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চরকি [ caraki ] n a rotating firework, a Catherine-wheel; a Ferris wheel; (mech.) a wind lass. চরকির মতো ঘোরা v. to turn round and round like a wheel; (fig.) to gad about.

চরণ [ caraṇa ] n a foot, a leg, a foot or line of a verse; ambulation, walking, travelling, wandering, moving; observance, prac tice. ̃কমল n. a foot fancied as a lotus; a beautiful or divine foot. ̃চারণ n. ambulation, walking; perambulation; peregrination. ̃চারী a. (also n.) pedes trian. ̃তরী, ̃তরি n. a foot regarded as a boat esp. to cross the river Baitarani (বৈতরণী) after one's death. ̃তল n. the sole; the foot. চরণতলে থাকা v. to lie un der the foot or sole of; (fig.) to act as one's bond-slave for attainment of final salvation; (fig.) to depend cringingly on. চরণতলে পড়া v. to fall at the feet of (esp. in order to win favour). ̃দাসী n. a devoted wife; one belonging to a sect of Vaishnavas founded by Charandas; (sarcas.) a female companion or asso ciate of a Vaishnava. ̃ধূলি, ̃ধুলা n. the dust of one's feet. ̃পদ্ম same as ̃কমল । ̃প্রান্ত n. the border or end of one's feet. ̃প্রান্তে adv. at one's feet. ̃বন্দনা n. act of worshipping one's feet; act of bow ing down at one's feet in obeisance, genuflection. ̃যুগল n. both the feet, the two feet; a pair of feet. ̃রেণু same as ̃ধূলি । ̃সেবক n. a devotee. ̃সেবা n. act of worshipping one's feet; act of massaging one's legs and feet. ̃স্পর্শ n. contact of one's feet; act of touching one's feet. চরণ স্পর্শ করা v. to touch one's feet. ̃স্পর্শে adv. at the contact or touch of one's feet. চরণাঙ্কিত a. marked with the footprint (of). চরণাঙ্গুলি n. a toe. চরণামৃত n. the water with which the feet of a deity or revered person has been washed. চরণাম্বুজ, চরণারবিন্দ same as চরণকমল । চরণোপান্তে adv. at one's feet.

চরম [ carama ] n end, termination (কিছুর চরম দেখা); ultimate or last or final stage, most critical stage (চরমে ওঠা); highest stage, greatest height, climax, culmina tion, maximum (দুঃখের চরম). ☐ a. ulti mate or final (চরমপত্র, চরম সিদ্ধান্ত); last (চরমকাল); extreme (চরমসীমা, চরম জলবায়ু); highest, maximum (চরমোত্কর্ষ), pertaining to death or the time of death, dying (চরম দশা). ̃কাল n. the dying moment. ̃গতি n. last re sort, only prop and support. চরম জলবায়ু extreme climate. ̃পত্র n. a document containing the disposition of one's ef fects at death, a will; an ultimatum. ̃সীমা n. utmost limit. চরমাদর্শ n. highest ideal. চরমাবস্হা n. last or final stage, ulti mate stage, most critical stage. চরমোত্কর্ষ, চরমোন্নতি n. highest excel lence or improvement.

চরস [ carasa ] n an intoxicant narcotic prepared from the exudation of hashish; hemp, charas. চরস খাওয়া v. to smoke charas.

চরা [ carā ] v to wander, to rove, to travel; (of cattle) to graze; (of other beasts, birds, anthropophagies etc.) to go about for food; (sarcas.) to go about one's busi ness; (of fish) to nibble at bait. চরে খাওয়া v. to graze; to go about for food; (sarcas.) to shift or fend for oneself.

চরাচর [ carācara ] n mobile and immobile objects; (as sing.) the world, the universe, the whole creation.

চরানো [ carānō ] v to cause to graze, to tend or feed (cattle); (derog.) to direct or gov ern, to make a person do everything one wishes him to do, to lead a person by the nose; (derog.) to teach (ছেলে চরানো).

চরিত [ carita ] n character; deportment, behaviour, manners, conduct; activi ties; custom, usage; biography, life. ☐ a. observed, performed, executed, ac complished; invested with. চরিতকার, চরিতাখ্যায়ক n. a biographer. চরিতাবলি n. pl. biographies, lives; collections of bi ographies. চরিতাভিধান n. a biographical dictionary.

