খাটো [ khāṭō ] a not long or tall, short (খাটো দড়ি, খাটো গড়ন); of short width (খাটো কাপড়); not loud, low (খাটো গলা); backward (পড়াশোনায় খাটো); inefficient (কাজে খাটো); lacking, short, weak (বুদ্ধিতে খাটো). খাটো করা v. to shorten, to reduce; to shorten the width of; to lower; to humble (কাউকে খাটো করা, কারও মান খাটো করা); to disparage, to belittle. খাটো হওয়া v. to become short; to become less wide or long than what is necessary, to be of short measure (জামাটা খাটো হয়েছে); to be inferior to (কারও চেয়ে খাটো হওয়া); to prove one self inefficient; to be humiliated, to look small (লোকের কাছে খাটো হওয়া). খাটো গলা a low voice. খাটো নজর (lit.) shortsightedness; (fig.) narrow mindedness, mean-mindedness. কানে খাটো hard of hearing. বুদ্ধিতে খাটো lack ing in intelligence or understanding.

খাট্টা [ khāṭṭā ] n any sour substance, an acid. ☐ a. sour. মেজাজ খাট্টা out of humour.

খাড়ব [ khāḍ়ba ] n any of the musical modes that are expressed in six notes.

খাড়া [ khāḍ়ā ] a erect, upright; vertical; perpen dicular; precipitous, steep; full, at a stretch, without break (খাড়া দু-মাইল, খাড়া দু-ঘন্টা); standing (খাড়া পাহারা). ☐ n. a stem or stalk (শজনের খাড়া). খাড়া করা v. to cause to stand up; to set erect; to put up (দাবিদার খাড়া করা); to present; to bring into existence; to draw up (খসড়া খাড়া করা) to set up, to found, to establish (স্কুল খাড়া করা, যুক্তি খাড়া করা); to bring round (রোগীকে খাড়া করা). খাড়া হওয়া v. to stand up; to stand erect; to keep standing; to come round. খাড়াই n. height, altitude; upward slope, a steep gradient or rise. ̃খাড়ি adv. lengthwise.

খাণ্ডিক [ khāṇḍika ] n a confectioner.

খাত [ khāta ] n a pit; a hole; a ditch; a pond, a tank; a creek; an inlet; a mine; a moat. ☐ a. dug.

খাতক [ khātaka ] n a debtor.

খাতা [ khātā ] n a book for writing or scribbling; an account-book, a ledger; a register. খাতা লেখা v. to maintain an account book or ledger. ̃পত্র n. pl. books for writing or scribbling; different ac count-books or ledgers; records; regis ters. হালখাতা n. a fresh account-book or ledger opened (usu. on the Bengali/In dian New Year's Day) for the coming year; a (religious) festival on the occa sion of ceremonial opening of the new account-book or ledger.

খাতির [ khātira ] n cordial treatment or reception (খাতির পাওয়া); respect, honour (বিদ্বানের খাতির সর্বত্র); influence (মুরুব্বির খাতিরে চাকরি পওয়া); amity, good terms, inti macy (দুই বন্ধুতে খুব খাতির); interest, sake, account (চাকরির খাতিরে). খাতির করা v. to receive cordially; to treat respect fully; to care for (কারও খাতির করা); to comply with a friendly request of; to comply with. খাতির পাওয়া v. to receive or enjoy cordial reception; to receive cordial treatment; to be treated respect fully. খাতির রাখা v. to comply with a friendly request of; to comply with; to care for. ̃জমা n. certainty, asssured ness, assurance. ☐ a. assured. খাতির-না দারত, খাতির-নাদারদ a. outspoken. ☐ n. slight, contempt; disregard. ̃যত্ন n. re spect; polite regard; flattering attention.

খাতুন [ khātuna ] n (Mus.) a title suffixed to the names of (unmarried) Muslim women.

খাদ¹ [ khāda¹ ] n alloy; base metal. ̃হীন, নিখাদ a. unalloyed; unmixed.

খাদ² [ khāda² ] n (mus.) the bass; a quarry; a pit; a hole; a ditch; a mine.

খাদক [ khādaka ] a one who eats or consumes. ☐ n. an eater; a consumer.

খাদন [ khādana ] n eating; consumption.

খাদিত [ khādita ] a eaten; consumed.

খাদিম [ khādima ] n a servant, an attendant; a care taker or warden of a mosque.

খাদী [ khādī ] sfx indicating: one who eats, eating (নরখাদী).

