কুপোষ্য [ kupōṣya ] a one who has to be maintained though reluctantly. ☐ n. an undesirable dependant.

কুপ্য [ kupya ] n any of the base metals.

কুপ্রবৃত্তি [ kuprabṛtti ] n evil propensity, wicked incli nation; evil or unwholesome mentality.

কুফল [ kuphala ] n a bad result or consequence or effect; harmful effect.

কুবক্তা [ kubaktā ] n a bad speaker.

কুবলয় [ kubalaẏa ] n the blue lotus.

কুবাক্য [ kubākya ] n rude or harsh words, abusive language.

কুবিচার [ kubicāra ] n a wrong decision; an unfair or wrong judgment or verdict; miscar riage or perversion of justice.

কুবিন্দু [ kubindu ] n (geog. & astr.) the nadir.

কুবুদ্ধি [ kubuddhi ] n an evil or harmful design or in clination or counsel. ☐ a. having evil or harmful design or inclination. কুবুদ্ধি দেওয়া v. to give evil or harmful counsel.

কুবের [ kubēra ] n the Hindu god of wealth (cp. Pluto, Mammon). ̃পুরী n. the abode or city of Kuvera (কুবের) which is full of wealth and pomp and grandeur. ̃সদৃশ, ̃তুল্য a. as rich as Kuvera (কুবের); ex tremely wealthy, very rich.

কুবৈদ্য [ kubaidya ] n a bad or inept physician; a quack.

কুব্জ [ kubja ] a humpbacked, hunchbacked. fem. কুব্জা, কুব্জী । কুব্জ লোক a hunchback.

কুভোজন [ kubhōjana ] n act of eating bad or harmful food; bad or harmful food.

কুমকুম [ kumakuma ] n a ball filled with red powder and scented water for sprinkling; a red paste made from saffron juice used by women as a cosmetic.

কুমতলব [ kumatalaba ] n an evil plan; an evil or mis chievous plan or design.

কুমতি [ kumati ] n a wicked or harmful inclination or thought or design; evil design; evil counsel. ☐ a. having such inclination or thought or design.

কুমন্ত্রণা [ kumantraṇā ] n bad or evil counsel.

কুমন্ত্রী [ kumantrī ] n one who gives bad or wicked counsel, a bad or wicked counsel, a bad or wicked counsellor or minister; a wicked-natured counsellor or minister.

কুমাতা [ kumātā ] n a bad or unworthy mother; a mother lacking in affection.

কুমার² [ kumāra² ] n a young boy; a son; a prince; a crown price; a prince-royal; Kartikeya (কার্তিকেয়) the commander-in-chief of the heavenly hosts; an unmarried or celibate man, a bachelor. ̃ব্রত n. the vow of celibacy.

কুমারিকা [ kumārikā ] n the Cape Comorin; (rare) a twelve years old girl; (rare) an unmar ried girl or woman, a maid, a virgin, a spinster.

কুমারী [ kumārī ] n an unmarried girl or woman, a maid, a maiden; a virgin, a spinster; a feme sole, a daughter; a princess. কুমারীত্ব n. virginity; maidenhood. কুমারী নাম n. a patronym.

কুমির [ kumira ] n the crocodile; the alligator. কুমির কুমির খেলা push in the corner. জলে কুমির ডাঙায় বাঘ (fig.) between Scylla and Charybdis, between two great dangers.

কুমিরেপোকা [ kumirēpōkā ] n the weevil.

কুমুদ [ kumuda ] n the red or the white lotus; stalk of a lotus. ̃নাথ n. the lord of lotuses; the moon. ̃বতী, কুমুদ্বতী n. a cluster or collection of red or white lotuses; red or white lotuses. ☐ a. full of red or white lotuses. কুমুদিনী n. a cluster of red or white lotuses; a pond full of red and white lotuses. কুমুদিনীকান্ত, কুমুদিনীনাথ n. the beloved or lord of lotuses; the moon. কুমুদী n. a stalk of a lotus. কুমুদ্বান a. (of a place) abounding in red or white lotuses.

কুমেরু [ kumēru ] n the South Pole, the Antarctic. ̃জ্যোতি, ̃প্রভা n. Aurora Australis. ̃বৃত্ত n. (geog.) the Antarctic Circle.

কুমোর [ kumōra ] n a potter, a claymodeller. ̃শালা n. a potter's workshop. কুমোরের চাক the potter's wheel. কুমোরের মাটি potter's clay.

