লাগিয়া [ lāgi, lāgiẏā ] prep (poet.) for, for the sake of, on account of.

লাগেজ [ lāgēja ] n luggage. লাগেজ করা v. to book a luggage.

লাঘব [ lāghaba ] n decrease, reduction; meiosis; underestimation; lightness, levity; humiliation; promptness, quickness, dexterity (হস্তলাঘব). লাঘব করা v. to decrease, to reduce; to make light of, to reduce the weight of; to hu miliate.

লাঙল [ lāṅala ] n a plough. লাঙল চষা, লাঙল দেওয়া v. to plough. লাঙলের ফাল a ploughshare. ̃দণ্ড n. the shaft of a plough. ̃রেখা n. a furrow.

লাঙুল, লাঙ্গুল [ lāṅula, lāṅgula ] n a tail (of beasts.) ̃হীন a. tailless, anurous, anourous.

লাচাড়ি [ lācāḍ়i ] n a Bengali poetical metre suit able for dancing; a song composed in this metre.

লাচার [ lācāra ] a helpless, resourceless.

লাজ² [ lāja² ] n parched rice. ̃বর্ষণ করা v. to shower parched rice.

লা-জবাব [ lā-jabāba ] a unparalleled, incomparable; unanswering, silent.

লাজুক [ lājuka ] a bashful, shy; coy; modest; diffi dent.

লাঞ্ছন [ lāñchana ] n a stain, a spot; a sign; an em blem; a flag; painting.

লাঞ্ছনা [ lāñchanā ] n reproach, reprimand; disgrace, insult; persecution; harassment. লাঞ্ছনা করা v. to reproach, to reprimand; to disgrace, to insult; to persecute; to ha rass.

লাঞ্ছিত [ lāñchita ] a reproached, reprimanded; dis graced; insulted; persecuted; harassed; stained, spotted, bearing a particular sign or emblem or flag; painted.

লাট¹ [ lāṭa¹ ] n a parcel of land (chiefly agricul tural) marked out for administrative purpose or a set of things offered to gether for sale, a lot. ̃বন্দি a. divided into lots.

লাট² [ lāṭa² ] a (of clothes) having the crease spoiled, ruffled, crumpled (also লাট ভাঙা); prostrate on the ground. লাট খাওয়া v. (of paper-kites) to behave awkwardly and refuse to keep flying. মেরে লাট করা v. to knock (one) sense less or reeling to the ground by beat ing. লাটে ওঠা v. to go to the dogs; to fizzle, to flop, to come a cropper.

লাট³ [ lāṭa³ ] n a governor (বাংলার লাট); a gov ernor-general (usu. বড়োলাট); a com mander-in-chief (usu. জঙ্গিলাট); (usu. hum.) a. a lord (লাট-বেলাট). ছোটোলাট n. a lieutenant-governor; a provincial governor.

লাট⁴ [ lāṭa⁴ ] n a pillar (অশোকলাট).

লাট-বেলাট [ lāṭa-bēlāṭa ] n. pl (sarcas.) lords and nobles, big people.

লাটিম, লাট্টু [ lāṭima, lāṭṭu ] n a top. লাটিম ঘুরানো to spin a top.

লাঠালাঠি [ lāṭhālāṭhi ] n fighting with sticks or staffs; a serious quarrel. লাঠালাঠি করা v. to fight one another with sticks or staffs; to quarrel seriously.

লাঠি [ lāṭhi ] n a stick, a staff. ̃খেলা n. an exhi bition fight with sticks. লাঠি খেলা v. to fight with sticks as an exhibition; to practise fighting with sticks. ̃পেটা করা v. to beat or belabour with a stick. ̃বাজি করা v. to fight or persecute with sticks. ̃য়াল n. a (skilled) figther with sticks. ̃য়ালি n. skill in, or the profes sion of, fighting with sticks.

লাফ [ lāpha ] n a leap, a jump, a bound, a skip. লাফ দেওয়া, লাফ মারা v. to take a leap, to jump; to skip. লাফে লাফে by leaps and bounds. লাফানো v. to jump, to leap, to bound; to skip; to fret. ☐ n. jumping, leaping, bounding, skipping; fretting. লাফানে a. given to jumping or leaping; frisking; fretful. লাফালাফি n. frisking, gambolling; flouncing, fuss. লাফালাফি করা v. to frisk, to gambol; to flounce; to fuss.

