ছান্দস [ chāndasa ] n a Vedic scholar or teacher. ☐ a. originating from the Vedas, Vedic; re lating to poetical metre, metrical.

ছান্দসিক [ chāndasika ] a versed in prosody or poetic metre. ☐ n. one who is versed in prosody.

ছাপ [ chāpa ] n a seal, a stamp; a print, an impres sion; a mark, a stain. ছাপ দেওয়া, ছাপ মারা v. to seal, to stamp; to print; to mark.

ছাপর [ chāpara ] n a covering, a roof, a thatch. ̃খাট n. a bedstead fitted with rods for hang ing a mosquito-net.

ছাপয়ল [ chāpaẏala ] v (obs. & poet.) covered, veiled, concealed, hid.

ছাপা¹ [ chāpā¹ ] v to print. ☐ a. printed. ☐ n. print (ছাপার অক্ষর). ̃ই n. printing; cost of printing, printing charges. ̃খরচ n. cost of printing. ̃খানা n. a printing house, a letter-press, a press. ̃নো v. to cause to print; to get printed. ☐ a. printed.

ছাপা² [ chāpā² ] v to lie or become covered or sup pressed or concealed. ☐ a. covered, suppressed; concealed. ̃ছাপি n. con cealment; act of keeping secret from one another; act of overflowing or go ing beyond bounds. ☐ a. overflowing (পুকুরে জল ছাপাছাপি হয়েছে). ̃নো v. to conceal, to hide; to overflow or go be yond bounds. ☐ a. concealed; over flowing (কূল-ছাপানো জল).

ছাপ্পান্ন [ chāppānna ] n. & a fifty-six.

ছাব্বিশ [ chābbiśa ] n. & a twenty-six. ছাব্বিশে n. the twenty-sixth day of a month. ☐ a. (of days of a month) twenty-sixth.

ছায়া [ chāẏā ] n a reflection, a shadow; shade, umbra (ছায়ায় বসা); semblance, resem blance, likeness (ছেলেটি বাপেরই ছায়া); slight influence (এ কবিতায় রবীন্দ্রনাথের ছায়া আছে); a faint shadow (এ উত্সবে আনন্দের ছায়াও নেই); a constant com panion (ছায়া হয়ে সঙ্গে থাকা); a spectre, an apparition, a ghost (ছায়াশরীর); dark ness (রাতের ছায়া, সন্ধ্যার ছায়া); glow, shine, lustre (রত্নচ্ছায়া); shelter or pro tection ('দেহ পদচ্ছায়া'); the name of the wife of the Hindu sungod. ছায়া না মাড়ানো to keep one's distance, to stand or keep aloof. ̃চিত্র n. a cinemato graphic film; a cinema. ̃তরু n. a large tree giving shade. ̃ত্মজ, ̃সুত n. Sat urn, the son of the sungod. ̃দেহ, ̃শরীর n. a spectre, an apparition, a phantom, a ghost. ̃নট n. an Indian musical mode. ̃পথ n. galaxy, the Milky Way. ̃বাজি n. magic; magic lantern. ̃ভিনয় n. shadow-play. ̃মণ্ডপ n. a canopied place in the open (esp. where a Hindu wedding-ceremony is held). ̃ময় a. shady, umbrageous, shadowy, bowery (ছায়াময় স্হান); spectral, apparitional, ghostly (ছায়াময় দেহ). ̃মুর্তি n. an appa rition, a phantom, a spectre, a ghost.

ছার [ chāra ] n ashes; (fig.) a contemptible thing, rubbish (কী ছার বলছ); (fig.) a con temptible person (সে কোন ছার); (fig.) the mortal body ('রাগ দ্বেষ মোহ লইয়া ছার'). ☐ a. base; contemptible. ̃কপালে n. (vul. in abuses) an unfortunate or ill starred man. ☐ a. unfortunate or ill starred. fem. ̃কপালী । ̃খার n. ruin, downfall (ছারখারে যাওয়া). ☐ a. ruined, downfallen (ছারখার হওয়া). আমি কোন ছার not to speak of a humble man like me.

ছারপোকা [ chārapōkā ] n the bug.

ছাল [ chāla ] n epidermis, scarf-skin; scarf; skin; hide; leather; bark (of trees). ছাল ছাড়ানো, ছাল তোলা v. to flay, to skin.

ছালট [ chālaṭa ] n bark (of trees).

ছালটি [ chālaṭi ] n cloth woven with the yarn of jute, hemp etc.

ছালন [ chālana ] n spicy curry.

ছালা [ chālā ] n a sack, a gunny-bag.

ছি [ chi ] int fie. ছি-ছি n. reproach, upbraiding, abuse, condemnation. ছি-ছি করা v. to reproach, to upbraid, to look down upon, to condemn.

ছিঁচকাদুনে [ chin̐cakādunē ] a lachrymose, prone to be tear ful; maudlin. fem; ছিঁচকাদুনি ।