খাদ্য [ khādya ] n food. ☐ a. eatable, edible. খাদ্য খাদক-সম্বন্ধ n. (lit.) the relation between food and its consumer; the relation re sembling that between the hare and the hunter. ̃গ্রহণ n. taking food. ̃নালি n. (anat.) the food canal, the alimentary canal, the gullet, the oesophagus or esophagus. ̃প্রাণ n. vitamin. ̃ভাণ্ডার n. a food store, a grain store. ̃মন্ত্রক n. the food ministry. ̃মন্ত্রী n. the food minis ter. ̃মূল্য n. food price; food value. ̃শস্য n. food grains. খাদ্যাখাদ্য n. edible and inedible things; good and bad food. খাদ্যাভাব n. scarcity of food, pau city of food-supply, want of food.

খান² [ khāna² ] n (used as a sfx.) a place (এইখান, সেখান).

খানকি [ khānaki ] n a prostitute, a harlot, a whore. ̃গিরি n. prostitution, harlotry. ̃পনা n. act of behaving like a wanton, wanton ness, whorishness. ̃বাড়ি n. a brothel.

খানদান [ khānadāna ] n a high or aristocratic family; aristocracy. খানদানি a. speaking of or becoming a high family, aristocratic; distinguished.

খানসামা [ khānasāmā ] n a table servant, a khidmutgar. ̃গিরি n. the profession of a table ser vant; the occupation of a butler.

খানা¹ [ khānā¹ ] n a hole; a pit; a ditch. ̃খোঁদল, ̃খন্দর n. pl. holes or pits or ditches. ̃ডোবা n. pits and ditches.

খানা² [ khānā² ] n place (পিলখানা); a house or abode (দৌলতখানা); a room (বৈঠকখানা). ̃তল্লাশ, ̃তল্লাশি n. a search (usu.) made by the police. খানাতল্লাশের পরওয়ানা a. search-warrant.

খানা³ [ khānā³ ] n cooked food; meal. (খানা খাওয়া); a feast (খানা দেওয়া). ̃পিনা n. eating and drinking.

খানা⁴ [ khānā⁴ ] sfx indicating: a number, a piece, a fragment (দুখানা, চারখানা); used as the article 'the' (বইখানা, বাড়িখানা).

খানাবাড়ি [ khānābāḍ়i ] n a dwelling-house; a dwelling-house and land (usu. leased out) within the precincts of a countryhouse.

খানি [ khāni ] a milder form of খানা⁴ ।

খানিক [ khānika ] adv for a little while (খানিক দাঁড়াও). ☐ a. a little, only a little, a bit. ̃ক্ষণ adv. for a little while. ☐ n. a little while.

খানেক [ khānēka ] a (used as a sfx.) one, about one, one approximately (সেরখানেক, ঘন্টাখানেক); nearly, approximately.

খান্ডার [ khānḍāra ] a qurrelsome; termagant, fem. ̃নি, খান্ডারি a. termagant, shrewish.

খাপ [ khāpa ] n a scabbard, a sheath (তরোয়ালের খাপ); a holster (রিভলভারের খাপ); a case (চশমার খাপ); agreement, congru ity, suitability; closeness or density of texture, texture. খাপ খাওয়া v. to agree with, to be congruent with; to be in keeping or harmony with, to suit; to adjust oneself to. খাপে রাখা v. to sheathe; to put in the case. খাপ থেকে খোলা v. to unsheathe; to take out of the case. খাপ-খোলা a. unsheathed, bare. খাপ-ছাড়া a. unsuitable, unbecoming, in consistent, irrelevant, incoherent, dis jointed; casual, stray; queer, quaint (খাপছাড়া লোক বা স্বভাব).

খাপরা [ khāparā ] n a potsherd; tile or pantile. খাপরেল n. a small hut with pantile shed.

খাপা² [ khāpā² ] v to agree, to be congruent; (of textiles) to shrink. ☐ a. agreed; shrunk. খাপানো v. to cause to agree, to bring to agreement; to cause to shrink, to shrink. See also খাপ খাওয়া ।

খাপি [ khāpi ] a (of textiles) closely woven, close-grained.

খাপ্পা [ khāppā ] a enraged; furious or angry. খাপ্পা হওয়া v. to get angry, to be out of tem per, to get or fly into a rage.

খাবল, খাবলা [ khābala, khābalā ] n the palm of the hand; a handful (এক খাবলা); the paw; a sei zure or a stroke (usu. a sudden one) with the palm or the paw; a bite. খাবলা মারা v. to seize or strike or scratch (usu. suddenly) with the palm or the paw, to paw. to bite; (fig.) to (try to) appropri ate to oneself a part of. খাবলানো v. same as খাবল মারা । ☐ a. seized or struck or scratched with the palm or the paw, pawed, bitten. খাবলে নেওয়া v. to snatch with the hand or paw, to grab.