লাব [ lāba ] n a kind of small brid of the quail family.

লাবণ [ lābaṇa ] a saline; saltish.

লামা¹ [ lāmā¹ ] n a Buddhist priest in Tibet, a lama.

লামা² [ lāmā² ] n a South American animal, the llama.

লাম্পট্য [ lāmpaṭya ] n lasciviousness, libertinism, de bauchery, profligacy, lewdness; wan tonness.

লায়েক [ lāẏēka ] a grown-up, of full age; able, fit, competent; (dero.) grown-up enough to be a litertine.

লাল² [ lāla² ] a. & n red. ☐ a. reddened; flushed. লাল করা v. to redden; to dye or paint red. ̃ফিতে n. (fig.) official delay; redtapism. লাল বাতি জ্বালা to go into liq uidation. লাল হওয়া v. to redden; to flush; (fig.) to flourish; to become rich.

লালচে [ lālacē ] a reddish.

লালন [ lālana ] n act of bringing up carefully; carefully rearing or tending; fond cher ishing (আশা-লালন). লালন করা v. to bring up carefully; to rear or tend care fully; to cherish fondly. লালন-পালন করা v. to nourish and bring up; to rear.

লালস¹ [ lālasa¹ ] a greedy, covetous; eagerly de sirous or longing; lustful.

লালা [ lālā ] n saliva, spittle, slaver. লালা ঝরা বা ঝরানো v. to salivate, to slaver. ̃য়িত a. seized with eager greed; coveting; yearning for; hankering after. fem. ̃য়িতা । ̃য়িত হওয়া v. to be seized with eager desire; to covet; to yearn for; to hanker after. ̃স্রাব n. salivation; slaver ing, drivelling.

লালিত [ lālita ] a carefully brought up; carefully reared or tended; fondly cherished. ̃পালিত a. carefully nourished and brought up.

লালিত্য [ lālitya ] n beauty; sweetness, charm; (of speech) suavity.

লালিমা [ lālimā ] n red tint or glow.

লাশ [ lāśa ] n a human carcass, a corpse, a dead body.

লাস্য, লাস [ lāsya, lāsa ] n a woman's dance; artistic or amorous gestures and postures of women. লাস্যময়ী a. fem. given to danc ing; having artistic or amorous ges tures and postures.

লিক, লিকি [ lika, liki ] n a young of a louse; the egg of a louse, a nit.

লিকলিক [ likalika ] int expressing: great slender ness or thinness. লিকলিকে a. very slen der or thin.

লিখন [ likhana ] n writing; composing; drawing or tracing; a piece of writing; a letter, a note, a chit; a script, manuscript. ̃প্রণালী, ̃ভঙ্গি n. style or mode of writ ing or composing.

লিখিত [ likhita ] a written (লিখিত জবানবন্দি = writ ten deposition); composed; not verbal or oral.

লিখিতব্য [ likhitabya ] a to be written.

লিখিয়ে [ likhiẏē ] n a writer; an author.

লিঙ্গ [ liṅga ] n the penis; the phallus esp. of Shiva (শিব); sex; (gr.) the gender. ̃পূজা n. phallicism, phallism, phallic worship. ̃মূর্তি n. a phallic image. ̃শরীর n. a phantasmal or subtle body. লিঙ্গায়েত n. a community worshipping the phallus of Shiva (শিব).

লিচু [ licu ] n litchi or leechee, Litchi chinensis.

লিটার [ liṭāra ] n a litre.