কুম্ভ [ kumbha ] n a pitcher; a roundish pot; the frontal globe at the side of an elephant's head; (astrol.) the Aquarius.

কুম্ভক [ kumbhaka ] n a physio-religious practice of controlling or suspending one's breath.

কুম্ভকর্ণ [ kumbhakarṇa ] n the monstrous second brother of Ravana (রাবণ) as described in the Ramayana (he used to keep awake only for a day after sleeping for six months at a stretch); (hence—fig.) a man who sleeps overmuch.

কুম্ভকার [ kumbhakāra ] n a potter; a person who makes clay pots by hand.

কুম্ভমেলা [ kumbhamēlā ] n a duodecennial religious gath ering of ascetics at one of the 4 holy places—Haridwar, Ujjaini, Nasik, Allahabad (Prayag).

কুম্ভরাশি [ kumbharāśi ] n (astrol.) the Aquarius.

কুম্ভশালা, কুম্ভশাল [ kumbhaśālā, kumbhaśāla ] n a potter's or claymodeller's workshop; a pottery.

কুম্ভিল, কুম্ভিলক [ kumbhila, kumbhilaka ] n a thief; a plagiarist.

কুম্ভীপাক [ kumbhīpāka ] n a terrible cell of the hell.

কুম্ভীর [ kumbhīra ] n (for.) the crocodile; the alliga tor. কুম্ভীরাশ্রু n. crocodile tears, insincere sorrow or sympathy.

কুযশ [ kuyaśa ] n ill-repute, disrepute; notoriety.

কুযুক্তি [ kuyukti ] n evil or harmful counsel, bad ad vice, useless or fallacious reasoning; unsubstantial and ill-motived argu ment, a false but clever argument with intention to deceive or outwit.

কুয়াশা, কুয়াসা [ kuẏāśā, kuẏāsā ] n fog, mist.

কুয়ো [ kuẏō ] n a draw-well, a well. কুয়োর ব্যাং a frog that lives in a well and seldom comes out of it; (fig.) a narrow-minded person with limited knowledge; (fig.) a person of limited vision; (fig.) a home keeping person.

কুরঙ্গ, কুরঙ্গক, কুরঙ্গম [ kuraṅga, kuraṅgaka, kuraṅgama ] n the male deer, the stag, the buck. fem. কুরঙ্গী, (inc.) কুরঙ্গিনী the female deer, the hind, the doe. কুরঙ্গীনয়না a. fem. having fine eyes like a deer's.

কুরুচিনামা [ kurucināmā ] n a genealogical table.

কুরণ্ড [ kuraṇḍa ] n hydrocele.

কুরব [ kuraba ] n an ugly or harsh voice or sound; a disgraceful report, a scandal; obscene language or words. ☐ a. having an ugly or harsh voice or sound.

কুরর [ kurara ] n the osprey. fem. কুররী the female osprey.

কুরল [ kurala ] n a larger variety of the osprey; the eagle, a lock of hair.

কুরসি [ kurasi ] n a chair.

কুরা, কুরানো, কোরা, কোরানো [ kurā, kurānō, kōrā, kōrānō ] v to scrape (as the pulp of a coconut); to gnaw; to eat into (কুরে কুরে খাওয়া).

কুরানি, কোরানি [ kurāni, kōrāni ] n a notched tool for grat ing or scraping coconut, a coconut scraper.

কুরীতি [ kurīti ] n a bad or harmful custom or us age or practice or deportment.

কুরু [ kuru ] n a mythological king of India; his descendants or line; a mythological kingdom (কুরুবর্ষ, কুরুদেশ).

কুরুক্ষেত্র [ kurukṣētra ] n a place near New Delhi where the Kauravas (কৌরব) and the Pandavas (পাণ্ডব) of the Mahabharata fought each other; (fig.) a terrible fight or noisy quarrel or brawl (কুরুক্ষেত্র বেধেছে). কুরুক্ষেত্র ব্যাপার (fig.—often facet.) an af fair as terrible as the fight of Kurukshetra (কুরুক্ষেত্র).

কুরুচি [ kuruci ] n bad or perverted taste. ̃পূর্ণ a. in bad taste; gross, indecent, vulgar. ̃সম্পন্ন a. having bad or perverted taste.

কুরুবক [ kurubaka ] n a flower-plant or its flower, the red amaranth.

