চাদর [ cādara ] n a sheet of cloth worn over the body; a cover made of cloth; a bedsheet; a thin sheet of metal or other things.

চানকানো [ cānakānō ] v to excite into activity or to speed up, to make active or prompt (চাকরকে চানকানো, শরীর চানকানো); to brighten, to brush up, to polish (আসবাবপত্র চানকানো); to heat or fry slightly (মশলা চানকানো).

চানা [ cānā ] n a kind of gram or chick-pea fried crisp. ̃চুর n. a crisp snack prepared by frying chick-pea, monkey-nuts and other things with salt and spices.

চান্দ্র [ cāndra ] a lunar (চান্দ্রগতি, চান্দ্রমাস) ̃মাস n. a lunar month.

চান্দ্রায়ণ [ cāndrāẏaṇa ] n a kind of expiatory penance.

চাপ¹ [ cāpa¹ ] n a bow; (geom.) an arc.

চাপ² [ cāpa² ] n pressure (কাজের চাপ, বায়ুর চাপ, রক্তের চাপ); weight, influence, request, importunity etc. (মায়ের চাপে পড়ে সে বিয়ে করল); a layer (বরফের চাপে চাপে). ☐ a. clotted, coagulated (চাপরক্ত চাপদই); thick, close-set (চাপ-বুনন); massive and extensive. চাপ খাওয়া v. to be pressed; to coagulate, to thicken. চাপ দেওয়া v. to press. ̃দণ্ড n. a piston; a pump. ̃দাড়ি n. massive or thick-set beard extending all over the cheeks and chin. ̃মান (যন্ত্র) n. a barometer.

চাপকান [ cāpakāna ] n a loose and long robe (chiefly used as a part of official dress).

চাপটি [ cāpaṭi ] n the posture of squatting or sit ting on one's haunches with legs folded. চাপটি খেয়ে বসা v. to sit upon one's haunches with legs folded, to squat; to sit tight or immovably; to re main seated obstinately.

চাপড় [ cāpaḍ় ] n a blow or stroke with the open plam of the hand, a slap. চাপড় খাওয়া v. to be slapped. চাপড় দেওয়া, চাপড় মারা v. to slap.

চাপড়া [ cāpaḍ়ā ] n a flat piece of clod or turf.

চাপড়ানো [ cāpaḍ়ānō ] v to strike (chiefly repeatedly) with the open palm of one's hand, to slap or pat (chiefly repeatedly).

চাপরাস, চাপরাশ [ cāparāsa, cāparāśa ] n the distinctive dress of the servants of a person or office or in stituation, a livery. ̃ধারী a. liveried. চাপরাসি n. a liveried servant; an office messenger, an orderly, a chaprasi.

চাপল্য [ cāpalya ] n restlessness; fickleness; vivac ity, liveliness; fluidity; wantonness; impudence, sauciness; talkativeness; levity; fleetingness; momentariness; rashness, imprudence.

চাপা [ cāpā ] v to press; to compress; to sup press, to conceal, to hide (কথা চাপা); to restrain, to check (উন্নতি চাপা); to ex tend, to cover ('পঞ্চগৌড় চাপিয়া গৌড়েশ্বর রাজা,' 'কুরুকুল চাপি'); to ride or mount (ঘোড়ায় চাপা); to board or get into (গাড়িতে চাপা); to come upon as a load or weight, to burden (ঘাড়ে চাপা) ☐ n. act of pressing; compression; suppres sion, concealment; act of restraining; act of extending or covering; act of riding or mounting; act of boarding or getting into; a cover or lid (ঘটের চাপা, গর্তের চাপা); a weight (কাগজ-চাপা). ☐ a. pressing or compressing (বুক-চাপা ব্যথা); subdued, low, not clearly au dible (চাপা গলা, চাপা সুর); not promi nent, dull (চাপা রং); covered (কাঁটাঝোপে চাপা); restrained, obstructed, frustrated (চাপা বরাত); sunk or depressed to a lower level (পৃথিবী উত্তর-দক্ষিণে কিঞ্চিত্ চাপা); secretly circulated, private (চাপা গুজব); secret, concealed, suppressed (চাপা দুঃখ); uncommunicative, re served (চাপা লোক). ̃কান্না n. mute or suppressed weeping, inarticulate cry ing. চাপা গলায় in an undertone. ̃চাপি, (coll.) ̃চুপি n. continuous pressing or thrusting or stuffing; mutual pressing; continuous solicitation; suppression, concealment; an attempt to suppress or conceal. চাপাচাপি করা v. to press or thrust or stuff continuously; to press mutually; to solicit or pester continu ously; to suppress, to conceal; to endeavour to suppress or conceal. চাপা দেওয়া v. to cover; to suppress, to con ceal, to hush up;; (as by a vehicle) to run over. চাপা পড়া v. to be covered; to be suppressed, to be concealed or hushed up; to be run over (by a train, a vehicle etc.) চাপা স্বরে in an undertone. চেপে ধরা v. to hold tight or pressed; to press. চেপে বসা v. to sit upon one's but tock; to sit tight; to sit firmly; to settle firmly; to be fixed tightly or firmly. চেপে যাওয়া v. to avoid disclosing; to de sist from mentioning. চেপে রাখা v. to keep pressed; to keep restrained; to keep concealed or undisclosed. (ঘাড়ে) শয়তান চাপা to be possessed by a devil.