লিপি [ lipi ] n a letter, an epistle, a missive; a note; a writing (ভাগ্যলিপি); an inscrip tion (অনুশাসন-লিপি); a script or alpha bet (ব্রাহ্মীলিপি). ̃কর n. a writer, a scribe; a copyist; a penman; an amanu ensis; a composer of a letter. লিপিকর প্রমাদ n. a slip of the pen; an error com mitted by the copyist. ̃কা n. a short letter, a chit or note; a letter. ̃কার same as ̃কর । ̃কৌশল n. penmanship; the art or style of writing. ̃চাতুর্য n. dexterity in writing or composing. লিপিবদ্ধ বা লিপিভুক্ত করা v. to place on record, to record; to write or include in a letter, book etc. বিদ্যা n. penman ship; calligraphy; the art of composing letters.

লিপ্ত [ lipta ] a smeared or daubed with; soiled with; involved or implicated in; engaged or employed in; joined to gether; (bio.) webbed. ̃পাদ a. web footed.

লিপ্যন্তর [ lipyantara ] n transliteration. লিপ্যন্তর করা v. to transliterate.

লিপ্সা [ lipsā ] n eager desire to obtain; yearning; avidity. লিপ্সা করা v. to yearn or long for.

লিপ্সু [ lipsu ] a yearning or longing for; avid.

লিভার [ libhāra ] n the liver. লিভারের দোষ disorder or complaint or trouble of the liver.

লিরিক [ lirika ] n a lyric.

লীঢ় [ līḍh় ] a licked; tasted.

লীন [ līna ] a dissolved or fused into a greater esse (ব্রহ্মে লীন); merged, fused; dis solved; disappeared; clinging to (কণ্ঠলীন). fem. লীনা । ̃তাপ n. (phys.) latent heat.

লীয়মান [ līẏamāna ] a vanishing, disappearing, fad ing, melting, dissolving, evanescing.

লীলা [ līlā ] n sport; pleasure; dalliance; activi ties (কৃষ্ণের লীলা); (sarcas.) undesirable activities (নেতাদের লীলা); significant but unintelligible work or sport (বিধাতার লীলা). ̃কমল n. a lotus carried in the hand playfully; a toy lotus. ̃কলহ n. a lover's quarrel; a mock quarrel. ̃কানন n. a pleasure garden. ̃কুঞ্জ n. a pleasure grove. ̃ক্ষেত্র n. a field of activities; a venue of sports. ̃খেলা same as লীলা । লীলাখেলা সাঙ্গ করা v. (usu. sarcas.) to die; (iron-usu. of a criminal) to give up one's activities and surrender. ̃চঞ্চল a. frequently moving in playfulness; sweetly frolicsome. ̃বতী same as ̃ময়ী । ̃ভূমি same as ̃ক্ষেত্র । ̃ময় a. sweetly playful or sportive; given to sweet dalliance; attitudinizing; one whose activities, though significant, are not easily intelligible. fem. ̃ময়ী । ̃য়িত a. having assumed a beautiful pose or posture, attitudinized; full of delicate movements.

লু [ lu ] n a very hot wave of summer wind that blows sometimes in a tropical re gion or in a desert; simoom.

লুই [ lui ] n a kind of very soft woollen wrap per.

লুকানো [ lukānō ] v to go into hiding, to hide; to re main invisible; to put out of sight, to hide, to conceal. ☐ a. hidden, con cealed.

লুকোচুরি [ lukōcuri ] n hide-and-seek; (fig.) an at tempt to conceal, dodging. লুকোচুরি খেলা v. to play at hide-and-seek; (fig.) to try to conceal, to dodge.

লুক্কায়িত [ lukkāẏita ] a gone into hiding; hidden; con cealed; disappeared. fem. লুক্কায়িতা । লুক্কায়িত হওয়া v. to go into hiding, to hide; to disappear.

লুঙ্গি, লুঙি [ luṅgi, luṅi ] n a long (usu. stitched) loin cloth worn by men, a lungi.

লুচি [ luci ] n a kind of small and thin saucershaped bread fried in ghee.

লুচ্চা [ luccā ] a vulgarly lewd or wanton; lowly vulgar, caddish. ☐ n. a vulgar libertine; a cad. ̃মি n. vulgar lewdness; caddish ness.