কুরুবিন্দ [ kurubinda ] n the corundum; (loos.) the ruby.

কুরুবৃদ্ধ [ kurubṛddha ] n an ancient of the Kuru (কুরু) family.

কুরূপ [ kurūpa ] a having an ugly or uncomely ap pearance, ugly; ill-shaped and de formed. ☐ n. ugliness. fem. কুরূপা ।

কুর্তা [ kurtā ] n a small jacket or coat or shirt. লালকুর্তা n. the Red Shirts; patriotic and social welfare organization of North West Frontier formed by Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan in India's pre-indepen dence days.

কুর্দন [ kurdana ] n act of skipping; act of bragging; act of rushing forward to attack or beat.

কুর্নিশ, কুরনিশ [ kurniśa, kuraniśa ] n (Mus.) a mode of saluta tion in accordance with official eti quette. কুর্নিশ করা v. to salute.

কুর্পর [ kurpara ] n the knee; the elbow. ☐ a. depen dent.

কুর্মি [ kurmi ] n a backward caste amongst Hin dus; a member of this caste.

কুল¹ [ kula¹ ] n the jujube.

কুল² [ kula² ] n a religious sect amongst Hindus practising a very severe form of Tantric worship (কুলমার্গ).

কুল³ [ kula³ ] n family; a clan; lineage, pedigree; good pedigree or lineage, a kulin (কুলীন) family (সে কুলের ছেলে); purity of blood; dignity of one's family, fam ily prestige, aristocracy, high or noble birth (কুলগর্ব); descendants, line (তার কুল আজও টিকে আছে); one's own house or family or society (কুলত্যাগ); family religion or cult; residence (গুরুকুল); a race, a tribe (রক্ষঃকুল); a species or kind or class (নরকুল); a collection, a herd, a flock, a swarm (শিবাকুল). কুল করা v. to enter into a matrimonial alli ance with a kulin (কুলীন) family. কুল মজানো v. (fig.) to bring disgrace upon one's family. কুল রাখি কি শ্যাম রাখি (fig.) on the horns of a dilemma. কুলে কালি দেওয়া (fig.) to bring disgrace upon one's (own) family, to tarnish the good name of one's (own) family. কুলের বার হওয়া same as কুলত্যাগ করা । একুল-ওকুল দুকুল খাওয়া বা হারানো (lit.—of a married woman) to lose shelter and support of both one's husband and parents; (fig.) to reject one alternative and lose the other; to be utterly ruined, to leave one's friends and be ill-treated by one's foes. ̃কণ্টক n. one who is a disgrace to or a pest of one's family. ̃কন্যা n. a girl born of a high (kulin) family. ̃কর্ম same as কুলক্রিয়া । ̃কলঙ্ক n. one who is a disgrace to his family. fem. কুলকলঙ্কিনী । ̃কলঙ্কী a. masc. bringing disgrace on one's family. ̃কামিনী n. a wife of a good family; a girl born of a good family; (loos.) a family woman (esp. one living in a zenana.) ̃কুণ্ডলিনী same as কুণ্ডলিনী । ̃ক্রিয়া, ̃কার্য n. tradi tional customs and practices of a fam ily or befitting a family; act of entering into a matrimonial alliance with a kulin (কুলীন) family. ̃ক্ষয় n. destruc tion or decay of a family or line. ̃ক্ষয়কর a. causing decay or destruction of a family or line. ̃গত a. pertaining to a family. ̃গরিমা, ̃গর্ব n. dignity of a family, family prestige; pride of birth. ̃গুরু n. a family preceptor; the heredi tary religious guide of a family. ̃গৌরব same as কুলগরিমা । ̃ঘ্ন a. destroying a family, causing destruction of a family. ̃চ্যুত a. expelled from one's family, in terdicted, ostracized; one who has lost his family prestige or status. ̃জ, ̃জাত a. born of a good family; born of a kulin (কুলীন) family. ̃জি n. a (descrip tive) genealogy (often composed in verse). ̃জিনামা n. a genealogical table. ̃জ্ঞ a. acquainted with the genealogy of a family. ☐ n. a herald. ̃জ্ঞতা n. knowledge of heraldic lore. ̃টা n. a woman who has brought disgrace upon her family (usu. by leaving it for good); a woman of bad moral charac ter. ☐ a. of or like such a woman. কুলটার স্বামী the husband of such a woman, (cp.) a cuckold. ̃তিলক n. (one who is) the glory or pride of one's fam ily. ☐ a. glorifying one's family. ̃ত্যাগ n. (of women) leaving one's home for good for immoral purposes; (of men) abandoning one's family, giving up the customs and practices of one's family. কুলত্যাগ করা v. (of women) to leave one's home for good for immoral pur poses or to elope with her paramour; (of men) to abandon one's family, to repudiate the customs and practices of one's family. ̃ত্যাগী a. masc. one who has abandoned one's family or has re pudiated the customs and practices of one's family. ̃ত্যাগিনী a. fem. one who has left her home for good for immoral purposes or eloped with one's par amour. ̃দূষক, ̃দূষণ a. bringing dis grace upon one's family. ☐ n. (one who is) the disgrace to one's family. ̃দেবতা n. the hereditary or tutelary or guardian deity of a family. ̃ধর্ম n. the traditional customs and practices of a family. ̃নারী same as কুলকামিনী । ̃নাশন same as কুলঘ্ন । ̃নাশা a. bringing disgrace upon one's family. ̃নিন্দা n. family scandal. ̃পঞ্জি, ̃পঞ্জী same as কুলজি । ̃পতি n. the headman or chief of a clan; a patriarch; an arch-sage. ̃পাংশুলা n. an unchaste woman; a woman who is a disgrace to the family. ̃পুরোহিত n. a family priest. ̃প্রথা n. a family cus tom or practice. ̃প্রদীপ n. (fig.) one who glorifies one's family. ̃বতী, ̃বধূ n. a virtuous wife; (loos.) a family woman (esp. one living in a zenana). ̃বালা same as কুলকামিনী । ̃ভঙ্গ n. loss of one's family prestige or status (esp. due to matrimonial alliance with a family of inferior prestige or status). ̃ভূষণ, ̃মণি n. one who glorifies one's family, the ornament of one's family. ̃ভ্রষ্ট same as কুলচ্যুত । ̃মজানে a. bring ing disgrace upon a family. ̃মর্যাদা n. the dignity of a family, family prestige; the heraldic sign or mark of a family. ̃মান n. the dignity of a family, family prestige. ̃লক্ষণ n. any of the nine good qualities of a kulin (কুলীন) namely; (1) observance of rites, (2) politeness, (3) education, (4) good or reputable so cial position, (5) pilgrimage, (6) con stancy or firm devotion, (7) honou rable profession, (8) penance, and (9) benevolence or charity. ̃লক্ষ্মী n. fem. the guardian goddess of a family; the guardian goddess of fortune of a family; a housewife who brings pros perity to a family. ̃শীল n. lineage and character. ̃শীলমান n. lineage, charac ter and dignity. ̃শ্রেষ্ঠ n. the best or most distinguished person in a family or line. ̃সম্ভব a. born of a particular family; born of a good family. ̃স্ত্রী same as কুলবধূ ।

