চ [ c ] n the sixth consonant of the Bengali alphabet.

চই [ ci ] n a creeper or its pungent root.

চওড়া [ cōḍ়ā ] a broad, wide. ☐ n. breadth, width (চওড়ায় দু-মিটার). চওড়াই n. measure of breadth or width, breadth or width. চওড়া বুক a large or wide chest; (fig.) a courageous or generous or liberal heart.

চক¹ [ caka¹ ] n chalk.

চক² [ caka² ] n a square or rectangle; a square or rectangular piece of land; a piece of open land (usu. square or rectangular) in the centre of a city or village (মোল্লার চক); a series of buildings round a square or rectangular courtyard (চক মিলানো বাড়ি); a square-shaped or rect angular market-place; a taluk or tahsil. ̃বন্দি n. settlement of boundaries of a plot or agricultural land or village; a parcel of ground or agricultural land, a lot. ̃বন্দ a. (of agricultural land or vil lage) that of which boundaries have been settled; settled; settling bound aries of such land; (of buildings) built around a square or rectangular court yard. ̃-মিলানো a. (of buildings) built around a square or rectangular court yard.

চকচক¹ [ cakacaka¹ ] int expressing: brightness or glaze or shine. চকচক করা, চকচকানো v. to glaze or glitter, to shine, to glisten. চকচকানি n. brightness, glitter. চকচকে a. bright, glittering, shining, glistening.

চকচক² [ cakacaka² ] int expressing the noise of lick ing liquids like water, milk etc.

চকমকি [ cakamaki ] n flint. চকমকি-বাক্স n. a tinder box. চকমকি-পাথর n. flint-stone, flint.

চকা [ cakā ] n the curlew or heron.

চকি [ caki ] fem of চকা ।

চকিত [ cakita ] a startled, started up; taken aback; timid চকিত চাহনি. ☐ n. a moment, an instant (চকিতের মধ্যে). চকিতে adv. in an instant or moment, in a trice, in a jiffy.

চকিতনয়ন [ cakitanaẏana ] a timid-eyed, timorous or be wildered looking, looking startled, awe-struck or panicky. ☐ n. timid eye, timorous or frightened look. fem. a. চকিতনয়না । চকিত নয়নে adv. with a startled and timid eye, with a startled and timorous look.

চকোর [ cakōra ] n a kind of bird said to enjoy drinking moonbeam, the red-legged or Himalayan partridge or curlew or bar tavelle, Caccabis chucar. fem. চকোরী ।

চক্কর [ cakkara ] n a wheel; (a spell of) rotation or revolution; anything circular or wheel shaped, a circle (ঘোড়দৌড়ের চক্কর); a round or circular mark (as on the hood of a snake); the hood of a snake (কুলোপানা চক্কর); a course or a spell of rambling or walking, going round (সে পার্কে চক্কর দিচ্ছে); circling (বিমান খানি অবতরণক্ষেত্রের উপর চক্কর দিচ্ছে = the air craft is circling over the landing field); (in games and tournaments) a round, a stage; (in polo) a chukker; reeling (মাথা চক্কর দেওয়া). বিষ নেই তার কুলোপানা চক্কর (fig.) futile rage of an impotent person.

চক্র [ cakra ] n a wheel; a ring; a wheel-shaped or circular thing or course (কুম্ভকারের চক্র); anything rotating like a wheel (কালচক্র); an ancient wheel-shaped missile or discus (সুদর্শন চক্র); a wheel shaped battle-order (চক্রব্যূহ); (astr. & astrol.) the zodiac; a halo; a collection or block of neighbouring villages; an extensive state or kingdom or land (চক্রবর্তী); a circular mark (as on the hood of a snake); the hood of a snake; a conspiracy, an intrigue (দশচক্র); a cycle, a group, a faction, an associa tion. ̃গতি n. circular motion, rotation, revolution. ̃চর a. vagrant. ̃ধর n. an appellation of God Vishnu (বিষ্ণু) or a king or a snake. ̃ধারী same as চক্রপাণি । ̃নাভি n. the hub of a wheel. ̃নায়ক n. leader of a group of men; commander of an army. ̃নেমি a. the rim of a wheel. ̃পাণি n. an appellation of Vishnu (বিষ্ণু) or Krishna (কৃষ্ণ) ̃বত্ a. wheel-like, circular. ☐ adv. like a wheel; in a circular motion. ̃বর্তী n. the ruler of an extensive kingdom; an emperor; a sovereign ruler. ̃বাক n. the curlew or partridge or heron. fem. ̃বাকী । ̃বাত n. a cyclone. ̃বাল n. the horizon. ̃বৃদ্ধি n. (arith.) compound in terest. ̃ব্যূহ n. a wheel-shaped battle order. ̃যান n. a wheeled vehicle. চক্ররেল n. a circular railway. দশচক্রে ভগবান ভূত (fig.) a brute majority may guillotine even God.