লুট [ luṭa ] n plunder, loot; robbery, dacoity; reckless misappropriation; act of scat tering something before a crowd to be picked up (হরির লুট); enjoyment in a great measure. লুট করা v. to plunder, to loot; to rob; to misappropriate reck lessly; to enjoy in a great measure (মজা লুট করা). লুটের মাল booty, plunder, spoil. ̃তরাজ, ̃পাট n. extensive plun dering, pillage, sack. লুটতরাজ বা লুটপাট করা v. to plunder; to pillage, to sack.

লুটা [ luṭā ] v to plunder, to loot; to rob; to mis appropriate recklessly; to enjoy in a great measure; to roll esp. on the gorund (ভূমিতে লুটায়); to welter, to sprawl, to wallow. also লোটা v. (মজা লোটা).

লুটানো [ luṭānō ] v to roll or cause to roll esp. on the ground; to welter or sprawl or wal low; to cause to welter or sprawl or wallow.

লুটেরা [ luṭērā ] n one who loots, a plunderer, a robber.

লুটোপুটি [ luṭōpuṭi ] n rolling esp. on the ground; weltering, sprawling, wallowing. লুটোপুটি খাওয়া v. to roll esp. on the ground; to sprawl, to wallow.

লুণ্ঠক [ luṇṭhaka ] n a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a thief; one who misappropriates reck lessly; one who enjoys in a great mea sure.

লুণ্ঠন [ luṇṭhana ] n loot, plunder, robbing, robbery; pillage, sack; reckless misappropria tion; enjoyment in a great measure. লুণ্ঠন করা same as লুটা ।

লুণ্ঠিত [ luṇṭhita ] a looted, plundered; robbed; pil laged, sacked; recklessly misappropri ated; enjoyed in a great measure; roll ing esp. on the ground, sprawling, fem. লুন্ঠিতা ।

লুপ্ত [ lupta ] a no longer existing, extinct; de funct; abolished; gone out of currency or practice, obsolete; destroyed; cov ered, wrapped, extinct; (of species etc.) that has disappeared or vanished; invis ible; hidden, concealed; (bot.) abortive; (gr.) elided. অধুনালুপ্ত আইন a law now defunct. ̃প্রায় a. obsolescent; almost extinct or defunct or destroyed or cov ered or invisible or hidden or (bot.) abortive. লুপ্তাঙ্গ n. (bot.) an abortive organ. লুপ্তোদ্ধার n. recovery or reclama tion of a thing lost or destroyed or ru ined; discovery of a hidden or secret thing.

লূতা [ lūtā ] n the spider, an arachnid. ̃তন্তু n. cobweb; gossamer. ̃তন্তুবত্ a. gossa mery, light as gossamer; (fig.) flimsy.

লেই [ lēi ] n glue; any glutinous substance or preparation.

লেংটি, লেঙটি [ lēṇṭi, lēṅaṭi ] n a small threadbare or loin cloth.

লেকচার [ lēkacāra ] n a lecture; (sarcas.) a harangue. লেকচার দেওয়া v. to lecture; (sarcas.) to harangue. লেকচার শোনা v. to attend a lecture.

লেখ [ lēkha ] n a piece of writing; an epistle, a letter; a graph.

লেখক [ lēkhaka ] n a writer; a scribe; an author (fem. an authoress).

লেখনী [ lēkhanī ] n anything to write with; a pen, a pencil, a painter's brush, a hair-pencil etc. লেখনী চালনা করা v. to write (esp. books.). ̃প্রসূত a. coming out of or produced by the pen.

লেখা [ lēkhā ] v to write; to compose (as a book); to write; to draw or describe or trace. ☐ n. same as লিখন ☐ a. written; com posed; drawn or traced. ̃জোখা n. ac counts. ̃নো v. to cause to write or compose or write to or draw or trace; to teach one how to write. ̃পড়া n. reading and writing; education; stud ies; an agreement in black and white; a legally registered agreement. লেখাপড়া করা v. to read and write; to receive education; to study; to enter into or draw up a written agreement; to ex ecute a legally registered agreement. লেখালিখি করা v. to write (repeatedly) to one another; to send in repeated corre spondence; to do some writing; to make repeated representation in writ ing.

