এ¹ [ ē¹ ] n the eighth vowel of the Bengali al phabet.

এ² [ ē² ] int expressing a vocative sound ('এ সখি হামারি দুখের নাহি ওর '). ☐ pro. this person or animal or thing, he, she, it. ☐ a. this.

এই [ ēi ] a this. ☐ pro. this, it. ☐ int. express ing: a vocative sound (এই ছেলে শোন্); displeasure, fear, wonder etc. (এই গেল যা, এই মরল, এই রে). ☐ adv. just (এই এখনি), just this (এই কেবল). এই অজুহাতে on this plea or pretext or excuse or ruse. এই কতক্ষণ just a little while ago. এই কারণে, ̃জন্য for this reason, on ac count of this. ̃ক্ষণে adv. this instant, now, this very moment. এই প্রকারে in this manner, in this way, thus. এই বেলা now that there is time, while this op portunity lasts, meanwhile. এই মর্মে to this effect. এই কেবল, ̃তো, ̃মাত্র this much; just this; just now. ̃বার adv. this time; now; on this occasion. ̃রূপ a. suchlike, similar; such. ̃রূপে adv. in this way or manner, in the fashion, thus. এই হেতু same as এই কারণে ।

এইসা, য়সা [ ēisā, ẏasā ] a suchlike, similar; such; too much; too great or big; tremen dous. ☐ adv. in such a manner or amount, such a manner or amount, such; too much; too big; tremendously.

এওজ, এওয়াজ [ ēōja, ēōẏāja ] a exchange, barter. এওজি, এওয়াজি, এউজি a. obtained by exchange or barter (এওজি জমি).

এঃ [ ēḥ ] int expressing : detestation, displea sure, aversion etc.

এঁকেবেঁকে [ ēn̐kēbēn̐kē ] adv in a winding manner, in a meandering manner; in a zigzag way.

এঁটুলি, এঁটুল [ ēn̐ṭuli, ēn̐ṭula ] n a variety of Diptera, a tick.

এঁটেল [ ēn̐ṭēla ] a sticky, adhesive; hard in dry state but soft and slippery when wet (এঁটেল মাটি). এঁটেল পোকা a variety of Diptera, a tick. এঁটেল মাটি clayey soil.

এঁড়িগেঁড়ি [ ēn̐ḍ়igēn̐ḍ়i ] n. pl spawn; (contemp.) a large number of offspring, kiddies.

এঁড়ে¹ [ ēn̐ḍ়ē¹ ] n an ox, a bull; a bullcalf. ☐ a. male (এঁড়ে বাছুর); resembling the roar of an ox, bellowing (এঁড়ে গলা); in domitable or obstinate like an angry bull (এঁড়ে লোক).

এঁড়ে² [ ēn̐ḍ়ē² ] n (of infants) constitutional indi gestion or dyspepsia or rickets. এঁড়ে লাগা v. to suffer from constitutional in digestion or dyspepsia or from rickets.