চাপাটি [ cāpāṭi ] n a piece of disc-shaped thin bread made by hand, chapati, chapattie, chapatty.

চাপানো [ cāpānō ] v to place upon (উনুনে হাঁড়ি চাপানো); to load (গাড়িতে মাল চাপানো); to burden (ঘাড়ে চাপানো); to cause to ride or mount (ঘোড়ায় চাপানো); to cause to board or get into (যাত্রীদের জাহাজে চাপানো); to impute or ascribe (to) (দোষ চাপানো).

চাবকানো [ cābakānō ] v to whip, to lash, to flog, to flagellate, to scourge. চাবকানি n. whip ping, lashing, flogging, scourging, flagellation.

চাবড়া [ cābaḍ়ā ] n alt. of চাপড়া ।

চাবি, চাবিকাটি, চাবিকাঠি [ cābi, cābikāṭi, cābikāṭhi ] n a key. চাবি দেওয়া, চাবি বন্ধ করা v. to key; to lock; to keep confined (ছেলেটাকে চাবি দিয়ে রেখেছে); to keep shut (মুখে চাবি দেওয়া).

চাবুক [ cābuka ] n a whip. a lash, a scourge, a fla gellum. চাবুক খাওয়া v. to be whipped or flogged or scourged or flagellated. চাবুক মারা v. to whip, to flog, to scourge, to flagellate.

চামচ [ cāmaca ] n a spoon; a ladle. চামচ দিয়ে কাটা বা তোলা বা দেওয়া v. to spoon or ladle (out).

চামচা [ cāmacā ] n a lackey, a servile follower.

চামড়া [ cāmaḍ়ā ] n skin; derm; (of larger animals & also dero.) hide; leather (চামড়ার জুতো). কাঁচা চামড়া hide. পাকা চামড়া leather চামড়া ছাড়ানো, চামড়া তোলা v. to flay, to skin.

চামর [ cāmara ] n a kind of fan or a brush for fan ning made of the hair of a yak's tail; a fly-whisk. ̃ধারিণী a. & n. fem. one who fans with the aforesaid fan or brush or fly-whisk. চামরী a. having this brush of fan. □ n. the horse.

চামাটি, চামাতি [ cāmāṭi, cāmāti ] n a strip of leather; a strop.

চামার [ cāmāra ] n a shoemaker or tanner or currier (by caste or trade); (fig.) a merciless or base man; (fig.) a skinflint. fem. চামারনি ।

চামুণ্ডা [ cāmuṇḍā ] n a manifestation of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা) when she killed two gi ants—Chanda (চণ্ড) and Moonda (মুণ্ড).

চামেলি [ cāmēli ] n a kind of sweet-scented white jessamine, Catalonian or Spanish Jas mine.

চার² [ cāra² ] n bait (used to entice or catch fish (পুকুরে চার ফেলা); the part of a pond where bait has been dropped (চারে মাছ আসছে).