লেখিকা [ lēkhikā ] fem of লেখক ।

লেখ্য [ lēkhya ] a that which is to be or can be written; used in writing only, written (লেখ্য ভাষা). ☐ n. anything written; an epistle, a letter; a script; a manuscript; a drawing, a painting, a picture, a sketch; a deed, a document, a record. লেখ্য-নিবদ্ধক n. the Registrar of Assur ances. ̃পত্র n. a deed, a document. ̃প্রাপক n. record finder. ̃রক্ষক n. a record-keeper. লেখ্যাগার n. record room. লেখ্যোপকরণ n. writing material, such as ink, pen, paper etc.

লেচি [ lēci ] n a lump of dough to be rolled and then fried or baked.

লেজ, ল্যাজ [ lēja, lyāja ] n a tail; the hind-part of anything, the rump, the rear (সৈন্যবাহিনীর লেজ). জাহাজের বা নৌকার লেজ the stern. লেজ গুটানো v. (fig.) to turn tail, to run away with tail be tween the legs. লেজ মাড়ানো v. (fig.) to twist one's tail, to annoy. লেজ মোটা হওয়া to be puffed up or overbearing or bumptious or conceited. লেজে খেলানো v. (fig.) to harass one by giv ing false hopes or by keeping in sus pense. ̃কাটা শিয়াল (sarcas.) a dis graced person endeavouring in vain to keep up appearance. লেজা n. the tail of a fish; the hind part of anything. লেজামুড়ো n. (fig.) anything in its en tirely, alpha and omega. লেজুড় n. a tail; the rump, the rear; what is at tached or affixed to the rear end; (sarcas.) degrees or titles (তার নামের অনেকগুলি লেজুড়).

লেট [ lēṭa ] n delay. ☐ a. late. লেট করা v. to be late; to procrastinate.

লেটার-বক্স [ lēṭāra-baksa ] n a letter-box; a pillar-box.

লেডিকেনি [ lēḍikēni ] n a kind of sweet drop made by frying posset.

লেতি, লেত্তি [ lēti, lētti ] n a piece of string for spin ning a top.

লেদাড়ু, লেদাড়ে [ lēdāḍ়u, lēdāḍ়ē ] a lazy; not smart; unenter prising.

লেনদেন, লেনাদেনা [ lēnadēna, lēnādēnā ] n act of giving and tak ing; transaction; exchange; bargain; payment and repayment.

লেপ¹ [ lēpa¹ ] n quilt stuffed with cotton used as a wrap during sleep. লেপের ওয়াড় a quilt case.

লেপ² [ lēpa² ] n a layer of paint etc., a coat, a coating, a wash (মাটির লেপ); anything to coat or smear with.

লেপক [ lēpaka ] n one who applies a coating or wash; one who smears.

লেপচা [ lēpacā ] n a Himalayan race; a member of this race, a Lepcha.

লেপটানো [ lēpaṭānō ] v to wrap round oneself; to cling to; to be involved or implicated in; to coat or smear.

লেপন [ lēpana ] n coating or smearing. লেপন করা v. to coat, to wash, to smear.

লেপা [ lēpā ] v same as লেপন করা । ☐ a. coated, washed, smeared. ̃নো v. to cause to coat or wash or smear.

লেপাফা, লেফাফা [ lēpāphā, lēphāphā ] n an envelope, a cover, a wrapper. ̃দোরস্ত, ̃দুরন্ত a. outwardly or formally meticulous (but actually insincere and faulty).

লেবু¹ [ lēbu¹ ] n the lemon; the lime.

লেবু² [ lēbu² ] a (infor.) good-for-nothing; un practical; stupid.

লেবেল [ lēbēla ] n a label. লেবেল আঁটা v. to label. লেবেল-আঁটা a. lebelled.

লেলানো [ lēlānō ] v to incite (as a dog) to attack, to set on, to set upon.

লেলিহান [ lēlihāna ] a repeatedly licking; blazing. fluttering (লেলিহান শিখা).

লেশ [ lēśa ] n an iota, a jot, a bit; trace, shadow. ̃মাত্র a. (chiefly used in the negative) even an iota or bit of, even the faintest trace or shadow of.

লেস [ lēsa ] n an ornamental fabric, a lace. লেস পরানো n. to decorate with a lace, to lace, to enlace.