চক্রাকার, চক্রাকৃতি [ cakrākāra, cakrākṛti ] a wheel-shaped; circu lar, annular, round; (bot.) rotate, dis coid.

চক্রান্ত [ cakrānta ] n a conspiracy, an intrigue, a plot; an evil design. চক্রান্ত করা v. to conspire, to intrigue, to plot (against.) ̃কারী a. conspiring, intriguing. ☐ n. a conspira tor, an intriguer, a plotter.

চক্রাবর্ত [ cakrābarta ] n rotation; rotatory motion.

চক্রায়ূধ [ cakrāẏūdha ] n same as চক্রপাণি (see চক্র).

চক্রিকা [ cakrikā ] n the knee-pan, the patella; the knee.

চক্রী [ cakrī ] a armed with a wheel-shaped mis sile; conspiring, intriguing; crooked; deceitful. ☐ n. an appellation of Vishnu (বিষ্ণু); the snake.

চক্ষু [ cakṣu ] n (for.) the eye; sight (তার চক্ষু খারাপ); a look or glance; attention (এদিকে তার চক্ষু নেই); covetous look or glance (আমার খাবারের দিকে চক্ষু দিয়ো না); a part of some plants and fruits out of which a new plant grows, a leaf bud (আনারসের চক্ষু). চক্ষু ওঠা v. to be af fected with conjunctivitis or ophthal mia. চক্ষুকর্ণের বিবাদ ভ়ঞ্জন করা v. to be freed from doubt about what has been heard by visualizing or witnessing it. চক্ষু কাটানো v. to undergo ophthalmic surgery or an eye operation. চক্ষু খুলে দেওয়া v. (fig.) to open one's eyes, to make wise; (fig.) to disillusion. চক্ষু খুলে যাওয়া v. (fig.) to have one's eyes opened, to be made wise; (fig.) to be disillusioned. চক্ষু টেপা v. to wink. চক্ষু ছলছল করা v. to have tears gathering in one's eyes; to be about to shed tears; to be tearful. চক্ষু দেওয়া v. to cast an evil eye (at); to cast a greedy glance (at); to envy; to have attention or care (for), to attend (to); to keep an eye on, to be watchful about; to look (at). ̃পীড়া n. eye-disease; inflammation of the eye. চক্ষু ফোটা same as চক্ষু খুলে যাওয়া । চক্ষু ফোটানো same as চক্ষু খুলে দেওয়া । চক্ষু বোজা, চক্ষু মোদা v. to shut one's eyes. চক্ষু রাখা v. (fig.) to keep an eye on, to be watchful about, to be vigilant. চক্ষু লাগা v. to be subject to another's evil look, to be envied. চক্ষুর পলক a wink. চক্ষুর পাতা the eyelid. চক্ষুর লোম the eyelash. ̃কোটর n. the socket of the eye. ̃গোচর a. lying or coming within the range of sight, perceptible by the eye, visible. চক্ষু-চিকিত্সক n. an eye-specialist or an ophthalmologist. চক্ষু-চিকিত্সা n. treat ment of the eye. ̃তারকা, ̃তারা n. the pupil of the eye. ̃দান pop. var. of চক্ষুর্দান । ̃পীড়া n. eye-disease. ̃রুন্মীলন n. act of opening the eyes; (fig.) get ting or making wise; (fig.) disillu sioment. চক্ষুরুন্মীলন করা v. to open one's eyes. (fig.) to make wise; (fig.) to disil lusion. চক্ষুরুন্মীলন হওয়া v. to have one's eyes opened; (fig.) to become wise; (fig.) to be disillusioned. ̃রোগ n. eye-disease. ̃র্দান n. act of investing with sight; donation of one's eye (usu. to an eye-bank for the benefit of a sightless person); the ceremony of investing an idol with sight; the act of investing an ignorant person with wisdom; (sarcas.) stealing, filching. চক্ষুর্দান করা v. (sarcas.) to have an eye or cast a glance with a view to stealing, to steal; to filch. ̃লজ্জা n. a feeling of delicacy in doing openly something undesirable or unseemly. ̃শূল n. an eyesore. ̃শ্রবা n. a snake (from the belief that it per ceives sounds etc. with its eyes). ̃ষ্মত্তা n. possession of sight; possession of insight; power of perceiving truth. ̃ষ্মান a. possessing sight; possessing insight; capable of perceiving truth. fem. ̃ষ্মতী ।̃স্হির a. state of being dazed or bewildered or astounded. চক্ষুস্হির হওয়া v. to be dazed or bewil dered or astounded. লোকচক্ষে in the eyes of the public.