কুলকুল [ kulakula ] int expressing: the babbling noise as of a flowing river. কুলকুল করা v. to babble (like a river).

কুলক্ষণ [ kulakṣaṇa ] n an inauspicious sign or mark; a bad omen. ☐ a. having an inauspicious sign or mark (esp. on one's person); ill omened. fem. কুলক্ষণা । কুলক্ষণ দেখানো v. to forebode or presage ill.

কুলগ্ন [ kulagna ] n (chiefly astrol.) an inauspicious point of time.

কুলঙ্গি [ kulaṅgi ] n a recess or small shelf in a wall, a niche.

কুলত্থ [ kulattha ] n a kind of pulse or vetch.

কুলপি [ kulapi ] n a small conical container for freezing ice cream. ̃বরফ n. ice cream made in this container. ̃মালাই n. ice cream made of milk frozen in this container.

কুলাঙ্গার [ kulāṅgāra ] n one who tarnishes the good name of one's family, a black sheep of a family.

কুলাচার [ kulācāra ] n the traditional usage or custom of a family.

কুলাচার্য [ kulācārya ] n the hereditary religious guide or preceptor of a family; a matrimonial match-maker versed in genealogy.

কুলানো [ kulānō ] v to be sufficient for meeting the demand of, to suffice, to be adequate. কুলিয়ে যাওয়া v. to suffice, to be enough or adequate.