লেহ, লেহন [ lēha, lēhana ] n licking or lapping. লেহন করা v. to lick, to lap. লেহনকারী, লেহী a. & n. one who or that which licks or laps. লেহ্য a. (of food) to be eaten or taken by licking or lapping.

লৈখিক [ laikhika ] a relating to or used in writing; not spoken or oral, written; (alg.) graphical; (rare) literary.

লৈঙ্গ, লৈঙ্গিক [ laiṅga, laiṅgika ] a relating to the penis, penial; sexual.

লোক [ lōka ] n a person, a human being; the public; mankind; a world, a sphere (ভূলোক); a region or abode (বিষ্ণুলোক). লোক হাসানো v. to be an object of public ridicule. লোকে বলে people say; they say; it is said. ̃কাহিনি, ̃কথা n. a folktale, a folklore. ̃গণক n. a census enumerator. ̃গণনা n. census. ̃গাথা n. a ballad. ̃চক্ষুতে adv. in the eyes of the people or of the public. ̃চক্ষুর সমক্ষে publicly; openly. ̃চরিত্র n. human nature. ̃জন n. pl. people at large; one's followers or supporters or associ ates; retinue, suite, a train of followers. ̃জানাজানি n. public exposure, publicity. ̃ত্রয় (usu. ত্রিলোক) n. the three worlds (heaven, earth and the nether world). ̃দেখানো a. falsely exhibiting or dis playing in presence of others, falsely demonstrative. ̃নাট্য n. folk drama. ̃নিন্দা same as লোকাপবাদ । ̃নৃত্য n. folk dance. ̃পরম্পরা n. succession of gen erations; transmission from generation to generation of people or from man to man. ̃পরম্পরাগত a. transmitted or handed down from generation to gen eration of people, traditional; ciculated or transmitted from man to man. ̃পাল n. a king; (myth.) any one of the eight presiding deities of the eight corners of the universe; (in modern times) a Vigi lance or Anticorruption Officer inde pendent of the executive. ̃প্রবাদ n. hearsay; (loos.) a rumour. ̃প্রিয় a. popular. ̃প্রিয়তা n. popularity. ̃বল n. the strength of one's supporters or fol lowers; one's supporters or associates or followers collectively. ̃বসতি n. hu man habitation, settlement. ̃বিশ্রুত a. well-known to the people; famous, re nowned, celebrated. ̃ব্যবহার same as লোকাচার । ̃ভাষা n. dialect, the language of the common people. ̃মুখে adv. from other people, from other people's mouth (লোকমুখে শুনেছি). ̃রঞ্জন folk-en tertainment. ̃লজ্জা n. fear of looking small to the people, fear of public dis grace. ̃লশকর n. retinue, suite. লীলা n. worldly activities. লৌকিকতা n. so cial formalities; social amenities. ̃শাসন n. public administration. ̃শিক্ষা n. mass education. ̃সংখ্যা n. popula tion. ̃সংগীত n. a folk-song. ̃সমাকীর্ণ same as জনাকীর্ণ । ̃সমাগম n. gathering or collection of people; gathering. ̃সমাজ n. human society; the public. ̃সাহিত্য n. folk literature. ̃সেবক n. a social welfare worker. ̃সেবা n. social (welfare) service. হিত n. public wel fare; public good. ̃হিতকর n. beneficial to the public; promoting the well-being of the people. ̃হিতকর কার্য a public welfare work or service. ̃হিতব্রত a. a vow to do public good, dedication to public service; devotion to public wel fare work. ̃হিতৈষণা n. benevolence; (loos.) philanthropy. ̃হিতৈষী a. be nevolent; (loos.) philanthropic. fem. ̃হিতৈষিণী ।

লোকসান [ lōkasāna ] n loss; damage, harm. লোকসান করা v. to damage, to harm; to cause or suffer a loss. লোকসান দেওয়া v. to suffer or incur a loss; to lose.

লোকাচার [ lōkācāra ] n a popular practice, a custom, a usage; customs and usages collec tively. লোকাচারের বিরুদ্ধে a. contrary to popular practice, opposed to prevailing custom or usage.