চার³ [ cāra³ ] n & a. four. চার-আনা n. a fouth part, one-fourth, a quarter; four annas; a four anna piece. a. one-fourth (চার-আনা অংশ). চার-আনি n. a four-anna piece. ̃ইয়ারি a. elicited out of the meeting of four friends. ̃কোনা a. square; qudrangular. ̃খানা n. four pieces or bits or units. গুণ a. four-times. ̃চালা a. having a thatched roof consisting of four parts. ☐ n. a house having such a roof. ̃চোখের মিলন the meeting of the eyes of two persons (usu. two lovers). ̃চৌকো a. square. ̃টা (coll.) ̃টে a. four. ☐ n. four o'clock. ̃টি a. four; a few or a little. ☐ n. four ̃টিখানি a. a little. ̃দিক n. four directions or sides or quarters; all directions or sides or quarters or places. ̃পায়া, (dial. corrup.) ̃পাই n. a kind of four-legged cot (usu. made of bamboo and coconutcoir). চার পায়ে on all fours. ̃পেয়ে a. four-legged, four-footed, quadruped. ̃পোয়া, (dial.) ̃পো a. complete, full. ̃ভিত same as চারদিক । ̃সন্ধ্যা four eve nings; four parts or points of the day, namely, the morning, the noon, the evening and the midnight. চার-হাত এক করা v. to get a couple married, to marry. চার হাতে পায়ে on all fours.

চারক [ cāraka ] a & n. one who tends or grazes (cattle).

চারণ¹ [ cāraṇa¹ ] n act of tending or grazing cattle; a pasture, a grazing ground. ̃ভুমি n. pasture; pasture land.

চারণ² [ cāraṇa² ] n a holy minstrel who sings the glory of a country or race or family. fem. চারণী । ̃গান, ̃গীতি n. song of the minstrel.

চারণ³, চারণা [ cāraṇa³, cāraṇā ] n act of moving (পদচারণ).

চারা¹ [ cārā¹ ] n fragrant things thrown into a fishing area to allure fish; a fishing area into which fragrant things have been thrown to allure fish; a bait.

চারা² [ cārā² ] n a remedy; a means of reparation or redress (এ দুর্গতির চারা নেই).

চারা³ [ cārā³ ] n a young plant, a sapling; a young fish, a spawn. ☐ a. newly-grown, newly-born, young (চারাগাছ, চারামাছ).

চারানো [ cārānō ] v to spread out, to scatter, to be or to make widespread.

-চারিণী [ -cāriṇī ] a. fem of -চারী ।

চারিত [ cārita ] a tended, grazed; infused; con ducted, led, driven.

চারিত্র, চারিত্র্য [ cāritra, cāritrya ] n character; conduct; good character; good conduct. চারিত্রপূজা n. hero-worship. চারিত্রিক a. relating to character or conduct; characteristic.

-চারী [ -cārī ] in comp (used as sfx.) plying, mov ing (আকাশচারী); observing or adopting (ব্রতচারী, মিথ্যাচারী).

চারু [ cāru ] a beautiful, pleasant, charming, good-looking (চারুদর্শন, চারুনেত্র); fine, polite. ̃কলা n. fine art(s). ̃তা n. charm, handsomeness, loveliness; el egance, grace. ̃শীলা a. fem. having pleasing manners. ̃হাসিনী a. fem. hav ing a charming smile.

চার্ম [ cārma ] a pertaining to skin, dermal, cutane ous; pertaining to hide; cuticular; per taining to a shield.

চাল¹ [ cāla¹ ] n rice. see also চাউল ।

চাল² [ cāla² ] n a thatched roof or covering, a thatch (ঘরের চাল, নৌকার চাল); a circu lar canvas of mat containing paintings of heavenly scenes placed at the back of an idol (usu. চালচিত্র). ̃কুমড়ো n. a kind of pumpkin the plant of which is allowed to creep up on a thatched roof. ̃চুলা (coll.) ̃চুলো n. (lit.) a thatched roof overhead and an oven to cook; (fig.) food and shelter. চাল কেটে ওঠানো v. to evict (one) from one's homestead.

চাল³ [ cāla³ ] n mode of living, practice, style (বনেদি চাল); behaviour, manners (চালচলন, হালচাল); fashion (সেকেলে চাল); gait, movement (গদাইলশকরি চাল); a deceitful device or move, a trick (চাল ফসকানো); (in chess etc.) a move; affectation of superiority, airs (চাল মারা) চাল কমানো v. to forgo or cut down costly style of living. ̃চলন n. bearing, demeanour; deportment. চাল চালা v. to play a trick (upon); to talk boastfully; (in chess) to make a move. চাল দেওয়া v. to give airs; to try to hood wink; (in chess) to make a move. চাল বদলানো v. to change one's style of liv ing, to adopt a new style of living; to change a trick; (in chess) to change a move. ̃বাজ a. one who is accustomed to giving airs; a braggart. ̃বাজি n. the practice of giving airs; bragging. চাল বাড়ানো v. to go in for a better style of living incurring thereby more ex penses. চাল মারা v. to give airs; to speak boastfully.