এক [ ēka ] a. & n one. ☐ n. & pro. one or single person or individual (দেশোদ্ধার একের কাজ নয়). □ a. only one; a certain (একসময়); completely full or filled or packed or covered (একবাড়ি লোক, একমুখ দাড়ি); same, one and the same (এক মায়ের সন্তান); united ('যত ভাই বোন এক হউক '); amalgamated; joined (দুই হাত এক করা); mixed (চালেডালে এক করা); one and only one (ঈশ্বর এক ও অভিন্ন); one of a number, a (রবীন্দ্রনাথ বিশ্বের এক শ্রেষ্ঠ কবি); unchanging, fixed (সেই এক গোঁ, ভদ্রলোকের এক কথা); concentrated ((একমনে). ̃আধ a. a few; sparse; scanty; rare. এক আঁচড়ে see আঁচড় । একই a. same; very same, one and the same. এক-এক a. some, one by one (এক-এক করে), certain (এক-এক দিন). একক a. alone, unaccompanied. ☐ n. the first figure from the right of an arithmetical number; (math.) a unit. এককড়া see কড়া । ̃কণা n. very little, a very small amount. ̃কথায় in a word. ̃কলমী n. a columnist who writes only one column of a newspaper. ̃কাটা, ̃কাট্টা pop. var. of একাট্টা । ̃কালীন a. done or to be done only once, given or to be given only once, at a time; simultaneous; contem porary. এককালীন অনুদান a lump grant, non-recurring grant. ̃কালে adv. at one time, once upon a time; at one and the same time, simultaneously. ̃কাঁড়ি a. a lot of, a heap of. ̃কেন্দ্রিক, ̃কেন্দ্রী, ̃কেন্দ্রীয় a. concentric. ̃গঙ্গা a. filled or full to the brim, full, replete (একগঙ্গা জল). ̃গর্ভপত্রী n. monocarpellary. ̃গলা a. up to the throat or chin. ̃-গা a. cov ering the whole of the body (এক-গা গয়না, এক-গা খোস). ̃গাদা a. a heap of; a great number or collection of (একগাদা লোক). ̃গাল a. a mouthful of. ☐ n. a mouthful. ̃গুঁয়ে a. obstinate, obdurate, stubborn; wilful, wayward; disobedi ent, indocile; indomitable. ̃গুঁয়েমি n. obstinacy; wilfulness, waywardness; disobedience, indocility, stubbornness, indomitableness. ̃ঘরে a. ostracized; cast out of society. একঘরে ব্যক্তি an out cast. ̃ঘাত a. linear. ̃ঘাত সমীকরণ a lin ear equation. ̃ঘেয়ে a. monotonous; hackneyed. ̃ঘেয়েমি n. monotony; hackneyedness. ̃চত্বারিংশ a. forty-first. ̃চত্বারিংশত্ a. & n. forty-one. ˜চত্বারিংশত্তম a. forty-first. fem. ̃চত্বারিংশত্তমী । ̃চর a. moving alone (cp. segregarious); shunning company. ̃চল্লিশ a. & n. forty-one. ˜চালা a. having only one slanting roof. ☐ n. such a hut or shed. ̃চিত্ত a. absorbedly attentive, intent, concen trated. ̃চুল a. hairbreadth, very slight, negligible (একচুল ব্যবধান), ☐ adv. in the least. ̃চেটিয়া (coll.) ̃চেটে a. monopo listic. একচেটিয়া অধিকার monopoly. ̃চোখো a. one-eyed, single-eyed; look ing in one direction only; partial; prejudiced, biased; preferential. ̃চোখোমি n. partiality; prejudice; bias; preferential treatment. ̃চোট adv. enough or too much at a stroke or at one time. ̃চোটে adv. without break or respite (একচোটে বলা বা করা); with one stroke or attempt (একচোটে জিতে নেওয়া); simultaneously (একচোটে সবাইকে বকা). ̃চ্ছত্র a. paramount, sov ereign; brought under one rule ('একচ্ছত্র করিবে ধরণী'). ̃ছুটে adv. at a single run. ̃জাই adv. repeatedly, over and over again, incessantly, continuously, with out stop (একজাই বলা). ☐ a. united; as sembled, collected. ☐ n. sum total (বাত্সরিক আয়ব্যয়ের একজাই). একজাই করা v. to unite; to assemble, to collect. ̃জিদ্দি a. same as একগুঁয়ে । ̃জোট a. united; assembled. ̃জোটে adv. in a body, in concert, unitedly. ̃জ্বরি n. re mittent fever. ☐ a. suffering from re mittent fever. ̃টা, ̃টি a. one; only one, not more than one; one particular (একটা পরামর্শ আছে) ☐ n. pro. any one (একটা হলেই হল). একটা-কিছু, একটা-কোনো a. existent but not known or determi nate, some (একটা-কিছু খুঁত আছে). ☐ pro. & n. something (একটা-কিছু চাই). একটা দুটো a. only a few, of a negligible num ber. ˜টানা a. pointed or moving in one direction only; continually onward; continuous, continual; incessant, non stop (একটানা বৃষ্টি); monotonous. ☐ adv. in one direction