লোকাতীত [ lōkātīta ] a extramundane; superhuman; miraculous; extraordinary; supernatu ral.

লোকান্তর [ lōkāntara ] n another world; the world where one goes after one's death, the next world, the beyond, the hereafter; (loos.) death (তাঁর লোকান্তরের পর). ̃প্রাপ্ত, লোকান্তরিত a. diceased, dead. ̃প্রাপ্ত বা লোকান্তরিত হওয়া v. to die. ̃গমন, ̃প্রাপ্তি n. death.

লোকাপবাদ [ lōkāpabāda ] n public censure; public scan dal; infamy; obloquy.

লোকাভাব [ lōkābhāba ] n want of men; want of work ers; thin population.

লোকায়ত [ lōkāẏata ] a secular (লোকায়ত সরকার).

লোকারণ্য [ lōkāraṇya ] n a vast crowd of people; a great concourse of people. (লোকে) লোকারণ্য হওয়া v. to teem with a vast multitude of people.

লোকাল বোর্ড [ lōkāla bōrḍa ] n a local board.

লোকালয় [ lōkālaẏa ] n human habitation; a human settlement or colony; a town, a village; (fig.) the human society.

লোকেশ [ lōkēśa ] n god; the king.

লোচন [ lōcana ] n the eye. ̃রঞ্জন a. pleasing to the eye.

লোটন [ lōṭana ] n the tumbler pigeon, the tumbler (also লোটন পায়রা); a bun dressed so as to hang loosely.

লোটা¹ [ lōṭā¹ ] n a metal pot.

লোধ্র, লোধ [ lōdhra, lōdha ] n a kind of tree. লোধ্ররেণু n. a cosmetic powder prepared from the bark of this tree.

লোনা [ lōnā ] a salty; saltish; saline; salted (লোনা মাছ). ☐ n. a damaging coating on walls etc. caused by moisture or damp; ex cess of salinity in soil, water or air (লোনায় স্বাস্হ্যহানি). লোনায় ধরা v. to be af fected with a damaging coating caused by damp.

লোপ [ lōpa ] n destruction; abolition; extinction; disappearance; concealment; (gr.) eli sion. লোপ করা v. to destroy; to abolish; to conceal, to hide. লোপ পাওয়া, লোপ হওয়া v. to be destroyed or abolished; to become extinct or obsolete; to disap pear or vanish; to be concealed; (gr.) to be elided. ̃প্রাপ্ত same as লুপ্ত ।

লোপাট [ lōpāṭa ] a thoroughly plundered or sacked; utterly destroyed; completely disappeared or hidden or concealed; carried off to a hiding-place without leaving any trace (লাস লোপাট). লোপাট করা v. to plunder or sack thoroughly; to destroy utterly; to hide or conceal thoroughly; to carry off to a hiding place without leaving any trace.

লোফা [ lōphā ] v to catch or take hold of a thing in the air, to take hold of a thing before it touches the ground; (fig.) to accept or receive eagerly. লোফালুফি করা v. to take or hold catches; to catch repeat edly; throwing and catching.

লোবান [ lōbāna ] n benzoin.

লোভ [ lōbha ] n greed, avidity, covetousness; strong desire or inclination; strong de sire to appropriate to oneself what be longs to others; thirst for worldly pos sessions; avarice, cupidity; allurement, enticement, temptation. লোভ করা v. to be greedy of, to covet, to have a strong desire or inclination for; to desire strongly to appropriate to oneself what belongs to others; to be thirsty of worldly possessions. লোভ জন্মানো v. to make one greedy. লোভ দেখানো v. to tempt, to allure. লোভে পড়া v. to fall into a temptation; to become greedy of. লোভে পাপ পাপে মৃত্যু (fig.) temptation leads to sin and sin to death; (fig.) ava rice leads to vice and vice to death. লোভ সংবরণ করা to check or control one's greed or tempatation. ̃জলক same as লোভনীয় । ̃ন n. act of tempting or alluring, enticement. ☐ a. same as লোভনীয় । ̃নীয় a. covetable; tempting, alluring; lucrative (লোভনীয় চাকরি); at tractive, charming (লোভনীয় চেহারা). লোভাতুর, লোভার্ত a. stricken with (ex treme) greed; greatly tempted; very much eager. fem. লোভাতুরা, লোভার্তা । লোভী a. greedy, avid, covetous; strongly desirous of or inclined to; strongly desirous of appropriating to oneself what belongs to others; greedy of worldly possessions; avaricious; easily tempted or allured.