চালক [ cālaka ] a one who or that which drives or leads or manages or rules or com mands. ☐ n. a driver; leader; a man ager; a ruler; a commander.

চালন, চালনা [ cālana, cālanā ] n act of moving (হস্তচালনা) act of wielding (অসিচালনা); exercise (মস্তিষ্কচালনা, দেহচালনা); application (বুদ্ধিচালনা); management, defraying expenses of (সংসারচালনা); ruling, gov erning (রাজ্যচালনা); act of guiding, guidance (সুপথে চালনা); act of leading or commanding (সৈন্যচালনা); act of di recting (দৃষ্টিচালনা); act of driving (পোতচালনা) চালনা করা v. to move; to wield; to direct; to exercise; to apply; to manage; to rule, to govern; to guide, to lead, to command; to drive.

চালনি [ cālani ] n a sieve; a strainer. চালনি বলে সূঁচকে তোর কেন ছেঁদা (lit.) a sieve laughs at the eye of a needle; (fig.) a man with countless defects laughs at a small de fect in another, the pot calling the kettle black.

চালনীয় [ cālanīẏa ] a that which or one who can be or is to be moved or wielded or exer cised or applied or managed or ruled or guided or led or commanded or driven.

চালপড়া [ cālapaḍ়ā ] n a handful of rice charmed so as to detect criminals.

চালা¹ [ cālā¹ ] a having a thatched roof, thatched (চালাঘর). ☐ n. a thatched house, a thatch; a hut.

চালা² [ cālā² ] v to move (ঘুঁটি চালা); to wield (অস্ত্র চালা); to exercise (মাথা চালা); to make a move; to apply (বুদ্ধি চালা, চাল চালা); to lead, to deploy (সৈন্য চালা); to cause to move by means of occult power (বাটি চালা); to circulate (কথা চালা).

চালাক [ cālāka ] a clever; intelligent; sly; shrewd. চালাকি n. cleverness; intelligence; sly ness; shrewdness. চালাকি করা v. to try to outwit or hoodwink; to try to prove one's cleverness.

চালাঘর [ cālāghara ] n a thatched house or room, a thatch; a hut.

চালাচালি [ cālācāli ] n act of moving or circulating about (ঘুঁটি-চালাচালি, কথা-চালাচালি).

চালানো [ cālānō ] v to conduct, to manage, to run, to carry on (প্রতিষ্ঠান চালানো, সংসার চালানো, কাজ চালানো); to drive, to steer, to pilot (গাড়ি চালানো, নৌকা চালানো, এরোপ্লেন চালানো); to wield, to use (অস্ত্র চালানো); to discharge or fire (গুলি চালানো); to circulate (নোতুন টাকা চালোনো); to introduce (নোতুন নিয়ম চালানো); to cause to accept (সমাজে চালানো,); to find market for (বই চালানো, পন্যদ্রব্য চালানো); to utter or put into cir culation esp. unlawfully (জাল টাকা চালানো); to cause to move by means of occult power (বাটি চালানো); to guide, to lead (ছেলেকে বিপথে চালানো); to con tinue (গান চালানো); to defray (খরচ চালানো); to cause to move or operate (মেশিন চালানো, ইলেকট্রিক পাখা চালানো). পা চালানো v. to move one's foot; to kick; to walk quickly or more quickly; to quicken one's steps; to paddle esp. more quickly. মুখ চালানো v. to talk or eat (esp. varaciously); to scold; to complain, to grumble. হাত চালানো v. to move one's hands esp. more quickly; to eat or work with the hand esp. quickly or more quickly; to beat.

চালানি [ cālāni ] a relating to export; exported; ex portable; consigned. চালানি কারবার ex port trade. চালানি মাল export goods; consigned goods, consignment; not lo cally produced or fresh. চালানি শুল্ক ex port duty.

চালিত [ cālita ] a moved; wielded; exercised; ap plied; managed; ruled, governed; guided; led or commanded; directed; driven. চালিত করা to move; to wield; to exercise; to apply; to manage; to rule, to govern; to guide; to lead or com mand; to direct; to drive.

চালু [ cālu ] a current, in vogue (চালু মত); that which sells in the market, selling, sal able (চালু মাল); running (চালু কারবার); (iron.) social and smart, unscrupu lously clever (চালু ছেলে). চালু করা v. to introduce; to give a start to; to make accepted or acceptable. চালু থাকা v. to be current, to be in vogue; to be run ning. চালু মাল a marketable or salable commodity; (iron.) a crafty and clever person.