চরিতার্থ [ caritārtha ] a one whose desires have been fulfilled; successful; satisfied, grati fied. চরিতার্থ করা v. to fulfil one's desire; to satisfy, to gratify. ̃তা fulfilment of one's desire, success; satisfaction, gratification.

চরিত্র [ caritra ] n character; conduct; manner, behaviour, deportment; disposition; nature; custom, usage; function; activi ties; good character or behaviour, a bi ography; a character in a drama; a role. চরিত্র খোয়ানো, চরিত্র হারানো v. to lose one's character or morals, to have one's character or moral corrupted, to be come depraved, to go to the bad. ̃গত a. relating to the character; natural (চরিত্রগত দোষ). ̃গুণ n. the excellence of one's character; a characteristic quality (good or bad). ̃চিত্র n. a character sketch. ̃চিত্রণ n. delineation or por trayal of characters, characterisation, character-painting. ̃দোষ n. moral cor ruption; a vice or defect in one's char acter; dissoluteness, debauchery. ̃বান a. good-charactered; virtuous; chaste. fem. ̃বতী । ̃হনন n. character assassi nation. ̃হীন a. morally corrupt or ru ined, characterless, depraved, disso lute, debauched, profligate. fem. ̃হীনা । চরিত্রহীন ব্যক্তি a debauchee, a libertine. চরিত্রাভিনয় n. (in drama or film) acting in a certain role.

চরিত্রাঙ্কন [ caritrāṅkana ] n delineation or portrayal of one's character. চরিত্রাঙ্কন করা v. to delin eate one's character.

চরিষ্ণু [ cariṣṇu ] a mobile, moving.

চরু [ caru ] n an oblation of sunned rice boiled in milk with sugar and ghee.

চর্চরী [ carcarī ] n a kind of musical instrument; an ancient folk-music; a ceremony ob served on the eve on the holi (হোলি) festival.

চর্পট [ carpaṭa ] n a blow with the open palm of the hand, a slap.

চর্পটী [ carpaṭī ] n a kind of bread shaped like a thin disc prepared by the hand.

চর্বণ [ carbaṇa ] n act of chewing, mastication. চর্বণ করা v. to chew, to masticate.

চর্বি [ carbi ] n fat; animal fat; lard, tallow.

চর্বিত [ carbita ] a chewed, masticated. ̃চর্বণ n. act of chewing the cud, rumination; (fig.) discussion of an old topic or repeated discussion of the same topic. চর্বিতচর্বণ করা v. to chew the cud, to ruminate; (fig.) to discuss an old topic or to dis cuss the same topic repeatedly.

চর্ব্য [ carbya ] a (of food) that which has to be chewed; masticable. ̃চূষ্য a. that which has to be chewed and that which has to be sucked; (fig.) of or pertaining to dif ferent delicious varieties. ☐ n. pl. ar ticles of food comprising that which has to be chewed and that which has to be sucked; (fig.) articles of food of different delicious varieties, rich and costly dishes. চর্ব্য-চূষ্য-লেহ্য-পেয় a. those which have to be chewed and sucked and licked and drunk; (fig.) of differ ent delicious varieties, delicious and costly. ☐ n. (lit. & fig.) delicious food or dishes, delicacies of all descrip tions.

চর্ম [ carma ] n skin, cutis; the true skin, derm; cu ticle; hide; leather; bark (of plants), rind; a shield. ̃কার n. a shoemaker or a tanner or currier (by profession or caste). ̃কীল n. a wart, a mole, a small bump on human skin. ̃চক্ষু n. the physical eye. ̃চটকা, ̃চটিকা, ̃চটী n. the titmouse; the bat; the vampire. ̃জ a. leathern, made of leather. ̃দল n. impetigo. ̃ধারী a. armed with a shield; one who bears a shield. ̃নির্মিত a. made of leather; leathern. ̃পাদুকা n. a leather shoe or boot or slipper, a leather footwear. ̃পেটিকা, ̃পেটী n. a leather bag or suitcase; a leather belt.