চঙ্ক্রমণ [ caṅkramaṇa ] n repeated or continuous rambling or walking, perambulation.

চচ্চড়ি [ caccaḍ়i ] n a dry dish of spiced vegetables cooked in oil and often with fish-bones.

চঞ্চরীক [ cañcarīka ] n a repeated or continuous walker or rambler; perambulator; the bee. fem. চঞ্চরীকা, চ়ঞ্চরী ।

চ়ঞ্চল [ c়ñcala ] a moving, mobile; moving briskly, brisk; restless; trembling; oscillating, throbbing; throbbing fast (নাড়ি বা হৃদয় চঞ্চল হওয়া); agitated, wavering, vacil lating; fickle (চঞ্চলমতি); perturbed; anxious. চঞ্চলা a. fem. of চঞ্চল । n. an ap pellation of goddess Lakshmi (লক্ষ্মী) or lightning. চঞ্চল করা v. to agitate; to cause to waver or vacillate; to perturb; to affect with anxiety. চঞ্চল হওয়া v. to throb fast; to be restless or agitated; to waver or vacillate; to become per turbed or anxious. ̃চিত্ত a. with a rest less mind; affected with anxiety; agi tated; fickle-minded. ̃তা n. mobility; brisk movement; briskness; restless ness; throbbing; quick throbbing; agi tation; wavering, vacillation; fickle ness; perturbation; anxiety. চঞ্চলিত a. caused to move; caused to move briskly; made restless; caused to tremble or oscillate or throb; caused to throb fast; agitated; caused to waver or vacillate; perturbed; stricken with anxiety. চঞ্চলিয়া a. (obs. & poet.) rest less. □ n. a restless person or creature or thing ('যত চপলতা করে চঞ্চলিয়া'). ☐ v. inf. being restless.

চঞ্চা [ cañcā ] n a bamboo or wicker mat; a rattan stool; a scarecrow.

চঞ্চু [ cañcu ] n a beak or bill (of a bird). ̃পুট n. the cavity formed within the beaks when shut.

চট¹ [ caṭa¹ ] int expressing quickness, prompt ness (চট করে নিয়ে এসো). চট করে adv. promptly, quickly.

চট² [ caṭa² ] n a coarse cloth made of jute, gunny, sackcloth, hessian; (loos.) jute (চটকল). চটের থলি a gunny-bag.

চটক¹ [ caṭaka¹ ] n the sparrow.

চটক² [ caṭaka² ] n fascinating or spectacular show (বিজ্ঞাপনের চটক); glamour (রূপের চটক); attractiveness (রঙের চটক). ̃দার a. hav ing a fascinating show; gaudy; appar ently or falsely fascinating; showy; glamorous; attractive or spectacular.

চটকা¹ [ caṭakā¹ ] n. fem the hen-sparrow (see চটক1).

চটকা² [ caṭakā² ] n drowsiness; mental abstraction, reverie. চটকা ভাঙা v. to shake off drowsiness suddenly; to have one's light sleep or drowsiness disturbed suddenly; to awake suddenly; to shake off one's reverie suddenly; to be sud denly disturbed in one's reverie; to come to one's senses suddenly.

চটকানো [ caṭakānō ] v to knead; to handle roughly; (sl.) to manhandle; to fondle vigor ously. ☐ a. kneaded; roughly handled; (sl.) manhandled; vigorously fondling. চটকানি n. kneading; rough handling, (sl.) manhandling; vigorous fondling.

চটচট¹ [ caṭacaṭa¹ ] int expressing the repeated noise of splitting, slapping etc. চটচট করা v. to split noisily and repeatedly.

চটচট² [ caṭacaṭa² ] int expressing adhesiveness, stickiness. চটচট করা v. to feel sticky.

চটচটে [ caṭacaṭē ] a adhesive, sticky, gluey.

চটপট [ caṭapaṭa ] adv quickly, promptly. চটপটে a. prompt; quick; swift.

চটা¹ [ caṭā¹ ] n a thin slip of bamboo-wood, tin etc.; a lath, a splinter.

চটা² [ caṭā² ] v to break into a chink or chinks, to crack, to split; to be broken or spoiled (ঘুম চটা, বন্ধুত্ব চটা). চটানো v. to cause to break into a chink or chinks, to crack, to split; to cause to break or be spoiled, to break or spoil.

চটা³ [ caṭā³ ] v to get angry; to be offended. চটানো v. to make angry; to offend.

চটাচটি [ caṭācaṭi ] n a bickering; a tiff; rancour, bad blood, bitter feelings; quarrel; sever ance or estrangement owing to a quar rel. চটাচটি করা v. to quarrel (with); to quarrel (with) and sever (from).