only; continually onward; continuously; continually; incessantly, without break; monoto nously. একটি মাত্র a. only one; one and one only. ̃টু, ̃টুকু a. & adv. only a little; just a little; a little. একটু একটু করে adv. little by little, bit by bit; slowly but gradually. ̃টেরে a. curved a little; leaning to one side, slanting; (of judg ment etc.) one-sided, partial, ex parte. ☐ a. & adv. lying apart; keeping aloof. ̃তন্ত্রী a. (of musical instruments) one stringed; unanimous; under one and the same rule. ☐ n. a one-stringed mu sical instrument, a monochord. ̃তম a. (super.) one of or amongst more than two. ̃তর a. (compar.) one of two, ei ther. ̃তরফা a. ex parte; partial; one sided. ̃তলা n. the ground floor (of a building or a multi-decked vehicle). ☐ a. one-storeyed; one-decked, single decked. একতলা গাড়ি a single decker. ̃তলীয় a. coplanar. ̃তান n. a harmoni ous note; harmony; concert. ☐ a. har monious; concerted; closely attentive, concentrated. ̃তানমনা a. closely atten tive, rapt in attention; intent. ̃তারা n. a variety of monochord (chiefly used by the Vaishnaya singers). ̃তালা¹ var. of একতলা । ̃তালা² ̃তাল n. an Indian mu sical measure. ̃তিল see তিল । ̃ত্রিংশ a. thirty-first. ̃ত্রিংশত্ a & n. thirty-one. ˜ত্রিংশত্তম a. thirty-first. fem. ̃ত্রিংশত্তমী । ̃ত্রিশ a. & n. thirty-one. ˜দন্ত a. having but one tooth, one-toothed, single toothed. ̃দম adv. at all; in the least; completely, thoroughly, utterly. ̃দমে adv. in one breath; without stop. ̃দল a. monocotyledonous. ̃দিন adv. one day, someday; one day or other (একদিন না একদিন); once, once upon a time; at one time in the past; in the past. ☐ n. a glorious time or period (esp. one that has passed away). একদিন অন্তর একদিন every other day, every alternate day. ̃দৃষ্টি, (poet.) ̃দিঠি a. looking fixedly, gazing. ̃দৃষ্টে adv. with a fixed look, gazingly. ̃দেশ n. a part or portion or division (esp. of a country); a region. ̃দেশদর্শিতা n. act of viewing partially; partiality; narrow-mindedness, illiber ality; bias; prejudice; want of fore sight. ̃দেশদর্শী a. viewing partially; partial; narrow-minded, illiberal; bi ased; prejudiced; lacking in foresight. ̃দেশীয় a. of or living in the same country. ̃দৌড়ে adv. at a run. ̃ধাতুমান n. (econ.) monometallism. ̃নবতি a. & n. ninety-one. ˜নবতিতম a. ninety-first. fem. ̃নবতিতমী ।̃নলা, ̃নলি a. (chiefly of a gun) single-barrelled, one barrelled. ̃নাগাড়ে adv. at a stretch, continuously. নায়ক n. (pol.) an autoc crat or a dictator. ̃নায়কতন্ত্র n. autoc racy or dictatorship. ̃নায়কতান্ত্রিক a. au tocratic or dictatorial. ̃নিষ্ঠ a. devoted to or engaged in only one thing, single minded or single-acting; absorbedly at tentive, intent. fem. ̃নিষ্ঠা । ̃নিষ্ঠতা n. devotion to or engagement in only one thing, single-mindedness. এক পক্ষে adv. viewing from one angle; in a way; somewhat. ̃পঞ্চাশ, ̃পঞ্চাশত্ a. & n. fifty-one. ˜পঞ্চাশত্তম a. fifty-first. fem. একপঞ্চাশত্তমী । একপত্নীক a. mas. having one wife (at a time), monogamous. ̃পদীকরণ n. (gr.) unification of several words into a compound word, forma tion of a compound word. ̃পাটি n. one of a pair; one set of (teeth). ̃পাদ n. a fourth part, a quarter. ☐ a. one-fourth. ̃পার্শ্বিক, ̃পার্শ্বীয় a. one-sided; partial; (bot.) unilateral. ̃পেট n. a bellyful, one's fill. ☐ a. bellyful of. ☐ adv. to one's fill. ̃পেশে a. leaning or stooping to one side; aslant; one-sided; partial. ̃প্রকার adv. of a sort, in a way, some what. ☐ a. of a type; of some sort or other. ̃প্রতিসম a. zygomorphic. ̃প্রস্হ a. severe; sufficient, of considerable amount. ̃প্রাণ a. inseparably united. ̃বংশীয়, ̃বংশোদ্ভব a. descended from the same ancestor, consanguine, con sanguineous. একবগ্গা coll. corrup. of একবর্গা । ̃বচন see বচন ।