কুলাভিমান [ kulābhimāna ] n family pride or dignity; pride of birth; pride of high birth. কুলাভিমানী a. conscious of or sensitive about one's family pride or dignity; proud of one's birth; proud of one's high birth. fem. কুলাভিমানিনী ।

কুলায় [ kulāẏa ] n a bird's nest; (fig.) a cosy abode.

কুলাল [ kulāla ] n a potter; a maker of ceramic vessels. ̃চক্র n. the potter's wheel.

কুলি² [ kuli² ] n a porter; a labourer. ̃ কামিন n. pl. male and female labourers; a labourer and his wife. ̃ধাওড়া n. the labourers' lines or quarters.

কুলির, কুলিরক [ kulira, kuliraka ] n the crab.

কুলিশ [ kuliśa ] n a thunderbolt.

কুলীন [ kulīna ] n one belonging to any of the families on whom an order of honour was conferred by King Ballal Sen of ancient Bengal. ☐ a. belonging to any of these families or enjoying this order of honour; of a noble caste; high-born; honourable.

কুলুপ [ kulupa ] n a lock, a padlock. কুলুপ-আঁটা a. locked. কুলুপ আঁটা v. to lock.

কুলোক [ kulōka ] n a bad man, a knave, a rogue.

কুল্যে [ kulyē ] adv altogether, in all; only.

কুশ [ kuśa ] n a kind of holy grass; Rama's son in the Ramayana; a mythological is land. ̃পুত্তলি, ̃পুত্তলী, ̃পুত্তলিকা n. an effigy of a dead or living person made of this grass, a jackstraw. কুশপুত্তলি দাহ করা v. to burn an effigy (in order to ex press dislike against a person or to consummate cremation scripturally of a person who is believed to be dead but whose body has not been found). কুশ-পেয়ে a. having the tip of one's feet turned inside, suffering from knock feet or pedis valgum. কুশাগ্র n. the tip of a blade of kusha (কুশ) grass. ☐ a. as pointed or sharp as the tip of a blade of kusha grass. কুশাগ্রধী, কুশাগ্রবুদ্ধি a. very sharp-witted, having very keen intelli gence. কুশাগ্রীয় same as কুশাগ্র (a). কুশাঙ্কুর n. a sharp-pointed young shoot or blade of kusha (কুশ) grass. কুশাঙ্গুরী, কুশাঙ্গুরীয় n. a ring for the finger made of kusha grass (worn during the perfor mance of a holy rite). কুশাসন n. a small mat made of kusha (কুশ) grass (used for sitting upon by holy persons or dur ing the performance of a holy rite).

কুশণ্ডিকা [ kuśaṇḍikā ] n a scriptural sacrifice to be performed at marriage etc.

কুশল¹ [ kuśala¹ ] n well-being, weal. ☐ a. being well, in weal. কুশলী a. being well, in weal. কুশল জিজ্ঞাসা, কুশল প্রশ্ন n. inquir ies about well-being or weal; cordial greeting; good wishes. কুশল হোক may you be in weal, may peace and happi ness be with you.

কুশল² [ kuśala² ] a expert, skilled, proficient, dex terous. adroit. ̃তা n. expertness, skill, skilfulness, proficiency, dexterity, adroitness. কুশলী inc. var. of কুশল² ।

কুশাসক [ kuśāsaka ] n a bad or unjust ruler or admin istrator.

কুশাসন², কু-শাসন [ kuśāsana², ku-śāsana ] n misgovernment, mis rule, maladministration.

কুশি² [ kuśi² ] n the mango or any other fruit in green and undeveloped state.

কুশীলব [ kuśīlaba ] n (as pl.) the characters of a drama or play, dramatis personae; (as sing.) an actor, a singer, a dancer, an artiste; (as pl.) Kusha (কুশ) and Laba (লব) of the Ramayana; (hence) twins.

কুশ্রী [ kuśrī ] a same as কুরূপ ।

কুষ্ঠ [ kuṣṭha ] n leprosy. ̃ঘ্ন a. curing leprosy. ̃ময় a. leprous. কুষ্ঠাশ্রম n. a hospital or asy lum for lepers.

কুষ্ঠী [ kuṣṭhī ] n a leper.

কুষ্মাণ্ড [ kuṣmāṇḍa ] n the evergreen variety of the pumpkin; the pumpkin; (fig.) a worth less person.

কুসংসর্গ [ kusaṃsarga ] n evil company, bad association. কুসংসর্গী a. keeping evil company, asso ciating with undesirable persons.