লোমনাশক [ lōmanāśaka ] a depilatory.

লোম-ফোঁড়া [ lōma-phōn̐ḍ়ā ] n a boil in a hair follicle.

লোর [ lōra ] n (poet.) tears.

লোল [ lōla ] a restless, frequently moving (লোল কটাক্ষ); lolling; greedy or thirsty or ex tremely eager, wistful (লোল দৃষ্টি); loose or loosened. ̃চর্ম a. one whose skin hangs loosely on account of age. ̃জিহ্ব a. greedily lolling one's tongue; fluttering, blazing (লোলজিহ্ব অগ্নি).

লোলা [ lōlā ] n the tongue (esp. which is greedy of food).

লোলুপ [ lōlupa ] a stricken with extreme greed; greatly tempted; very much eager; greedy, avid.

লোষ্ট্র [ lōṣṭra ] n a roundish small lump of earth; a small roundish stone or brickbat. ̃বত্ adv. & a. like a clod of earth; as value less as a lump of earth.

লোহ [ lōha ] n iron; metal; blood; tears.

লোহা [ lōhā ] n iron. লোহার কারখানা an iron foundry; a smithy. লোহার জিনিস hard ware. আকরিক লোহা iron-ore. ঢালাই লোহা cast iron. নরম লোহা soft iron, pig-iron. পেটা লোহা wrought iron. ̃চুর n. iron fil ings; pulverized iron, iron dust; iron rust. ̃র n. a blacksmith. ̃লক্কড় n. iron and wood and similar substances and things made of them.

লোহিত [ lōhita ] a. & n red. ̃ক n. (astr.) the Mars; ruby; spinel; spinel-ruby. লোহিত সাগর n. the Red Sea.

লোহু, লৌ [ lōhu, lau ] n blood.

লৌকিক [ laukika ] a human; popular, public; social; worldly, earthly; formal; customary. ̃তা n. formality; a formal gift given to one esp. on a ceremonial occasion. লৌকিকতা (রক্ষা) করা v. to comply with formalities whilst dealing with one; to give or send a formal present.

লৌহ [ lauha ] n iron; steel. ̃কার n. a blacksmith. ̃ঘটিত a. ferrous; chalybeate. ̃চূর্ণ n. iron filings; pulverized iron, iron dust; iron rust. ̃নির্মিত a. made of iron or steel. ̃বর্ত্ম n. a railway; a tramway. ̃ময় a. made of iron or steel; full of iron. ̃শৃঙ্খল n. iron chains, fetters.

ল্যাং [ lyā ] n the leg, the shank; causing to stumble by pushing one's leg into anothers. ল্যাং দেওয়া, ল্যাং মারা v. to cause to stumble or fall by pushing one's leg into another's to trip; (sl.) to betray.

ল্যাংচা [ lyāñcā ] n a kind of sweetmeat made of posset.

ল্যাংচানো [ lyāñcānō ] v to limp.

ল্যাংড়া¹ [ lyāṇḍ়ā¹ ] n an excellent species of mango.

ল্যাংড়া² [ lyāṇḍ়ā² ] a lame. ☐ n. a lame person.

ল্যাংবোট [ lyāmbōṭa ] n a longboat; (inc. but pop.) a slow-moving cargo-boat; (sarcas.) a constant companion or follower esp. one who impedes movement or progress; a drag, an encumbrance.

ল্যাঙট, ল্যাঙ্গট [ lyāṅaṭa, lyāṅgaṭa ] n a tiny loincloth worn by Indian wrestlers and ascetics.

ল্যাঠা [ lyāṭhā ] n trouble, difficulty; fix; a species of small and soft fish.

ল্যাম্প [ lyāmpa ] n a lamp.