̃বর্গা a. obsti nate; stubborn, dogged. ̃বয়সী a. of the same age. ̃বর্ণ see বর্ণ । ̃বস্ত্র a. wear ing only a single piece of cloth. ̃বস্ত্রে adv. wearing only a single piece of cloth and taking nothing along. ̃বাক্যে adv. with one voice; with one accord, unanimously. ̃বার n. one time. ☐ adv. at one time; once. একবারে adv. at a time; at a stroke; thoroughly. ̃বাস same as একবস্ত্র । ̃বিংশ a. twenty-first. ̃বিংশতি a. & n. twenty-one. ˜বিংশতিতম a. twenty-first. fem. ̃বিংশতিতমী । ̃বীজপত্রী a. (bot.) monocotyledonous. ̃বুক a. chest-high; breast-deep. ̃ভাব n. uniformity of state or quality or dis position. ̃ভাবাপন্ন a. uniform in state or quality or disposition; of one mind. ̃ভাবে adv. uniformly; in the same way; without change, unchangingly. ̃ভিতে adv. in one direction; to one side; apart. ̃মত, ̃মতাবলম্বী a. holding the same opinion; agreed; unanimous; holding the same religious faith. ̃মনা a. absorbed; single-minded. ̃মনে with rapt attention; single-mindedly. ̃মাতৃক a. born of one and the same mother, uterine. ̃মাত্র a. only ̃মাত্রা n. one dose; one musical or metrical syllable. ̃মুখীকরণ n. (phys.) rectification. ̃মুখো a. having one direction, one way. ̃মুষ্টি a. a handful of. ̃মেটে, ̃মেটিয়া a. (esp. of a mould or cast or an idol) primed; rough-cast; (fig.) rough-wrought. একমেটে করা v. to prime; to rough-cast; (fig.) to do in a preliminary manner, to rough out. ̃যোগে adv. in a body; unit edly. ̃রকম a. of the same kind, type, nature, appearance etc.; same; similar. ☐ adv. in a way, of a sort, somewhat, moderately; on the whole, somehow. ̃রতি, ̃রত্তি a. (lit.) amounting to a rati (রতি¹) or .121 grams or 1.875 grains; only a little, a bit of; very small, tiny. ̃রব, ̃রা n. one voice. ̃রূপ same as একরকম । ̃রেখীয় a. (geom.) collinear. ̃রোখা a. obstinate; self-willed, wilful; hot-tempered, quick-tempered, iras cible; having designs on one side only (একরোখা চাদর). ̃লহমা n. an instant, a moment; jiffy. ̃লহমায় adv. in an in stant, in a moment, in a jiffy. ̃লিঙ্গ n. Shiva (শিব). ☐ a. unisexual; (bot.) declinous. ̃লিঙ্গতা n. unisexuality; (bot.) declinism. ̃শিরা n. hydrocele; orchitis. ̃শিরাল a. unicostate. ̃শিলা a. monolithic. ̃শেষ n. excessiveness, overmuchness; (gr.) a system of form ing compound words in which only one word is chosen from amongst a group and is modified to represent the whole group. কষ্টের একশেষ trouble be yond measure. নাকালের একশেষ harassed beyond measure. ̃ষট্টি, ̃ষষ্টি a. & n. sixty-one. ˜ষষ্টিতম a. sixty-first, fem. একষষ্টিতমী । ̃সঙ্গে a. in a body, all to gether; at the same time, simulta neously. ̃সপ্ততি a. & n. seventy-one. ˜সপ্ততিতম a. seventy-first. fem. একসপ্ততিতমী । ̃সূত্রে adv. in one string. ̃স্হানে adv. in or at the same place; in a certain place, somewhere. ̃হাঁটু a. knee-deep. ̃হাত a. measuring one cu bit. ☐ adv. enough for one time. একহাত নেওয়া v. to pay one out or back, to re taliate; to teach one a lesson. ̃হারা a. slim; of a delicate structure.

একজামিন [ ēkajāmina ] n an examination; a test; a trial; an experiment. একজামিন করা v. to examine. একজামিন দেওয়া v. to appear at or to sit for an examination.

একজিবিশন [ ēkajibiśana ] n an exhibition.

একতা [ ēkatā ] n unity, union; sameness, one ness, identity. একতাই বল unity is strength.

একত্ব [ ēkatba ] n oneness, sameness, identity; (rare) unity.

একত্র [ ēkatra ] adv in or at one place; unitedly; in a body, en bloc. ☐ a. assembled or ly ing in one and the same place; united. একত্রিত same as একত্র (a.).

একদা [ ēkadā ] adv once upon a time; once, at one time, one day.

একর [ ēkara ] n an acre.

একরার [ ēkarāra ] n confession; promise; agree ment; statement. ̃নামা n. written promise or statement; bond; deed of agreement.

একলা [ ēkalā ] a lone; unaccompanied; helpless. ☐ adv. alone; helplessly. একলাই একশো (to be) a host in oneself. also একাই একশো ।

একশা [ ēkaśā ] a mixed up together or con fusedly, in a state of confusion and dis order, in a muddle.